Easy Recipe: Cold Pasta Salad

Hi, I was able to get a recipe courtesy of FOODIE, a food magazine, that I tried out and i was good. I want to share this recipe to all of you. The best part is you can use leftovers to create this wonderful salad. So we waste not and want not.

INGREDIENTS

3-4 cups leftover pasta (penne, spaghetti, fettuccine)

2 cups leftover sausages, cut into thin slices

1 pc celery stalk, cut into thin slices

1/2 cup hard cheese (cheddar, edam, gruyere or parmesan), cut into small pieces

1/2 cup lemon-olive oil dressing

4 pcs fresh basil leaves, cut into small pieces

* salt and pepper to taste

In a salad bowl toss all the ingredients together. Season according to taste

LEMON-OLIVE OIL DRESSING

juice of 1 lemon

1/2 cup olive oil

1/2 tsp lemon zest

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

In a mixing bowl, whisk together all the ingredients, until well blended


It's delicious and healthy. Try this and you'll see.


LEMON-OLIVE OIL DRESSING

Easy Recipe: Almost Barbeque

My children loves Chicken and/or Pork BBQ. It is a problem because as a working mom, I can hardly find the time to cook a complicated meal, let alone barbecue (i don't have the patience to kindle the coal). I either end up buying or cooking it during my day off.
One time I tried cooking this recipe and it ended up tasting like BBQ but with out the smokey smell. This is the reason I called it ALMOST BARBECUE. Also, this is much safer because research right now says that carcinogens (cancer-causing) are present at the burnt part of the barbecues meat.

Ingredients
1/2 K - pork chop or chicken
1/4cup - soy sauce
5tbsp - sugar (more depending to your taste, my children likes it sweet)
5tbsp - ketsup
1/4cup - water (add more if meat is not yet tender)
1pc - laurel leaf (bay leaf)
salt and pepper to taste
cooking oil for pan frying
*optional - a dash of Worcestershire sauce

Put the ingredients except oil, together in a pan. Bring to a boil till meat is tender. Again, as always, you can adjust the taste according to your preference by adjusting the salt, sugar, and the other ingredients. When the meat is tender enough and the liquid almost gone, add the cooking oil. Start frying the meat till the liquid thickens into a reddish-brown sauce that sticks to the meat itself. You can get this consistency by continuously turning the meat when the liquid is evaporated. You now have your quick and easy "Almost Barbecue". Enjoy your meal!

Easy Recipe: Spareribs Deluxe

Here is another recipe my kids love, try it out.....

Ingredients:

1K - pork spareribs

1/2K - tomatoes (diced)

2 pcs - onions (diced), (I prefer red onions but white onion will do)

1/2c - soy sauce

1/8c - sugar (add more or less, according to your taste)

1 pc - bayleaf (laurel here in the Philippines)

salt and pepper to taste

Put spareribs in a pot, make sure the meat is totally submerged in water, bring to a boil, When water is almost half gone, add all the ingredients to the pot and let it cook till the meat is tender, (add a little water if the meat is still not tender and keep on adding until you get results) just adjust the sweetness and saltiness according to your taste. I also put in 1 pc of our local Chili (Siling Labuyo) to give it some kick. You can try putting chili pepper if your into spicy food.

Enjoy your meal

Easy Recipe: Shrimp in Butter and Oyster Sauce

Here is another easy recipe that will not take more that 10 minutes to cook. My husband likes this recipe a lot. He says it brings out the taste of the shrimps. It really is good.

Ingredients

1/2 kilo - shrimps (I prefer it with shells and head on but you can have it shelled and deveined if you like)

4 cloves - garlic

2 tbsp - butter

2tbsp - oyster sauce

Saute garlic in butter, add in shrimps and oyster sauce, cover till shrimps are cooked (gets it's lovely pink color) in about 5 to 7 minutes. Serve hot.

Easy Recipe: Golden Pork Bites

One of the easiest things for me to cook is a recipe that my grandma passed down to me. It's so easy and delicious my kids love it. They always request it for their lunch pack. I would like to shre it with you because it's so easy you'll love it as well.



Ingredients:

1 kilo - Lean Pork (or chicken); cut into 1 inch strips or bite size pieces

1/2 cup - soy sauce (preferrably high grade like Coconut brand)

Flour

oil for deep frying


Marinade the pork in soysauce (not too much, just enough for the meat to absorbe the soy sauce without excess) for 30 min or more. Heat oil in wok. When the oil is hot enough, cover the meat in flour piece by pice and drop in wok, Fry until golden brown. You're done. Enjoy youe meal.