Lugaw with Egg Recipe

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Lugaw or  rice congee is my son's favorite food. I don't know why but he simply likes eating lugaw with egg, penoy or crispy chicken wings. 

It's his comfort food so I make it a point to cook lugaw for our breakfast or dinner. Now, let me share to you our Lugaw with Egg Recipe.

Ingredients:

1 cup long grain white rice
2 tbsp cooking oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 piece small onion, finely chopped
1 piece thumb-size ginger, finely chopped
1 tsp turmeric powder
1/4 tsp ground pepper
1 piece Knorr chicken cubes
4-5 cups of water
fish sauce or salt to taste

For Garnishing
4 pcs hard boiled eggs
toasted garlic
chopped spring onions
ground pepper
calamansi

Cooking Instructions:

1. Saute garlic, ginger and onion in oil. Add rice and saute for 5 minutes.
2. Add chicken cubes, ground pepper and turmeric powder.
3. Pour water and simmer for 30 minutes with constant stirring.
3. Add fish sauce or salt to taste. Simmer for another 5 minutes in low heat.
4. Transfer in a serving bowl and top with egg and garnish with toasted garlic, chopped spring onions, and ground pepper.

Serve hot for breakfast or dinner.

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Saucy Spaghetti Recipe

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Who doesn't like spaghetti? Me, I love it. So whenever I have time, I cook spaghetti. 

We usually have spaghetti for dinner on Sundays paired with air fried chicken, french fries or this tacos.

Now let me share to you a simple saucy spaghetti recipe.

Ingredients:

250 grams spaghetti noodles, cooked according to packaging

For Sauce:
1 tbsp cooking oil

500 grams UFC Spaghetti Sauce (Sweet Filipino Style)

250 grams ground pork or beef

4 pcs regular Purefoods TJ hotdog, chopped 

1 small can Jolly Mushroom, sliced

1 small red bell pepper, finely chopped

1 medium sized carrots, shredded or finely chopped

1 small onion

1/2 pork/beef cube

2 tbsps brown sugar

salt and pepper to taste

Cooking Instructions:

1. Saute garlic. Then add giniling and pork cube. Cook until brown.

2. Add the chopped red bell pepper and hotdog. 

3. When the hotdog is already cooked, add the mushroom then chopped carrots. Cover and let it simmer for 2 minutes.

4. Add the spaghetti sauce and brown sugar. Cover and let it simmer again for 2 minutes.

5. Add salt and pepper to taste. Simmer again for 1 minute.

Serve hot with your favorite side dish.

Read also Crispy Chicken Wings and Spaghetti.

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DIY Superheroes Bookmarks

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Hello Mommies! I know it's half way the school year now but let me still share these DIY superheroes bookmarks that I made for my son.

Of course my son loves them because he loves these superheroes.

His favorites are Spiderman and Ironman.

These bookmarks are just easy to make and looks great when use. Look!

I made one for each subject/book.

Look how nice they look like.

I used board paper for this and that's it. But I recommend that if you have laminating machine laminate the bookmarks so it won't easily be ripped.

And because sharing is love, here's the printable DIY superheroes bookmarks.

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Pancit Malabon Recipe

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Pancit Malabon is a Filipino noodle dish that originated in Malabon City.  This flavorful dish has yellow sauce due to achuete, shrimp broth and flavor seasoned with patis and chicharon. Compared to Pancit Palabok, Pancit Malabon has thicker noodles

Way back in our hometown, Pancit Malabon is one of my favorite meriendas, aside from my all time favorite Spaghetti. My mother will always bought me Pancit Malabon from the University Canteen that I really love. But that was more than 20 years ago since I last tasted that Pancit Malabon.

Although there are Pancit Malabon here in Bulacan, I still longed for that Pancit Malabon from our hometown. I am happy that I was able to cook that same tasting Pancit Malabon . Would you like to try it too?

Here is my simple Pancit Malabon recipe:

Ingredients:

For Sauce:
1/4 kg giniling
2 cloves garlic, crushed and minced
1 small onion, minced
1 tablespoon achuete powder, dissolve in 1/2 cup water
2 pork cubes in 3 1/2 cups waters
6 tablespoons flours

crushed chicharon

pepper and salt to taste

Toppings:
3 hard boiled eggs
spring onions

crushed chicharon

calamansi

Pancit Malabon noodles, cooked according to packaging instruction

Cooking Instructions:

1. Saute garlic and onion. Then add giniling and cook until brown.
2. Add dissolved achuete powder and pork broth. Let simmer for 2 minutes.
3. Slowly add the flour with constant stirring to achieve it's sauce texture consistency. Simmer for 1 minute.
4. Add the cooked Pancit Malabon noodles and add the crushed chicharon.
5. Arrange in a plate with the toppings like this.

You may add more toppings like shrimps but for me kasi the taste is for than enough to satisfy my cravings for this flavorful Pancit Malabon.

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Cheesy Macaroni Salad Recipe

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Macaroni Salad is a dish typically served during Filipino fiestas and other family occasions. It's one of the popular dish on Noche Buena and Media Noche celebration. And because Christmas is fast coming let me share this Cheesy Macaroni Salad that my family loves.

Here is my Cheesy Macaroni Salad recipe:

Ingredients:

½ kilo macaroni, cooked in packaging direction

1 can pineapple crushed, drained

1 cup raisins

3 slices of cooked sweet ham, diced

1 pc apple, peeled and diced

½ cup pickles

½ cup cheese, grated (and another 1/2 cup for toppings)

1 ½ cup Mayonaise, real mayo

1 ½ cup all mayonnaise, dressing mayo

½ cup condensed milk

sugar, salt and pepper to taste

Cooking Instruction:

1. In a large bowl, toss all the ingredients. Mix well.

2. Topped with grated cheese.

Chill before serving.

We love to pair Cheesy Macaroni Salad with nachos.

And also with toasted tuna whole wheat bread.

Read also: Chicken-Macaroni Salad ala Mommy

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