Rojoy's Kitchen

Cooking time

2011-12-10T03:34:00.000-08:00

Sometimes this weekend I am planning to make clam cake. Hopefully it wil be good and I can add this here for my recipe to keep. There was also another recipe cought my eye and it is interesting it it the mozzarella sticks wrap in egg roll wrap and fry. I bet this is good. Plan to make this sometime this months.

This is why very hard for everyone to loss weight. I keep on making foods. Foods that are sellable to my family.

Holiday basket

2011-12-05T13:41:00.000-08:00

Every year my company always do holiday basket with different theme depend on what every department decide to do. There will be at least 2 weeks to do the raffle. Employees will buy tickets and they can put on the selected basket they want to win. And all the money will go to charity of their choice.

For this year my department decided to have a chocolate theme for basket. We can put candies, bake goods or what ever chocolate it is. But one thing that pretty sure this basket will be the popular is because of the chocolate liqueur brands.

Yes chocolate liqueur brands, this is the new flavor for this year. My husband and I saw this couple weeks ago at a liquor store. My coworker bought this chocolate liqueur brands to add into our holiday basket. I know I will be excite to win this basket but if my youngest daughter will the one the choose she probably rather to have a bottle of juice. Like gatorade to which gatorade prices is ok to m y budget. I know everyone in my family call me I am cheap. I am just trying to find a way to spend our money wisely.

Anyway back to holiday basket. Wither I win anything or not the important is I able to help out the charity my company chooses. Christmas is about helping others anyway. It is better to give than to receive right?

Fried Dough

2011-11-26T04:53:00.000-08:00

2 cups (8 1/2 ounces) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons (1 ounce) cold butter
3/4 cup (6 ounces) lukewarm water

Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt. Work in the cold butter, using a pastry blender, your fingers, or a mixer. Stir in the warm water to make a soft dough. Cover and let rest for 15 minutes.

Divide the dough into eight pieces. Working with one piece at a time, roll into a thin 5" round.

Heat ¼" vegetable oil to 375°F in an electric frying pan, or in a pan over a burner. If you’re not using an electric frying pan, you’ll have to guesstimate the temperature of the oil in your stovetop pan.

Pick up one dough disk, and carefully lower it into the pan. Let it cook for 45 to 60 seconds (it’ll puff up on top and become brown on the bottom), then flip it over and cook till brown on the other side, about 45 seconds. Remove from the oil and set on a paper towel-lined baking sheet. Place in a 200"F oven to keep warm while you make the remaining fried doughs.

Serve warm, with maple syrup or cider syrup; confectioners’ sugar, or cinnamon cugar; or the topping of your choice.
Yield: 8 fried doughs.

New England Chowder

2011-11-12T15:47:00.001-08:00

This old-fashioned authentic Cape Cod version of New England Clam Chowder is a hearty dish for the dwellers of a harsh climate. The old recipe has been passed down through generations without a nod to modern preferences for low-fat fare. As such, if you're on a low fat diet, this dish may not be for you. But for a special occasion, this original version will not be beat for flavor.

Ingredients:

2 quarts Little Neck clams, steamed, liquor reserved
3-4 lbs potatoes, peeled
1/2 lb lean salt pork
3 large sweet onions, sliced
2 whole bay leaves
1 thick slice bacon (optional)
2-3 celery stalks with green tops
4 tablespoons fresh parsley, minced
2-3 green onions or 1 leek, finely chopped (optional)
1-2 lbs frozen sweet corn (as desired)
3 cloves garlic
1 pint cream
1 quart clam broth or water
1/2 gallon milk
pinch celery seed (optional)
3-4 tablespoons flour
1 stick butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
salt and pepper, to taste
paprika, to taste
Thoroughly wash clams, scrubbing shells. If you're using freshly dug clams, sprinkle the washed clams with corn meal the night before use, and refrigerate overnight to allow the clams to be sand free.
On the day the chowder is to be prepared, steam, clean and shuck enough clams to have at least 2 quarts of clams (more is better!). Save the clam liquor (broth created while steaming). Refrigerate the cooked clams in their liquor.

Meanwhile, prepare the chowder base. Using a sharp knife, slice the salt pork (pancetta can be substituted) into 1/8" inch dice (including rind).

In a large stockpot, on the lowest heat setting, add salt pork to pan; add bacon (also chopped). Cook over low heat for 15 minutes, allowing salt pork to render. Remove from heat and allow to sit for another 15 minutes. Add olive oil and 1 tablespoon of the butter (save remaining butter for later).

