Asians are not oatmeal eaters, but oatmeal cookies are thing of the future. Oatmeal cookies are box office hits in Coffee shops such as Starbucks, Gloria jeans, Figarro etc. With or without coffee oatmeal cookies is a great treats for children of all ages.

• INGREDIENTS AND DIRECTIONS:     
•       2 cups butter or vegetable oil
•       4 cups flour
•       2 teaspoons baking soda
•       2 teaspoons baking powder
•       1 cup white sugar
•       3 cups brown sugar
•       5 cups oatmeal (instant or quick cook)
•       1 cup peanuts or pili nuts
•       1 cup dried raisins
•       1 teaspoon salt
•       4 eggs, beaten
•       2 teaspoons vanilla

Cream together the butter and the both sugars.  Add everything but the flour and oatmeal – the nuts, eggs, salt, baking powder, baking soda and vanilla and mix them well.  Finally, add the flour and the oatmeal.  This gets hard to mix, so I hope you have an electric mixer!  Either that, or try cutting this recipe in half.  Take a large spoonful of this dough and roll it into a ball and place on an ungreased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart from other spoonfuls.  This recipe will fill several cookie sheets.  Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for about 12-13 minutes.  Spread cooked cookies in racks to cool. Remember that they will get a little more crispy as they cool.

Enjoy your cookies! Mwahugs! 

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ADOBONG KANGKONG

Only a true Filipino would love this dish, almost comparable to that of kimchi of Korea, it is both an appetizer and viand for rice. It is best served with Tinapa (smoked fish) or Itlog na pula (salted egg) with tomato. It’s all yours…

Ingredients

• 1 kilo kangkong (river spinach) cleaned and cut
• 2 tbsp chopped garlic
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 cup of vinegar
• 2 onions sliced
• ½ cup chopped Ginger
• 1/4 cup dark soy sauce
• 1 laurel leaf or 1 star anise
• 2 long green chili (siling berde) chopped
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• ¼ cup light soy sauce
• Salt and pepper & MSG to taste

METHOD

• Stir fry chili, ginger, garlic and onions in a big pan.

• Add water, laurel leaf, dark soy sauce, some salt and bring to a boil.

• Then add the vinegar and sugar, let boil.

• Add the kangkong stalks first and cook for 2 minutes then add the kangkong leaves. Continue cooking until the vegetable is almost done (don’t overcooked).

• Add light soy sauce, salt, pepper and MSG to taste

Serve hot! Enjoy!

MWAHUGS!

• ½ cup cornstarch
• 2 cups flour
• 2 eggs
• 2-3 cups squash, grated
• 1-2 cups bean sprout “toge” (or grated turnips “singkamas”)
• 1 cup carrots grated
• 1 cup malunggay leaves (or thinly sliced “lubias or chicharo”)
• 2-3 pcs bell pepper, chopped
• 2 cups fried shrimps (or 1 cup chopped cooked bacon)
• 2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp pepper
• 1 cup water
• 2 onions, chopped
• 2 cups cooking oil

• Combine water, egg, flour, cornstarch, salt and pepper.

• Add all vegetables into the mixture and blend well.Make sure that they are well coated with egg-flour mixture.

• Tip1: to make it real crisp add 1 cup of “galapong” into the mixture

• Tip2: street food okoy has a drop of food color: yellow or orange

• Chill the mixture real cold before cooking. Drop small amount into hot oil, deep fry until brown and crispy.

• Drain excess oil using a strainer. Serve with dipping sauce.

• Mix 1/2 cup vinegar with a tbsp sugar, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp. pepper and 1 tsp. soy sauce.
• Add 1 tbsp chopped onion and 2 segment garlic
• Add 2 chillies – siling labuyo for a real hot tasting sauce
  

Serve hot.  Makes about 12 big okoys or 24 small ones.

Enjoy your meal.  MWAHUGS!

SIOPAO

Because of heavy Chinese influence, Philippines has develop a liking for Chinese food which has since became an integral part of Filipino cuisine.  One of this is siopao – a Chinese inspired Pinoy style soft white bread with meat fillings – an indispensable pinoy delicious snack.

Ingredients:

Dough:

• 2 kilo all purpose flour
• ½ kilo all purpose flour
• ½ kilo white sugar
• 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
• 1 cup cooking oil or lard
• 10 tablespoon baking powder
• 2 tablespoon vinegar
• 2 cups boiling water

Filling:   Pork or Chicken Asado

• 1 kilo pork meat (from pig’s head) or chicken
• ½ kilo brown sugar
• 3 tablespoon cornstarch, dissolved in 1 cup water
• 2 cloves garlic
• 2 onions
• 1 cup lukewarm water
• 3 teaspoons salt
• 4 teaspoons oyster sauce
• 4 teaspoons light soy sauce
• 5 pieces star anise
• 10 hard-boiled eggs

PROCEDURE:

Siopao Dough:

• In a medium bowl, combine flour, salt and baking powder, vinegar, set aside.
• In another bowl liquefy yeast in lukewarm water then add 1 cup of the flour mixture. Mix thoroughly.
• Cover with a cloth and let rise 1 hour.
• In the meantime, soften the white sugar in the boiling water.
• Stir well then let cool to lukewarm.
• Pour into the yeast mixture, and then add the rest of the prepared flour mixture.
• Stir to blend well. Grease a large bowl.
• Turn dough out onto a floured board and knead for 3 minutes, you want your dough smooth, not sticky.
• Put ball into bowl, turn once and cover with a damp cloth.
• Let rise 2 hours or until doubled.

Siopao Filling: Pork Asado or Chicken Asado

• Stir fry the garlic and onions in oil in a wok.
• Add pork (preferably meat from pig’s head), or chicken and stir fry for 1 minute or until meat is no longer pink.
• Add soy sauce, oyster sauce and brown sugar.
• Transfer in the dissolved cornstarch and stir fry quickly until meat is glazed well.
• Remove from heat and let cool.

To make Siopao:

• Knead dough further on a floured board for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Divide dough and roll further
• Cut each into 50to60 grams a piece using a weighing scale.
• Roll each piece into a ball using your hands then rolling it flat into a 3 inch diameter circle.
• Powder with flour if needed to prevent sticking.
• Place 1 slice of egg into center of dough round, then 1 Tablespoon of filling with sauce.
• Gather sides of round pinch together and twist.
• Put pinched side down on parchment paper and place in steamer. Repeat until done.
• Cover with a damp cloth and let rise for 1 hour. Steam Siopao for 20 minutes. You can freeze cooked Siopao, simply re-steam for 10 minutes.
• Makes about 50 pieces of siopao

Enjoy your meal

MWAHUGZ!!!