Easy Pasta Sardines

Easy Pasta Sardines

Posted by AiDiSan on 8:50 PM in

Now that my kids are teenagers, they're a tad adventurous when it comes to pasta. Jollibee sweet style spaghetti is now out of their list of cravings. They started liking carbonara, penne pasta in red sauce and recently my Easy Pasta Sardines and here is the recipe.

note: this is not sponsored

Ingredients

200 grams Spaghettini or any pasta you like (cooked accdg to package direction)

garlic

onion

salt & pepper

lemon or calamansi (whichever is available)

parmesan cheese

Mega Spanish Sardines (bought the one in a bottle)

Procedure

1. Heat pan and add the oil from the sardines

2. add onion then garlic

3. add sardines then mix 

4. squeeze in the lemon/calamansi

5. sprinke parmesan cheese generously

6. toss in the cooked pasta

7. serve hot 

Tara Mangan!

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EggsNBrekky

EggsNBrekky

Posted by AiDiSan on 6:07 AM in

Last Sunday, I was with my kids and while we're on our way to Robinsons Supermarket for our weekend grocery shopping, my son was craving for burger either from McDonalds or Burger King, however, my daughter and I disagreed, we just had McDo food the night before.So I suggested EgssNBrekky and both kids happily agreed.

EggsNBrekky is like pinasusyal na tapsilogan, aside from rice meals, they also offer appetizers such as mozzarela sticks, nachos etc. They have waffles too plus blended drinks.

My daughter and I ordered waffles and chicken while my son had steak and egg. Cucumber Juice for me and Blue Lemonade for the kids.

If you wanna know my rating for the said resto, please continue reading:

TASTE: 3.5 Star

The three of us left our respective plates clean and empty so needless to say we liked the food. I asked my son if his steak and egg is good and he said the steak is bit tough but delicious.

I know our drinks are powdered juices but I like that my cucumber juice has thinly slices of lemon and a couple of mint leaves which made it more refreshing.

Price: 5 Star

In EggsNBrekky everything is priced below 100 pesos. Call Center employees, students, families and practically everyone will be able to afford their meals.

Ambiance & Location: 4 Star

The interior is simple, there are lots of tables so it can accommodate lots of customers. It is elongated and at the far end is the cashier where you can place your order and the kitchen is located right behind it. The only problem is parking, in front it can accomoddate 2 cars only, so if not vacant, you have to park elsewhere and hopefully you'll be lucky to find a parking spot nearby. But for commuters, this is not a problem at all.

Serving Size: 5 Star

Serving size is good enough to fill a hungry stomach and if one order is not enough, you may want to start with one of their appetizers before the main dish.

Customer Service: 4 Star

Because we were busy with relishing our food, we did not need any help or assistance from their staff but one thing I noticed, there was no greetings like "good evening ma'am/sir" when we arrived and no "thank you" when we left.

Overall rating is 4.3 Star. Will I recommend EggsNBrekky? Definitely! Especially if you're on a budget or you want to eat other than homecooked meals but it's close to payday :)

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Starbucks' Mango Float Cake

Starbucks' Mango Float Cake

Posted by AiDiSan on 1:50 AM in

One of the most popular dessert in the Philippines is Mango Float or Mango Refrigerated cake. Boys and girls as young as 10 years old can make this cake because it doesn't require baking and strict supervision from mommy.

I used to make this dessert too and it's been ages since I last made one. I don't remember teaching my daughter how to make Mango Float cake. What I taught her is to bake carrot cupcakes and bread pudding which she has mastered already.

It was recently when I saw an Instagram post of Starbucks PH about their latest offering and it's Mango Float cake. Of course, I told myself I will give it a try and I did. Last Sunday, after attending a baptismal and a relaxing massage, my friend and I headed to Starbucks and I took the golden opportunity to try their Mango Float cake.

 
Oh boy it tasted heavenly! It brings back "mango refrigerated cake" memories though it has a different texture because of the absence of graham crackers . The Mango Float cake from Starbucks is layered with chiffon textured bread, mango puree, nuts and covered with butter cream frosting and caramel sauce. This is not a too sweet kind of cake and you won't get to experience the "suya" factor.

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Prawns with Salted Egg sauce

Prawns with Salted Egg sauce

Posted by AiDiSan on 9:14 AM in

For my first post, I want to share with you Prawns with Salted Egg sauce that I cooked for my family 2 weeks ago.

Pardon the quality of the photo, I just used my Asus mobile phone

One of my favorite Sunday cooking show is Idol sa Kusina. On one of their episodes they guested Marian Rivera and she cooked Prawns with Salted Egg sauce. She learned this dish from one of the restuarants they went to. She loved the dish and was curious to know its cooking procedure, the staff were kind enough to tell her how it's being done (perks of being a celebrity). She then shared the recipe in Idol Sa Kusina.
In case you feel like cooking this dish and impress your family, here's how:

Ingredients:

3/4 kilo medium sized prawns
flour
salt & pepper
cooking oil

1/8 cup of butter
onion
chili powder
4 salted egg yolks (mashed)

Procedure:

Fry the prawns:
Put a little oil in a nonstick pan
Combine flour, salt & pepper
Cover prawns with flour mixture then fry (do not overcook)
Set aside

For the sauce:
In the same pan, add butter
Add onion & chili powder
Then add salted egg yolk
Coat the prawns with the sauce
Then serve

Happy Eating! :)

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Food Blog

Food Blog

Posted by AiDiSan on 6:24 AM in

I have been contemplating since last year to either restore my old blog OR create a new one, I decided to do the latter. This time I will focus on FOOD. Yep, I'm a food enthusiast and this is going to be the perfect avenue to express my love for food.

I'm fond of trying out various dishes from different restos and eateries. My ideal bonding with family and friends is savoring dishes from restos while we talk about the goodness of life. I feel complete joy whenever I successfully copy recipes from videos or blogs and my family relish it with gusto.

By the way, I am a true blooded Kapampangan and my home town Pampanga happens to be the Culinary Capital of the Philippines. I'm all about trying anything and everything edible (EXCEPT exotic food) and I give honest to goodness reviews on food I try from various food establishments.

I will post at least once a week and hope you guys will enjoy everything I share in this blog and comments are more than welcome.

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