Lengua de Gato

This recipe is a cookie much like a lady finger and it is super easy and sweet.

Ingredients-

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup granulated white sugar

1/2 teaspoon Vanilla extract 

2 eggs Whites 

1/4 teaspoon salt 

1/2 cup butter, softened

 Utensils-

Electric mixer 

Piping bag w/ round tip 

Start by creaming together the butter and sugar. Add in egg whites on at a time keep mixing for 3-4 more minuets next add salt and vanilla, slowly mix in the flour keep mixing till well combined. Fill your piping bag. On a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper pipe the dough into 3in strips. Bake for 9 to 10 minutes. Enjoy.

Pancit

Pancit is an easy noodle dish that is great for gatherings. This was my older brothers favorite when we were kids. Someone usually makes pancit for thanksgiving and theres never leftovers.


Ingredients-
1 package (8oz) thin rice noodles
1/2 pound boneless,skinless chicken lags
1/2 pound pork tenderloin 
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 medium head cabbage shredded
2 large carrots shredded 
2 green onions chopped (1 inch)
Ground Pepper for taste 

Utensils-
medium bowl 
2 frying pans

Before you start cooking you will need to let the noodles sit in warm water until soft.
Once close to soft take your meats and in a pan brown them. Well browning add soy sauce and pepper. Set aside. In another pan sauté the cabbage and carrots until tender once there add softened noodles and green onions mix together. Cook for 5 minuets and add in your meats. Enjoy 

Butter Cookies

Almost every country has a butter cookies recipe.  Butter cookies are great for a holiday cookie exchange or for just putting on a few pounds to keep warm this holiday season. Cookies are the best thing about my Grandma's house during Christmas time. My dad's side of the family gathers at my grandmother's house in her house is a formal dining room table on it sweets from Buckeyes to Butterballs; I am in heaven.

Ingredients- 

1 cup softened butter 

1 teaspoon cream of tartar 

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 cup white sugar 

3 2/3 cornstarch

3 eggs 

Utensils- 

Mixing bowl 

Cookie sheets

Preheat oven to 375 degrees 

In your mixing bowl, mix together the butter, sugar and eggs until creamy. Add in the cream of tartar, baking powder and cornstarch; mix until combined. Butter the cookie sheets and roll the dough into 1 inch balls. Bake for  9-11 minutes. 

Let cool and enjoy!

Puto

This is another recipe that i first had at the Filipino american christmas party and although different very good. 

Ingredients-

2 cups All Purpose Flour
1 tbsp. Baking Powder
1 cup White Sugar
1/2 cup Evaporated Milk 
2 Eggs, beaten
1 cup water

Utinslils-

Steamer 

Start by mixing together all your dry ingredients flour, baking powder and white sugar. Add butter, milk, eggs and water mix well. Pour your mixture into the individual molds. Set in steamer for about 20 min. Remove from steamer serve hot or cold. Enjoy

Bistek Tagalog

This is a dish that i have had since I was little and it is so good and pretty darn easy.

Ingredients
1 lb beef sirloin, thinly sliced
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 piece lemon 
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
3 cloves garlic,
1 large onion 
3 Tablespoons cooking oil
salt to taste

Utinslis-

2 Sauce pans 

To start this recipe you have to marinade your beef in the lemon, soy sauce and ground black pepper. Let sit in the fridge for at least an hour. After well marinaded heat up your stove and in a sauce pan pour in your cooking oil. Add sliced onion until soft. Next take your meat out of the marinade (Keep marinade for later)and put into the sauce pan with the onion. In another pan add the garlic and marinade and bring it to a boil. Add in the meat and onions to the marinade let simmer for 15- 20 min.Add water as needed. Enjoy.

Crema de fruta

This is a delicious  dessert that makes me not feel as bad about eating because it has fruit. The base of this cake is sponge cake so it soaks up all the sweet flavor.

