Hobby of Mine

Sunday, July 12, 2015

Macaroons

My First Baked Macroons

INGREDIENTS

1/3 cup of butter

3/4 cup of sugar

1 can condensed milk

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 cup flour

2 cups of desiccated coconut

2 eggs

METHODS

In a bowl, cream butter using a hand mixer on low speed. Add sugar and beat together until well blended and fluffy. Add eggs one at time, beating continuously. Add condensed milk and vanilla extract and continue to beat until blended.
In a medium bowl, combine flour and desiccated coconut. Add to egg mixture and beat until combined.
Scoop into paper-lined mini muffin pans and bake in a 350 F oven for about 15 to 20 or until golden. Allow to cool for about 5 minutes.

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Saturday, July 4, 2015

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes

Try this Chocolate Peanut Butter cupcakes that produces fantastic combination.

(For the recipe click the link below)

INGREDIENTS

2 cups of all purpose flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

3/4 Hershey cocoa powder

1/2 cup of milk

1 egg

1 cup of peanut butter

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup of sugar

METHODS

1. Combine all dry ingredients then set aside.

2. In a mixing bowl, put butter, milk and egg then mix.

3. Combine the dry and liquid ingredients.

4. Using ice cream scoop, put it in cupcakes tray.

5. (Preheat oven to 350 F)

6. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.

Salisbury Steak

The Salisbury steak is a ground beef, sometimes mixed with other foods,

shaped like a burger patty and broiled or fried, often garnished or served with sauce.

(Dictionary.com)

INGREDIENTS

1 pack CDO all purpose beef mix

(you can also use ground beef)

1 tbsp of oyster sauce

1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

1 tbsp ketchup

1 big chopped onion

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp sugar

4 slices of gardenia tasty bread , cut into small pcs.

(you can also use bread crumbs.)

SAUCE

1/2 sachet cream of mushroom

1 cup of milk

2 tbsp o water

1 tbsp of soy sauce

1 sachet ginisa mix

METHODS

1. Mix all the ingredients and make it into patties.

2. Fry it until golden brown.

3. for the sauce - in a boiling water add

cream of mushroom, milk, soy sauce and ginisa mix.

stir until smooth.

4. Pour the sauce on top of salisbury steak

Pineapple Empanada

My first baked pineapple empanada.

Empanada is turnover or mold of pastry filled with chopped

or ground meat, vegetable, and fruit. (Dictionary.com)

INGREDIENTS

Crust

2 cups of all purpose flour

1 cup of butter

1 to 2 table spoon ice cold water

egg

Filling

2 cups of pineapple

1/2 cup cornstarch

1 cup evaporated milk

1/2 cup of sugar

METHODS

1. For the filling - Boil the pineapple, milk, cornstarch

and sugar until become sticky, then set aside.

2. Using food processor bowl, pour the flour and butter .

Mix until it looks like crumb, add 1 tbsp of butter and egg then mix again.

3. Divide the dough into two.

4. Flatten the dough using the rolling pin.

5.Shape the dough using the cookie cutter.

6. Prepare the filling.

7. Put the dough and filling to empanada mold.

8. Fold it.

9. Preheat oven in 350 F , put the empanada inside the oven.

Bake for 20 minutes.

Friday, July 3, 2015

Lemon Bar Cake with Blueberry on Top

I loved the taste of lemon and blueberry,

so I tried to baked bar cake using the two ingredients.

INGREDIENTS

2 cups of cake flour

1 tbsp of lemon juice

1 tbsp of lemon zest

1 cup of butter

1/2 cup of sugar

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp vanilla

3 eggs

1/4 salt

Topping

1 cup blue berry jam

METHODS

1. Combine all dry ingredients then set aside.

2. In a mixing bowl, put butter, milk , lemon juice ,lemon zest

and egg then mix.

3. Combine the dry and liquid ingredients.

4. Pour it rectangular bake pan.

5. (Preheat oven to 350 F)

6. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.

Yema Bun

Yema is a type of custard candy made from egg yolks and condensed milk.

This is a common Filipino dessert and one of the easiest to make.

In this recipe I put the yema inside the bun, that's why I called it a " Yema Bun"

( For the recipe you can click the link below)

INGREDIENTS

Bun

4 cups of bread flour

1/4 cup of white sugar

2 tbsp of vegetable oil

1 1/2 tsp of salt

1/1/2 tbsp of active yeast

1 1/2 cup of water

Yema

300 g condensed milk

6 egg yolks

1 tsp of vanilla

Methods

1.In a large bowl, combine warm water, yeast ,salt, vegetable oil ,

sugar and 3 cups of bread flour

Mix thoroughly.

2. Gradually add 1 cup of flour, kneading until smooth.

3. Then place the dough in a greased bowl and turn it several times to coat.

4. Cover it with plastic or towel. Allow to rise until doubled.

5. Using the rolling pin flatten the dough.

6. Shape the in circle form..

7.( For the yema) combine the condensed,

egg yolk and vanilla, mix until become thick and sooth and let it cool.

8. In a flatten circle dough put 1 tsp of yema

inside and form it like a ball.

