Stir Fry con Pineapple tops

For my first entrée for FTF, let me share with you one of my favorite dinners "Stir Fry con Pineapple Toppings". Instead of using pork I use Tofu as substitute. One more thing I love when I am having stir fry veggie is I can have rice as well. Ohh, I am really missing rice as part of my meal.

My Smiley Strawberry Shortcake Dessert

Hmmmm…just thought of sharing a dessert I am munching for the past few days. This is so easy and to prepare. All you need is three cups of sliced fresh strawberries, no calorie sweetener (white granulated sugar would do if no calorie sweetener available at hand), fat-free frozen whipped cream for topping and two shortcakes. Stir together strawberries and no calorie sweetener, top with whipped cream and place the two shortcakes on top as shown in the picture.

Cooking Out with Jacky

For this week, I have been in my friend’s apartment three days in a row. Aside from lots of chitchats we did, she cooked pinoy dish that we missed so much. According to her, she hasn’t had this dish for three years now.

First day: Sinigang na Bangus Madness If one will check the amount that she prepared, it would be good for four persons. Would you believe that we had the sauce pan bottoms up? Whew! That's how we must be missing sinigang so much especially when it comes with Bangus (milkfish), the Philippines' National Fish, bow! We are not even content having sinigang in our meal, she also fried two slices of Bangus and have soy sauce as dip.

Second day: Pinakbetlicious

Did I mention that the sinigang we had the other day is good for four persons? Well, the second dish, which is pinakbet, is good for eight persons, lol. We left half of it because we are a little concern of our figure, (naks naman). However, on the third day we have it for our dinner once again, and just like the cliché “love is sweeter the second time around", hmmm, pinakbet is yummylicious the time you reheat it.

How about you guys, what have you been cooking out with friends or with family?

My Filipino Dish Share for Memorial Day

Housemates have been asking me what Filipino dish I have in mind for Memorial Day dinner. So I thought of making quick family meal. I checked what’s inside the refrigerator and I saw chicken, potatoes, green and red bell peppers. With these ingredients and an 8 oz of tomato sauce, I was able to cook sumptulicious chicken afritada for dinner.

For the complete recipe of my chicken afritada, feel free to click on the link http://kusina-ko.blogspot.com/

Spring Roll in Spring Time

My bestfriend’s birthday is coming up. So, I thought of making spring rolls. I have to choose what vegetables I have to use because most of his family members don’t eat vegetables. So I prefered to use cabbage and carrots; they like these two vegetables,(at least) and ground beef. Guess what? A day before my bestfriend’s birthday I made 25 pieces as a trial and guess what? His Granny was able to eat almost half of it. Everybody has surely like the spring roll I made with a sweet and sour sauce for dip. Hearing a comment such as “ohm…If you didn’t cook that dish, I don’t know if I can be able to eat a food like for the rest of my life”, sound like bells to my ears. If they ever like it, especially the one who made that comment, (he doesn’t eat vegetables) I am sure visitors would like my spring roll. Do you know how many did I make? Well, a hundred pieces and it's like a blockbuster movie that day. At the end of the day, the family decided to include my spring roll for family tradition dish, just like the cottage cheese that they always have.

KUSINA Ko -Daisy’s Cuisine

HOW IT STARTED
I came here in Michigan on February 16 to venture for new adventure. As always, anywhere I go I would still look for Filipino food to eat. There's is one family who is so generous to let me stay at their house. Well, obviously I would say that bread, pizzas, mac n chiz, potatoes in different varieties: mashed, fries, baked, etc. are the common meal that they are having. I have a bestfriend here whom is so nice that would always bring me to Chinese restaurants during his rest days. A Week passed I thought I will survive not having Filipino foods. Waaaahh, I am craving for Filipino foods. Eating at a Chinese restaurant could ease the craving but still my taste bud is crying for Filipino dishes. So, this craving must END. I asked my bestfriend to drive to the fruit/vegetable market and grocery stores and buy the ingredients I needed for each menu that I have in my mind. The very first meal I cooked is vegetable stir fry, with a little help from Mama Sita’s ready mix seasoning, my stir fry veggies became a success, yipee!!! The next day, I fixed sweet and sour pork, I had to have the pork breaded with Italian bread crumbs before I fry it and mix in the sweet and sour mixture I made, of course, I love vegetable, so, I put carrots in it. My bestfriend's family and him really loves that and the next day he went to work he started bragging to his coworker that I AM AN EXCELLENT COOK, whew!!! So, that started my cooking career,hahahaha