Ingredients- 

1 1/2 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
8  egg yolks
1 3/4 cups sugar
1 big can fruit cocktail
2 tablespoons unflavored gelatin
4 cups milk
1/3 cup butter
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups water

Utensils-

Cake pan 

2 mixing bowls  

Sauce pan

Preheat oven 350 degrees 

Start by making your sponge cake. Sift together the baking powder and 1 cup of flour and set aside. With an electronic mixer beat 4 egg yolks until thick to this mixture add 1/2 cup of sugar mix well and add in the baking powder and flour.  In the sauce pan combine 1 cup of milk, butter and vanilla leave on heat till butter is melted then have mixer on low and slowly add in the mixture in the sauce pan. Bake for 20-25 minuets. after you pull the cake out you are going to make the syrup. In a sauce pan 1/4 cup of water and 1/4 cup of sugar and mix until sugar is gone. Pour over the sponge cake and spread with a brush. Now we are going to make the custard combine 1/2 cup flour, 1 cup of sugar and 3 cups of milk in a sauce pan until thick. In the mixer add the other 4 egg whites beat stiff then add 1/2 cup of sugar. Add half of the sauce pan mix into the egg whites mix well and add back into the sauce pan. Layer the custard on top of the sponge cake. Drain the fruit cocktail and place over the cake. Dilute the gelatin in 2 cups of water. In a sauce pan bring the gelatin to a boil. let cool until just above room temp and then pour over the fruit. Refrigerate over night and serve the next day. Enjoy

Carioca

The Carioca recipe is a snack or dessert. Simple and sweet. The first time I remember having these was the first time I went to the Fil-Am (Filipino- American) Christmas party and I loved them.

Ingredients-

1 1/4 cups of coconut milk

1 cup sweetened shredded coconut

1/4 cup brown sugar

1 cup sweet rice flour

2 cups cooking oil

Utensils-

Deep sauce pan or fryer

Mixing bowl

small sauce pan

Start by heating the oil up. In the bowl mix together the rice flour, shredded coconut, and 3/4 cups of the coconut milk. Once dough is formed,  roll them into tablespoon sized balls. Place several of the balls into the pot once the oil is heated. Keep the balls in the fryer for about 5 minutes of until light brown. Take out the balls and place them on a plate lined with paper towels.

Glaze- In the other sauce pan start by pouring the remaining 1/2 cup of coconut milk into the pan and bring it to a boil add in the brown sugar and stir constantly until thickened. Pour over or dip balls in, and enjoy.

Corned Beef Hash

If you are shying away from this recipe because you think it is like the corned beef hash you get in a can, I promise you that this recipe will change your mind.  This is a recipe my aunts and uncles make that is delicious and easy to make.

Ingredients-

12 oz can chunky corned beef (can be found at any Asian market)

1 yellow onion finely chopped

1 teaspoon minced fresh garlic

3/4 cup of beef broth

1 large potato chopped into cubes

Salt

Pepper

3 Tablespoons of cooking oil

Utensils 

2 Frying pans with cover

Can opener 

Start by putting 1 Tablespoon of cooking oil in the frying pan; heat on medium heat. Once heated, add the diced onion and stir until soft. Next put the corned beef in to the pan and continue for a few more minutes. Pour beef broth in to the pan and cover for 20 min. and turn heat to low. In another pan, put the other 2 Tablespoons of cooking oil and add your potatoes. Once the pan is warm, cook for 5-7 minutes. After the 5-7 minutes, add the potatoes to the meat mixture and stir to finish.  Now You are  ready to serve the hash.  And like all things Filipino it is great with rice.  

Christmas with may family

Christmas has been on of my favorite holidays since I was a child and not just because we got presents. I was because I got to spend a lot of time with my family and I remember running around the kitchen and the dinning room. I remember all the different smells sweet and savory dishes. At christmas at my grandma & grandpas we have the basics of christmas ham, casseroles ect. We also do family favorites like the pandsol and lumpia. But my favorite part is the dessert table, everyone brings something one of my aunts brings buckeyes and chocolate covered pretzels my family always makes pecan butterballs and our recipe for sugar cookies which are my favorite. Hope everyone has a safe and fun holiday.

Spam and Eggs

So this isn't really a homemade dish but it is something a lot of my family enjoy. Since this is usually served for breakfast you can make toast, hash browns whatever you want.

So all you really need is
Eggs
Spam

In a well greased pan crack one egg and cook it sunny side up. Slice your spam and brown both side  and serve. Enjoy