Sauté thinly sliced celery (save green celery leaves for later), and sliced onion in the rendered salt pork and bacon until onions take on color, adding minced garlic during the final few minutes of browning. Add clam liquor or water, scraping browned onion bits from bottom of pan. Add 2 whole bay leaves and a pinch of celery seed, if desired. Add minced green onions or leeks. Simmer for 15 minutes.

Wash, peel and cut the potatoes into one inch cubes. Add to the pot, bring to a boil for 30 seconds, reduce heat to barely a simmer.

Chowder may be thickened with a small amount of all purpose flour, Wondra flour, or a few tablespoons corn starch stirred into a cup of cold broth. When adding thickeners, be sure to allow at least 30 minutes of cooking time in order to prevent an uncooked flour taste. More thickener can be added if you like a thicker chowder base; remember that milk/cream are still to be added later, so add more than you think you'll need to compensate.

After 20-30 minutes, check potatoes to see if they are tender. When potatoes are nearly done, add frozen corn. Be sure to use a good quality of frozen corn; the sweeter varieties improve the overall flavor of the chowder.

Stir in clams and strained clam liquor (be careful not to pour in the bottom of the clam liquor which usually contains sand! Add milk and cream in the ratio you desire; for a richer chowder, add more cream and less milk.

Simmer for another 15 minutes and add remaining butter, minced parsley, chopped green celery leaves and salt and pepper, to taste. Remove bay leaves (or simply don't let them make it into a serving!).

When butter has melted and clams are heated through, serve in warmed bowls, sprinkled with paprika and garnished with fresh parsley. Milk crackers are a traditional accompaniment.

Variations: To add additional flavor to this soup, especially when clam broth is not available, use a few teaspoons of clam base, available at restaurant supply stores. Large chunks of white fish or lobster can be added during the last 20 minutes in addition to (or as a substitute for) the clams, for a seafood chowder.

Have no clams or fish? Try a broccoli chowder variation, using chopped broccoli as a substitute. When corn is in season, let corn be the main ingredient!

Submitted by: CM

Spinach Artichioke Dip Recipe

2011-11-04T07:34:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

2 cups parmesan cheese
1 (10 ounce) box frozen chopped spinach, thawed
1 (14 ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
2/3 cup sour cream
1 cup cream cheese
1/3 cup mayonnaise
2 teaspoons garlic, minced

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.

2. Mix together Parmesan cheese, spinach, and artichoke hearts.

3. Combine remaining ingredients and mix with spinach mixture.

4. Bake for 20-30 minutes.

5. Serve with crackers or toasted bread.

Roast Turkey

2011-11-03T18:20:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Servings:
16
Units: US | Metric
1 (16 lb) frozen young turkey

For the brine
1 cup kosher salt
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1 gallon vegetable stock
1 tablespoon black peppercorns
1/2 tablespoon allspice berry
1/2 tablespoon candied ginger
1 gallon ice water

For the aromatics
1 red apple, sliced
1/2 onion, sliced
1 cinnamon stick
1 cup water
4 sprigs rosemary
6 leaves sage
canola oil

Directions:

1. Combine all brine ingredients, except ice water, in a stock pot and bring to a boil.

2. Stir to dissolve solids, then remove from heat, cool to room temperature refrigerate until thoroughly chilled.

3. Early on the day of cooking, (or late the night before) combine the brine and ice water in a clean 5 gallon bucket.

4. Place thawed turkey breast side down in brine, cover, and refrigerate or set in cool area (like a basement) for 6 hours.

5. Turn turkey over once, half way through brining.

6. A few minutes before roasting, heat oven to 500 degrees.

7. Combine the apple, onion, cinnamon stick and cup of water in a microwave safe dish and microwave on high for 5 minutes.

8. Remove bird from brine and rinse inside and out with cold water.

9. Discard brine.

10. Place bird on roasting rack inside wide, low pan and pat dry with paper towels.

11. Add steeped aromatics to cavity along with rosemary and sage.

12. Tuck back wings and coat whole bird liberally with canola (or other neutral) oil.

13. Roast on lowest level of the oven at 500F for 30 minutes.

14. Remove from oven and cover breast with double layer of aluminum foil, insert probe thermometer into thickest part of the breast and return to oven, reducing temperature to 350°F.

15. Set thermometer alarm (if available) to 161°F.

16. A 14-16 pound bird should require a total of 2-2 1/2 hours of roasting.

17. Let turkey rest, loosely covered for 15 minutes before carving.
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Thanksgiving Stuffing

2011-11-03T18:01:00.000-07:00

In a couple weeks will be thanksgiving. We usually go to his cousin but because of Denise's husbands health issue we might be staying home for thanksgiving. I am start looking for thanksgiving menus and recipes to give me an idea on what I will cook. As every thanksgiving stuffing is one of the menu.

