katie’s food blog

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 The above picture is termed by Filipinos as Lechon Kawali but in the foreign term for this dish is Pan-Roasted Pork. My boyfriend loves this dish and I practice if I have time to make one. The recipe that my mom gave me in cooking Lechon Kawali is written below so I could share it to all of omy blog viewers.

Ingredients:

•  1-1/2 lb. pork liempo (pork belly), cut into serving pieces
  · 4 cloves garlic, crushed
  · 1/4 tsp. pepper or 1 tsp. peppercorns
  · 2 tbsp. salt
  · water, for boiling
  · oil, for frying
• 1 tbsp. soy sauce
• · 2-1/2 tbsp. vinegar
• · 1 clove garlic, minced
• · chili peppers (optional)

Directions:

Put Pork pieces in a big pot.

Cover with water.Add garlic and pepper/peppercorns and salt.
Wait till it boils.

Today, Im going to share with you another recipe that I have learned in food network. It’s called Salmon with Lemons, capers and rosemary.

Ingredients:

• 4 (6-ounce) salmon fillets
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary leaves
• 8 lemon slices (about 2 lemons)
• 1/4 cup lemon juice (about 1 lemon)
• 1/2 cup Marsala wine (or white wine)
• 4 teaspoons capers
• 4 pieces of aluminum foil  

Directions:

 Brush top and bottom of salmon fillets with olive oil and season with salt, pepper, and rosemary. Place each piece of seasoned salmon on a piece of foil large enough to fold over and seal. Top the each piece of salmon with 2 lemon slices, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of wine, and 1 teaspoon of capers. Wrap up salmon tightly in the foil packets.

Place a grill pan over medium-high heat or preheat a gas or charcoal grill. Place the foil packets on the hot grill and cook for 10 minutes for a 1-inch thick piece of salmon. Serve in the foil packets.

Hmm seems like it’s sizzling smokin’ when you try this recipe.!

This is a sushi. mmm. my tastebuds are now watering. I love food but it does not show on my body structure.haha guess what, this is my favorite food. and I’m gonna share you the recipe of this sushi. 

Let’s Begin
If you do not have a Japanese rice cooker, a heavy pot with lid is essential( I like Lagostina cookware). One secret is to always measure your ingredients carefully. Following is a basic sushi rice recipe for rolled sushi. Also, the type of rice you use is most important.

We recommend the following brands: Kokuho Rose, Tamaki Gold, Tamanishiki, Nozomi and Yume.

Prepare Your Tezu
Your first step is to prepare your vinegar-water solution called tezu. Mix together 250 ml of water, 30 ml of rice vinegar (Marukan and Mitsukan are excellent) and 5 ml of salt.

Ingredients
(yields - 4 large rolls [futomaki] or 10 small rolls [hosomaki]) 500 ml Sushi Rice
600 ml Water
60 ml Rice Vinegar
30 ml Sugar
5 ml Salt

Wash The Rice
Wash the rice several times until the water runs fairly clear when draining. Let your wash rice strain for 30 minutes. Transfer the rice to your pot or Japanese electric rice cooker and add the measured water.

Cook The Rice
For electric rice cookers, turn on and wait for rice to finish cooking. For stove top cooking heat to boiling , cover tightly and simmer at lowest heat allowing the rice to steam for 18 minutes. You must leave it covered… no peaking!

Remove your pot from the heat and let stand covered for another 15 minutes.

Prepare Your Sushi Vinegar
Mix the vinegar, sugar and salt together in a small saucepan. Heat the mixture until the sugar dissolves, stirring frequently. Remove from heat and let your sushi vinegar cool to room temperature.

Take a wooden spatula or spoon and cut and fold the rice. Be gentle as you do not want to smash the cooked grains.

Prepare your Mixing Bowl

Moisten your bowl with a cloth dampened with your TEZU mixture. The traditional bowl to use is the flat-bottomed wooden sushi oke or hangiri. The porous wood absorbs excess moisture and the large surface allows the rice to cool more quickly and evenly.

Put the hot rice into your mixing bowl and add 1/4 of the sushi vinegar solution. Mix with a folding motion so as to not smash your perfect sushi rice. Repeat until all sushi vinegar is used.

Fan Your Rice
After mixing, fan [electric fan will work] the hot rice mixture for about 5 or 6 minutes in order to remove excess moisture and create a glossy shine to your rice. Your rice should have a slight chewiness and be sticky to the touch.

And you’re done. Easy? yeah I know. haha chow!

Fellas! at first glance, you’ll think this is a chocolate bar. But it isn’t. hahaha fooled yah? nah. It’s a book. This is a book by STephan Lagorce entitled Chocolat. I happened to drop by at this bookstore in Bonifacio High street, Taguig City --Fully Booked is the name of the bookstore. Hmm my tastebuds are starting to water as i looked into this book, oh well I thought it was a REAL CHOCOLATE Bar left in the shelves with other books. gosh. As I was leafing through the pages of this book, I noticed the mouth watering recipes and sweet chocolate photos. My tummy ached like I was starving and I wanted to eat what was inside if only those were real infront of me at that moment. Yes, those were in front of me in a form of a photograph inside the book. haha. for more book options please do visit http://fullybookedonline.com

While I was on my way to the counter to pay the book, I searched for it’s price tag but I was so shocked seeing the price was US$25 or 1125php!! WHAT THE?! grrr. I was upset. If I buy the book then I could spend a lot more money for scanning chocolate recipes. So my remedy for that was to go to the mall and spend my money for food. And *chocolates* too! *yum2

i kept thinking of what I could write in my page. Because I have many blogs and I can’t think of what this blog should about and atlast! I knew I could make one. about food!haha I’ve been dreaming this year that I could learn to cook and yes, I have to make blogs for cooking.haha. isn’t that nice?hmm

i kept thinking of what I could write in my page. Because I have many blogs and I can’t think of what this blog should about and atlast! I knew I could make one. about food!haha I’ve been dreaming this year that I could learn to cook and yes, I have to make blogs for cooking.haha. isn’t that nice?hmm

Every Sunday after going ro church, me and my mom always drop by at Mcdonalds for breakfast and a steaming hot chocolate drink. We just love the taste though. Experimenting with the sweet ingredients in our kitchen, I have turned unto the television again with Martha Stewart on the show in this Chocolate-y CHristmas Cafe Lait. I’m gonna show you a snapshot of this cup of chocolate drink and give you the ingredients and directions on how to make one.

 Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups whole milk
• 2/3 cup plus 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
• 2 ( 2-inch) cinnamon sticks
• 1 strip orange peel, about 1/2 inch by 3 inches
• 10 whole cloves
• 2 to 2 1/2 cups hot brewed strong coffee
• 1/4 cup cold heavy cream
• Ground cinnamon, for garnish
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