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Tuna flakes with mayonnaise


There was a time when my colleagues and I 
planned what to eat in the following day. Normally, each of us has assigned stuffs to bring and to feast on them in the pantry table. One day I lunched over tuna flakes, the best fish type and style I always want to eat. Although, during that meal time, there were around 4 main menus, my appetite was due to the one which made me eat a lot.
How to prepare Tuna Flakes with Mayonnaise? Simple but rock! You’ll never regret. Here are the steps: First, you need canned tuna flakes, mayonnaise and lettuce. Second, take the tuna flakes from the can and put them in the plate. Third, wash the lettuce and drain it totally. Fourth, spread the lettuce on the plate and place the tuna flakes on top of the lettuce. Lastly, mix the mayonnaise with the lettuce and tuna flakes. Better taste from best food for good health. Try it!
                                   

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SPICY GROUND PORK  with POTATO 

and TOMATO SAUCE

      This Filipino dish is easy to prepare. Let me share with you the home made food I have prepared for four persons.Spicy Ground Pork with Potato and Tomato Sauce is one of a kind.The more you taste, the more you crave for additional servings. You may have ground beef as your alternative.
      Here are the ingredients that you need: 

      Half kilo of ground pork;1 tsp. salt; 1 tsp. soy sauce;1 pork-flavored magi cube;1/8 tsp.white pepper and 1/8 black pepper; 5 cloves garlic, minced ; 1 onion, minced; 1 and 1/2 cup water; 3/4 cup fresh tomatoes, sliced; half cup carrots, sliced; 1 cup potato, cut in small pieces;1 red bell pepper, sliced; 1 green bell pepper, sliced; and vegetable oil. How to cook it: Saute the garlic and onion until brownish in a pan. Add the tomatoes and make sure that natural sauce comes out for good taste. Put the ground pork together with salt, soy sauce, magi cube, and black pepper. Mix and saute all of them evenly for 5 minutes and add water together with white pepper. Add the sliced potatoes and boil it for 20 minutes. Then add carrots, red and green pepper bells. Wait for another 5 minutes. Put the cooked menu in a bowl.

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A SIMPLE RECIPE FOR A HEARTY MEAL: SPICY SALAD SARDINES

         For emergency case, we grab a can of sardines kept at the cupboard. However, canned food like sardines can save us from a long preparation of food that we always want to eat. Time is fast. What will you do if you need to hurry for work. Guys, never underestimate the fish in tomato sauce inside a can. Rich in protein, sardines can be one menu if you want to try some modification. Let us try my menu to satisfy your meal-breakfast, lunch or dinner. Here are simple and fun steps to do! No heating involved but you get hot-spicy salad sardines for the day!
         First cut in small pieces one medium sized onion, three small garlic pieces, lemon grass, two small sized tomatoes, ginger, 5 pieces of red and green chilli and cucumber. Set aside these ingredients. Second, put the sardines in the plate and add the sliced ingredients, carefully arranging them to produce the most attractive appearance. Third, add salt according to your taste and squeeze the lemon into it to balance the taste. Lastly, mix the ingredients and sardines. PRESTO! You get what you want! Enjoy your hot and spicy salad sardines and have a maximum level of appetite!
 

                                        

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SWEETENED RICE CAKE (BIKO)

                                 FILIPINO DESSERT 

     Biko, a Filipino dessert made up of sticky rice, is a sweet favorite rice pudding served in special occasions like birthday, Christmas Eve, Easter Sunday and other Filipino celebrations together with families and relatives. Now, how is it prepared? Simply follow these steps and at the end you will get what you want.
    Here are what you should need for ingredients: 4 cups of sticky rice grains, 4 cups of water (in ratio), 400 grams coconut milk, 300 grams of brown sugar, a tablespoon of salt, 3 pieces of lemon, 2 table spoons of star margarine, one-fourth cup of orange peeling and one cup of raisins. This preparation is good for ten persons.
    Step 1. Wash the 4 cups of sticky rice grains and add 4 cups of water to cook it in a rice cooker.Wait until it is totally done.
    Step 2. Put the coconut milk in a pan on fire until oil is produced. Then caramelize it with sugar. Make the sugar totally dissolved as you may be able to make it brownish. Add the salt and lemon juice.Then add the sticky rice and mix it thoroughly and evenly. Add the margarine to the mixture.
    Step 3. By continuously mixing, add the orange peeling for good aroma and wait for 15 minutes to have a very good color and taste.
    Step 4. Take out the rice cake and put it in the rectangular glass canisterto cool down and garnish it with raisins.
     To serve it, you may cut it into squares.

