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Spiced Butternut Squash Bread

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Squash is usually used for dishes and soup. It is very rare for some to incorporate it with their baked goodies. Squash is very healthy and it is always a good idea to incorporate it with our dishes. The other one of our friend, sent us a whole butternut squash, around 3.4 kg. I was thinking what to do about it. Until today I come up with this easy, soft, delicious and nutritious bread recipe. I'm happy to share it with you. Ingredients 630 grams fresh, chopped squash 3 eggs 180 grams white sugar 250 ml fresh milk 3/4 cup vegetable oil 370 grams flour 1 tsp salt 1 tsp cinnamon powder 1 tsp all spice 1/2 cup chopped walnut Walnut(whole for garnish) Instructions 1. Peel and roughly chop squash. Set aside. 2. Sift and combine all the dry ingredients. 3. In a blender, put half of the chopped squash and 3 eggs. Blend until smooth. Add the remaining squash, if the blender stocked, gradually add milk until your squash mixture becomes smooth. Add vegetable oil and mix for 1 minute more. 4.
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Easy Carrot Muffins

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This muffin is very easy and requires ingredients that are usually readily available in your kitchen. Since its summer season here in the Philippines and harvest season also, that includes carrots that are cheaper now because of high supply. My sister don't eat carrots, and her only reason is she doesn't want the taste and smell. She's actually a picky eater and doesn't really know why she doesn't like it, ha ha. I've been experienced cook for so long, I love doing experiment in the kitchen. I always trick her with my recipes by disguising the ingredients ha ha ha. This muffin is one of those recipes. I promise you everybody will love it and no trace of carrots will be seen on your finished product. Let's begin. Ingredients 3 Large Carrots (chopped) 3 Large eggs 170g white sugar 1 tsp cinnamon powder 10g baking powder 1/2 cup vegetable oil 200ml milk 310g flour For the fillings Raisins Walnut Chocolate Chips Instructions Pre-heat oven at 365°F 1.  Sift flour
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Iced Cold Coffee

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Iced Cold Coffee is our favorite coolers for refreshment. The key to the best tasting iced coffee is to used only the pure and freshly grind arabica coffee beans. It requires freshly brewed espresso coffee of course. But not all households can afford to buy coffee machine or espresso machine. So, here I used mocha express, very handy coffee maker. Here's my own recipe I wanted you to try. Ingredients: 2 scoops coffee grounds 2 tbsp coco sugar 1 cup fresh milk half cup cube/tube ice pinch of cinnamon (optional) Instructions 1. Pour water in mocha express kettle (I used the 3 cups size) 2. Put on the coffee cup and put the coffee grounds. Close tightly. 3. Bring to a boil, until it finished brewing. 4. Meanwhile, in a small mason jar, put on ice and pour on milk. 5. Put the espresso coffee in a separate glass and add in sugar. Stir. 6. Pour coffee in a ice milk mixture. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Served with straw. Enjoy! Tips: Sugar is optional. Not everyone wants sweet, either you ask
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Jicama Mixed Salad

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This salad is very refreshing and easy to make.  Ingredients 2 cups grated jicama (Julien grater) 1 cup grated carrots 1 pc cucumber, small cubes 1 ice berg lettuce, chopped 2 pcs tomato, seeded and cube Mango Vinaigrette 1 pc ripe mango 3 tbsp olive oil 1 pc lemon juice 1tbsp honey Salt&Pepper -put everything in a food processor or blender-
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Kimchi Fried Rice (Red Rice)

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Kimchi fried rice is one of my favorite cooked rice. Like the basic fried rice, when I cooked kimchi rice I usually used leftover food like, ham and sausages. Here are some of the usual ingredients I usually use in my kimchi rice. I used red rice for this one. Ingredients 3 cups cooked red rice  3 pcs soft boiled egg 1 cup kimchi 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 white onion, diced 2 tbsp butter 2 pcs hungarian sausages 1 tbsp liquid seasoning mix 2 tsp brown sugar Salt and pepper Spring Onions for garnish Chili flakes(optional) Instructions 1. Melt butter in a pot, add in onion and garlic. Saute until fragrant. 2. Add in sausages and other protein you want and kimchi. Cook for 2 mins. 3. Add the rice. Mix well. 4. Add seasoning mix, salt and pepper. Cook for 3 minutes. 5. Put in a serving plate. Top with half cut boiled egg, sprinkle with spring Onions, sesame seeds and furikake if you have. Enjoy!
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Ginataang Kamote with a twist

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Sweetened Coconut milk desserts are always up for comfort. Have it hot or cold. Ingredients 2 pcs Large sweet potato, cubes 2 cups coconut Milk 1 cup boba pearl 3 pcs Banana Saba, cubes 1 cup Brown Sugar 1 tsp salt Ube halaya (Optional) Instructions 1.  Put coconut milk in a pot. Add in sugar and salt, boil. 2. Add sweet potato and saba. Boil until tender. 3. Add in cooked boba pearl.  4. Serve hot or cold. Top with a scoop of ube halaya and sprinkle with white sesame seeds.
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Crispy Baked Pork Belly

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Crispy Baked Pork Belly Ingredients Pork belly Salt&Pepper 2 pcs bay leaf 1 tsp peppercorn 2 stalk lemongrass 4 slices Ginger Dipping sauce 3 tbsp soy sauce 2 tbsp vinegar 1 chopped shallots Black pepper 1 tsp brown sugar  Instructions Put everything on a deep pot. Add water just enough to submerged the pork belly. Boil until fork tender. Drain and pat dry. Poke poke skin with fork as many as you can. Bake at 365°f for 1hr and 30 mins. After taking out from the oven, dunk pork in a boiling hot oil skin side down for 30seconds to 1 minute. Rest for 10mins before cutting. Serve with your favorite steamed vegetables.
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Lemon Garlic Roasted Chicken

