Sunday, November 11, 2007

Carrot Raisins Cookies

Why not let your Kids help you bake nutritious and delicious cookie. No doubt you kids will love to eat their very own homemade Cookie.

Ingredients:

1/2 C butter
1/2 C Sugar
1 c carrot shredded
3/4 C flour
pinch of salt
Some Raisins
1 egg beaten

Procedure:

1. Cream butter and sugar until well blended.
2. Add the remaining Ingredients and blend it well.
3. Sprinkle some flour in your cookie sheet
4. drop about spoonful of your Cookie mixture on the cookie sheet
5. Cook them in the oven in medium heat for about 5 minutes or until done.
6. Serve them while enjoying hot chocolate or a glass of milk.

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Saturday, November 3, 2007

Cooking Term of the Week (G)

Garnish
A decorative piece of an edible ingredient such as parsley, lemon wedges, croutons, or chocolate curls placed as a finishing touch to dishes or drinks.

Glaze
A liquid that gives an item a shiny surface. Examples are fruit jams that have been heated or chocolate thinned with melted vegetable shortening. Also, to cover a food with such a liquid.

Grate
To shred or cut down a food into fine pieces by rubbing it against a rough surface.

Grease
To coat a pan or skillet with a thin layer of oil.

Grill
To cook over the heat source (traditionally over wood coals) in the open air.

Grind
To mechanically cut a food into small pieces.

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Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Ampalaya Con Carne



Many of us don't like eating AMPALAYA (Bitter Melon) because of its taste, but if you try this recipe you can enjoy eating it.

You'll Need:

4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 medium (50 g) onion, sliced
200 g pork, cut into strips or ground ( you can also use beef)
3/4 cup water
1-1/2 Tbsp tausi (salted black beans)
1 Tbsp oyster sauce
1/4 tsp pepper
1 large (300 g) ampalaya (bitter melon), seeded and thinly sliced

Procedures:
1. Saute garlic, onion and pork.
2. Add water and tausi.
3. Simmer for 20 minutes.
4. ADD oyster sauce and pepper.
5. Simmer for 7 minutes.
6. Add ampalaya.
7. Cook for another 3 minutes. Serve while hot.

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