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

6 cups cornbread stuffing mix
6 cups bread cubes
3 cups chopped onions
1 cup chopped celery
3 cups chopped mushrooms
1/2 cup butter
1 cup chopped pecans
12 ounces bulk sausage or 12 ounces sausage links, will work
1 teaspoon rubbed sage
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 tablespoon poultry seasoning
2 eggs
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
1 1/2 cups turkey broth or 1 1/2 cups chicken broth

Directions:

1. sausage until brown, remove from pan and cut into small bites.

2. In a large skillet, melt butter and cook onion, mushrooms and celery over medium heat for 3 minutes or until softened.

3. Transfer sausage and vegies including any butter that is left in the pan.

4. to a bowl and add bread cubes, herbs, salt, pepper,pecans and turkey stock, and eggs.

5. Toss well and adjust seasoning.

6. stuffing should be moist but not soggy add more stock if needed Transfer to baking dish and bake in Bake at 325 degrees F for 20 covered and 10 minutes uncovered until heated through and crust forms on top.

7. Or better yet stuff it into a big fat turkey.

Macaroni And Cheese

2011-11-03T17:15:00.000-07:00

I was looking for a homemade Mac n cheese recipe. I found this and planning to make this weekend. Crossing my fingers that everyone specially the girls will like it.

Ingredients:

1 (8 ounce) package macaroni
4 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons flour
1 cup milk
1 cup cream
1/2 teaspoon salt
fresh ground black pepper, to taste
2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded good quality
1/2 cup breadcrumbs, buttered

Direction:

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.

2. Cook and drain macaroni according to package directions; set aside.

3. In a large saucepan melt butter.

4. Add flour mixed with salt and pepper, using a whisk to stir until well blended.

5. Pour milk and cream in gradually; stirring constantly.

6. Bring to boiling point and boil 2 minutes (stirring constantly).

7. Reduce heat and cook (stirring constantly) 10 minutes.

8. Add shredded cheddar little by little and simmer an additional 5 minutes, or until cheese melts.

9. Turn off flame.

10. Add macaroni to the saucepan and toss to coat with the cheese sauce.

11. Transfer macaroni to a buttered baking dish.

12. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs.

13. Bake 20 minutes until the top is golden brown.

14. (You can also freeze this recipe in zip-lock bags for later use - once you have mixed the macaroni along with the cheese sauce allow to cool to room temperature before adding to your freezer - I generally pull it out the night before and allow macaroni and cheese to reach room temperature; I then add the macaroni and cheese to a buttered baking dish, sprinkle with bread crumbs and then bake for 20 to 30 minutes, until golden brown on top and bubbling.

Follow-up:
Made this tonight 11/05/11, everyones loves it. The kids gave me a thumbs up; means a yes to make it again.

Meatballs Recipe

2011-11-03T16:50:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

1 lb ground beef
1 egg
1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon oregano
1 tablespoon fresh parsley
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese

Directions:

1. Mix all ingredients in a large bowl by hand.

2. Use your bare hands for best results.

3. Roll meatballs to about the size of a golf ball.

4. Bake for 350 for 30 minutes.

Pumpkin Pie Recipe

2011-10-30T11:57:00.000-07:00

Another cold day in New England. October but outside is white. This is the 1st time for 11 years of living here in US that it snow before thanksgiving even before holloween. I decided to bake a carrot cake but the girls requested for pumpkin pie. This is the 1st time for me baking pumpkin pie. Hope they will like it. Let you know what the outcome but here is the recipe I followed.

Ingredients

1 (9 inch) unbaked deep dish pie crust
3/4 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
2 eggs
1 (15 ounce) can LIBBY'S® 100% Pure Pumpkin
1 (12 fluid ounce) can NESTLE® CARNATION® Evaporated Milk

Directions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

Combine sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger and cloves in small bowl. Beat eggs lightly in large bowl. Stir in pumpkin and sugar-spice mixture. Gradually stir in evaporated milk. Pour into pie shell.

Bake for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees F.; bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 2 hours. Serve immediately or refrigerate. (Do not freeze as this will cause the crust to separate from the filling.)

Fried Dough Recipe

2011-10-15T18:32:00.000-07:00

If my kids are excited going to carnival to ride on their favorite rides while I am looking forward to have my fried dough. My mother-in-law introduce me to fried dough. Since then I have been addicted to this. But now even how much I love fried dough it is the price stopping me from buying especially now that the girls like this as well. So I realize why I have to buy why not have to cook this myself. Made this to my family once and all of them gave me a thumbs up which means one of the recipe I can make again so I did not just once but more than once.

Another recipe I can add in my site.

