My Interest in Life

Fish Fillet in Thai Sweet Chili Sauce

2011-11-30T07:39:00.001-08:00

A very simple dish that it will surely be a hit, when served to your family and friends.

Fish Fillet in Thai Chili Sauce. Just want to let you know that this is a borrowed recipe and I give credit to the husband of my childhood best friend who owns the right to this. Thank you Mike!

Fish Fillet in Thai Chili Sauce

INGREDIENTS:

2 medium size Fish Fillet ( Cream Dory Fish )
Salt and Pepper
2 Eggs; bitten
Flour
White Onion; thinly slice
Red Bell Pepper*
Green Bell Pepper*
Green Mango*
Ripe Mango*
^Thai Sweet Chili Sauce

*Julienne cut
^you can used any brand you like

PROCEDURE:

-Clean the fish fillet, removed the extra water. Seasoned with salt and pepper. Cover the fish with flour, shake off the excess. Then dip it in the bitten egg, then fry for 5-10 minutes.
- While frying the fish, slice the white onion,red & green pepper, green & ripe mango.
- In a serving dish, pour the Thai Chili Sauce then lay the fried fish fillet.
-Then on the top of the fish place the slice onions, bell peppers and ripe mango alternatively.
-Then served either with steamed or fried rice.

Enjoy!

Steamed Fish Fillet in Light Soy Sauce

2011-11-30T07:22:00.001-08:00

Whenever I crave for a Chinese food, one of my favorite is the Steamed Fish.

I tried and challenged myself to cook this dish. I goggled some recipe and compare it to each other.
It may seem to easy to prepare and the ingredients is so simple but I think, I need to cook this dish more often so that I can improve the sauce in it. Practice makes perfect right? :)

So now, I am sharing with you my first steamed Fish Fillet in light Soy Sauce.

Steamed Fish in Light Soy Sauce

INGREDIENTS:

2 pcs. Fish Fillet ( Cream Dory Fish )
1 1/2 tbsp. of Light Soy Sauce
1 1/2 tbsp. of Rice Wine ( Sake or Mirin can be a substitute )
1 tsp of Sesame Oil
1 tbsp. of Onion leaves; chop; white, green and dark green parts
2 tbsp. of Ginger, finely sliced
Salt and Pepper to taste.

PROCEDURES:

-After cleaning the fish fillet, remove the extra water and rub the ginger in it.
-Place the fish fillet in a steamer or wok, and steamed it for 10 minutes. After 10 mins. removed the excess water. Then seasoned it with salt and pepper. Continue to steamed it over briskly boiling water for 10 more minutes. Then put in a serving dish.
-In a separate pan, heat up the sesame oil. Add the ginger,white,green and dark green onion leaves, light soy sauce and rice wine. Fry for 10 seconds. Pour over the fish.
-Make sure to scatter the ginger and white,green and dark green onion leaves over the fish.
-Serve with steamed rice.

Enjoy!

Beef Kaldereta

2011-11-15T08:23:00.000-08:00

Beef Kaldereta

Kaldereta (Stew) is a well known dish in the Philippines. It is originally a Spanish adapted dish which is loved by the Filipinos'. Kaldereta is originally a goat stew with tomato paste and liver spread. Variations of this dish is with goat meat, beef, pork or chicken, and simmered until tender.

INGREDIENTS:
1/4 kg beef round beef, cut into chunks
1 pouch Del Monte Tomato Sauce
2 medium size potatoes, cut into cubes
1 pc laurel
1/2 cup cooked or frozen peas
1 pc each green and red bell peppers, cut into strips
1 can liver spread
salt and pepper to taste

PROCEDURES:
-Saute beef in 1/2 tbsp oil for 10-15 minutes. Add tomato sauce and liver spread for 5 minutes. Add 2 cups water. Cover and simmer until tender.

- Then add potatoes, laurel, salt and pepper. Simmer for another 10 minutes. Add green peas and bell peppers. Simmer until cooked.

Roasted Chicken stuffed with Bacon

2011-10-15T14:23:00.000-07:00

The inspiration behind this recipe is when, I got a chance to watch Nigella Lawson's show Nigella Express.

I remember how she prepared a very simple and quick Roasted Chicken stuffed with Bacon ( I can't remember how she called it then, Sorry.) So since it looks so very easy to prepare and it won't be needing much ingredients I try to cook it with a little twist. :) I repeat, with a little twist huh! :)

Original recipe would be the following...

