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Pechay or its other varieties, like Bok Choy, is delicious and nutritious. It's a great pair to any main protein in your meal. This quick boiled side dish is easy to prepare. 🥬 Tools small knife Pot deep enough to boil water and soak the pechay Strainer Tongs/ ladle Bowl 🥬 Ingredients Pack of pechay Boiling Water Salt Iced water 🥬 Steps Soak and wash thorougly. Slice off thinly the ends. Boil a pot of water, sprinkled with a pinch of salt . Once rapidly boiling, add in the pechay.  Boil for 4-5 minutes only. Strain , then ice bath . Strain. Transfer to serving dish. Drizzle with steaming hot garlic chili oil. Top with roasted garlic, sesame seeds, or chili. Nom nom nom!  one non-fuss body power up served! ⚡🔋

Despite the name, this dish is not Cuban. Rather, it originated from Spain. Because of the Philippines entwined history with España , this dish is also a common fare in Filipino homes. It's a straightforward dish to make, and very filling. Mi familia L🤎ves this, we have it regularly for lunch or dinner.  Here's one that my M, hija menor de 14 años,  cooked recently. 🧡 Tools Knife & chopping board. Wok or pot Ladle 🧡 Ingredients Minced pork. Onion, minced. 2 garlic, minced. Ginger, minced (optional). Carrot, minced. Potatoes, minced. Bellpepper, minced. Tomatoes, diced (optional). Cooking oil. Soy sauce. Brown sugar. Oyster sauce. Salt & Pepper. Saba banana or Plantain, sliced thinly. Corn flour or cornstarch. Eggs, fried. 🧡 Steps- Minced Pork Warm the oil in a wide and not so shallow pot. Medium-high heat. Saute the aromatics-- onion, garlic, ginger. Add the minced pork. Stir occassionaly. Add salt & pepper. Once the meat is no longer pink, add the hard vege...

🍚 Soul food pair with roasted chicken. Big yet subtle flavor.   Comforting umami. Approved by my Z who truly loves chicken rice . Brand- Singlong Item- Hainanese Chicken Rice Mix

Perfect for ramen cheat days... 👍👍 Noodles just the right thickness. Hefty. Tasty! Filling for just a single pack. Brand- Nissin Item- Ramen Noodles, Tokyo Shoyu

Eggylicious &  eggzelent ! 😋 And the easiest protein to add to a meal. Known as Ramen eggs ( Ajitsuke Tamago )  for our Nihon friends, or Mayak eggs for our Korean chingu. 🥚 Tools Bowl for egg ice bath  Bowl for storage Measuring cup Deep pot for boiling Spoon for peeling eggs & for mixing 🥚 Ingredients 12 soft-boiled eggs 1/2 cup Soy sauce 3 tbsp Honey, or brown sugar 1/4 cup Cooking wine, (mirin,or sherry wine)* 1.5 cups Water Sesame oil Sesame seeds 🥚 Steps- Eggs Soft boil eggs with more water in a deep pot for even cooking. Ice bath eggs. Peel eggs gently with a spoon. 🥚 Steps- Dip and Eggs In a bowl/container, a dd all  marinade  ingredients. If using sugar instead of honey, add a bit of hot water first to melt it. Mix well. Place the eggs gently onto the marinade.  Cover, place in the fridge, and let it soak for at least 8hours. Pair with ramen, with warm rice, on a salad, and top with some of that yummy dip. 🤤

Crispy & Tasty. This 🎵 bakey bakey hearts .🎶  Your heart won't 💔 achy achy   with this one.😉 🥔🍟 Tools Knife & chopping board Cookie cutter  Mixing bowl Tongs/ladle 🥔🍟 Ingredients Potatoes Grapeseed oil, or some other healthy but high-heat friendly oil 🥔🍟 Steps Cut out with cookie mould. Slice remaining potatoes, at a generally consistent size. (But no need to sweat this out, just eyeball it). Drizzle with oil. Sprinkle with salt & pepper, and desired herbs. Toss & mix well. Transfer to airfryer container, or baking mat. Up to 2 layers should be ok. Big hearts, then, the small random slices: 10mins at 180°C Flip 8mins at 160°C. Check doneness: if it needs more bake time, the potatoes will still look more white than golden in some parts.  Check doneness also with fork poke test. Once fully baked, move to serving dish.

