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youre welcome jai :) will post some soon

Ginataang Langka (unripe jackfruit cooked in coconut milk)



Serves: 6
Ingredients
1 lb unripe jackfruit; peeled and
chopped
1 large onion, diced
1 piece shrimp cube
5 cloves crushed garlic
¾ cup tomatoes, diced
3 to 5 pieces red chilies
3 cups coconut milk
¾ cup water
½ cup fried dried fish (daing),
bones removed
Instructions
1. Heat a wok or a cooking pot
and pour-in the coconut milk.
Bring to a boil.
2. Add the garlic and onions and
cook for 3 to 5 minutes while
continuously stirring the
mixture.
3. Put-in the tomatoes and red
chilies. Continue stirring to
prevent lumps from forming.
4. Add the fried dried fish and
cook for 5 minutes.
5. Pour-in water and allow re-
boiling.
6. Add the chopped jackfruit then
mix with the other
ingredients. Simmer for 5 to 8
minutes.
7. Put-in the shrimp cube then
stir to ensure that the
ingredients are properly
distributed. Simmer until the
liquid dries up.
8. Transfer to a serving plate then
serve.
9. Share and enjoy!

Ginataang puso ng saging (banana blossom cooked in coconut milk)
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Filipino Style Recipe: ginataang puso
ng saging or banana blossom in
coconut milk is another easy yet
healthy dish. Normally the banana
bud/blossom sliced then cooked
with coconut milk together with
shrimps or salted dried fish, season
with salt and pepper.
Estimated time of preparation: 20
minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 15-20
minutes
Good for 4-5 persons
Ingredients:
1 piece
banana bud/
blossom
(puso ng
saging)
100 grams
pork meat,
sliced into serving pieces
1 1/2 cups coconut milk
1 thumb-sized ginger, sliced thinly
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
1 tablespoon vinegar
2 pieces green chili(siling haba),
chopped(optional)
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
salt and pepper to taste
Procedures:
Part 1
1. Discard the outer reddish cover of
the banana bud until you reached
yellowish white part.
2. Slice thinly the bud lengthwise
then chopped thinly across the grain.
3. In a bowl,combine salted water
and banana bud. Soak for 15
minutes.
4. Drain and squeeze out all the
juices. Set aside.
Part 2
1. In a pan, heat oil and saute ginger,
garlic and onion.
2. Add pork and simmer until color
turns to golden brown.
3. Add banana bud and cook for 2
minutes.
4. Pour vinegar, cover and simmer
for 3 minutes. Do not stir.
5. Pour coconut milk, green chili and
simmer until the liquid reduced. Stir
occasionally.
6. Season with salt and pepper
according to taste.
7. Simmer until sauce is thickens and
oily.
8. Transfer to serving bowl then
serve with steamed rice.
Notes:
1. You may also used shrimp or
salted dried fish.

Since some folks did not want to cook the delicious Filipino dishes I recommend to the people who live in the Houston texas area to try the buffet at the filapino restaurant at US 59 at Bissonnet just next to the hamburger joint next door. With so many choices to consider its easy to find dishes you enjoy and gain some appreciation of the diversity in their cuisine... YUMMY

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PAKSIW NA ISDA
Paksiw is a term used to refer to
dishes cooked in vinegar and garlic.
This could pertain to meats like pork
( Paksiw na Pata and Lechon Paksiw
are some of the examples) and
seafood. Paksiw na Isda or Fish
Cooked in Vinegar is a quick and
easy seafood dish that is said to be
one of the common everyday dishes
prepared by Filipino families. Since
the Philippines is composed of over
7,100 islands, fish is a staple
particularly on the coastal areas.


Ingredients
2 pieces fish (about half a pound
each), cleaned and scales
removed
1 knob ginger, sliced and
pounded
6 cloves garlic, skin removed
½ cup vinegar
1 cup water
1 medium onion, sliced
1 small bitter gourd, chopped
(optional)
3 pieces finger chili
2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon whole peppercorn
Instructions
1. Heat a pan and cooking pot
then pour-in vinegar and
water.
2. Add salt and whole peppercorn
then stir. Bring to a boil.
3. Arrange the fish in the pan
along with the ginger, garlic,
onion, bitter gourd, and finger
chili. Cover and simmer in low
to medium heat for 12 to 15
minutes.
4. Turn off the heat and transfer
to a serving plate.
5. Serve hot with steamed rice.
Share and enjoy!
6. Note: You may substitute salt
with ¾ to 1 tablespoon fish
sauce.