1 Whole Chicken

4 Strips of Bacon

1/4 cup Brandy

...that's it! :) then bake for 45 minutes in 250 C. But since I mention with a twist...here is my version of Roasted Chicken stuffed with Bacon.

Roasted Chicken stuffed with Bacon

INGREDIENTS:

1 Whole Chicken

4 Strips of Bacon

1/4 cup Red Wine ( it should be Brandy. I only had Red Wine that time.)

Salt

Pepper

Rosemary leaves*

Baby Potatoes*

*optional

PROCEDURE:

Roasted Chicken stuffed with Bacon

Pre-heat the oven in 250 C.

Place the chicken in a roasting pan.

Rub the Chicken with rosemary leaves,salt and pepper then let it rest.

Cook the bacon strips in a small pan until it's crisp. Turn of the hit, then place the bacon inside the chicken cavity.

Pour the red wine in the pan with the bacon fat, then let it bubble for a minute or two.Then pour the mixture to the chicken evenly.

Roast the chicken for 45 minutes in 250 C. After 30 minutes, add the baby potatoes in the roasting pan.

Continue cooking for 15mins. Rest the Roasted Chicken for 10 mins before carving.

Shrimp in Creamy Sauce

2011-10-09T12:43:00.000-07:00

This recipe of mine is so easy to cook. For me, Shrimp in Creamy Sauce is just the other version of Garlic Shrimp. My recipe is a little bit sweet and reach. :) If I have a sudden gathering her in our house. And if I don't have enough time to prepare, this is on top of my list to serve for my guests. Lol :D

Shrimp in Creamy Sauce

Ingredients:

1 kilo of Shrimp or Prawns
2 cups clear soda (Sprite or 7-Up)
10 slices of quick-melt cheese
1 tsp. Cornstarch (dissolved in water)
1 tsp. Sugar
Salt and pepper to taste
Fresh Parsley (for garnish)

Instructions:
Wash the shrimp. Put the shrimp in a saucepan and marinade in clear soda for 15 minutes. Cook the shrimp with the marinade in lower heat. Also add the slices of quick-melt cheese. Cook until the liquid almost completely evaporates. Sprinkle the sugar, salt and pepper. After 3 minutes set aside the shrimp. In the same pan add the dissolved cornstarch and add a small amount of water. That would be your creamy sauce. Assemble the shrimp in a serving dish and pour in the creamy sauce on top. Garnish with fresh parsley and serve hot.

My Ginisang Monggo ( Sauteed Mung Beans)

2011-10-08T09:23:00.000-07:00

If your looking for a high fiber dish, Sauteed Mung Beans is the answer. This dish is highly recommended for those people having problem in lowering blood cholesterol and indigestion. Mung Beans is also high in uric acid, so for the "not so young" they are avoiding to eat this dish.

Here in the Philippines, Friday is a Ginisang Mongo day ( Sauteed Mung Beans day). It's been a tradition that Ginising Monggo is served every Friday evenings. It is related to religion, because most Filipinos are Roman Catholics and abstain from meat on Fridays even outside of Lent. But for my case, I just simply love mung beans. I cook it whenever I have a cravings for it. Lol.

Ginisang Monggo (Sauteed Mung Beans)

Ingredients

4 cups of water

1 1/4 cups green mongo (mung beans)

2 tbsp oil

1/2 small onion, chopped

3-4 cloves garlic, chopped

1/4 ground beef (optional)

1 cup prawns

2 cups of Malungaay leaves (Moringa Leaves)

2 tbsp patis (fish sauce)

Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Soak the mung beans in about 2 cups water for 1 1/2 hours.

Bring the water to a boil and simmer for 20-30 mins. Set aside.

Heat oil in a pan and saute onion and garlic. Add the ground beef and saute until brown.

Add the mung beans and 2 cups fresh water. Bring to boil and simmer over medium heat until beef is fully cooked (add more water if necessary). Then add the prawns and cook for 2 mins then add the malungay leaves. Season it with patis, salt and pepper.

Best serve hot with steamed rice and tinapa (smoked fish).