9. bake at 350 F for 20 -30 mins

Thursday, July 2, 2015

Cheese Mango Cupcakes

Baking is very interesting.... anyone can bake as long it is your passion.

You can also try and make your own recipe. Like what I did.

This mango cheese cupcake is very soft and the taste is sweet and a little bit salty.

You can try this at home.

INGREDIENTS

2 cups all purpose flour

1 can (300 g) mango flavored condensed milk

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 cup of sugar

1/2 cup chopped mango fruit

1/2 stick of quick melt cheese (grated)

1/2 stick cheddar cheese (grated)

1/2 stick of butter

2 eggs

1/4 tsp of salt

METHODS

1. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.

2. In a medium bowl, beat butter, sugar and eggs

3. Beginning and ending with flour mixture,

add flour mixture in thirds and ½ of sweetened

condensed milk in between (1/3 flour mixture,

flavored ½ condensed milk, ⅓ flour mixture, ½ flavored

condensed milk and ⅓ flour mixture).

Beat at low speed with every addition

4.Add quick-melt cheese and stir to combine

5.Using a scoop or spoon, fill paper-lined muffin cups to ¾ full.

Top with cheddar cheese and fresh mango fruit and

bake in a 350 F oven for about 20-25 minutes

or until toothpick inserted comes out clean

and top is golden. Allow to cool.

Cheesy Cassava Cupcakes

Yesterday I went to supermarket and looked for all purpose flour,

but what I found was cassava flour. That moment, it came to my mind, what recipe is good using cassava flour? I was wondering if I can apply the recipe I used in making cheese cupcake to this recipe. So when I got home, I excitedly tried making cheesy cassava cupcakes. I think it was successful since my father and mother -in- law told me the taste is good and they loved it.

INGREDIENTS

2 cups all purpose flour

1 can (300 g) condensed milk

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 cup of sugar

1/2 stick of quick melt cheese (grated)

1/2 stick cheddar cheese (grated)

1/2 stick of butter

2 eggs

1/4 tsp of salt

METHODS

1. In a large bowl, combine cassava flour, baking powder and salt.

2. In a medium bowl, beat butter, sugar and eggs

3. Beginning and ending with cassava flour mixture, add cassava flour mixture in thirds and ½ of sweetened condensed milk in between (1/3 flour mixture, ½ condensed milk, ⅓ cassava flour mixture, ½ condensed milk and ⅓ flour mixture). Beat at low speed with every addition

4.Add quick-melt cheese and stir to combine

5.Using a scoop or spoon, fill paper-lined muffin cups to ¾ full.

Top with cheddar cheese and bake in a 350 F oven for about 20-25 minutes

or until toothpick inserted comes out clean and top is golden. Allow to cool.

Garlic Roasted Chicken

I love to eat roasted chicken, but It's quite expensive when you buy one.

So I'm happy that I discovered this recipe. The ingredients are very cheap,

and anytime you can cook it at home for your family.

INGREDIENTS

1 medium size whole chicken

1 cup of vinegar

1 cup of chopped garlic

1 tbsp of salt

1 tbsp of pepper

1 tbsp of parsley

Methods

1. Combine all the ingredients except parsley.

2. In a bowl, put whole chicken and pour the mixed ingredients

3. Marinate it for 1 hour

4. Remove the marinated chicken, sprinkle with parsley.

5. Place it inside the turbo broiler or oven with 250 F. cook for 30- 40 minutes.

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Baked Cheesy Chicken Bacon

In this recipe I used chicken breast, lemon, basil cheese bacon and parsley.

INGREDIENTS

4 pcs very thin chicken breasts

1 cup shredded quick melt cheese

1 tsp basil

1 tbsp of lemon juice

salt and pepper to taste

4 slice of bacon

1 tsp parsley

METHODS

1. Flatten the 4 pcs chicken breasts.

2. Sprinkle the salt and pepper all over the chicken.

3.Pour lemon juice.

4. Put shredded quick melt cheese and basil.

5. Wrap the bacon strip around each chicken.

6. Sprinkle with parsley.

7.Heat oven to 350 F

8. Bake for 20 minutes.

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

T-shirt Chocolate Fondant Cake

I made this cake for my hubby!

INGREDIENTS

Fondant

450 g Marshmallows

1 kilo icing sugar

1 tsp vanilla

2 -5 tbsp of water

Crisco shortening

Methods

How to Make Fondant Marshmallow from Cookies and Cupcakes Cardio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8xoVeF2Tto

Chocolate Cake

2 cups of sugar

2 cups all purpose flour

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1/1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1 tsp salt

3/4 Hershey cocoa powder

1 tbsp of vanilla

1 cup of milk

1 cup boiling water with 1 tsp of instant coffee

chocolate frosting

Methods

1. Preheat oven at 350 F.

2. Combine all solid ingredients

(flour, salt,sugar, baking powder, baking soda and cocoa powder)

3. Pour the vegetable oil, milk, vanilla then mix.

4. Add instant coffee with boiling water then mix together.

5. Pour it to your prepare baking pan.

5. Cooking Time 20- 25 minutes

Mongo Ukoy

The Ukoy recipe shown here is made of mongo bean.Usually in the Philippines some ukoy are made of squash, potato,banana heart , turnip and mongo sprout, but this time I use mango bean.

