Saturday, January 3, 2015

Food: Snack - Instant Pancit Canton plus Leeks

Ingredients:

- 1 pack of instant pancit canton (a lot of this are available in the Philippines, choose the one with less artifical and toxic additives)
- 1 cup of leeks
extra hot chili pancit cantongreen leeks or  onion leaves
 Materials:

- cooking container
- water (amount depends on the instruction written on pancit canton's label)
- stirring ladle
- knife
- cup for the leeks
- plate ot bowl for the pancit canton
- chopping board

Procedure:

1. Cook the instant pancit canton as intructed on the label.
2. Drain the water from the cooking container.
3. After adding and mixing the pancit canton and seasoning, add the leeks and mix thoroughly.
4. Put the pancit canton on the plate/bowl for serving.

It can be eaten alone during meal or snack time.
pancit canton with leeks



Drink: Liquor - Gin plus Yakult (Ginyak)

This is not to promote liquor drinking and neither to encourage it. This is only posted particularly for those who drink liquor while reminding them to drink moderately.

Ingredients:

- 1 2x2 bottle of Ginebra San Miguel
- 1 80 ml Yakult

ginebra san miguel 4x4
yakult for mix








Procedure:

1. Lessen the content of the gin bottle with amount the same as the Yakult.
2. Pour Yakult into the 2x2 bottle of gin.
3. Mix and that's it- a ginyak.
4. For the 4x4 GSM bottle, you may add three 80 ml Yakult for lighter version of ginyak.

gin and yakult mix
ginyak



Monday, December 29, 2014

Organic Food: Vegetable Salad - Tomato, Onion and Cucumber

 In the Philippines, Holidays Season and other gatherings/occasions are being ladened with many foods high in cholesterol. Salads like this one should be prepared for those who are taking care of their health and/or to at least serve as control food for too much intake of high-risk foods.

cucumber, tomato and onion salad
organic food - vegetable salad - cucumber, onion and tomato


















Ingredients:

- tomato, onion and cucumber
- either salt, soy sauce, fish sauce or honey
- other appropriate seasoning (optional)

Materials:

- bowl to contain chopped vegetables
- stirring spoon
- knife
- chopping board

Procedure:

1. The quantity of tomato and cucumber should be equal, and the amount of onion should be 25% of the combined amount of tomato and cucumber.
2. Chop the cucumber into small pieces and put into the bowl, do the same with the tomato and then followed by the onion.
3. Mix them well.
4. Put the salt or soy sauce or fish sauce or honey unto the mixture.
5. Put optional ingredients.
6. mix them again thoroughly.

It can be eaten with rice during mealtime, but it can also be eaten in plainly.


organic food - vegetable salad

organic food

Food: Soup - Instant Mami Noodles Soup + Leeks

Ingredients:

- 1 pack of instant mami noodles (a lot of this is available in the Philippines, choose the one with less artifical and toxic additives)
- 1 cup of leeks

noodles soup plus leeks

Materials:

- cooking container
- water (amount depends on the instruction written on the noodles' pack)
- stirring ladle
- knife
- cup for the leeks
- bowl for the soup
- chopping board

Procedure:

1. Boil the water in the ccoking container.
2. When the water boils, put the noodles into the container
3. The noodles will be softened in an instant, add the leeks.
4. Read and follow the instructions on how many minutes to boil the noodles and when to add seasoning.
5. When cooked, pour it on the cup/s for serving

noodles soup with leeks


















It can be added to the dishes during meal time or eaten alone during snack time.



Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Organic Food: Vegetable Sauté - Bell Pepper

Bell Pepper in many articles is being hailed because of its many health benefits including the ability to remove face wrinkles. You may Google to find these articles for yourselves..

Ingredients:

- bell peppers
- vegetable oil
- salt (amount according to your preference)
- other seasoning (if available)

red, green and yellow bell peppers













Materials:

- bowl to contain sliced bell pepper
- small bowl
- frying pan
- stirring flat ladle
- knife
- chopping board

Procedure:

1. Cut a bell pepper in halves and clean the seeds and the core.
2. Cut the halves in thin slices and put into the bowl container.

chopped bell peppers

3. Do 1 & 2 for the other Bell Peppers.
4. Pour vegetable oil into the frying pan and heat it.
5. Put the sliced Bell Pepper into the frying pan and stir.

chopped bell peppers

cooked bell pepper















6. When the Bell Pepper is cooked, sprinkle the salt (and other seasoning) and stir well for 10 minutes.

This sauté can be eaten with rice during mealtime.

bell pepper saute with rice

Organic Food: Vegetable Sauté - Cabbage Shoots (Saringit)

Cabbage after reaping may grow shoots that are very edible as well. It can be foraged for an ingredient of a dish or a main part of a food preparation.

Ingredients:

- cabbage shoots
- diced garlic
- vegetable oil
- salt (amount according to your preference)
- other seasoning (if available)

young cabbage shoots or saringit or saringet















Materials:

- bowl to contain the young cabbage leaves
- frying pan
- stirring flat ladle
- knife
- chopping board
- small bowl

Procedure:

1. Remove young leaves from stem and put them on a bowl.
2. Heat the oil on the frying pan.

frying pan with oil















3. Pour the diced garlic, stir it until they become brown.

garlic being fried















4. Put the leaves and stir.
5. When the leaves are cooked, sprinkle the salt (and the other seasoning)
6. Stir for 15 seconds and put aside for serving.

cooked/sauteed cabbage shoots or saringet















It can be eaten with rice during mealtime.

bowl of cooked rice














Friday, September 5, 2014

Organic Food: Vegetable Salad - Tomato, Ampalaya (Bitter gourd) and Egg Salad

This may be eaten with one cup of rice. It may also increase dopamine level thus it may be advisable that when eating it as dinner, a snack of serotonin-rich foods must be done before attempting to go to sleep.

Materials and Ingredients:

For one serving, use

(Note: The amount of the major ingredients should be equal.)

- 1 medium size bitter gourd (ampalaya)
- 2 big size tomatoes
- 2 medium size eggs
- 1 bowl
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- spoon
- knife
- chopping board



ampalaya, tomato and egg salad




























Procedure: 

1. Cut the ampalaya into 8 pieces lengthwise, dice all and put in to the bowl.
2. Do the same with. the tomatoes and then the eggs.
3. Sprinkle the salt over the bowl of ingredients.
4. Mix ingredients with the spoon.
5. Consume it with rice.