The other side of me

2011-09-05T13:50:00.000-07:00

Just want to share the other side of me guys. I so love to eat. hehehe :D

I love to try eating different cuisine. If given a chance and have a budget we dine out. I'm interested in learning how to cook the food that I had tried. ^_^

Most of the time I want to try those mouthwatering recipes I had seen in those cooking shows and cook books. ^_^ When I'm watching those shows, it seems so easy to prefer. So I'm a litttle bit challenge to try and do it by my self. Now I'm sharing my interest in food and cookery :D

So now I'll be sharing my favorite Filipino viand "Sinigang na Baboy" (Pork Sour Broth)

Sinigang na Baboy is one of the Filipino main dish. It has many variation and you can change the main ingredients of pork to shrimps and fish. The most commonly used souring ingredient is tamarind, but you can also substitute that to guava, green mango and balimbi (kamias).

For me cooking Sinigang is always related to having a cold weather. Or whenever I have fever and colds this is my comfort food. Sinigang is always paired with steamed rice and fish sauce (patis).

So for the ingredients you'll be needing the following...

1 kg Pork
1 bunch water spinach (kangkong), cut in 3 inch length
2 pieces medium-sized tomatoes, quartered
1 cup string beans (sitaw), cut in 2 inch length,
4 pieces taro root (gabi), halved
5 pieces okra, slice (optional)
8 cups water
1 white onion, quartered
1 packed sinigang mix (tamarind soup base mix) or if not available you can use fresh tamarind. Bring that into a boil then get the juice out of the tamarind, and that will be your soup base.
2 pieces long green chilies (siling panigang)
3 tbsp fish sauce (patis)

Cooking procedure:

Pour the water in a large cooking pot with the pork and bring to a boil. Until the meat is tendered. Add onions, tomatoes and the taro root cook until texture becomes soft. Put-in the sinigang mix and simmer for 2 minutes. Add the long green chilies, okra and string beans simmer for 3 minutes. Add fish sauce then simmer for 5 minutes. Add the water spinach, turn the heat off, and cover the pot. Let stand for a couple of minutes then serve with hot steamed rice.

Hope you'll try this dish. Enjoy!

Happy Birthday Bae Yong Joon 08.29.2011

2011-08-28T17:51:00.000-07:00

Happy Happy Happy Birthday Bae Yong Joon!!!

I hope you'll like my birthday gift.

May I be able to have a chance to give these to you personally.

If there be a chance? (just a wishful thinking ^_^ ) hehehe.

As what I have wish on you on your pass birthdays...

May our Creator continuously give you good health, peace of mind and good projects.

Most specially, I'm wishing for you to have your life long partner. ^_^

Happy Birthday Yong Joon!!!

Finally, it's finish! My cross-stitch birthday project for Bae Yong Joon. :) I know, I know it took me quite sometime to finish it. Those of you might thing it took me 2 years to finish it but to sum it up, it only took me eight months to finish my project. Thank God! Now I'm on the dot for Bae Yong Joon's Birthday! hahaha So so happy! ^_^

BYJ Fan Club in Manila, Philippines

2010-10-05T08:05:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone!

I am calling all Filipina Bae Yong Joon Fan to please send me your email address and mobile numbers...
specially those who is currently base here in the Philippines particularly in Metro Manila and other near provinces.

I am planning to have our 1st BJY Fan Club here in the Philippines!!! ^_^
Please support my plans and projects! Please..please....
I already talk to Leny and she's very excited on my ideas to have our BYJ Fan Club here in Philippines. [me too!!!]

You can reach me at....
e-mail: mitah_1118@yahoo.com or almangge@gmail.com
blog: www.angge-myinterestinlife.blogspot.com/

I will wait for your reply baesis and family!

have a nice day!

angge
rizal,philippines

p.s.

also post on kob @ 10.05.2010

Happy Birthday Bae Yong Joon!!!

2010-08-30T05:09:00.000-07:00

Dear Yong Joon,

A very very warm greetings here in the Philippines...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! SENGEEL CHOOKA HAMNEEDA!!!

May you be in good condition while reading our greetings to you Yong Joon.
May you feel the love and concern of our family here in KOB and all over the world.
May you be able to have a peaceful, meaningful and very memorable birthday for this year.
May you have a chance to go hear mass and to thank our Lord God Almighty for all the
Blessings and guidance he has given to you and to all of us.
May you found peace in your heart and in your mind.

