Pasta with Kultis Pesto

This is a healthy and very easy pasta recipe not to mention very affordable.

ingredients (bulubanta lang ni tanan):
Tuna or sardines in oil
minced garlic
minced onion
olive or canola oil
kulitis leaves
a handful of peanuts or other nuts (optional)
salt & pepper
Onion flakes
500 grams Pasta (spaghetti or fettucinni or penne or ano lang gusto ninyo :D

Procedure:
Kulitis  Pesto:
In a blender, combine blanched kulitis  leaves, nuts,olive oil,minced garlic, salt & pepper. Pulse a few times until all ingredients are blended together.

To cook:
In a hot pan, pour a few drops of olive/canola oil. Sautée garlic, onion,  and sardines or tuna. Add kulitis pesto. Add cooked pasta and toss well.sprinkle with cayenne powder and top with onion flakes.

Food Trip #12 - Liberty Condensada Leche Flan

Gusto kung talaga gumawa ng leche flan but i thought its quite hard to cook it, until one day nasa grocery ako nakikiusyoso lang (wala kasi magawa that weekend) nakita ko ang recipe ng leche flan sa likod ng Liberty Condensada can, another surprise it uses whole eggs instead of the yolks lang.

Below is the recipe of my Liberty Condensada Leche Flan (as my memory can remember)

INGREDIENTS:
1 - 300ml Liberty Condensada
4 - whole eggs

1 - 154ml evaporated milk (i prefer small alipne Evaporated milk)
1/2 cup sugar

PROCEDURE:
1. I put the sugar in the llanera, put it in the toaster and let it caramelized
2. Mix all the rest of the ingredients
3. let the water boil first before putting the mixture in the steamer
4. wait for 45 minutes and Viola! masarap na leche flan di ba easy lang :)

This is my Leche Flan

My 1st leche flan - was so excited, i almost forgot to take a photo

Liberty Condensada - 300 ml

Food Trip # 10 - Tapa with mung bean sprouts

 

This is a very simple recipe for those who want to have a quick but delicious breakfast. Linuto ko ang tapa with a little water pag nag dry na at lumalabas ang oil lagyan ng chopped garlic and onion. Ilagay ang bean sprouts at igisa lahat. pag luto na ang bean sprout hanguin. Tapos! Happy breakfast =)

Food Trip # 9 - Spring in the City...I'm so in Love

No words can fully express how i felt when I had my first bite of this whimsically designed bread from BreadTalk.

Badly captured tsk tsk tsk

This fanciful bread dolled up generously with spring onions, ham, carrots and floss had left me speechless. Every bite gave me that blissful feeling that i had not never experienced before. It  an explosion of luscious flavors that reminds me of happy moments. Every nibble, every chew brought me to cloud 9.

Eagerly waiting for our spring in the city

My husband is now in Manila, he surely knows what pasalubong to bring *wink* I love you Langga :)

Food Trip #8 - Mcdo Chicken Fillet Sandwich

It was lunch and I'm craving for Jollibee spaghetti but i convinced myself to try some meals in Mcdonalds. I havent eaten there for a long time, so this is the time :D

I ordered the chicken fillet sandwich value meal with drinks at Php 50.00 and fries at Php 25.00

Chicken Fillet with Drinks - Php 50.00 Mcdo Fries - Php 25.00

The only thing i love about this meal is the Heinz ketchup. It's thicker and richer in flavor. The burger and fries nothing memorable. Next time if i want a value meal chicken sandwich or burger i should go to KFC or Jollibee where their value meals are of true value. hay naku!

Food Trip # 7 - Jollibee Beef n' Mushroom (39ers)

Among the 3 variants of Jollibee 39ers, its the Beef and Mushroom that i love the most. It reminds me of the karne prita (without the mushroom) cooked by mother earth.

