Mongo beans and Chicharon

i was given 100 pesos
and took a challenge together with my sister
we both researched on something
that will satisfy our taste buds
and at the same time
keep the food on budget
but should be in the level of
satisfaction

so we decided to cook
"guinisang monggo"

the ingredients were cheap and simple

all you need is mongo beans
boiled until skin peels

ampalaya/ bitter melon

its bitter..so to reduce
a little bitterness
here's the technique

in a small bowl of water
put salt
then mix until salt is dissolved

together with the bitter melon,
just leave it there for 30min.

another ingredients were
garlic onion

and of course
the crispy
chicharon

to those who didn't know
this is a skin of pork
dried and fried

saute the garlic and onion
i put some salt
and pepper
as you can see in the photo
there's caramelization happening
that's the flavor im trying to get

then put water and mix

this is the time when the caramel
of the sauted onion and garlic dissolves
and becomes the flavor of this meal

once boiling...
put the boiled unpeeled monggo
beans...

keep on boiling
and put the bitter mellon

and boiling

when you noticed that the beans
has bloomed like the flower
meaning it doesn't look like beans anymore
mostly crushed
and the broth is a little thick...

it means its cooked already

you may put the chicharon
straight to the broth

but i preger it topped
on the guinisang monggo
id like to keep the crisp of it






this is a very healthy food rich in iron
though its not recommended to those who have
gouty arthritis...

FOOD QUICKIE: Potato loves Nuggets

tips: I use spoon to remove the skin of the potato

it doesn't only save the amount of potato but also the amount of

nutrients (yeah)

I boiled the potato...then

from what I imagined....and what taste would it be like.....

I tried to mix butter,cheese , boiled eggs, shreaded chicken and vegetable leafs (pechay)

added salt and pepper to taste

YUMMY!

the butter and cheese gave a distinct flavor..making it more creamier

I mixed all together and it was amazing I got

lots of different shades of color yellow..

bright: boiled egg yolk

light: mashes potato

then I fried some chicken nuggets!

placed it on a tissue paper to reduce the oil

and wallah!!!!

the lunch is all ready!....

VERDICT: 

when i tasted it, i was looking for an acidity

the food that i invented had an amazing texture

but the flavor has no distinction..

all i could taste was the potato and eggs

in short, the taste is blunt..

RECOMMENDATION:
if you will try to do this simple dish...

i suggest that you should try to add olive oil and lemon..

it would arrive in a very interesting flavor! ^=^

I hope you had an amazing

eyegasms (where the hell did it came from?) on my food photos

the first encounter with cheesecake

Believe it or not
in my 22 years of existence here in this world
I have never been tasted a cheesecake

and its just now that I became curious about it
and since ive been hearing it
and just by hearing cheesecake itself
makes me drool already

Ingredients I used:

Cream cheese

whipped cream

peaches

sugar

crushed graham crackers

unsalted butter

honey

Procedure according to my own instincts:

Mixed Whipped cream and cream cheese

Mixed crushed graham,sugar and butter (in a different bowl)

In a container I placed the mixed graham and freeze it in 10 min

Poured the Cream into the freezed graham

refrigerate it in 6-8 hours

In a sauce pan, mixed bite sized chopped peaches and honey

mix until its glossy and gluey in consistency

Let the peach sauce cooled down into room temperature

If the cake is ready...meaning frozen *^_^

pour the peach sauce

and

WALLAH

I have my first peach cheese cake

I was expecting a chedarry cheese taste
like the salty and creamy mixed together
but the cream cheese is different
but Im still happy with my first ever no bake cheese cake