Ingredients:

1 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tbsp. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tbsp. shortening
1/3 c. milk

Directions:

1. Mix dry ingredients in large bowl.

2. Blend in shortening with pastry blender.

3. Stir in milk with a fork until soft dough is formed.

4. On lightly floured surface, knead dough 2 or 3 times.

5. Pat smooth to 1/2 inch thickness.

6. Cut into fourths with a floured knife.

7. Place two at a time into the deep fat fryer, turning often once they reach the top to brown evenly. Cook for 4-5 minutes.

8. Drain on paper towels.

9. You may sprinkle with cinnamon, confectioners' sugar or butter.

Sit and eat.

Binangkal Recipe

2011-10-15T18:00:00.000-07:00

Recently I am in the mood of cooking and baking. My family loves it because there are more choices they can have In the house.

This recipe "binangkal" my family loves it except for the girls they want this less the sesame seeds. For Roger he said I can make this anytime I want. I did brought this to couple Filipino party I been to; my most of them I guess likes this as well.

Anyway here is the recipe:

Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

2 teaspoons baking powder

3/4 cup brown sugar

2/3 cup water

2 tablespoons oil

1 teaspoon vanilla flavor

1 teaspoon butter flavor

Seasame seeds

Directions

1. Sift flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder.

2. Mix brown sugar, water, oil, butter flavor and vanilla flavor. ( or add flour mixture in step 1 all at once to the liquid mixture, not little by little). Mix to blend.

3. With a teaspoon, take a but of batter and drop into a bowl of sesame seeds. Pick seasme-seed covered batter and roll between palms to form a round mixture.

4. Drop into prepared tray. Make sure your deep fat fryer or Kawali is full of hot cooking oil but make sure temperature is moderate.

5. Fry in deep hot fat until brown (slightly dark brown). This is crispy outside and soft inside.

Apple Crumb Cake

2011-10-08T13:52:00.000-07:00

Got this recipe from my coworker.
Made to my family one Friday night. They all loved it. YES another recipe added to my cook it again list and to my recipe book.

3 c. flour
1 c. sugar
1 c. oil
2 tbsp. water
1 egg
1/2 tsp. salt
(No baking powder is correct)

FILLING:

2-3 lb. apples, peeled
1/2 c. sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 c. chopped nuts
Put flour in a bowl. Add sugar and salt. Add water, oil and egg; mix with pastry blender until mixture forms crumbs. Cover bottom of a greased 9 x 13 inch pan with 1/2 of the crumb mixture.
Prepare filling by grating the apples on the coarse side of the grater. Mix with sugar, cinnamon and nuts. Spread filling over the crumbs in the pan and then cover with the remaining crumbs. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

Siopao recipe (chinese dumpling)

2011-09-10T18:14:00.001-07:00

Filling:

1/2 k pork or chicken (cut into small pieces or coarsely ground) 1 c. onion (chopped)
1 clove Garlic (chopped finely)
3 tbsps. soy sauce
3 tbsp. Hoi sin sauce (can be find at Oriental store)
3 tbsp. Sesame oil (or crisco is fine
eggs (cut in slice or cubes)
1 tsp. MSG (if preferred)

Filling Preparation

Procedures

Saute garlic, onion in a sesame oil (or Crisco)
Add pork or chicken
Cook till lightly brown
Add water, soy sauce, hoi sin sauce, sugar, ground pepper, (MSG), and corn starch (or corn flour)
Stir until sauce boils
Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 2 minutes
Remove pan from heat
Add hard boiled eggs
Let cool for 5 minutes

Ingredients:

Dough:

1 1/2 cups warm water
2 ½ tbsp sugar (added to yeast mixture)
1 cup sugar (added to the flour mixture)
1 pouch dry yeast
6 cups all purpose flour
1 ¼ tbsp baking powder
6 tbsp shortening or butter

2. Make the dough

2.1 Place warm water in a bowl then add the yeast and sugar and mix well.
Leave the mixture for 10 to 15 minutes
2.2 In a mixing bowl, put-in the flour, baking powder, shortening (or lard), and the yeast-
sugar-water mixture then mix well (bubbles should have formed on top by then).
2.3 Knead the combined mixture until the texture of the dough becomes fine. Let the dough
rise by setting it aside for at least an hour (place in the mixing bowl and cover the top ).
2.4 Knead the dough again then cut into individual slices (this will be the dough per
individual siopao).
3. Flatten the dough until a round shape is formed using a rolling pin.
4. Put the asado filling on the middle of the flattened dough and wrap. (refer to the video for the technique if interested)
5. Place the siopao in a steamer and steam for 15 minutes.
6. Serve hot. Share and enjoy!

Oreo cheesecake bites

2011-05-16T16:14:00.000-07:00

Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 5 hour 5 min
Makes: 36 servings

What You Need
36 OREO Cookies, divided
1/2 cup butter or margarine, divided
4 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
I made this everyone love it. It was a hit.

