Peanut Butter Cookies

Easy to prepare and so delicious.

Ingredients for 8 cookies:
1 cup sweet peanut butter
1/4 cup self raising flour
1 egg
8 kisses

Procedure:
1. Combine all the ingredients until fully mixed. Get a portion then form into cookies, top it with Hershey Kisses.
2. Bake at 180C for 3 minutes then adjust the temperature to 200C and continue baking for  3 minutes.
3. Serve and enjoy :-).

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Sweetened White Kidney Beans

 Today I have decided to make a sweetened white beans because I have some leftover from my salad yesterday.Delicious sweetened white beans. White beans are loaded with anti-oxidants and  good source of fiber and protein.

Ingredients:
1 cup water
3/4 cup white sugar
2 cups cooked white Kidney beans

Cooked white beans

Procedure:
1. Caramelized the sugar, then add the water and simmer until dissolved.
2. Add the cooked white beans then simmer until done.

3. Serve anytime or use as topping if you make Halo-halo. :-) 

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Sago with Corn and Raisin Salad

Simple, affordable and delicious! :-).

Ingredients:
1/2  kilo sago ( cook and wash well, then drain)
2 cans corn kernel (drained)
3 cans condensed milk ( 390 grams each can)
2 cans all purpose cream (300 grams each can)
1/2  litro fresh milk
raisins as needed


Procedure:
1. Combine all the ingredients until fully mixed, refrigerate before serving.

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Pan De Sal With Ham and Cheese

Just craving for something that I have eaten long long time ago :-)  The breakfast during my elementary days, that's 30 years ago, oh am I that old?  Big smile here :)

Pan de Sal
Ham
Cheese

Just slice the bread then insert the ham and cheese, it is now ready to be served.
Simple yet very special, specially during those days.

Here is my Pan De Sal Recipe, just click the link

http://melyskitchen.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-perfect-pan-de-sal.html

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Ham and Cheese Waffles

I am fond of eating waffles when I was a kid, now that I am old it's time to make it for the kids. :-)
Ingredients for 10-12 waffles:
250 grams flour
100 grams corn starch
100 grams sugar
5 grams baking powder
7 grams salt
600 ml fresh milk
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 teaspoon oil
1 egg yolk
1 egg white ( beaten until foamy)
1/2 cup diced ham
1/2 cup grated cheese


Procedure:
1. In a blender put the egg yolk, salt, sugar, baking powder, oil, butter and milk then blend for a minute, add the cornstarch and flour then blend until  no more lumps.
2. Pour the mixture in a big mixing bowl then fold in the egg white and continue folding until fully combined.
3. Set the waffle machine  at 250C and brush it with butter, when it is hot, pour each mold up to 1/2 full then put the some ham and cheese, add more batter until totally full and close the cover and wait for 2-3 minutes or until cooked.
4. Waffles are now ready to be served.

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Saging Nilupak

Nilupak is my favorite after school snack in the 80's where bananas were abundant at our farm, my Nana (mother) always prepare this for us and she made a very good one. 

Ingredients:
10 pieces unripe bananas (cooked and peeled)
3/4 cup margarine
1 cup sugar

Procedure:
1. Put the bananas in a mortar and pestle then pound it, when bananas are broken into bits add the sugar and margarine then continue pounding until smooth and sticky.
2. Serve right away or by using the lid of a jar you can form it to be more presentable and top it with grated coconut. Enjoy.

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No-Bake Hotdog Pizza Roll

Pizza roll or bread roll is the best for snacks and even for parties, this is easy to prepare and very economical, we can make it with different stuffing. 

Ingredients:
12 slices of bread ( loaf bread)
12 pieces hotdog
12 slices of cheese ( we can use cheddar cheese, quickmelt cheese or mozarella)
2 beaten eggs
1 cup bread crumbs
oil for frying 

Procedure:
1. Flatten the bread with a rolling pin or if rolling pin is not available just use anything  like cylindrical bottle but be careful.

2. When the bread has been flatten put the hotdog and cheese.

3. Roll and seal it by rubbing the tip of the bread with the beaten egg or mayonaise then roll and sealed it tightly, then dip in the beaten eggs and roll over the bread crumbs.

4. Deep fry until golden brown, remove from oil and put in a paper towel to remove excess oil  then slice and serve.

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Fiesta Float

Ingredients for 14-16 servings:
2 cans condensed milk (379 grams)
2 cans nestle cream (300 grams)
2 banana ( diced)
1 mango ( diced)
1 apple ( diced)
10 pieces strawberry ( diced)
1/4 kilo grapes
1 piece avocado ( diced)
3 cups powdered Graham or any brand of cracker that has the same texture 

Procedure:
1. Mix  well the condensed milk and all purpose cream.
2. Mix all the fruits
3. Arrange in a container by layer then put in a freezer for few hours.

4. Serve and enjoy.

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Chocolate Waffles

Just trying different flavors of waffles so that I can share with you the recipe, chocolate flavor is awesome!!! More flavors coming very very soon :-).