The aroma of garlic, the oiliness of the dish ( love oily dish as long as not too much hehehe), the equal serving of beef and mushroom hmm rapsa! Sometimes i can't help it but order another one for take out *winks*

Jollibee Beef n' Mushroom - Php 39.00

BTW, I just have to warn you, not to order this meal when its noon or the place is full because you either get a lot of mushroom with few slivers of beef or a small equal serving of mushrooms and beef and a lot of toasted garlic, experienced that at Jollibee SM Bacolod. You wouldn't want that, would you?

I recommend ordering it at Jollibee Northdrive or in Lacson district. Just a tip,  have it  in the morning between 8:30 to 10:30. They served it generously in those times :)

Food Trip #6 -Tio Sids Burger, Finally!

I'm trying  to recall my Tio Sids Burger experience but what remains in my seat of thoughts and memory is how perfectly their patties were grilled. 

Tio Sids King Burger - Php 130.00 (Everything in it)

The patties have no extenders, purely ground beef with some dash of this and that spices. It's juicy, well-cooked and pleasant to the taste  however the buns..ang buns daw pandesal tig-a (dry).

Tio Sids King Burger

Going to 21 Food Park. See the signage from afar?
Saw that shadow thats me hehehe

Tio Sids Burger Menu

 

Will i visit the place again? probably but I'll order the patties kag magbakal sang akon nga buns, namit pa iya ka Merci or Foodman.

Location:

21 Food Park
21st Lacson St., Bacolod City
Negros Occidental
Mobile No.: 09083582021

Food Trip #5 - Aicee Yummy Chicharon

The only chicharon i knew that brings me to cloud nine is the one made in Carcar, Cebu. I would finished two to three packs and still feel happy not minding the cholesterol loaded in every bite. It certainly causing great harm to my heart but what the heck. I rarely eat this stuff it wont exterminate me in a second, will it?!

Recently, Nang Marge told me to try the chicharon sold at Mc Jade Supermart. This one is made from Bohol. Its tastier, crunchier, meatier,...all of ier (LOL). That's how enthusiastically she describes the evil morsels :D So, without wasting any time, we grabbed a few packs from Mcjade.

See that meaty chicharon..yummy indeed

My findings:

1. It is indeed tastier, crunchier, meatier and all of the ier :D

2. at Php 35.00 per pack, not bad.

3. pieces of chicharon are bigger compared to the carcar made.

4. best when dip in Sinamak (with vinegar eel visibly seen in the bottle)

Aicee Yummy Chicharon - Php 35.00

For Orders:
0906-7731162

Location:

Poblacion, Dauis Bohol or you may buy it at McJade Supermart Victorias City {no need to go to Bohol :D}

Food Trip #4 - Miren Desserts Cafe

It's raining like there's no tomorrow but that didnt hinders me to cross the street,  push the glass door and enter the cozy nook set at the Art District in Bacolod City - the Miren Desserts Cafe.

Chocolate Banana Walnut - Php 40.00

Mocha Peppermint - Php 80.00

After i finished consuming all i ordered i asked myself, is it worth getting almost soak in the rain just to have the taste of these...

I smiled...

Went out...

Satisfied :)

Location:
Lopues Mandalagan Art District
Bacolod City, Philippines

Food Trip #3 - Roberto's

Signage at the entrance of Roberto's

I have been reading posts of my favorite food bloggers and i noticed most of them are highly recommending Roberto's as never-to-be-missed when going to Iloilo.

So when my brother asked me to get his PRC license in Iloilo, I eagerly said yes. This is a good time to finally have that siopao that everybody in the foodie world been talking about.
Roberto's is a small place beside Jollibee (at JM Basa St., Iloilo) but with people lining up to order. My sister and I intend to buy the Queen Siopao but the owner told us that it was already sold out (it's their best seller) So, my sister settled with King's Siopao while I ordered the jumbo.

