Food Friday

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

Ms. Winnie, with her post Unique Cheesecake with Homemade Cheese", on her site: Something Sweet.

I love how Ms. Winnie decorated her cheesecake! So fun! Click on the shot to see some more lovely and delicious pictures of her cheesecake (as well as the recipe!). 

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Something light and fresh this week: Cauliflower and Pasta (with Coconut Milk and Basil)

Ingredients:

• pasta of your choice (cooked according to package directions)
• cauliflower
• ground pork (optional, if you want to make it vegetarian)
• basil cubes (here is how I did mine)
• coconut milk (fresh, frozen, or from a can, or powder....whichever is available)
• salt, pepper, garlic
• arugula

Procedure:

• Place ground pork on hot pot with a bit of water. Add salt and pepper. Once water has evaporated, brown the meat for a bit, then add garlic and cauliflower. Mix till cauliflower is half-cooked.
• Meanwhile, cook the pasta and keep warm.
• Add basil cubes and coconut milk to the cauliflower and pork. It's not going to be a soup, so go easy on the amount. Turn off fire.
• Add to the pasta and mix well.
• Adjust seasoning, if you have to.
• Add a side of arugula (which I drizzled with a bit of olive oil, salt, pepper and calamansi juice), or any green of your choice.

Enjoy!

I really loved the dish, though my youngest was not so fond of the arugula. Weird combination, but I have never really been known to follow what is tradition. lol. When it comes to food, I have always believed: To each his own! :P

I would like to say, though, that this is going to be my last Food Friday post. Well, I just might post (will, most probably) some more food posts, but it would not be strictly on Fridays. lol. I love food too much. :D

Also, I would love to thank everyone who has played Food Friday! Through this weekly thingy I have learned not only about new (and old) restaurants, new recipes, new ingredients, new ways of cooking, but also about the different cultures and the important role that food has been playing... Again, many thanks! :)

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Ms. Czjai, with her post: French Toast with a Twist, on her blog, The Rebel Sweetheart.

Now that would be a lovely sight to wake up to! Want to know how to make it yourself? Click on the shot and check out Ms. Czjai's yummy post!

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My youngest and I cooked this a couple of afternoons ago: Devil's Food Cake topped with Almond Butter. Honestly, we had no idea what we were going to add as a topping, so we gathered what we had available, and decided to play. :)

Ingredients

• almond butter
• cream cheese
• honey (organic, raw, and unfiltered preferred)
• one box cake mix (we chose Devil's Food Cake because of it's name, lol)

Procedure:

• Cook cake according to package instructions.
• Let cool.
• While it's cooling, mix the three ingredients. Sorry, I didn't measure them. Ugh, my bad.
• We were having too much fun mixing things up.
• Add the topping only after the cake has cooled. That doesn't mean we didn't eat a few pieces while it was still hot, though. :P

We bought those pretty little shiny candy drops together with the cake mix. We all thought it would look real pretty on top of those cakes. Not that tasty, though. lol. We decided to ditch them and leave the rest of the cupcakes candy-drops free after our first taste. Can't deny it looks pretty! :P

Yes, the cake mix was delicious. Loved the chocolatey taste.

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Mr. Nicholas, with his post: Cheaters Smoked Salmon Pizza, on his blog: Intelliblog.

Curious why Mr. Nicholas called this Cheaters Smoked Salmon Pizza? Looks delicious, doesn't it? If you love pizza (like me!), then click on the shot and see how you can make this yourself, too!

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Since it's now summer time here (and my kids are not so keen on summer classes - can't blame them! lol), we have been waking up late. That's why our breakfast these days are usually heavier than our school days breakfast fare (fruit, soft boiled eggs, and juice/hot choco, plus the occasional cereals), which should be done in a flash. lol. Here's our "usual" summer late breakfast food: Eggs Two Ways, is how I'd like to call this. :P

Ingredients

• Eggs
• Potatoes (diced)
• Bellpepper (diced)
• Tomatoes (diced)
• Chili leaves (or use what you have available)
• salt, pepper, garlic, onions
• Coconut oil for frying

Procedures

• A. Put the diced potatoes on hot pan with oil. Then add the bellpepper, garlic, onions and tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Put everything in the center of the pan, then top with the chili leaves (careful, there might be a bit of oil splashing since the leaves are "wet"). Immediately put the egg on top, some salt, then cover the pan (so that the leaves and egg will cook because of the steam).
• I like my egg "cooked" on top (am not a fan of "raw" eggs, though it does look good in pictures. lol), so I waited till it was no longer "red".
• Remove from the pan and transfer to a plate. Sprinkle with pepper.