My gift to you last year is long over due, but I'm almost in the end of finishing it now.
please visit my blog for you to see the progress of my Cross-stitch Project for you.
http://angge-myinterestinlife.blogspot.com/

I promise my self that upon finishing it, I will visit you in Korea and hand it to you personally.
I hope that will happen...I don't know when and where...But I know it will happen!
Neither I visit you in Korea nor do you have a project for you to visit in my country Philippines.
Or maybe we could cross path somewhere else... I don't know...Just a wishful thinking. :-)

Happy Birthday Yong Joon!!!

take care,
Angge
Rizal, Philippines

p.s.

I'm so sorry to greet you late..for I have a Spanish midterm exam tomorrow Tuesday.. so all my weekends goes to my review class. I hope you understand.

posted on kob

Happy Birthday Bae Yong Joon!!!

2010-08-30T04:51:00.000-07:00

August 22, 2010

August 21,2010

August 15 to 20, 2010

progress of my project...

2010-07-05T12:50:00.000-07:00

day 32 to 36: June 22-26,2010

cont. Birthday 2009 Project for Bae Yong Joon

2009-12-18T03:44:00.001-08:00

ei guys sorry for not updating my blog for quite a long time... I'm really trying my best to finish my project for bjy before the year ends...or at least early next year...a bit sad because I wasn't able to finish this project before Nov. 30, 2009. That is the deadline for the DMC contest that I'm about to join with this cross-stitch. haaay so sad...anyways there would always be a next time.

day 31: Nov. 28, 2009

day 30: Nov. 23, 2009

day 29: Nov. 9, 2009

day 28: October 26, 2009

day 27: October 18, 2009

day 26: October 17, 2009

day 25: October 16, 2009

day 24: October 9, 2009

day 23: October 8, 2009

day 22: October 6, 2009

day 21: October 4, 2009

A Korean Essay about Filipinos

2009-10-01T08:05:00.000-07:00

Sources:

boyette vilar boyette75@yahoo.ca
BONGABONNUEVAECIJA@YAHOOGROUPS.COM

As you know, we have plenty of Koreans currently studying in the Philippines to take advantage of our cheaper tuition fees and learn English at the same time. This is an essay written by a Korean student i want to share with you. (Never mind the grammar; it's the CONTENT that counts) Maybe it is timely to think about this in the midst of all the confusion at present.