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Lemon garlic chicken is your easiest way for a dinner. Just buy a whole chicken or spatchcock chicken.  Ingredients: 1 whole chicken 3 lemons, sliced 24 cloves garlic, peeled 150g butter, chilled Salt&Pepper 1. Washed chicken and pat dry. 2. Prepare a baking dish, it might oven safe ceramic trays or aluminun tray. Quite deep tray at least 2 inches. 3. Arrange garlic and lemon at the bottom of the baking tray. 4. Insert sliced butter on chicken skin, as many as you want. This will help to make your chicken, juicy and golden brown. 5. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Massage lightly. Put chicken on top of the layered garlic and lemons, skin side up. Brush with generous amount of room temp butter. 6. Bake at 365°F at 45 mins. After 45mins, higher the temp to 400°F and bake again for 25mins more.  7. Chop and served it with steamed vegetables at your choice.
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Baked Crispy Pork Belly

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This is a baked pork belly. Very easy to make but it takes time. We use to cook this on weekends when family members gather together for lunch.  Ingredients 4 pounds pork belly 2 to 3 bay leaves 1 tsp peppercorn 2 tsp salt 2 stalk lemon grass, pressed and cut 4 slices ginger 1.5 L water Instructions 1. Clean pork belly, remove all the tiny hairs on the skin. 2. Put everything in a pot then filled with water enough to submerged the pork. 3. Simmer for at least 2 hrs or until fork tender. 4. Remove from the pot and drain. Right after removing from the pot, poke pork skin with fork as many as you. This helps the skin to pop up and crispy when baking. For a crispier texture I used to keep the pork open in the chiller for overnight. 5. Bake at 365°F for 1 hr & 30mins. You don't need to achieve the super crispy skin because right after the oven, dunk the pork belly on a boiling hot oil, skin side down. This takes aroung 1 minute or less just right to pop up the skin. Remove f
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Pancake Platter

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I love preparing breakfast. And platter is my one of my favorite. I enjoyed arranging food on a platter, looks yummy and appetizing. You don't need to spend a lot to make platter. Just plate it nicely. The basics are, pancakes or sliced bread, ham, sausages, fresh fruits of your choice, fresh tomatoes, cheeses, fried egg, jams and some sort of nuts. Here are the ingredients you'll will for a soft and fluffy homemade panckes 2 cups APF 1/4 Cup cooking oil 1 cup fresh milk 1/2 cup water 1 egg 3/4 cup white sugar 1 tsp salt 1 tsp vanilla extract First step is to do the creaming method by combining oil and sugar. Beat nicely then add on egg. Mix until the color turns pale yellow. Add in all remaining wet ingredients then mix well. Lastly add all the mixed dey ingredients. Be careful not to over mix the batter or it will not become fluffy. Brush some oil on a heated pan. Over medium to low heat cook pancake depending on your preferred sizes. I used 1/4 cup for every pour.  A
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Liquored Glazed Upside down raisins cinnamon rolls

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Cinnamon is a healthier spice you can add to your dishes. And this one I wanna share with you is a classic cinnamon roll with raisins. Ingredients 500 grams APF 500 grams bread flour 25 grams dry active yeast 15 grams salt 25 grams powdered milk 115 grams Soft butter 200 grams white sugar 2 pcs eggyolk 500 grams water Fillings: 1 cup brown sugar 2 tsp cinnamon powder Raisins Bottom base: Generous amount of softened butter Raisins 3tbsp brandy(optional) Instructions: 1. Mix yeast with 1 tsp sugar with 3tbsp water. Set aside and let it bloom. 2. Meanwhile, sift flour and all other dry ingredients.  3. If you're using a mixer just simply put all the dry ingredients on the mixer bowl. If your using the traditional way by hand just put it in a wide mixing bowl.  4. Add in egg yolks, the yeast if it's alredy bloomed then mix a bit. 5. Gradually add water. 6. Add in butter. 7. Knead or mix it up intil it becomes smooth. Try to check using the window pane test if the dough is r
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Spiced Butternut Squash Bread

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Squash is usually used for dishes and soup. It is very rare for some to incorporate it with their baked goodies. Squash is very healthy and it is always a good idea to incorporate it with our dishes. The other one of our friend, sent us a whole butternut squash, around 3.4 kg. I was thinking what to do about it. Until today I come up with this easy, soft, delicious and nutritious bread recipe. I'm happy to share it with you. Ingredients 630 grams fresh, chopped squash 3 eggs 180 grams white sugar 250 ml fresh milk 3/4 cup vegetable oil 370 grams flour 1 tsp salt 1 tsp cinnamon powder 1 tsp all spice 1/2 cup chopped walnut Walnut(whole for garnish) Instructions 1. Peel and roughly chop squash. Set aside. 2. Sift and combine all the dry ingredients. 3. In a blender, put half of the chopped squash and 3 eggs. Blend until smooth. Add the remaining squash, if the blender stocked, gradually add milk until your squash mixture becomes smooth. Add vegetable oil and mix for 1 minute more. 4.
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Ginataang Kamote with a twist

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Sweetened Coconut milk desserts are always up for comfort. Have it hot or cold. Ingredients 2 pcs Large sweet potato, cubes 2 cups coconut Milk 1 cup boba pearl 3 pcs Banana Saba, cubes 1 cup Brown Sugar 1 tsp salt Ube halaya (Optional) Instructions 1.  Put coconut milk in a pot. Add in sugar and salt, boil. 2. Add sweet potato and saba. Boil until tender. 3. Add in cooked boba pearl.  4. Serve hot or cold. Top with a scoop of ube halaya and sprinkle with white sesame seeds.
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