1 cup sugar
1 cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream
1 tsp. vanilla
4 eggs
4 squares BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate

Make It
Heat oven to 325°F. Line 13x9-inch baking pan with foil, with ends extending over sides. Finely crush 24 cookies. Melt 1/4 cup butter; mix with crumbs. Press onto bottom of prepared pan.
Beat cream cheese and sugar with mixer until blended. Add sour cream and vanilla; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each just until blended. Chop remaining cookies. Gently stir into batter; pour over crust.
Bake 45 min. or until center is almost set. Cool. Meanwhile, microwave chocolate and remaining butter in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min.; stir until smooth. Cool slightly; spread over top of cheesecake. Refrigerate 4 hours. Use foil handles to lift cheesecake from pan before cutting to serve.

Italian Meatloaf

2011-02-05T06:40:00.000-08:00

As usual prepare this my family especially my picky kids loves this. Anothe A+ for me. :-)

Ingredients:

2 lb ground beef
1 pkg (6oz) stuffing mix for chicken
1 can (14 1/2 oz) Italian-style diced tomatoes, undrained
2 gloves garlic minced.

I used food chopper to minced the garlic and add the tomato because my kids hate tomato. Because o this they even did not noticed that there is tomato on this recipe.

2 eggs lighty beaten
1 cup spaghetti sauce, divided (1/4 cup & 4/3 cup)
1 1/12 cups shredded mozarella cheese, divided (1/4 cup & 1 1/4 cup)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375'F. Mix all ingredients except 1/4 cup of spaghetti sauce and 1/4 cup of cheese.

Shape into loaf or if you prefer you can make 6 mini loaves. this is what i did w/ my family. The girls taught it is cool doing this way.

Bake

50 mins for 1 loaf. Top the remaining 1/4 sauce and 1/4 cheeese. Bake for another 10 mins or until loaf is cooked through 160'F.

40 mins for 6 mini loaves. Top the remaining 1/4 sauce and 1/4 cheeese. Bake for another 5 mins or until loaf is cooked through 160'F.

whoopie Pies

2011-02-01T17:24:00.000-08:00

Recipe from my coworker. We all love this.

Ingredients:
Cookies:
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 cups sugar
2 large eggs, at room temperature
2 cups buttermilk, at room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Filling

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
7 1/2 oz marshmallow fluff
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 400 F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

To make the cookies: In a medium bowl sift the flour, salt, cocoa powder, baking soda, and baking powder together. (Don't skip the sifting - you will have lumps of cocoa powder in your cookies if you do.) In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the buttermilk and vanilla extract until incorporated. With the mixer on low speed, add the dry ingredients, mixing just until combined.

Using a 1-oz dough scoop, drop the batter onto the prepared baking pans, 12 cookies per pan. Bake for 10-12 minutes (rotating the pans halfway through) until the cookies spring back when lightly touched and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for 5-10 minutes, then transfer them to wire racks to cool completely. Repeat with remaining dough.

To make the filling: In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter on medium-high speed until smooth, about 1-2 minutes. Add the confectioner's sugar and beat until incorporated - the mixture will become crumbly at first, just keep beating and it will come together. Add the marshmallow fluff and vanilla and beat until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.

When the cookies have cooled completely, pair them up by size. Spread (or pipe) a dollop of the filling on the flat side of one cookie from each pair. Sandwich the cookies, pressing together to push the filling to the edges.

Store the whoopie pies in an airtight container.

Makes about 24 whoopie pies

Tres Leches Cake

2011-02-01T17:10:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® yellow cake mix
1 1/4 cups water
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla
4 eggs
1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
1 cup whole milk or evaporated milk
1 cup whipping cream
1 container Betty Crocker® Whipped fluffy white frosting (or you can use you fav frosting or you can make your own)

Directions:

1.Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease and flour or spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan.

2.In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil, vanilla and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan.

3.Bake 29 to 35 minutes or until edges are golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand 5 minutes. Poke top of hot cake every 1/2 inch with long-tined fork, wiping fork occasionally to reduce sticking.

4.In large bowl, stir together sweetened condensed milk, whole milk and whipping cream. Carefully pour evenly over top of cake. Cover; refrigerate about 1 hour or until mixture is absorbed into cake. Frost with frosting.

Lasagna Recipe

2011-01-16T12:24:00.000-08:00

INGREDIENTS:

•salt and pepper
•1 1/2 cups milk
•Spaghetti sauce
•2 egg
•1 package (1lb) chopped frozen spinach, thawed and well drained
•1 cup ricotta cheese( in my case I used cottage cheese)
•8 ounces lasagna noodles, cooked and drained
•4 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
•1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
•Italian bread crumbs

PREPARATION:

Mixed all together cottage/ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, parmesan, eggs, bread crumbs and spinach.

