Recipe #013: Chocolate Chip Cookie

During my highschool days, I am not that excited whenever we had a baking class. I always ask my friend - classmate to be in-charge of our baking class. 

So today, I will be trying to bake a cookie. Yes! I will bake a cookie, a chocolate chip cookie. 

Thanks to Betty Crocker for the recipe. 

Ingredients:

3/4 cup granulated sugar

3/4 cup brown sugar

1 cup butter, softened

1 tsp vanilla

1 egg

2 1/4 cups all purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup coarsely chopped nuts

2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Procedure:

1. Heat the oven for 375 degrees Fahrenheit.

2. Mix sugars, butter, vanilla and egg in large bowl. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt (dough will be stiff). Stir in nuts and chocolate chips.

3. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.

4. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown (centers will be soft). Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet. Cool on wire rack.

Recipe #012: Pork Barbeque (Navotas Style)

During my childhood days, my late Lola had this small stall in front of our house where she is selling Pork BBQ, Pork's Intestine, Beef Lungs at night. Today I will be sharing to you guys the recipe of hers, the very famous Pork BBQ of Kanto ng Navotas.

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo boneless porkchop

1/4 of pork fat (without skin)

6 pcs calamansi

1 cup soysauce

1 cup vinegar

4 tbsp brown sugar

1 clove minced garlic

2 pcs chili

bamboo skewer

1/2 cup water (for BBQ sauce)

1 tbsp corn starch (for BBQ sauce)

Procedures:

1. Slice the porkchop into thin slices.

2. Mix all the ingredients (calamansi juice, soysauce, vinegar, brown sugar, garlic and chili) and marinate the pork for 5 hours. Don't over marinate.

3. Put the meat into the skewer. (Alternate the pork fat and pork meat).

4. Grill the meat for about 4-5 minutes each side.

5. On a sauce pan, turn on the head and put the strained marinade sauce.

6. Mix the water and corn starch and add it into the sauce pan.

7. Continuously mix the sauce until thickened.

8. Serve hot with the sauce. Enjoy!

Travel: Experiencing Fairmont Hotel, Singapore

Me and my friends decided to have a good weekend by staying at Fairmont Hotel. All I can say is... this hotel is awesome! We love everything about this hotel, from the door knob until the curtain. 

We had a wonderful stay here in Fairmont Singapore and we will be coming back SOON!

Hotel: ★★★★★

Room: ★★★★★
Service: ★★★★★

Location: ★★★★★

Overall: ★★★★★

Recommendation: ★★★★★

BTW, thanks to my friend Princess for assisting us to book here in Fairmont.

For more pictures, you may view my Flickr account HERE

Recipe #011: Bangus Sisig

Ingredients:
1 kg of boneless milkfish (bangus), butterfly cut

2 pcs medium onion, minced

1/2 cup soy sauce

1/2 cup vinergar

3 cloves of garlic, minced

2 pc chili (optional)

raw egg (optional)

salt and pepper

calamansi

aluminum foil

Procedure:
1. Marinate the fish into soy sauce, vinger and garlic for about 1-2 hours.

2. Wrap the milkfish in aluminum foil and grill until half cook.

3. Cut the fish into small (tiny) pieces.

4. On a separate pot, saute the onion until half cook.

5. Add the bangus chunks and put some of the marinade sauce and let is simmer.

6. Add salt and pepper to taste.

7. Pour in sizzling plate and garnish with egg (optional) and calamansi.

8. Server hot. Enjoy!

Recipe #010: Crispy Chicken Skin