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Mamon Goldilocks recipe

Ingredients: *For yolk side* 8 egg yolks 1 1/4 cup sifted cake flour 1/2 tbsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 1/3 cup caster sugar or white sugar 1/2 cup very cold water   *For egg white side* 8  egg whites 1/2 tsp cream of tartar…

Lechon Pork Belly

Lechon Pork Belly Myself and my friend Erica made a short road trip out to Pell City to Erica’s mom’s house to make some oven baked Lechon.  As usual, we had some good laughs making some good food. Pork belly is the bacon part (in…

Spam fried Rice

Ingredients:

  • 1 can spam
  • 3-4 cups rice cooked ahead of time at least 3-5 hrs
  • 1-2 tbsp oil( I prefer olive oil )
  • 2-3 eggs
  • 1 cup frozen green peas
  • 1 cup frozen corn
  • 1 whole big carrot
  • 1 whole onion
  • 3-4 cloves garlic
  • scallion
  • colorful bell pepper
  • salt & pepper
  • 1-2 tbsp soy sauce

 

Procedure:

  1. Cook the rice ahead of time, let sit overnight or at least 3 to 5 hours.
  2. Chop the spam & carrot ,onion ,garlic and the scallion into tiny pieces.
  3. Preheat  a big pan/pot or wok.
  4. Add the oil in a medium heat.
  5. Add the  spam, stirring until brown and crunchy for up to 5-8 min.
  6. Add the onion and garlic, stir until browned.
  7. Whisk or beat two eggs in a cup, pour into pan with other ingredients.  Stir until done.
  8. Add the carrots, frozen peas, and frozen corn. Stir them all together until well mixed. Cover for 5-7 min until cooked.
  9. Once the vegetables are cooked then add the cooked rice and add the soy sauce. Stir.
  10. Add the scallions and bell pepper last. Mix them well and let them simmer covered for another 5-7 min in a medium heat .
  11. Open the lid. Once you see steam it’s done! Enjoy

 

Sardine Fish Balls

Fish Balls Made With Canned Fish Ingredients:  1 can sardines in tomato sauce, (any brand) 1 egg 1 cup all purpose flour 1 whole carrot 1 whole big onion 4-5 cloves garlic 1 pack Crispy fry breading mix 2.19 ( OPTIONAL)  if not available use…

Venison Stew

Fast, quick, and easy venison stew recipe

Strawberry Cake with Cream Cheese Icing

Ingredients:

  1. One package plain white cake mix
  2. One cup chopped strawberries with juice
  3. One package strawberry gelatin 3 oz.
  4. 3/4s cup milk
  5. 3/4s cup vegetable oil
  6. 3 eggs
  7. 8 oz cream cheese at room temperature (icing)
  8. 4 tbs butter at room temperature (icing)
  9. 3 cups confectioners sugar (icing)

Procedure

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Grease 2″ round baking pan with baking spray  or 19 inch x 13 inch pan.
  3. Gently mash strawberries in a zip lock bag with a rolling pin or similar device. You can also use a blender if you like.
  4. Place cake mix, milk, gelatin mix, vegetable oil and eggs in large mixing bowl. Beat with mixer until smooth and creamy, about 3 to 5 minutes or so.
  5. Add in mashed strawberries and juice  to cake batter mix. Mix well.
  6. Pour into cake pan.
  7. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 38 minutes (until toothpick when inserted comes out clean.)
  8. Allow to sit 30 minutes if using two round pans to cool completely. If baking in 19 x 13 pan simply allow to cool in pan allow to cool 1 hour.
  9. Combine all icing ingredients using electric mixer until smooth and creamy.
  10. Apply icing to cooled cake and store in fridge until ready to serve.
  11. Be creative in how you want to put your fresh strawberries for decoration.

Fresh strawberries can also be stirred into the icing, but I prefer mine separate and sliced.

Enjoy!

Mary Jane

Quick and Easy Oatmeal Banana Cookies

  Quick and Easy The thing I like most about this recipe is it is quick, it is easy and you don’t have to be precise with what you put in it. In fact, one of the things my husband likes best about it is…

MJ’s Food Trip

MJ’s food trip is my exploration into simple, easy to cook meals that are a lot of fun to make. I also enjoy seeing what can be made from whatever is in the refrigerator. Please be patient as I bring MJ’s food trip online. I…