Kitchen Experiment: Baked Mussels Ain't Muscles

It's been an extremely long hiatus this blog has been to and yes, I'm back. I've been busy doing stuffs in real life and to make it up with my readers (if I indeed have one), I'll try to be more committed this time.

This recipe is quite overdue and I had to keep on taking pictures and eventually use it for my updates. To keep my mouth shut, here goes. Baked Mussels (Tahong, in our native tongue).

Kitchen Experiment: Tilapia with Tofu and Tausi

I'm not really a fan of fish dishes, I preferred chicken as this is the easiest to cook (for me). We usually buy our lunch at Jollijeep and when I tried their Tilapia with Tausi, I instantly fell in love with it. It reminded me my childhood where I would cook tausi-based dishes for my late Tatay. So one weekend, I decided to relive those memories and cook this dish again.

Let's do the Macaroni, Macarena!

A common factor about us Filipinos is that we have fondness for anything sweet and even when it comes to dishes, pastas can't be left behind. When I was a kid [Yes, I was cooking at a young age of 9], Tatay would always request me to cook tomato based pasta dishes. Basil leaves, paprika, oregano and parmesan cheese have always been part of those dishes so I never really got the chance to appreciate the Filipino Style spaghetti/macaroni except when we go out and eat at Jollibee or McDonald's.

So now, whenever there's a special occasion or if I feel cooking a pasta dish, I always make sure I use a sweet blend base. I'm not meticulous when it comes to the brand of pastas coz' I believe it depends how well you cook it at the right texture. So, for those who are interested, here's my recipe :)

Kitchen Experiment: Corned Beef with Potato n' Cabbage

I've been looking at our pantry and found several canned goods. At first, I thought of making sandwich spread but I wasn't able to find any bread and it's almost dinner time already so I decided to cook for dinner instead. I craved for Samba Brazilian Corned Beef (I don't really get what's so Brazilian about it and Brazilian wax comes into my mind instead). Canned goods indeed makes eating and cooking convenient for everyone but we shouldn't be stuck with the idea of eating it as is. So, I made an experiment and that is to incorporate veggies in canned goods to make it a healthier version. And here it is, my Corned Beef with Potato n' Cabbage:

Do they have this in Brazil?

Kitchen Experiment : Chicken Aloha!

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Since I'm stuck in the house for five...yes 5 days I decided to do something productive in our kitchen. Despite lack of sleep because of a hunt session in Perfect World, I woke up early and cooked Chicken Aloha. 

Chicken Aloha, if I understood it right is just Chicken Adobo with Pineapple. Pineapple = Hawaii = Aloha? Anyway, the thing that we must appreciate with the one who invented the Adobo recipe is its simplicity. The ingredients, cooking time is ideal for a beginner or even a kitchen pro.

Ingredients:

Chicken, pineapple tidbits (reserve the syrup), ground pepper, garlic, vinegar, soysauce. Simple right?

Kitchen Experiment : Chicken with Mushroom

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I love to eat. Who doesn't? But wouldn't it be nice if you know how to cook food for yourself and your love ones? Chicken is one of the easiest stuff to cook next to seafoods and I guess, you can never go wrong with chicken.

Eds, my bestfriend in the office usually asks his boyfriend, Allen to bring food for us during lunch. Manang usually text Eds for the menu and Allen just brings it. I forgot what other foods were included in the menu but we all ordered Chicken with Mushroom.

I had that feeling but still hoped that it won't turn out to be Chicken with itsy bitsy mushroom because I'm a sucker for mushroom (maybe Mario Brothers had something to do with it). So yeah, to my...no to ALL of our dismay we can barely taste or see the mushroom. I was a bit frustrated but I can't blame Manang, it's only 50 bucks anyway.

My frustration over the mushroom lasted for at least 2 days, that's when I decided to cook my own Chicken with LOTS of Mushroom. I know the ingredients, but I'm not that confident on HOW to cook it. So with a little help from Eds, here goes my Chicken with Mushroom recipe.