Crunchy Pork Belly

A very know dish in the Philippines, called as Lechon Kawali. It is made from pork belly that has been deep fried to make the skin crunchy. However my version is to use the oven, the healthier way to eat. Well healthier than deep frying, isn't it? I realized that when I use oven, I could maintain the crunchiness longer than deep frying plus, fats oozes out from it, so you can just throw all the oil into the garbage can.

Less fat means less guilt :)

Gyudon

       This is my version of gyudon. I can not find dashi in the local grocery store, thus I used vegetable broth instead. The outcome is great.  My kids love it. My eldest son is asking for more. My youngest son even took a picture of it.  Too bad hubby is not in town to taste it.

In Japan, they often used raw eggs, however I prefer to use scrambled egg to prevent salmonella infection. 

Tart

Inspired by what my sister in LA made, I tried my own version of fruit tart. I did not follow any recipe book, and just made what I think might be right. I planned to use custard powder, however my powder was not enough, thus I decided to make the custard from scratch instead of going out to buy more. The tart is not perfect but still tastes good. Hopefully the next time it would be even better :-)

I brushed it with a bit of clear gelatine to make the fruit appeared glossy

Lumpia

                  Tomorrow is Mother's Day, and hubby just asked me what do I want to eat, and I said "Lumpia", my mom's "lumpia". He said that he will try to cook it for me. So we both go through the ingredients that we need. My mom used to cook it for us, and that is what I am missing so much, sad to say I can never taste it again because she passed away for almost nine years.
                 I bought some of the ingredients yesterday, and a few remaining was bought today by hubby, he intend to do everything by himself, and serve it for dinner, However I can not wait anymore thus I told him I want to have it for lunch instead. Chopping into tiny bits, and grating takes a lot of time, thus I decided to help him, and do the cooking myself since it was almost 12 noon. And to tell you the truth, I have never tried cooking lumpia in my entire life. My sisters know how to cook it, but the fact that we all live oceans apart, it will only mean that I have to wait longer before I can have some.


TADA!!!!!!!!!!!! Here's my first attempt of cooking lumpia!

                       My decision of trying to cook it myself turns out to be a success:), everything was based on my memory of how it should taste, no recipe book is being followed.

Let's EAT!!

Festive Night

                   We were not able to celebrate chinese new year, due to the fact that we are busy unpacking our stuffs. We just moved to a new place, closer to my kids school. Thus now was the only time I started to have more time than the last couple of days.  I chose to make 3 dishes today, vegetable, seafood and meat.





CHILI AUSTRALIAN LOBSTER

 

BEEF SALPICAO

       CHINESE SPINACH WITH SZECHUAN  SESAME BEAN CURD

Garlic and Butter Shrimp

                     My eldest son doesnt like shrimp that much, however whenever it is steamed with garlic and butter, he will definitely asks for more.

VERY GARLICKY !! YUM

Steam , Steam, Steam - Heathier Option



Everyone in my family loves tofu, so I decided to make a different dish instead of the usual one added in soup. My experiment turns out great. My kids love it. 

Japanese Tofu with Sweet Ham Drizzled lightly with sweet thick sauce