Ingredients for 10-12 waffles:

250 grams flour
100 grams corn starch
100 grams sugar
5 grams baking powder
7 grams salt
600 ml fresh milk
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 teaspoon oil
1 egg yolk
1 egg white ( beaten until foamy)
1/2 cup chopped chocolate bar ( any brand)

Procedure:

1. In a blender put the egg yolk, salt, sugar, baking powder, oil, butter and milk then blend for a minute, add the cornstarch and flour then blend until  no more lumps.

2. Pour the mixture in a big mixing bowl then fold in the egg white and continue folding until fully combined.

3. Set the waffle machine  at 250C and brush it with butter, when it is hot, pour each mold up to 1/2 full then put the some chopped chocolate, then add more mixture until totally full and close the cover and wait for 2-3 minutes or until cooked.

4. Waffles are now ready to be served.

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How To Make French Fries Perfectly

French fries does not mean that this fries came or originated in France. French in cooking means slicing vegetables or meat into thin strips almost like julienne.It was believed that in 1802 french fries were serve at the white house dinner as ordered by Pres. Thomas Jefferson, but during that time the name is not yet french fries, but potatoes were serve in french manner and as time goes by in some places also they have this version of cooking the potatoes and it is now a popular fast food item called french fries. Patates Frites as French called it. In  Philippine food chain stores the term french fries is being used. Since it is weekend, I decided to post this recipe, because most of the weekends moms and dads stay with their kids at home. Just in case you want to have something to munch for the weekend with your loved ones,  french fries is an affordable and easy to serve. Happy weekend everyone. :).


Ingredients:
2 big potatoes ( french sliced)
3 cups water
salt  to taste
Oil for frying

Procedure:
1. Boil the water then put the french sliced potatoes and boil until half cooked, then remove from water and freeze for an hour.

2. after an hour heat the oil then deep fry until done then sprinkle with salt and serve it with your favorite sauce.

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Black Forest Cake

It's been a long time that I want a recipe of this cake and I am lucky that my Austrian friend (Gabriel) baked this and shared to us the recipe.

Ingredients:
CHERRIES

24 ounce (700 ml) jar  Cherries in syrup
1/4 cup (50 grams) granulated white sugar

Chocolate Cake/Genoise:

3 tablespoons (42 grams) hot melted unsalted butter
1/2 cup (60 grams) cake flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
 1/3 cup (30 grams) unsweetened cocoa powder
 4 large eggs
2/3 cup (135 grams) granulated white sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Whipped Cream Frosting

2 1/2 cups (600 ml) heavy whipping cream (double cream)
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3 tablespoons (35 grams) granulated white sugar

Procedure:
Cherries: Drain the cherries, reserving the liquid. Place the cherries in a bowl. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and set aside. Place 1 cup (240 ml) of the reserved cherry syrup in a small saucepan, along with the sugar, and heat until sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat and let cool.

Chocolate Cake/Genoise:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Butter, or spray with a non stick spray, a 9 inch (23 cm) round cake pan and line the bottom of pan with parchment or wax paper.

In a bowl, sift the flour, salt and cocoa powder. In a heatproof bowl whisk the eggs with the sugar. Place over a saucepan of simmering water, and whisking constantly, heat until lukewarm (about 5 minutes). Remove from heat and transfer to the bowl of your electric mixer. Beat on high speed until the mixture is thick (about 5 minutes) (the batter will fall back into the bowl in a ribbon-like pattern). Beat in the vanilla extract. Then sift about one-third of the flour mixture over the egg mixture and gently fold in using a rubber spatula or whisk. Sift and fold in another third, and then fold in the rest. Take 1 cup of the batter and fold it into the melted butter (to lighten it). Then gently fold it into the egg batter. Pour into your pan, smoothing the top. Bake for about 20 - 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean . Cool on a wire rack before removing from pan. The cake can be stored for two days or frozen for a month.

Whipped Cream Frosting: In your mixing bowl place the whipping cream, vanilla extract, and sugar and stir to combine. Cover and chill the bowl and wire whisk in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes, then beat the mixture just until stiff peaks form.

Assemble Cake: 
Using a sharp knife, cut the genoise, horizontally, into two layers. Turn over the top layer of the cake (top of cake becomes bottom) and place on your serving plate. Brush the cake layer with 1/4 cup (60 ml) cherry syrup. Take 1 cup of whipped cream and spread on the moistened genoise. Place the cherries evenly over the cream. Brush the cut-side of second genoise layer with 1/4 cup (60 ml) syrup. Place cut-side down on top of the cherries, gently pressing to compact. Reserve one cup (240 ml) of whipped cream and spread the remaining cream over top and sides of cake. Place reserved cream in a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip and pipe rosettes on top of cake( Optional- you can decorate any how you want}. Cover and refrigerate the cake for several hours (or overnight) before serving. Decorate with fresh cherries and shaved chocolate.

Contributed by: Gabriel Eli Ndegwa

Gabriel

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