Greased 13x9x2-inch baking dish. Pour a little bit of sauce at the bottom of baking pan. Arrange lasagna noodles over the sauce. Top with all of the spinach mixture, sprinkle mozzarella and parmesan, and sauce. Top with remaining lasagna noodles and mixture. Sprinkle spinach lasagna evenly with Parmesan cheese.

Bake at 350° for 40 to 45 minutes. Let spinach lasagna stand for about 10 minutes before serving

Mini Cheesecake

2011-01-08T13:11:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

12 vanilla wafers
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
2 eggs
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2/3 cup white sugar
1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling

Directions:

1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2.Line muffin tins with 12 paper baking cups. Place a vanilla wafer in each one.

3.In a medium mixing bowl beat cream cheese until fluffy. Add eggs, lemon juice, and sugar. Beat until smooth and thoroughly combined.

4.Fill each baking cup 2/3 full with cream cheese mixture.

5.Bake in preheated oven for 15 to 17 minutes. Cool on a rack. Top with fruit pie filling. Pipe whipped cream or sweetened cream cheese into a rosette on top of each cheesecake just prior to serving, if desired.

Beef Stew

2011-01-08T07:54:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

2 pounds stew beef
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 cups water or beef broth
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 clove garlic, peeled
1 or 2 bay leaves
1 medium onion, sliced
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon paprika
Dash ground allspice or ground cloves
3 large carrots, sliced
3 ribs celery, chopped
4 red skin potato, chopped
2 tablespoons cornstarch

Directions:

Brown meat in hot oil.
Add water, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, bay leaves, onion, salt, sugar, pepper, paprika, and allspice.
Cover and simmer 1 1/2 hours.
Remove bay leaves and garlic clove.
Add carrots and celery.
Cover and cook 30 to 40 minutes longer.
To thicken gravy, remove 2 cups hot liquid.
Using a separate bowl, combine 1/4 cup water and cornstarch until smooth.
Mix with a little hot liquid and return mixture to pot.
Stir and cook until bubbly.

Lumpia Shanghai

2011-01-04T18:30:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

1 lb ground pork
1 medium carrot grated
1/4 cup sweet relish
1/2 cup chopped waterchestnuts
2 large scallion finely chopped
1 egg
salt and pepper to taste
6 pieces dried mushrooms chopped
about 50 lumpia wrapper

Directions:

Combine ground pork,grated carrot,sweet relish,waterchestnuts,scallion, mushroom,salt , pepper,and egg.
Lay out a wrapper in a flat surface and empty some of the mixture and roll

3. make a long roll and brush the end of the wrapper with egg

4. Cut to 2 inch pieces using sharp knife

5. Heat the oil in a deep fryer or heavy skillet..deep fry for about 3 -4 minutes turning once.Lumpia are cooked when they float or the wrapper is golden brown.

6.serve with -Spring Roll Sauce-

Corn Dog

2011-01-04T15:19:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:
•1 c. Bisquick
•2 tbsp. yellow cornmeal
•1/2 tsp. dry mustard
•1/4 tsp. paprika
•1/8 tsp. pepper
•1 egg
•1/3 c. milk

Directions:
Mix well. Dip hot dogs on a stick into batter to coat. Fry 3 minutes in hot fat. Covers about 1 pound of hot dogs.

Maruya (banana Fritter Recipe)

2011-01-04T15:07:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

•1 cup sifted flour
•1 teaspoon baking powder
•1/2 teaspoon salt
•2 tablespoons sugar
•4 tablespoons milk
•1/3 cup water
•1 egg, beaten
•4 ripe bananas
•1/2 cup cooking oil
•powdered sugar (optional)

Directions:

1.Sift flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.
2.Add milk, water and egg to the dry ingredients and mix until batter is smooth.
3.Peel the bananas and slice lengthwise into 4 pieces.
4.Dip in the batter and roll lightly in flour.
5.Deep fry in cooking oil, browning evenly.
6.Drain and serve with powdered sugar if desired.
7.Yield: 16 fritters.

EMPANADA

2010-12-06T19:09:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

1 small onion
2 cloves garlic chopped
1 tbsp oil
1/4 cup diced small carrots
1 lb ground beef
1/2 cup diced small potato
1/4-cup raisins
1/3 cup frozen peas
3 tbsp sugar
Salt and pepper
1 tsp paprika
Oil for frying
1 egg white
wonton wrap

Directions:

1. Sauté beef until starts to brown.
2. Add onion, garlic, and carrots. Potato and salt, pepper, paprika and sugar
3. Sauté until the potatoes have softened about 10-15 minutes.
4. Add raisins and peas until liquid evaporated

5. spoon 1 tbsp of the filling into the center of each dough.lighly brush the edges of the dough with eggwhite

6. fold the dough in half and crimp the folded edges with the tines of a fork.