The Raisin Bread version 1. punch and knead with a smile! For next version, try these: * 1/2 cup less flour on the mixture, to use on the countertop instead (??? is this a good idea?) * top rack bottom heat. * line the entire baking pan with baking paper (bottom & sides) , and use aluminum baking pan for easier clean-up 💡 Inspired by: Savor Easy Raisin Bread

A classic song... 🎵Like a bridge over troubled water... 🎶🎵 by Simon & Garfunkel. And this, a classic dish.. i've monikered Salmon & Garlickety .  Salmon!  Garlic!  Butter! 😄 with Salt & Pepper! 👏 The magic 3   performed on the cooking stage. 🎙️ What a perfect rendition, seasoned so well together, tugging at my tummy's heartstrings. 🎶🎵 🎣 Tools Shallow pan & flat ladle 🎣 Ingredients Salmon, deboned, patted dry. Garlic, crushed, skin on (slice off the ends) Salt Pepper Butter Spinach, Parsley, or Broccoli 🎣 Steps Sprinkle salmon with salt & pepper. On a shallow pan on high heat first, add butter. Add each salmon, skin down to sizzle & roast. Leave untouched for a few minutes as it sizzles away and caramelize. Whilst, add the garlic bulbs. Cover with grease splash lid. Flip the salmon gently, to cook the other side. Flip yhe garlic too. Add more butter as needed. Add some greens- spinach or parsley. Place on a plate. Serve with warm bro...

Cute as a muffin!  Eggs power protein! Lite, oil-free,  healthy. Easy peasy.  🥚 Tools & Ingredients All you need are: Eggs Water Shallow pan with lid Steam cups / ramekins Preferred toppings- salt, pepper, chili flakes 🥚 Steps On medium heat, pour water enough to cover the steam cups 1/3 of the way. Wait for the water to boil in the shallow pan. Crack each egg into the steam cups. Once the water is rapidly boiling, carefully place the steam cups into the pan. Cover with lid. Steam for 3 minutes for soft boiled runny eggs, or 6 minutes for well-cooked eggs. With a strainer ladle, remove the cups, and let cool for a wee bit. Serve as is in cups or without, either way its delish! Enjoy! Here's one we enjoyed on a weekeeeeend brunch. After the steam bath! ♨️

Thats right, ' kopi ' (coffee) runs through my veins.  I run by its fuel, and a day without it feels incomplete. Not really a coffee connoisseur, just an avid coffee drinker. While  I'm all for those artisanal coffee drinks bursting with exotic flavors with hints of delicious secrets (shoutout to my lovely niece A with J & their crowdpleaser coffee pop-ups!! 🤤), i'm also just as keen for a simple mug of a 3-in-1 instant coffee packet. M y love for this brew extends to the food imbued with its delicious essence, including R o t i  K o p i  B u n s !!! Spreading this love to my precious Z , who, in th is season, dreams of being a barista . Here is an easy DIY that hits the right cuppa notes for every bite. ☕ Ingredients 1 packet coffee dissolved in 1 tbsp hot water. Butter Sugar 1 Egg yolk plain Flour White bread, or any bread ☕ Tools Whisk Mixing bowl Knife / spatula Baking paper Toaster / oven ☕ Steps Dissolve the coffee with hot water. In a mixing bowl, whisk ...

One of my all-time fave Original Pinoy Music (OPM) by Mr. Rey Valera.  Reminds me of dad & mum, all their love and also the heartaches in between. Nobody is perfect and nobody's love is perfect, but God and God's love is. I have witnessed in their marriage, the loyal love of God,   at the center, holding them both together, individually and as one, keeping them sane, preserving them, making sweet waters out of the bitterness. Reminds me of Daddy God's promise: Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you. Isa 46:4 Were it not for Christ Jesus, where else would every relationship go, but downhill, no matter how well-meant, willpower can only go so much; but the loneliness and hurts inside, the pride, and selfishness, truly, only the Lord Jesus can heal those. The good in every relationship that we see around?  That's God at work there, even if we don't see...