**I added salt on the egg before putting on the cover; you may omit this, if you want. Instead, you may add the salt and pepper together after transferring the whole thing to a plate.

• B. Place potatoes on hot pan with oil. After a few minutes, add the bellpepper, then the garlic, onions, and tomatoes. Add salt and pepper.
• Remove from the pan once cooked.
• If there are no more any oil on the pan, add about a tablespoon. Once hot, add the beaten egg.
• Put the cooked mixture on top of the scrambled egg, then some chili leaves. Place on one side only, so that you can easily flip the other side to cover the mixture.
• Cook some more, if you want, by flipping the whole thing over.
• Drizzle with ketchup, or whatever you fancy.

Both dishes were yummy served with toast and our desired drinks (we all had hot choco that day). It's delicious with hot steamed rice, too, am sure. Yes, I will be serving more of this the next couple of days. Most probably change the chili leaves to whatever I have available! Or maybe add plantain bananas. LOL. Crazy, huh?! :)

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Ms. Czjai, with her post "Hong Kong Holiday | The Lucky Nugget", on her site: The Rebel Sweetheart.

Traveling is always a pleasure, in my opinion. Specially if you are faced with new things - including food! Join Ms. Czjai as she narrates a portion of her Hong Kong Disneyland trip and some of the food that they encountered along the way. Click on the shot!

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The last couple of days has been quite hot and humid, so I really didn't do much experimenting when it came to cooking. This was a mainstay for the past few days: Mango Smoothie with Chia Seeds.

Ingredients:
1 cup frozen mango slices (been freezing some ripe mangoes)
1 cup coconut water (chilled)
1 pc banana (or pineapple slices)
1 tbsp raw organic honey (or coconut sugar)
2 tbsp chia seeds

Procedure:
Blend the first four ingredients together till you're satisfied.
Add in the chia seeds, then mix. Wait for a bit till the seeds have bloomed before slurping. :)

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Journey

Took that mobile shot while we were on our way to Silang, Cavite last weekend (19 April 2014).
Edited using the phone, too. I just wish I can find an app that lets me post here (blogger). It would be way simpler! :)

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Ms. Hazel, with her post, Exam season, on her blog: In the Big Chili.

Yum Yum Yum! Perfect treat for someone who has been working 9hrs per day for the past couple of days...right, Ms. Hazel? :) Click on the shot to know more about Ms. Hazel's lovely post!

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Something really simple for today:  My "Pumped Up" Cereals.

Ingredients:

• Cereals of your choice (I used Nestle's Fitnesse Clusters {Almond Nut})
• Milk (I used Almond Breeze {AlmondMilk and CoconutMilk blend})
• Chia seeds (preferably left to soak in the milk/liquid first till it "blooms" to a gel-like consistency similar to tapioca)
• Cacao nibs (mine was coated in coconut sugar)

Procedure:
Mix chia seeds and milk. Once the seeds have bloomed (mine took about ten minutes), add in the cereals and cacao nibs. Enjoy! :)

My shot shows chia seeds that have not bloomed yet. Had to wait for a bit, and by the time the seeds were ready, my cereal flakes were already soggy! lol. Lesson learned. Still, it was delicious!

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Ms. Winnie, with her post, "Chocolate Mousse Cake on Hazelnut Crust - Gluten Free", on her site: Something Sweet (Winnie's Blog).

Doesn't that look tempting! Expect to be greeted with yummy treats when you visit Ms. Winnie's blog! Click on the shot above and be transported to cake heaven!

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A light snack for this week's food post: Avocado Spread on Cheesy Toast.

Ingredients

• Bread of your choice (I had baguette, which I sliced)
• Avocado (ripe and mushy)
• Cheese (your choice, or whatever you have)
• salt, pepper, extra virgin olive oil
• calamansi/lemon juice
• coconut sugar/ honey (optional)

Procedure:
Put salt, pepper, and cheese on bread slices, then toast. Go easy on the salt (usually cheese is salty enough).
While the bread is toasting, mash the mushy avocado together with about a teaspoon of calamansi/lemon juice and a sprinkling of coconut sugar (totally optional; you can use honey {raw and organic preferred}, if you want).
Once done, add on toast.
Sprinkle with extra virgin olive oil, pepper and salt.
Devour, paired with your favorite drink.

I finished everything on that plate! Yes, I did. Honestly. :)

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