The verdict...it was indeed the best siopao i have ever tasted. the bun was soft and the filling was generous. The only regret i had i didnt order for more tsk tsk tsk. The next time i will be in Roberto's i will surely buy more than one. The taste of it still lingers in my memory that i often found my self daydreaming of my next visit to Roberto's.

This guy is so busy taking
orders for home deliveries

The Siopao menu inside the resto

Jumbo Siopao at Php 42.00
not bad i should have order another one hehehe

Sister having a big bite with her King's Siopao at Php 59.00

Food Trip #2 - Carlitos Restaurant and TGrillhaus

Entrane of Carlito's

Carlito's. A strategic restaurant near PRC. It looks classy and expensive and at first we were uncertain if we ate our lunch here or take a cab and eat at Jollibee (at least there we are assured we like the food :D ). But since our stomach were clamoring and we didnt had anything when we left Bacolod, we decided...the heck with the price, we were hungry and we need food now!!!! hahaha.

We entered the restaurant and was welcomed with a peaceful atmosphere, its what we really want at the moment, quietness and food. The waitress welcomed us and handed  the Menu.

Sister's order - Carlito's fried chicken meal - Php 75.00

My sister order the Carlito's fried chicken meal at Php 75.00 and Mango Shake. I, on the other hand, had a Steak deTeresa meal at Php 85.00.

Steak de Teresa Meal - Php 85.00

Sisig - Php 150.00
Delicious but too oily for me

Ready to eat...

The food was great, prices reasonable and rice serving are generous.

Location:

Carlitos Restaurant and TGrillhaus

Lopez Jaena Street, Jaro, Iloilo City

Mang Inasal now in Victorias City

Juicy Pecho Pack with unlimited rice - Php 83

Camote Fries - Php 20
Sometimes crispy, sometimes its not... :(

Halo-halo - Php 45
toppings: few spoonful of sago, gulaman and rice crisps, 2 thin slices of leche flan, 1 piece langka, 1 barquillos and a scoop of ice cream.

sisters' homemade pizza

Tata version of hawaiian pizza
(Toppings: pineapple, mushroom, cheese and ham

Lab-Lab's Pizza
(Toppings: Cheese, raisins, mushrooms and ham)

Suman Latik

My favorite pinoy native delicacies...
SUMAN LATIK
Suman is made of sticky rice cooked in coconut cream
Latik is caramelized young coconut meat in mascuvado (raw sugar)
Cost is P10.00 per pack (6 pieces per pack)

Beginner's Bento No. 2

July 1, 2009 - Bento Lunch Chili Con Carne
& unripe langka (jakfruit) cooked in coconut cream,
shrimp paste and lots of chilis

Beginner's Bento No. 1

This is my 1st bento box try this year.
It looks kind of weird but anyway i enjoy preparing it.
Perhaps in the future i can master the art of bento making.

Bento No. 1 includes:
1. whole wheat bread slices top with melted cheese and butter
2. Kimbop (rice, itlog na pula/ham..kind of weird kimbop lol)
3. Slices of Hungarian sausage
4. i love koko krunch so included some too he he he

Tina's Carbonara

My sister is not a very good cook,
but her carbonara
taste exceptionally delicious

(she would probably be grinning
if she happened to read this).
basta masarap!

An Entry to Deviantart Macro Contest

This is an entry to ~polskavic51 [link] Deviantart Macro Contest.
Photo title is: Tiny Rally
It is under Vegetable Category

Photo taken last April 2009 during the Panaad Festival in Bacolod City

Picture Info:
Make: SONY
Model: DSC-W100
Shutter Speed: 10/800 second
F Number: F/2.8
Focal Length: 8 mm
ISO Speed: 125
Date Picture Taken: Apr 25, 2009, 2:13:17 PM

Kwek-Kwek Snack

Kwek-kwek is a pinoy street food.
They are eggs coated with batter (i dont know why its yellow)
then fried to golden brown. Usually its uses quail eggs but
in my place, they use regular egg.