Curry-like, as 2 of my kids thought it was curry cooking in the kitchen.😜 This is fragrant, coconuty, silky, full of flavor. and packed with nutrients. 🤎 A c lassic taste of home sweet home. 🏝️ Easy to make, my Z made this at her first try, and it was so lami! (delicious). Approved by my girls 👌👌.   🥥 Ingredients Coconut milk Fish sauce Shrimp, deveined 5 garlic, minced Veggies, sliced. eggplant🍆, squash🎃, greens: spinach 🥬, okra, string beans, red bellpepper.  Red chili, thinly sliced (optional) Red chili flakes (optional) Paprika (optional) White pepper Shrimp cubes (optional) Dilis (optional) 🥥 Tools Cooking pot & ladle Chopping board & knife  🥥  Steps On medium heat 🔥, saute garlic Add shrimp, stir fry for 3 minutes. Remove  shrimp & set aside, so it does not overcook. Add shrimp paste, saute for 1 minute.  Add veggies, hard veggies first (like root crops), stir. Add fish sauce. Add 1/4 cup water, add coconut milk. Mix well. Cove...

 What'up, Doc? 🐰 🥕 Tools peeler mixing bowl or large plate Gloves, or fork, for mixing 🥕 Ingredients carrots Sesame oil Soy sauce Vinegar, or lime juice Sesame seeds (optional) Chili flakes (optional) 🥕 Steps Peel the carrots. In mixing bowl, add the careot peels and all other ingredients. Mix well by hand or with a fork. 💡Inspired by: that viral TikTok recipe

Hmm, be-connnnn. BoLT.  BLasT. BriLlianT. Bacon Lettuce Tomato. Nothing beats a  classic . 🥓 Ingredients Bacon , 1 pack, cook til crispy as per package instruction. Lettuce leaves, washed and spin-dried. Tomatoes , sliced like flat moons 🌚, seeds removed. Boiled eggs (optional) Cheese singles (optional) Onion, sliced to thin rings (optional) Sauce (Mayo,  Ketchup, Mustard) Pickles (optional) Burger buns, or wraps, warmed, buttered, toasted, however you fancy. 🥓 Steps Prepare ingredients. Serve separately. Plate & stack as you like it, and discover surprising combos along the way! ! 🤤 

Misua  or Mee-sua. Our family's version: we love it with gyoza / wanton / dumplings added in. Soul food.  Comfort food. Easy to prep ahead, and quick to cook. 🍲 Tools   Chopping board and knife  Soup pot Soup ladle Big bowl for soaking noodles 🍲  Ingredients Onion, minced or sliced Garlic,minced Spring onion, minced Carrots,1 big, julienne Cabbage, 1/3 head julienne (pechay, spinach, or whatever leafy greens work too) Misua noodles, 3 bunches, soaked in tepid water for 10mins then drained. Minced pork, 250g.  Gyoza / wanton / dumpling, 1 pack. Chicken broth, OR chicken bouillon cube. KalamaNsi (lime),sliced 🍲 Steps Saute minced pork in garlic & onion. Season with oyster sauce, salt, black pepper. Add carrots. Add leafy greens: white / firmer parts first, the softer leaves can follow before the noodles are added in (#8). Add broth. Add enough water ( soup, mah). Add gyoza / wanton / dimsum / fishballs / chicken balls, & allow to cook as per packag...

Yummy turon , airfried ! An easy Pinoy  merienda   swak  for   snack time, tea time, breakfast, anytime, really! 🫔 Tools Chopping board & knife Bowl or plate for sugar Baking tray Baking paper Kitchen towel Kitchen tongs (for flippin'). 🫔 Ingredients Fruit:  banana, peach, mango, pineapple, what-have-you  🍌🥭🍑🍍🍎 Brown sugar, 1 cup  cinnamon powder, 1tsp (optional) Lumpia wrapper (or dumpling wrapper). water, or cornflour / cornstarch with water 🫔 Steps Pat-dry fruits with kitchen towel, then slice thinly. (thick slices need bigger wraps). Dip & coat the fruit in brown sugar . Wrap in lumpia wrapper. Wet the end with water or or cornflour / cornstarch mixture. One last roll to seal the turon. Line in baking paper, space them well -- do not overcrowd. Sprinkle with more brown sugar (optional). Preheat airfryer 5minutes at 160°. Bake turon 10mins 160° in the airfryer. Flip turon. Bake turon for 13mins 160°. Take out from airfryer....

