Ice Cream House's Tiramisu Magic

my mom taught me how to make a peach tiramisu. though it doesn't have a five-star rating unlike those you order in restaurants, you can have a nice piece of tiramisu by just layering these ingredients:

Graham crackers
mixture of cream and condensed milk (1:2)
peaches

but just tonight, me and my friends went out for a long walk. and at the end we tripped over the Ice Cream House located in Riverbanks Mall in Marikina City. i didn't know what to order first until i saw their Tiramisu Magic.

2 broas pieces on top of 3 scoops of chocolate, mocha and vanilla icecreams and drizzled with chocolate syrup and decorated with a sweet cherry on top. with a very interesting presentation -- closest to the ones they serve at restaurants -- the price is very cheap! for only Php 60, you can indulge at a very satisfying and yummy dessert whenever you feel like it.

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Mom's Recipe: Dalagang Bukid Escabeche

i have been making my escabeche with carrots -- like sweet and sour meatballs! but making meatballs itself takes a longer time. so i might as well share you the recipe of the one i made last weekend. you need:

6 pcs medium dalagang bukid, seasoned with salt, then fried.
1/4 k. shredded papaya
minced garlic
minced onion
minced ginger

after frying the fish, set it aside and saute the garlic, onion and ginger then put the papaya and cook it for five minutes.

for the sweet and sour sauce, mix the following in a cup:

1/2 cup vinegar
1/2 cup water
3 tbsp of sugar
1 tsp of salt

after 5 minutes that the papaya is cooking, put the sweet and sour mixture in and simmer it for another 5 minutes. then put the fish inside.

makes 6 servings.

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Mom's Recipe: CHOKODAN

it's actually CHOCO-BUKO-PANDAN. mom only introduced it to us this week and we really wanted more for dessert! this is very simple. all you have to prepare are:

1 pack of Alsa Gulaman
1 jar of macapuno
evaporated milk
Hershey's chocolate syrup
pandan leaves
crushed ice
sugar

Directions:

1. cook Alsa Gulaman according to instructions adding pandan leaves and sugar while cooking. allow to cool.
2. in a bowl of crushed ice, top it with gulaman, macapuno, evaporated milk, and drizzle with Hershey's chocolate syrup.

Enjoy!

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Mom's Recipe: Pizza Bun halves

we went Italian last week for snacks. our usual snacks include bread, noodles, and anything that is easy to prepare. and for last week, we had pizza! home made pizza that includes easy to find ingredients and using a small oven.

this is a child-friendly dish so even kids can help.

ingredients:

6 medium-sized hamburger buns, sliced in halves
1 pack of tomato sauce
6 hotdogs, sliced diagonally
1/3 cup sweet ham, cut into little squares
1/3 cup of minced onions
1/3 cup of minced green bell pepper
grated cheese

Preparation:

1. spread tomato sauce on the buns that serves as your pizza dough.
2. lay hotdogs, sweet ham, onions, bell pepper and top with cheese.
3. put it in the oven, heat for 5-10 minutes, 375 degrees. don't burn the bread.
4. makes 12 servings.

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Mom's Recipe: Peach Float

this is another holiday dessert. i have made variations of this using fruit cocktails or any fruit like mangoes or kiwis. and it's very easy to make. it's like a tiramisu minus the rum and the ingredients are easy to find in the supermarket:

photo from moogs' flickr

1 pack graham crackers (some use cookies too!)
1 pack crushed grahams
1 can of peach halves, sliced thinly
1 large can of condensed milk
2 packs, all-purpose cream

to make the Peach Float:

1. combine condensed milk and all-purpose cream.
2. in your container, spread your mixture to cover the whole area. then lay graham crackers on top of the cream. another spread of the cream and then your peach slices. on top is another covering of cream then repeat it with the graham crackers and peaches. fill spaces with crushed grahams until all ingredients are in. be sure to end it with a layer of cream and peach slices.
3. place it in the freezer overnight.

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Mom's Recipe: Rellenong Bangus (Stuffed Milkfish)

i learned how to cook it when mom went out for a school activity and i was left at home with the rest of the family. since i was the one with the passion in cooking, i was forced to do so. but mama asked me first of what do we want for lunch. i thought of cooking something very special and giving that much effort to it. then she said to cook Rellenong Bangus.

this is one of my favorites when i come to fiestas. the simple milkfish is given a twist and it's boneless so you never have to worry about getting pricked by those fish bones.

Ingredients:
2 large milk fish (meat and bones taken out from the skin)
1 large potato
1 carrot
raisins
parsley, onions and garlic, minced
soy sauce
lemon juice
ground pepper
2 eggs
1 tbsp vegetable oil for sauteing
oil for deep-frying

Directions:

1. you can ask the fish vendor to take out the fish meat from the skin. and upon preparation, marinate the fish meat and skin in soy sauce and fresh lemon juice and leaving it for 30mins-1hour. overnight can achieve best-taste.
2. saute onions, garlic and marinated fish (meat only). sprinkle ground pepper for taste then add the raisins, parsley, potato and carrot until cooked. set aside and allow to cool.
3. when the fish is cooled down, take out the fish bones from the meat. hygiene is very important, so tweezers and gloves can be helpful. then add eggs in order to bind the mixture when deep-fried.
4. stuff the mixture inside the fish skin and then sew to seal the opening. there's not a lot of skills needed for this, you just have to be extra careful not to prick yourself.
5. deep-fry the whole fish until golden brown over high heat. once done, divide the fish diagonally for artistic presentation.
6. best served with pickled papaya shredding and cucumber.

the excess saute mixture can also deep-fried as fish burgers as you add a little flour.

we really enjoyed our lunch that time.

photo credits: wilmack's flickr

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