Food Friday

This week's Featured Food Friday player is ...

Ms. Czjai, with her post: Kalbi Taco, on her blog The Rebel Sweetheart.

It has been ages since I last had taco ... not because I don't like them, but because there seems to be something else in the menu that catches my attention. This kalbi taco shot looks real tempting and makes me want to make my own! Click on the shot above and see how you can make yours!

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This week's post is inspired by an instagram post (which she also shared here with us, two Food Friday weeks ago) by Teacher Julie, her Banana and Egg Pancakes. I was intrigued with the way she incorporated plantain into her pancake, and I know I just had to make mine, too. I did some modifications on my pancake, though, that's why am calling it Banana, Oats, and Cinnamon Pancake. Or maybe you can call it "Whatever-Is-Available Pancake", since I just used whatever I had at that moment. I had to buy the bananas, though. :P

Ingredients

• 4 bananas (i used ripe saba bananas)
• 2 teaspoonfuls honey
• 1 large egg
• 3 tablespoons rolled oats
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• salt

Procedure

• Combine everything.
• Heat a pan and add a bit of oil. Put a tablespoon (or whatever is convenient for you) of the mixture into the hot pan. I chose to put a lid over mine and steam it at the same time - found out it cooks faster this way which lessens the time the other side touches the pan (and prevents burning).
• Warm, room temperature, or straight from the refrigerator, I liked it!

I actually cooked this as my brunch a couple of days ago. I wasn't able to eat everything all at once so the rest went to the refrigerator. Eating this reminds me of "nilupak na saba" (mashed unripe saba bananas with the meat of a young coconut), which my yaya used to make. I actually ate the rest as the day progressed, and every time I passed by the refrigerator, though. lol. Yes, it was gone before the day was done. :P

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Food Friday

This week's Featured in Food Friday player is...

Ms. Jessica, who blogs over at Home Cooking with Jessy, with her post: My little girl's first time to eat at Jollibee

It's wonderful that after six years Ms. Jessy has managed to go back home and even bring along her kid to meet some of the family! I can just imagine her mom's apprehension meeting her granddaughter for the first time and finally hugging her. Eating in one of her fave fast food restaurants must also be a real treat after all those years! Am sure you had an awesome vacation here, Ms. Jessy! To know more, click on the picture above.

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A basic recipe for Pancake is my post for this week. Yeah, so basic and you can add fruits to liven it up, or maybe make it savoury instead of sweet. Your call. :)

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp coarse salt
• 2 3/4 tsps baking powder
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 3 tbsps unsalted butter, plus more for serving
• Vegetable oil, for the griddle
• Pure maple syrup, warmed, for serving

*note: I used 1 1/2 tbsp muscovado sugar and added 1 tbsp vanilla extract
I didn't have maple syrup; I used confectioner's powdered sugar instead

Procedure:

• Mix together the dry ingredients first.
• Make a hole in the center then add in the wet ingredients. Mix well.
• Put vegetable oil (I used canola oil) into the pan and cook until you see bubbles on the side; then flip them over. Wait a few minutes then place on clean plate. Spread some butter on top and the maple syrup (in my case, I used powdered sugar). Enjoy.

Usually, we eat them as they cook. Tastes much better that way. lol. I must admit, the pancakes were not as fluffy as I wanted. But it tasted great. :)

Also, I forgot where I got the recipe, so sorry! Will post it here when I do manage to find the site...was browsing via my phone that day when I copied the recipe. :P

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The Featured Food Friday player for today is...

Chef Heather (aka the "girlichef"), who owns the site girlichef, with her blog post: Chilied Tortilla Soup with Kale

I have heard/read of tortilla soups before, but haven't tried it yet. Chef Heather's post just made me want to try one real soon! This is the second time that I have featured one of Chef Heather's food posts here and I tell ya, her posts just gets better every time I go and visit! So indulge yourself and visit her delicious food site now! 

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My family and I have been feeling a bit under the weather lately, so I haven't been cooking much. What I came up for this week's Food Friday post is: Poached Egg on Pancakes

Ingredients:
poached egg
pancake (I used the recipe from here)

• 3/4 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons white vinegar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons white sugar (i used 2.5 tbsp since)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• cooking spray

Procedure:

1. Combine milk with vinegar in a medium bowl and set aside for 5 minutes to "sour".
2. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Whisk egg and butter into "soured" milk. Pour the flour mixture into the wet ingredients and whisk until lumps are gone.
3. Heat a large skillet over medium heat, and coat with cooking spray. Pour 1/4 cupfuls of batter onto the skillet, and cook until bubbles appear on the surface. Flip with a spatula, and cook until browned on the other side.

The pancakes tasted a bit different than the ones we were used to (it wasn't as sweet as the ones from the premixes), but it went well with the poached egg...my eldest son liked it so much he requested that we have it again the next day! lol. Btw, he had two poached eggs on his plate. I only had one. :D

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