Random facts about myself

About ME, MYSELF, and I

I have been tagged by Lydia (thank you by the way) at My Kitchen to post eight random facts about myself. The rules this meme as follows:

Each participant posts eight random facts about themselves. At the end of the post, eight more bloggers are tagged. Let them know they're tag by simply visiting their tag and leave a comment. This is exciting for I have never been tagged before. Here it goes...

1. I am a down to earth, moody, very caring and loving person. That's my nature and I tend to be bossy at times. I love praises even on the tiniest thing I do, it just boost my self-esteem. I accept critique about my personality because it helps me to be a better person.

2. When I was young I dreamt of owning a charity institution for street children. There's lots of them (street children I mean) in the Philippines. And, I married a man who supports children in different parts of the world where it needed most. I'm so lucky, he's helping these poor children for me.

3. I finished a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science back home but now I am working with children. Don't really want to be a computer geek, now I'm just enjoying designing graphics for my own use (have not really done a nything for quite a while) and using my creative mind to make children happy instead.

4. I'm so not good in co0king before I came to Australia. Once I stepped my foot on this land, I adored cooking (I don't know, maybe, just because of love of food). Now, I love to cook for my husband, and will love to cook to my children to be.

5. I love watching cartoons, ever since until now. People think I'm weird watching cartoons, even my husband's nieces and nephew thinks (hello, you're 27, why do u still watch cartoons). Duh, who cares, I love it, and so as love stories, animation, adventure, action (superb), fantasy, and real-life movies. Love movies to the extreme.

6. I love to own a huge gourmet kitchen. Back where I came from, our kitchen thou small, is almost a gourmet kitchen, everything's there and handy.

7. I am an optimistic person and I always try to help other people be one but I just can't, not because I'm becoming pessimistic but they just don't have a will to believe in themselves. All I could do best is to give them almost wise advise.

8. Ohhh...lastly, two months seems a very long time to wait to have a baby because that's what the professional professor said who did my procedure, but who cares, maybe 3 months from now, I'll be preggy, yehey, can't wait, alwasy hoping for the best...

Well, ppl, these facts about me may not be very interesting to you but that's the best I can say...

I want to tag these people (not 8 but I will try to tag more):

Edible Experiments ni Iska
What's for lunch honey?
Bucaio
Pinoy Cook
World Class Cuisine
CHEF KC

Happy blogging....

Avocado mash

This is a childhood favourite. Instead of milk, I put Milo powder because I don't like the taste of milk and it tasted so yummy, I don't have to add any sugar.

1 ripe avocado
1/4 c. fresh milk (or 3 tbsp of powder milk)
1 tsp of sugar

Cut avocado in half (lengthwise), take the seed of from the middle then shred the avocado with a spoon into a mixing bowl. Mash the avocado with a fork then whem smooth, add the milk and sugar and mix. Pour or spoon the mixture into a small freezer safe container and freeze about an hour or before dinner starts. Take it off the freezer after an hour and serve.

This recipe is from my friend's mum (anyong haseyo!!!). Thank you!!! I have been asking Hellen for this recipe for a long time because Peter and I loved the Bulgogi she gave me last time with the Kimchi (yummm too - a bit too hot for me). Thanks for your advice Hellen to wash it a little bit...

Bulgogi (KOREAN BBQ - Beef)

½ c. soy sauce
1/3 c. sugar
3 tbsp. sake (or rice wine or sherry)
2 tbsp sesame oil
8 cloves garlic, minced
4 scallions (green onions), minced
2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds (optional)
½ tsp. black pepper

Combine all ingredient in a bowl and mix until the sugar has dissolved. Stir-fry in a pan or wok with your choice of vegetables or by itself.

Beef and garlic fried rice

Oh dear, what could I cook for dinner now. Really hungry, have to cook something fast and easy. Hmmm..."Babe, could you please get me some good mince from the butcher please...". And, there he go, while waiting I cooked the rice then prepare the other ingredients, he's back within 20 minutes. "Thanks mahal ko!!!". I know Peter would love this because he loves my garlic fried rice...

This is a very simple, but would sure fill you up. With vegetables, rice, and meat....yummm...

1 1/2 c. boiled rice

400 grms. heart smart beef mince

1/2 of small can corn kernels, drained

1/2 medium carrot, diced into small cubes

1/2 c. green peas

8 cloves garlic, diced into tiny pcs.

1 small brown onion, diced

2 tbsp. of fish sauce

2 tbsp, of medium soy sauce

2 tbsp butter, melted

Directions:

Heat half of the melted butter in a wokn (medium heat), saute garlic and onion until brown, add mince and saute until cooked.

Add the rest of the butter then, slowly add rice then fry, (make it three batches), on the third batch, add the vegetables, soy and fish sauce. Stir until thoroughly fried. (***You could always add a bit more butter, if it sticks to the wok***).

"Babe, dinner's ready"....he said, "wow, let's eat!!!". And we finished all of it and I was suppose to take some for lunch the next day...NM. =)

Spaghetti Pinoy style

500 g mince beef
1 medium size brown onion, diced
500 g spaghetti
750 g. Del Monte Sweet style sauce
200 g. cocktail hotdogs
salt and pepper to taste

Cook spaghetti according to packet directions. Set aside. In medium size sauce pan, put a bit of oil and saute onion until brown then add hotdog and saute. Then add mince and fry until cook. when cooked, add the sauce and simmer for 5 minutes. Add a bit of salt and pepper. Stir to mix well. Pour over spaghetti and great some parmesan or cheddar cheese. (I prefer grated cheddar)

Fried Mackerel

1 slice mackerel

small onion, sliced

small carrot, sliced into thin strips

half red capsicum/bell pepper, sliced into thin strips

1 tbsp. oyster sauce

1 tbsp. vegetable oil

Someone told me before that she hasn't seen or eatena fried mackerel before, and I replied, "I fried a mackerel before", so here's the recipe for her.

Heat oil in a fry pan. Saute onion, carrot and capsicum for about 2 minutes then add sauce. stir for a couple of seconds or until well mixed, set aside. Add a dash of oil in the pan and fry mackerel for about 5 minutes on each side or until a bit brownish on both sides. When cooked, add the sauteed vegies on top for about 20 seconds just to heat up.

Serve with rice on side. Eat while hot. Yummy fish.

Meat balls

1/2 kl of heart smart mince beef
1 red (spanish) onion, chopped finely
a medium carrot, grated
1 egg, beaten
1 c. fresh bread crumbs
5 tbsp of soy sauce
2 pinch of pepper
flour

Combine the first seven ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Mix together with your hands. For about an inch big balls, place on a floured tray. Deep fry in low heat. Serve with rice or eat as an entree. You can use this recipe for meatballs spaghetti in tomato or white sauce.

Garlic fried rice

1 c. long grain rice, washed twice
1 1/2 c. water
5 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped into tiny pieces
1 tbsp melted butter
2 tbsp. fish sauce

Cook washed rice and water in a rice cooker, (if cooking in a microwave, cook it for 12 minutes; if in a sauce pan, simmer until cook) and stand for 5 minutes. Heat butter in a wok then fry garlic until brown. Add half of the cooked rice then stir well, then add the rest and stir again. Fry until rice and garlic is combined, (about 5 to 8 minutes. Add fish sauce and serve immediately with your fvourite meat, seafood or vegetable dish. Peter love this fried rice.

optional:
1 egg, beaten and fried, sliced into tiny peices and add while frying the rice.