INGREDIENTS

1 Cup of mongo bean

1 clove of garlic

1 clove of onion

2 chop tomato

1 cup ground chicken

1/2 cup flour

1/2 cup corn starch

salt and pepper to taste

1 sachet ginisa mix

shrimp (optional)

cooking oil for frying

1 cup of water

Sauce

Garlic,vinegar , salt and pepper

METHODS

1. You need to boil the mango bean until they are soft.

2. In a sauce pan with hot oil put together the onion, garlic, tomato, ground chicken,

mongo bean and ginisa mix. When they already cook, set aside.

4. In a medium bowl put flour, corn starch , water ,salt and pepper, then mix.

When it done, combine the the batter to the cooked mango bean.

6. Then form a circle. ( you can use ice cream scoop ).

7. Fry it until toasted and golden brown.

8. For the sauce combine the vinegar, garlic, salt and pepper

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Misua with Meat Balls

This is one of my favorite viands. My mom always cook it for me.

Actually you can cook as many recipe as you you like using Misua. But for now, I used

meat balls in this recipe.

INGREDIENTS

2 packs of Misua

10 roll of meat balls

2 pcs tomato chop

1 pc onion chop

1 pc small ginger chop

1 tsp parsley

1tsp fish sauce

1 cup of water

1 tbsp knor seasoning

1tbsp oil

METHODS

In boiling oil, put onion, ginger,tomato and meat balls.

Add water, mishua, knor seasoning and fish sauce then the parsley.

Wait until the misua becomes soft.

Friday, June 19, 2015

Baked Cream Dory

Every time I go to Walter Mart Supermarket in Guiguinto,

I buy Cream Dory because its always in buy 1 take 1. But the problem is, the only recipe I know is for Fish Fillet . So I tried searching for a new recipe and found this one: Bake Cream Dory.

INGREDIENTS

3 medium size of cream dory

1 1/2 tbsp of lemon juice

1 tbsp of black pepper

5 clove of garlic

1 tsp of salt

1 1/2 cup of mayonaise

1 cup quick melt cheese

spinach

For the method just follow

this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjIFNmBE9yg

Stuffed Squid

Try this new recipe of Squid...

Its very delicious and easy to prepare. Your family will surely love it.

INGREDIENTS

5 medium size of squid

Marinade

2 tbsp of oyster sauce

1 tsp soy sauce

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp onion powder

1 tsp chili flakes

1 tsp of lemon juice

1 tsp sugar

Stuffing

1 cup beef giniling

1 cup chop onion

1 cup tomato

1 sachet ginisa mix

1 tbsp knorr seasoning

METHODS

1.Mix together the oyster sauce, soy sauce, chili flakes,

onion, garlic powder, sugar and lemon juice.

2. Add the squid and marinade it for at least 30 minutes.

3. For the stuffing, mix together the beef giniling, onion, tomato, ginisa mix and knorr seasoning. Then put inside the squid.

5. Preheat oven to 350 F

6. Cooking Time :20- 25 minutes.

Cheese Cupcakes

Cheese Cupcakes is one of the specialties in Pasalubong Bake Shop in Pulilan Bulacan

because of the natural flavor of cheese that surely you will love.

So I tried making my own version of cheese cupcakes and here is the recipe.

INGREDIENTS

2 cups all purpose flour

1 cup quick melt cheese

1 cup cheddar cheese

300 g condensed milk

1/2 granulated sugar

1/4 tsp salt

2 large eggs

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 cup butter

I have my own measurement of ingredients, but I followed the methods on the link below.

www.kawalingpinoy.com/2013/08/cheese-cupcakes

Thursday, June 18, 2015

Buko Pie

Buko Pie is a traditional Filipino baked young - coconut custard pie.

It is considered a specialty in the City of Los Banos Laguna

(Wikipedia)

INGREDIENTS

Crust

2 cups of all purpose flour

1 cup of butter

1 to 2 table spoon ice cold water

2 egg yolk

Filling

2 cups of coconut meat

1/2 cup cornstarch

1 cup evaporated milk

1 cup of sugar

In this recipe i used different ingredients but the methods I follow is on this link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMsOptcdOc4

Friday, June 12, 2015

Wedding Dress

Is the clothing worn by bride during a wedding ceremony. Most girls wants to wear a wedding dress or gown. But sometimes they encounter problems. They don't know what is the style of gown or dress is the best for their body shape. These are the guidelines in choosing wedding gown or dress.

What is your wedding style?

Romantic: Characterized by the idealizing of one love.

Classic: Including elements of high class tradition or expected high class norms.

Modern : Style of current trends and fashion.

Garden: Relating to cultivate nature and outdoor environment.

Elegant : Refined, constructed simply but highest quality.

Chic : Cutting edge style based in current fashion.

Know the style of your wedding dress.

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