This is THE Hainanese Curry. A crowd favorite of my pack. They will literally eat this every day, if only i'd say yes. 😂 (if they knew how close i was about to crumble & give in too!) At long last, after endless requests, I got to make this tempting version at home, with the taste ~exactly like Encik Tan's. My boy, while having it for dinner, gave it an 8️⃣, then a 9️⃣, then finally "Can i give it a 🔟?", he asked. 😂 just kept tastin' better & better, no? 😅 🌶️ Tools Cooking pot deep enough for sauce & pairings Ladle 🌶️ Ingredients Curry mix, 1 pk. Water, 600ml Coconut milk 300 ml. 1 whole head cabbage, sliced to squares. Fried eggs (a bit runny) Fried Chicken, fried! 😅 🌶️ Steps- Braised Cabbage in the same pot where ur cooking the curry after, on medium heat, add the cabbage to roast for 5minutes. Add 1 tbsp of cooking oil. Add 1 tbsp of soy sauce, 1  tbsp of sugar. A tsp of lime (or better yet, 1 tsp of tamarind sauce). A tbsp of water. Saute f...

  MISSION:  Store broccoli longer Wash fresh broccoli well. Simmer fresh, or frozen uncooked broccs in pot with small amount of boiling water. Cover with lid til. Stir occassionally. Simmer for abou t 5 minutes. ( It should turn vibrant green once cooked through.) Once cooked, strain, then soak in bowl of ice cold water with ice for 2 minutes, to stop the cooking process. Drain. Pat dry. Pack into storage containers or ziplock bags. Keep in freezer.  MISSION ACCOMPLISHED ✅

Broc - co - li. Je'taime, Te Amo, Naneun dangsin-eul salanghabnida. Ich liebi dich.  Iniibig kita. Wo ai ni.🎶🎵 We used to call them  little trees  and  we had fun playing pretend as hungry Giants who munched on these miniature greens. 😋. Broccoli is nutrients-rich --  vitamins C & K are just tip of the vits-berg.  I'm definitely glad  *everyone*  in my family loves this even now. Perfectly simmered broccs taste wonderful with just salt & pepper.😋 But another spin was to indulge in it with bechamel sauce. Here was one Valentine's Day lunch at home, with broccoli the star ✳️ for this meal.  Never fails, always a hit in the fam.🎯 🥦 Tools   Pot a bit deep for simmering & to make the sauce. Ladle. Strainer. Bowl for quick iced water soak. 🥦 Ingredients 1/2 cup Water for simmering. Salt & p epper, dash to taste. Cold water & ice cubes. Knob of butter. Garlic, 2 cloves minced. Fresh milk, 3 tbsp. 1.5 can of cream. ...

  I call this the Tuna Slop because it can look sloppy.😅  For those days so rushed you just have to do it this way to make sure everyone's tummy is fed on time, while doing other urgent things too! Just throw in the ingredients one by one, no worries about how it looks.  Sloppy but yummy! Protein,  Carbs,  Calcium, Lycopene. ✔️ I'm sold! 👍👍 🐟 Tools Knife & chopping board Peeler Wide frying pan Ladle for flipping Bowl & whisk / fork for eggs 🐟 Ingredients 2 tbsp Cooking oil 1/2 Onion, diced 1 Potato diced 1 Tomato diced Any veggies prepped & ready 1 can of Tuna (in oil) Salt, pepper to taste Chili flakes or sliced chilis 5 eggs, whisked 5 tbsp fresh milk Grated cheese 🐟 Steps In a big enough pan, on high heat add oil. Stir-fry onion and potato. Add tuna with some of the oil from can, salt & pepper. Cook for 5 minutes. Add tomato. Cook for 2 minutes. Add half of the whisked eggs, mix together.  Let the eggs set for a minute. Add 1/2 gra...