7. Deep fry until golden brown

Crust

3 cups flour
4 tbsp sugar
6 tbsp water, cold
1 piece raw egg
1 cup butter, cold
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

Make the Dough

1. In a mixing bowl, combine the dry ingredients starting from the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt then mix well.

2. Cut the butter into small thin pieces place in the mixing bowl with the dry ingredients.(the butter should be cold and solid before doing this)

3. Add water gradually and mix all the ingredients thoroughly until a dough is formed. You may use a pastry blender to easen the process.

4. Divide the dough into individual pieces by grabbing a piece from the whole mixture and rolling it in your hand until a spherical shape is formed. Do this until all the dough is consumed. Set aside in a cool place for at least 20 minutes

5. Flatten the spherical dough py pressing it with your palm against a flat surface. Use a rolling pin to flatten it fully while creating a round shape.

6. Place some filling at the middle of the flattened dough. Fold the dough so that opposite ends meet (you should have formed a half moon shaped dough)then press the edges and seal. (refer to the video for the technique).

7. After all the fillings are consumed, crack the egg and separate the white from the yolk. Beat the egg white lightly and mix a little water.Glaze the crust by brushing the egg wash.

8. Put a wax paper on top of a baking tray or grease the baking tray then arranged the sealed doughs.

9. Pre-heat oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 minutes. Bake the sealed doughs for 25 minutes at the same temperature.
10. Remove from the oven.

11. Serve hot. Share and Enjoy!

CHOCOLATE CAKE

2010-12-06T17:40:00.000-08:00

INGREDIENTS:

1 box Duncan Hines or Pillsbury devils cake mix
1 box instant chocolate pudding
1 egg
1 cup sour cream

1/2 cup veg. oil
1/2 cup warm water
1 bag semisweet chips

Preheat oven to 350 F

Mix all Ingredients

Bake fo 55-60 min. Sprinkle with powdered sugar

French Meat Pie (for 2 pies)

2010-12-04T16:16:00.000-08:00

1 lb ground pork
2 lbs ground beef
2 tbsp bell Poultry Seasoning
1 finely chopped onion
Garlic to taste
4/5 potatoes boiled
salt and pepper

Direction:

Mash potato do not whip
Mix meat, seasoning and potatoes and salt and pepper to taste
Simmer for 1 hour
add to premade pie crust

Ready to be bake

Bake 400 for 15 minutes then 350 for 45 minutes

Finish product

Household measurements

2010-12-04T15:16:00.000-08:00

Sometimes if you are making something the ingredients have a non common type of measurements. I just want to share this to everyone incase you might need this.

Household Measures:

120 drops of water=1 tsp
60 drops thick fluid=1 tsp
2 tsp=1 dessertspoon
3 tsp=1 TBS
16 TBS=1 cup
2 cups=1 pint
2 pints=1 quart
4 quarts=1 gallon
3 TBS flour=1 ounce
2 TBS butter=1 ounce
2 cups granulated sugar=1 pound
3 3/4 cups powder sugar=1 pound
3 1/2 cups wheat flour=1 pound
5 1/3 cups dry coffee=1 pound
6 1/2 cups dry tea=1 pound
2 cups shortening= 1 pound
1 stick butter= 1/2 cup
2 cups cornmeal = 1 pound
2 3/4 cups brown sugar=1 pound
2 3/8 cups raisins=1 pound
9 eggs=1 pound
1 ounce yeast= 1 scant Tablespoon

What's Cooking?

2010-12-04T05:39:00.000-08:00

My kids been requesting me to make meat pie. I guess i have to make it today. Since it is cold outside and we are all done w/ our Christmas shopping. Today is the day for baking for me. I have to go to grocery to buy what i needed for the meat pie and I will ame Chocolate balls ahead for Christmas that is if it will last that long. :-)

Oops I will be doing my grocery shopping today. My pantry is empty need to be filled up again. I need to plan what i will be cooking for Leonas party in a couple weeks. For her classmates and friends I will just have pizza and make my own cup cakes and let them make their own sundae ice cream.

What else I need to do today. Just play air I guess.

Pandesal Recipe

2010-12-03T17:25:00.000-08:00

For some reason i am craving for pandesal. I want to make my own so I browse over the net and here is what i found
I will try to make this one tomorrow. hope this tast good. Let you know how it will came.

Anyway here is the recipe.

