fresh spring rolls filled with vegetables and tofu
August 3, 2012
Tofu
Labels: Filipino, fresh spring rolls, healthy and nutritious, Kulinarya Cooking Club, lumpiang sariwa, meatless, tofufresh spring rolls filled with vegetables and tofu
August 2, 2012
Olive Garden-style Breadsticks
Labels: bread, copycat, FoodFriday, Olive Garden breadsticks
I can't remember the last time I was in Olive Garden; it was many many many years ago. Their breadsticks, I recently found out, are very popular and home bakers have been making their own Olive Garden-style breadsticks. All the recipes I found are of the typical soft white bread variety and I chose to adapt this one. The breadsticks flavored lightly with garlic are really soft and great with soup. I had them with baked pork and [black] beans. I love them.
July 26, 2012
Turon Pie
Labels: Filipino, Filipino spring roll wrapper, jackfruit, saba bananas, turon pie
I call this the lazy woman's turon. I was craving for saba turon but didn't want to fry in this heat. I just brushed light olive oil on both sides of 2 pieces of spring roll wrapper, placed them on a small pie plate, filled it with thinly sliced saba banana, brown sugar, and chopped langka (jackfruit). Then I baked it in my toaster oven for about 10 to 12 minutes. I was more than satisfied with my baked turon and I didn't have to heat up a liter of oil. I'll try this with apple too as it's healthier without all the butter in a regular apple pie crust and because I love the sweet crispy wrapper.
July 19, 2012
Green Mango Ice Cream
Labels: FoodFriday, green mango, ice cream
Several Filipino food blogs have been raving about the Filipino green mango ice cream topped with sweet bagoong sauce. I love green mango shake and sorbet and ice cold green mango slices topped with bagoong (salty fermented micro shrimps) has been my favorite since forever. But shrimp/fish flavor and ice cream? Thanks, but I think I'll pass.