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PORK AFRITDA con CURRY


      A Filipino delicacy and all time favorite food, Pork Afritada is one of those tomato sauce-based stews which was first introduced in the Philippines by the Spaniards. Aside from being famous in my country, it is normally a main menu during wedding celebrations held especially in the urban communities. This is a special dish of every common or average-income Filipino family or even those who want to eat pork once or twice a month. As an alternative, chicken afritada is also another taste-one of a kind. If a Filipino works abroad, this is the kind of dish that is certainly prepared in case he or she misses Philippines, other than "pinakbet' and "chicken-pork adobo". Thus, "sariling atin" is everywhere in the globe as long as one is cooking his or her own native country's dishes. As for me, I would like to share this modified Filipino dish which is Pork Afritada con Curry. What are the ingredients? The dish I prepared is good for five persons. 
     Here are the ingredients: 
     Half kilo of pork tenderloins cut into serving pieces;1 tsp. salt; 1 tsp. soy sauce;1/2 pork flavored magi cube;1/8 tsp.white pepper and 1/8 black pepper; 3 cloves garlic, minced ; 1 onion, minced; 1 and 1/2 cup water; 1/2 cup fresh tomatoes, sliced; half cup carrots, sliced;1 red bell pepper, sliced; 1 green bell pepper, sliced; yellow curry; 2 tbsp. fine breadcrumbs and vegetable oil.

      How to cook: Saute the garlic and onion until brownish in a pan. Add the tomatoes and make sure that natural sauce comes out. Put the pork together with salt, soy sauce, magi cube, and black pepper. Mix and saute all of them evenly for 5 minutes and add water together with white pepper. Boil it for 20 minutes. Then add the yellow curry to produce good smell, together with carrots, red and green pepper bells and bread crumbs. Wait for another 5 minutes. So, be ready to take it from fire and enjoy your special dish.

 

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 SPICY FISH STEW

      Many of us love fish dishes such as fried fish, fish soup, sweet and sour fish and the favorite one which is the fish stew. This is one of the favorite Filipino foods. In the Philippines, fish is a common dish among us, and we have many ways how to make fish delicious. Some menus with fish are variedly prepared with vegetables or just simply a hot spicy sauce. Here are what you should have to cook a fish stew.  

      Ingredients are 6 tbsp olive oil;1 tsp black pepper; 1 cup of chopped onions; 2 large garlic cloves, chopped; 2/3 cup fresh parsley, chopped; 1 cup of fresh chopped tomato (about 1 medium sized tomato); 2 tsp of tomato paste; a cup of water; 6 pieces of fish sliced for serving; red pepper and green pepper bells, sliced; and salt. 

     How to cook: Fry the fish in a hot oil until a bit brownish. Then remove the fish from the pan. Saute the garlic, and onion for three minutes. Add the black pepper, chopped tomato, tomato paste and parsley and cook for 3 minutes longer. Add the fried fish and water, and cook for 10 minutes. Add the green and red sliced pepper bells. Add salt to taste and put it in a bowl to serve.

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BEST ALTERNATIVE DESSERTS: 

PAPAYA, GUAVA AND PINEAPPLE

     Cake, ice cream, sweets, homemade sweetened chips, cookies, etc. are the common desserts often seen in parties and at home. Aside from their distinctive tastes, the color is one factor that attracts the people to crave for more. The aroma and the presentation of a dessert are but among those attributes which make people put more on their plates. Yeah, the more intake of these types of desserts, the more calories a person is accumulating too. Based on experience, I would rather abstain from taking sweets or any kind of desserts. I don't like sweets so as an alternative, I go for fresh fruits.Health benefits are in big scale and they are less expensive too. Aside from detoxifying your body system, you gain abundant Vitamin C and minerals.Fruits are not really new in the world of cuisine. They are even used by cooks in preparing dishes. Here are my best alternative desserts. There is nothing wrong if we eat any of these fruits: papaya, pineapple and guava.