Fried Chicken Wings

· 3 tablespoon oyster sauce
· Salt & Pepper Pepper to taste
· 6 chicken wings
· 1cup cooking oil

Mix well all the ingredients. Marinate chicken for atleast 4hrs or overnight with the sauce.

Heat frying pan and put the oil. Fry each side 3 minutes in medium heat.

Spaghetti

· 5 tablespoon olive oil or cooking oil
· 1/4 cup onion, finely chopped
· 5 cloves garlic, finely chopped
· 400g minced beef
· 4 cups tomato sauce
· 5 tablespoon italian herbs
· 1/2 cup sweet chilli sauce
· 2 tablespoon condensed milk
· 1/2 cup green bell pepper, finely chopped
· 1/2 cup green carrots, julienne
· 1 cup sausages, chopped
· 1 cup mushroom, chopped
· 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
· Salt & pepper to taste

· 500g spaghetti pasta
· 1/4 cup butter

Cook pasta for 10 to 12 minutes in boiling salted water. Wash and drain well. Mixed with butter. Set aside.

Saute garlic and onion with olive oil. Add beef, herbs and saute for 5 minutes. Pour totato sauce, sweet&chili sauce and stir it well. Let it boil for 10-15 minutes. Add carrots, sausages, mushrooms and condensed milk. Simmer for 5minutes. Add green bellpepper and cook for 5 minutes. Add salt and pepper. Keep stirring and boil for 5minutes.

Put pasta on the plate and pour the sauce. Garnish with cheese. Serve immediately.

Bulalo

· 1 onion
· ½ kg oxtail, chopped into serving pieces
· 10 pcs string beans, cut into 2 pieces each
· 1 piece carrot, sliced into 6pcs
· 1 piece potato, sliced into 4pcs
· 1 cup cabbage, chopped
· 1 tablespoon whole pepper
· 6 cups water
· Salt and pepper to taste
· optional 1 tablespoon fish sauce

Boil oxtail in water, pepper and salt for 60minutes or 30 minutes using pressure cooker. Add onion. Boil for 15mins. Add carrots. Boil for 5 mins. Add potatoes. After 5mins, string beans and beans. Simmer until the meat is tender.

Serve with rice.

Grilled Shrimps with mango sauce

Last Tuesday, we had a business meeting at Raffles Yacht Club and I ordered something like this dish. I liked the interesting blend of butter and mango.


12 pcs shrimps
1/2 cup butter
1 ripe mango, peeled and diced
3 cloves of garlic, chopped into fine cubes
salt & pepper


Grill shrimps with pepper and salt in a grill pan.

In separate non-sticky pan, heat butter in low heat, add garlic and saute. Saute for 2 minutes. Add the mango, salt and pepper and mix well. Do not over cook. Cook for 2-3 minutes.

Serve with rice.

Tuna Salad

· 1 can tuna


· 10 baby tomatoes


· 3 cups of salad vegetable


· 2 tablespoons olive oil
· 1 pcs avocado, chopped
· salt and pepper

In a medium bowl, toss tuna, avocado, vegetables, olive oil, tomatoes, salt and pepper, Mix well and serve.

Crab Soup with Noodles

· 1 onions


· 1/4 cup ginger


· 1 watercres


· 1-2 pcs crab
· 2 tsp patis (fish sauce)
· cooking oil
· 5 cups water
· 100g rice vermicelli noodles
· Salt and pepper to taste

In a casserole, sauté ginger then add onion. Add water and lower the heat. Let it boil for 10mins. Add crabs. Cook for 10 minutes. Add noodles and fish sauce. Let it boil for another 5minutes. Then add watercress, salt and pepper. Cook for another 5 minutes.

Turon

· 10 pcs. ripe banana
· 1 pack big size spring roll wrapper
· 1/2 cup brown sugar
· 1/2 cup fresh langka(jackfruit)
· cooking oil


Trim both ends of each banana and peel off skin, cut into half lengthwise keep aside. Cut langka into strips and keep aside.

In a plate place one piece of spring roll wrapper and place on top 1 slice of banana rolled in sugar. Add on top the strips of langka. Roll lumpia wrapper halfway, fold both ends, now fully roll.

Heat non-sticky frying pan and oil in low medium to high heat fry banana rolls in batches 3-4 minutes each side or until lumpia skins are crisp, golden brown. Remove banana rolls from wok and drain excess oil.

Serve with cola while the skins are still crisp.

French Tomato Soup

When we went to Paris, we tried an authentic French soup and it tasted really nice and was healthy at the same time.

The ingredients

· 5 ripe fresh tomatoes

· 2 cloves of garlic

· 2 onions(white)

· 2 leeks

· 2 carrots

· 2 celery

· 1/4 cauliflower

· 1 small greenbell pepper

· 1 1/2 cup tomato sauce

· 5 cups of water

· 1 chicken broth

· 1 teaspoon basil

· 2 pcs drined bayleaf

· 2 tablespoon butter

· 2 tablespoon olive oil

· 1/3 teaspoon sugar

Peel and de-seed the tomatoes. For easy peeling, you can put them in boiling hot water for a moment. Wash with cold water and peel.