Ingredients:

4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup white sugar
5 tbsp butter, melted
1 tsp baking powder
1 1/4 cup fresh milk, warm
2 pouch rapid rise yeast
1 tsp salt
1 cup bread crumbs
1 piece raw egg
1 tbsp cooking oil

Cooking Procedure

1. Combine the yeast, sugar, and warm milk and stir until the yeast and sugar are fully disolved

2. In the mixing bowl, combine the dry ingrdients starting with the flour then the salt, and baking powder . Mix well by stirring

3. Add the egg, butter, cooking oil, and yeast-sugar-milk mixture in the mixing bowl with the dry ingredients then mix again until a dough is formed. Use your clean hands to effectively mix the ingredients.

4. In a flat surface, knead the dough until the texture becomes fine.

5. Mold the dough until shape becomes round then put back in the mixing bowl. Cover the mixing bowl with damp cloth and let the dough rise for at least 1 hour

6. Put the dough back to the flat surface and divide into 4 equal parts using a dough slicer

7. Roll each part until it forms a cylindrical shape

8.Slice the cylindrical dough diagonally (These slices will be the individual pieces of the pandesal)

9. Roll the sliced dough over the breadcrumbs and place in a baking tray with wax paper (makes sure to provide gaps between doughs as this will rise later on)

10. Leave the sliced dough with breadcrumbs in the tray for another 10 to 15 minutes to rise

11. Pre heat the oven at 375 degrees fahrenheit for 10 minutes

12. Put the tray with dough in the oven and bake for 15 minutes

13. Turn off the oven and remove the freshly baked pandesal.

14. Serve hot. Share and enjoy.

Made this ; everyone loves it.

Thanksgiving Dinner

2010-11-24T19:48:00.000-08:00

Everyone is getting busy on what they are going to have for Thanksgiving dinner. For a change I am not one of them. My family and I will be going to my husband’s cousins for dinner, which the husband is a chef. So foods are delicious. I will be bringing spring roll. I will be making chocolate cream pie everyone loves this pie. This will be a no diet day.

But on the weekend I will be cooking turkey. This will be an exclusive family thanksgiving dinner. I will be preparing everyone’s favorite food. Kids already have requests.

Anyway either you are cooking or not. Enjoy the time spending with your family. Don’t forget to have fun and be thankful of what you have.

Smell Fishy

2010-11-12T18:29:00.000-08:00

I don't know why but my kids are so picky w/ foods. When they were little girls they ate anything I feds them. Now forget about it. For supper I prepared baked fish. Fish that already been deboned but just the smell along they hate it. I don;t know what to do. I just hope that the picky time will pass. I wish i can just cook anything and no one will complain and say "I don't like this and that". Unlike my husband whatever i put on the table as long as no fish heads he will eat in a heart that if he is not stuck infront of the computer playing a game. No matter what I have no escape. Maybe I will let them starve or cook their own meal. we will see how they like that. What you think? Is it a good idea?

What's for dinner?

2010-11-11T04:14:00.000-08:00

Everyday, every morning before i go to work i have to think what i will be cooking for dinner. I need to defrost a meat in order to be ready once i get home. I have to think foods that I did not cook for a while. My kids are so picky. They might like this certain food this time but don't expect they will still on the next time. I have to learn to cook dfferent dishes. This is why I have this blog maybe I can share some recipe(s) to some mother out there.

What's wrong w/ me?

2010-11-10T19:24:00.000-08:00

I been trying to loose weight but it is hard for me to do it. I just need a good motivation. The problem in me is i love to cook and eat. Especially this kind of weather. Where it is cold outside. My kids don't mind it if i cook all the time specially baking cookies. They can't say no to it. They always like to help me to cook. I don't know if they really are helping me. But at least they have a little bit of idea about cooking. The early i will show to them how to cook the better for them. train them while they young is the best right.

Day w/ the Family

2010-07-03T19:05:00.000-07:00

I can't remember when was the last time I spend time with just my family alone. For almost 2 years there is always something going on. Our weekend always booked. Working Monday through Friday sometimes working overtime, coming in early and living late. My husband keep complaining but as he always said whatever make me happy he will do it.

Today 3 day weekend because tomorrow is 4th of July. I did not do any commitment to any parties but to spend time with just my family. We went to Colt State park. An open field near the ocean. A lot of people go there. Places where do people go fishing, have their parties ore even a wedding. Very nice place.

We went to the park brought some foods with us. Let the girls fly their kites. Went to the dock see people fishing, see if they have any luck. Walk along the sea shore. Wow it was amazing spending a day without rushing ourselves. I love it.

This makes me realize even how much time i spent with my family I still need to spend more time with just them. Don't get me wrong i love my friends but my family will come first.