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Recipe: Pinoy Spaghetti

October 21, 2011 by MrsC | Patricia Cuyugan 2 Comments

I took a leave from work today because of a Royal Rumble in my stomach (which is added motivation for me to stick to my diet, but I’ll save the diet musings for another post). My little guy was home today as well because of an activity in DLSZ, so I was really looking forward to having some precious mother-son bonding time. We spent the morning being lazy, which is always fun.

I wanted to prepare a nice lunch for the kiddo since it would be just the two of us sharing a meal. I asked him what he wanted to have and he cheerfully replied, “Pancit”. Unfortunately we didn’t have any ingredients for pancit, and I actually don’t know how to cook the stuff. Since I’d been craving for Pinoy style spaghetti for a few days now, I decided to make that instead. It was actually my first ever attempt to make pasta sauce from scratch. After some research online and a few tips from my cousin Zita, I bring you my version of Pinoy Spaghetti. It still needs some adjustments and tweaking, but for a first timer, I didn’t do so bad if I do say so myself. At least Tristan thinks it’s the best spaghetti ever.

PINOY STYLE SPAGHETTI
400g Spaghetti Noodles (I used Fiesta)
1/2 Tbsp Cooking Oil
1/2 Small Onion
4 Cloves Garlic
1/2 Small Carrot (optional)
1/4kg Ground Beef
1 Small Can Libby’s Vienna Sausage
1 Cube Knorr Beef Bouillon
500g Sweet Style Spaghetti Sauce (I used Clara Ole)
550g Banana Ketchup (I used UFC)
1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar
1/4 Cup Sweetened Condensed Milk (I used Alaska)
Pepper, Fish Sauce and Soy Sauce To Taste
Grated Cheese (I used Magnolia Quickmelt)

1. Cook spaghetti noodles according to package instructions.  Once cooked, remove noodles from the pot and set aside.

2. In a medium sized saucepan, heat oil and saute garlic and onions. Add ground beef and cook until light brown. Throw in carrots, Vienna Sausage and beef cube. Simmer over medium heat until bouillon is melted. Season with pepper and fish sauce. Pour in enough soy sauce to add color to the meat.

3. Pour spaghetti sauce and banana ketchup over the meat mixture. Mix well and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Once the sauce is boiling, lower the heat then add the granulated sugar and condensed milk. Mix well until the sugar is completely dissolved. Continue to simmer until the sauce is as thick as you want it to be.

4. Remove sauce from heat, pour over cooked noodles, put cheese on top. Serve and enjoy!

Yummy yummy Pinoy Style Spaghetti!

Since Tristan had so much fun helping me prepare lunch, we decided to make another batch of banana bread for our afternoon snack. I have a whole lot of bananas in the freezer leftover from my Herbalife Shake days. My mom can’t wait to get rid of all of them and reclaim her freezer space, so a new batch of banana bread is always welcome in our house.

The kiddo had so much fun mashing the bananas, mixing the dry ingredients with a whisk, and watching everything swirl around in the electric mixer!

Mixing the dry ingredients
I hope someday we get to prepare our batter in a baby pink Kitchenaide mixer *ahem-ahem*

Of course, the little guy insisted on wearing an apron, so I let him borrow the one from Tupperware that I got from my CCA Kitchen Discovery Course day at Oceana.

Mommy’s little kitchen helper anxiously waiting for the banana bread to come out of the oven
The finished product. Yummy as always!

I really enjoyed my day at home with Tristan despite the discomfort of the rumbly in my tumbly. After an afternoon spent in a hot kitchen, we decided it was time to clean up and cool of in our nice air-conditioned room with The Many Adventures of Winnie The Pooh.

Watching Pooh Bear as The Little Black Raincloud

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Recipe: Openface Tuna Melt Sandwich

October 13, 2011 by MrsC | Patricia Cuyugan Leave a Comment

It’s been a gloomy, rainy day, and I’m feeling under the weather.  I decided to stay home today to get some rest, and what perfect timing since classes are suspended and the kiddo stayed in too. Days like today, most people look for a hot bowl of soup, arroz caldo or champorado.  I, on the other hand, not being much of a soup lover myself, turned to my ever so reliable childhood comfort food to fill my belly on this chilly afternoon – an openface tuna melt sandwich.  This has been my go-to quick snack fix ever since my mom introduced it to me when I was maybe 8 or 9 years old.  It’s really quick and easy to make, especially in households like ours where homemade tuna spread is always available on hand in the refrigerator.

TUNA SPREAD
1 can tuna flakes in water
1/4 cup mayonnaise (you may adjust depending on how wet or dry you want your spread to be)
1 tbsp sweet pickle relish
salt and pepper to taste
chili flakes or hot sauce (optional)
TUNA MELT SANDWICH
1 slice bread
1 slice cheese
2 tbsp homemade tuna spread
1. Make the tuna spread.  Drain all the water from the tuna, dump it in a bowl together with the rest of the ingredients and mix until everything is smooth and spreadable.
2. Spread some tuna onto the bread and layer cheese on top.  Place in an oven toaster until the cheese is melted.
3. Enjoy!
I prefer to use Gardenia bread for this since the slices are large and thick. I also like to use white bread which may not be the most healthy option, but tastes best when toasted, in my opinion. You can use whatever cheese you’ve got in your fridge. Most of the time I just use quick melt, but today I found a nice slice of Dutch Edam left over from my trip to Santi’s last weekend, and that gave my snack the extra umph I needed today.  
Simple joys.  Happy tummy. 

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