In sauce pan fry gently in the olive oil and butter the onions.

When they are soft, add water, tomato sauce, tomatoes, basil, bayleaf, garlic, leeks, carrots, cauliflower and celery. Simmer very gently for 10 minutes.

Add water and salt, pepper and greenbell pepper. Simmer for a further 15 minutes.

Serve with parmesan to sprinkle on top.

Have fun and enjoy cooking.

Herb Baked Chicken

· 1 whole chicken

· 2 teaspoons dried basil

· 2 teaspoons italian herbs

· 1 teaspoon oregano

· 2 teaspoon salt

· 1 teaspoon pepper

· 1 teaspoon paprika

· 3 tablespoon olive oil

Wash chicken and dry skin using paper towel. Rub oil, salt and pepper. Rub all the herbs. Wrap the chicken using cling wrap or zip lock. Refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours. Bake at 180°C or 45-60 minutes each side.

Have fun and enjoy cooking.

Banana Fritters

Our family loves banana. And I'd like to share one of our banana dessert menu.

· 1 1/2 cups flour

· 1 teaspoon baking powder

· 1/4 teaspoo baking soda

· 1/4 teaspoon salt

· 1 egg, beaten

· 1 cup water

· 4 firm bananas, cut into 4 and pressed

· 5 cups vegetable oil (for frying)

Dip:

· 3/4 cup water

· 1 cup white sugar

· 1 cup cream

In a bowl combine egg, flour, baking powder, soda and salt. Gradually blend in the water and beat with whisk until smooth.

Heat oil in a large skillet over high heat. Dip banana pieces in flour water mixture, coating well. Cook 4-6 pieces at a time until golden brown, about 2-4 minutes. Drain using paper towels.

Heat not-sticky pan, put water and sugar at the centre. Let it boil until carmelized. Once it's carmelized add cream and mix.

Enjoy cooking :)

Farmtown Addiction

I was addicted with a Facebook game called Farmtown. I started my farm in 5th August 2009 and after a month, 5 September 2009 i reached the last level where i could buy a mansion worth 1million. During my first week of playing the game, i slept after 1am everyday.

The concept of the design is like my dream land. It's a beach resort with a farm.

My Mansion



My Beach Farm



Farmtown LEVEL
Level 1 - Getting Started
Level 2 - 20 exp points - Just Moved In
Level 3 - 50 exp points - Learning the Ropes
Level 4 - 100 exp points - Apprentice - Buy Strawberry seeds / send gift pear trees
Level 5 - 250 exp points - Farmer - Buy Small House / Buy Cart / send gift Dogs
Level 6 - 500 exp points - Adept - Buy Cart with Barrels / Buy Wheat seeds / send gift Banana trees
Level 7 - 750 exp points - Promising Farmer - Buy Water Well / send gift Pigs
Level 8 - 1,000 exp points - Green Thumb - Buy Dirt Path / Buy Sunflower seeds / send gift Plum trees
Level 9 - 1,500 exp points - Popular Farmer - Buy Silo / send gift Cows
Level 10 - 2,000 exp points - Superb Farmer - Buy Stacked Crates / Buy Coffee seeds / send gift Peach trees
Level 11 - 2,500 exp points - Talented Farmer - Buy Windmill / send gift Horses
Level 12 - 3,000 exp points - Talk of the Town - Buy Table with Stools / Send gift Cherry trees
Level 13 - 3,500 exp points - Distinguished Farmer - Send gift Bunny
Level 14 - 4,000 exp points - Specialist - Buy Barb Wire Fence / Send gift Mango trees
Level 15 - 4,500 exp points - Inspiring Farmer - Buy Barn / upgrade to 14x14 * farm unlocks / Send gift Cat
Level 16 - 5,000 exp points - VIP - Send gift Coconut Tree
Level 17 - 6,000 exp points - High Achiever - Buy Small Pond / Upgrade to 16x16 * farm unlocks / Send gift Donkey
Level 18 - 7,000 exp points - Master Farmer - Buy Farm House / Send gift Palm trees
Level 19 - 8,000 exp points - Influential Farmer - Buy Squirrels / upgrade to 18x18 * farm unlocks
Level 20 - 9,000 exp points - Expert Farmer - Buy Hedge
Level 21 - 10,000 exp points - Eminent Farmer - Buy Wood Shed / Buy Brown Dog / upgrade to 20x20 * farm unlocks
Level 22 - 11,000 exp points - Mighty Farmer
Level 23 - 12,500 exp points - Gifted Farmer - Buy Fruit Stand / Buy Llamas / upgrade to 22x22 * farm unlocks
Level 24 - 15,000 exp points - Green Ace - Buy Stone Fence
Level 25 - 20,000 exp points - Acclaimed Farmer - Upgrade to 24x24 * farm unlocks
Level 26 - 25,000 exp points - Just Brilliant - Buy Tent
Level 27 - 35,000 exp points - Extraordinary Farmer
Level 28 - 45,000 exp points - Virtuoso - Buy Big Pond
Level 29 - 55,000 exp points - Green Prodigy
Level 30 - 70,000 exp points - Awe Inspiring - Buy Greenhouse
Level 31 - 85,000 exp points - Force of Nature
Level 32 - 100,000 exp points - Green Genius - Buy Stone Path
Level 33 - 120,000 exp points - Tycoon
Level 34 - 150,000 exp points - Green Wizard - Buy Mansion