Yum

Ginataang Bilo bilo Recipe is
usually served as a afternoon snack
and best eaten freshly cooked while
the Bilo bilo is at its best, pillow soft.
This Pinoy sweet snack consist of
Gata (coconut milk), Saging na Saba
(Cardava banana), Kamote (sweet
potato), Sago (Tapioca Pearls), Bilo-
bilo (Sticky glutinous rice balls), and
Langka (jackfruit).
Ginataang Bilo-bilo Ingredients
4-15 oz. cans coconut milk
1/2 cup sugar
4 ripe cardava bananas (saba),
peeled and cut into cubes
2 cups sweet potato (kamote) or
yam, peeled and cut into cubes
2 cups purple yam (ube), peeled
and cut into cubes
2 cups jackfruit (langka), cut into
strips (reserve the syrup)
1/2 cup tapioca pearls (sago),
soaked in water for 30 minutes
Ginataang Bilo Bilo Cooking
Instructions:
In a large pot, combine coconut
milk, water, reserved syrup from
the jackfruit and 1/2 cup sugar.
Bring to a boil and then lower
heat to a simmer.
Add the sweet potatoes and
purple yam. Cook till tender.
Add the cardava bananas (saba)
and tapioca pearls. Cook till the
bananas are tender and the
tapioca pearls are translucent.
Add the jackfruit and rice balls
last.
Cook till the jackfruit is soft.
Serve Hot
Note: To keep the purple yams from
getting overcooked and turning the
coconut milk purple, you can cook
them in the sugar water right after
you cook the dough balls.

Ah Cezry! Little lady, we have missed you! How's school? Driving all the guys crazy? Hey I tried some pinto bean ice cream! It was tremendous!

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hey rob mr.greengiants (giggles) have u forgetten already im out of school years ago...im my grandma's caregiver now & all around house help ;) its what makes me busy and yeah playing online games

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hey rob mr.greengiants (giggles) have u forgotten already im out of school years ago...im my grandma's caregiver now & all around house help ;) its what makes me busy and yeah playing online games

Lol, now I remember, how's it going? It's a little tough at first, no? Taking care of my dad was tough, now we've got it worked out. I hope your still having some fun!

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just fine ive been taking care my grandpa before he passed away he cant walk just laying down always while for grandma she can still walk but cant stand and walk for too long she has an arthritis...well she's really grummpy at times, im used to it though...she raised me my whole life so yeah its normal :D i can still do what i want but with limited time

You have a great attitude. They don't mean to be angry at you. It's just the illness.

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thanks rob well its really grandma's attitude since i can remember..grummpy at times,nagger..giggles... but she's a jolly one too best storyteller and comediene

Pinasugbo is made from
thinly sliced bananas which are deep
fried then dunked into dark caramel
and sprinkled with sesame seeds.
These are more chewy than crunchy.
They are very sticky and not
advisable to people with dentures.

Ginanggang. Ginanggang is a
snack food of grilled skewered
bananas brushed with margarine
and sprinkled with sugar. This
particular snack is very popular in
Mindanao where it originated. Ingredients
Saba banana, peeled and
skewered
Margarine
Sugar
Bamboo skewers
Instructions
1. Fire up the grill.
2. When the grill is nice and hot,
place skewered bananas on
the grill.
3. Cook until the outer surface is
lightly charred then take the
bananas off the grill.
4. Brush each bananas with
margarine and sprinkle with
sugar or roll each banana on a
plate full of sugar.
5. Enjoy!

cant post the pic here... its in my profile though :)
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Adobong talong (eggplant)
Ingredients:
9pcs. of eggplants chopped (I used 9pcs average size eggplants)
1 onion chopped
3 cloves of garlic chopped
1 tbs cooking oil
2 cups rice stock
1/2 cup soy sauce
salt & pepper to taste
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Procedure:
1.heat cooking oil at the pan then saute garlic & onion
2.add the eggplants & soy sauce mix it for 3 mins.
3.add rice stock and salt & pepper to taste the way you like it then bring it to boil until the eggplant is tender
4.simmer for 3mins. then serve
5.enjoy eating :)