MY SHORT ESSAY ABOUT THE PHILIPPINES
by: Jaeyoun Kim

Filipinos always complain about the corruption in the Philippines . Do you really think the corruption is the problem of the Philippines ? I do not think so. I strongly believe that the problem is the lack of love for the Philippines Let me first talk about my country, Korea . It might help you understand my point. After the Korean War, South Korea was one of the poorest countries in the world. Koreans had to start from scratch because entire country was destroyed after the Korean War, and we had no natural resources. Koreans used to talk about the Philippines , for Filipinos were very rich in Asia . We envy Filipinos. Koreans really wanted to be well off like Filipinos. Many Koreans died of famine. My father & brother also died because of famine. Korean government was very corrupt and is still very corrupt beyond your imagination, but Korea was able to develop dramatically because Koreans really did their best for the common good with their heart burning with patriotism. Koreans did not work just for themselves but also for their neighborhood and country. Education inspired young men with the spirit of patriotism. 40 years ago, President Park took over the government to reform Korea . He tried to borrow money from other countries, but it was not possible to get a loan and attract a foreign investment because the economic situation of South Korea was so bad. Korea had only three factories. So, President Park sent many mine workers and nurses to Germany so that they could send money to Korea to build a factory They had to go through horrible experience. In 1964, President Park visited Germany to borrow money. Hundred of Koreans in Germany came to the airport to welcome him and cried there as they saw the President Park . They asked to him, "President, when can we be well off?" That was the only question everyone asked to him. President Park cried with them and promised them that Korea would be well off if everyone works hard for Korea , and the President of Germany got the strong impression on them and lent money to Korea . So, President Park was able to build many factories in Korea . He always asked Koreans to love their country from their heart. Many Korean scientists and engineers in the USA came back to Korea to help developing country because they wanted their country to be well off. Though they received very small salary, they did their best for Korea . They always hoped that their children would live in well off country. My parents always brought me to the places where poor and physically handicapped people live. They wanted me to understand their life and help them. I also worked for Catholic Church when I was in the army. The only thing I learned from Catholic Church was that we have to love our neighborhood. And, I have loved my neighborhood. Have you cried for the Philippines ? I have cried for my country several times. I also cried for the Philippines because of so many poor people.. I have been to the New Bilibid prison. What made me sad in the prison were the prisoners who do not have any love for their country. They go to mass and work for Church. They pray everyday. However, they do not love the Philippines . I talked to two prisoners at the maximum-security compound, and both of them said that they would leave the Philippines right after they are released from the prison. They said that they would start a new life in other countries and never come back to the Philippines Many Koreans have a great love for Korea so that we were able to share our wealth with our neighborhood. The owners of factory and company were distributed their profit to their employees fairly so that employees could buy what they needed and saved money for the future and their children. When I was in Korea , I had a very strong faith and wanted to be a priest. However, when I came to the Philippines , I completely lost my faith. I was very confused when I saw many unbelievable situations in the Philippines . Street kids always make me sad, and I see them everyday. The Philippines is the only Catholic country in Asia , but there are too many poor people here. People go to church every Sunday to pray, but nothing has been changed. My parents came to the Philippines last week and saw this situation. They told me that Korea was much poorer than the present Philippines when they were young. They are so sorry that there are so many beggars and street kids. When we went to Pasangjan, I forced my parents to take a boat because it would fun. However, they were not happy after taking a boat. They said that they would not take the boat again because they were sympathized the boatmen, for the boatmen were very poor and had a small frame. Most of people just took a boat and enjoyed it. But, my parents did not enjoy it because of love for them. My mother who has been working for Catholic Church since I was very young told me that if we just go to mass without changing ourselves, we are not Catholic indeed. Faith should come with action. She added that I have to love Filipinos and do good things for them because all of us are same and have received a great love from God. I want Filipinos to love their neighborhood and country as much as they love God so that the Philippines will be well off.. I am sure that love is the keyword, which Filipinos should remember. We cannot change the sinful structure at once.. It should start from person. Love must start in everybody, in a small scale and have to grow. A lot of things happen if we open up to love. Let's put away our prejudices and look at our worries with our new eyes. I discover that every person is worthy to be loved. Trust in love, because it makes changes possible. Love changes you and me. It changes people, contexts and relationships. It changes the world. Please love your neighborhood and country. Jesus Christ said that whatever we do to others we do to Him. In the Philippines , there is God for people who are abused and abandoned. There is God who is crying for love. If you have a child, teach them how to love the Philippines . Teach them why they have to love their neighborhood and country. You already know that God also will be very happy if you love others.. That's all I really want to ask you Filipinos,

Progress...Birthday Project for Bae Yong Joon

2009-09-26T21:43:00.000-07:00

Day 20 : September 16, 2009

Day 19 : September 13, 2009

Day 18 : September 9, 2009

Day 17 : September 5, 2009

Day 16 : August 28, 2009

Day 15 : August 26, 2009

Day 14 : August 24, 2009

Day 13 : August 18, 2009

Day 12 : August 13, 2009

Day 11 : August 12, 2009

Day 10 : August 11, 2009

Day 9 : August 9, 2009

Day 8 : August 8, 2009

Day 7 : August 3, 2009

Day 6: July 24, 2009

Day 5: July 18, 2009

Day 4: July 15, 2009

Object of Interest

2009-09-25T11:41:00.000-07:00

Day 3: July 14, 2009

Day 2: July 13, 2009

Day 1: July 12, 2009 12:oo mn

Day 1: July 12, 2009 12:00 mn...getting started...

This is my cross-stitch pattern. I would like to give credit to Cosmopolitan for the picture.

Well its been almost two months since I've joined this blogsite and still I don't have anything on it. Shame on me. lol.

If I ask myself what interest me most right now? My answer would be to finish this cross-stitch project I have started last July 12, 2009. This is my birthday gift project to this Korean Actor named Bae Yong Joon.

To those of you not familiar with this Korean Actor... He is well known for his drama, to named a few of his works like "Winter Sonata","The Legend", and his movies like "Untold Scandal" and "April Snow." To check more information about him you can visit this site http://www.byj.co.kr

To give you idea how is my project going on... just look at the pictures I'll be posting on from day one onwards.