Farmtown Real Estate
level - size - cost - XP
start - 12x12
15 - 14x14 - 20,000 coins - 203
17 - 16x16 - 25,000 coins - 251
19 - 18x18 - 30,000 coins - 302
21 - 20x20 - 35,000 coins - 352
23 - 22x22 - 40,000 coins - 402
25 - 24x24 - 80,000 coins - 800


Data Sheet for Crops



Grapes/raspberries can earn more money and XP(exprience points) however if you choose to have NO LIFE like me because you need to harvest-plow-plant(repeat million times).

Chicken Carbonara

· 1/4 cup butter
· 1 cup cream (nestle cream 170g)
· 2 cups evaporated milk
· 5 slices of bacon (grilled and cut in strips)
· 200g chicken breast (grilled and cut in cubes)
· 500g fettuccine (or spaghetti)
· 1/2 cup green peas
· 1/4c. grated Parmesan cheese
· Salt & pepper to taste

Grill chicken for 8-10 minutes each side and cut into cubes. Grill bacon for 2-3 minutes each side and cut into strips. Set aside.

Cook pasta for 10 to 12 minutes in boiling salted water. Wash and drain well. Set aside.

Saute garlic and onion with butter. Add chicken and saute. Pour evaporated milk and mix it well. Let it boil for 5minutes. Add cream, bacon, cheese and green peas. Add salt and pepper. Keep stirring and boil for 5minutes.

Put pasta on the plate and pour the sauce. Garnish with bacon and cheese. Serve immediately.

Fruit Salad

· 1 can Del monte Fruit cocktail (825g)
· 1 cup fresh apples, cut in cube
· 1/2 condensed milk
· 1 cup cream( nestle cream 170g)

Drain excess fluid from fruit cocktail. Toss fruits with condensed milk and cream. Mix well

Store in freezer for 15-20mins and serve.

Shrimp wrapped with noodles

· 15 pcs shrimps, peeled
· 100gram spinach wonton noodles (or just plain wonton noodle)
· salt and pepper

Mix shrimps, salt and pepper well. Wrap shrimp with noodles. Deep fry it until very crispy. Serve with mayonnaise and sweet chili sauce.

enjoy!

Pork Pochero

· ½ kilo lean pork, cut into serving pcs.
· 4 tbsp. Olive oil
· 4 cloves of garlic, chopped
· 1 onion, chopped
· 2 potato, cut into serving pcs.
· 3 saba or plantain banana,, sliced diagonally
· 1/2 carrot, cut into serving pcs.
· 10 string beans, cut into 2
· 5 Pechay or Chinese white cabbage, cut into 2
· 1 1/2 cup tomato sauce
· 1 pc.bayleaf
· 4 tbsp. black soy sauce
· salt & pepper

Boil pork with salt, bay leaf, pepper and soy sauce for 15-20mins. Set aside.

Fry potatoes and banana. Set aside. In the same pan, sauté garlic until light brown then adds onion. Sauté for a few minutes. Add pork, tomato sauce and stir well. Add carrots. Boil for 5mins. Add potatoes, string beans and pechay and simmer for 5mins. Add banana and simmer for 2 mins. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Enjoy and serve with rice.

Cassava Cake

• 4 cups grated cassava – thawed and drain the juice
• 2 cups grated cocunut
• 2 eggs, well beaten
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 1 cup condensed milk
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• Grated cheese

Topping 1 (1st layer)

• 1/2cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup condensed milk
• 1/2 coconut milk

Cook brown sugar, condensed milk and coconut milk in low medium heat. Stir until thick and pour over cassava cake and bake again.


Topping 2 (last layer)

• 2 tbsp plain flour
• 1/2 cup condensed milk

Blend flour and condensed milk in a pot. Stir over low medium heat until thick and pour over cassava cake and bake again.


Pre-heat the oven to 350F. Mix grated cassava and coconut. Add sugar, condensed milk, coconut milk, egg and mix well. You can use food processor or heavy duty blender to mix all the ingredients.

Spread olive oil in the baking pan. Pour the mixture. Bake for 45 minutes. Pour the topping 1 and bake for 10 more minutes. Pour the topping 2 and bake for 10 more minutes.

Serve with grated cheese on top.

Cassava Suman

• 1 kilogram grated cassava (tapioca)
• 500 grams grated young coconut
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• banana leaves

Pass the banana leaves over fire to make it easy for folding later.

Squeeze grated cassava to extract water from it. Mix cassava, coconut and brown sugar. Put 2 spoonful of cassava mixture and wrap each with banana leaf and fold each side. Lay the wrapped mixture in a saucepan with water and cook for 30 minutes.

This can be served either hot or cold.