FTF: Homemade Hamburger

Is it Friday today? Really? Wow! I did not even notice. Anyhow, another Food Trip Friday mania once again. My entry this week is "hamburger". A typical American meal. It's been a long time since I made a hamburger for dinner. Actually, I got the recipe from Ate Ces. Thanks te for sharing this mouth watering hamburger recipe. My family loves it!  For more food entries or would like to join us, just click the button above. Have a great weekend everyone!

Sesame Seeds

Do you use sesame seeds for cooking? I only use sesame seeds when I stir fry vegetables or meat. How about you? Actually this is the first time I bought a big bag of sesame seeds, and I don't know what to do with the rest of them.

According to my source "The seeds of the sesame plant (Sesamum Indicum to use its scientific name) are featured in many Asian cuisines. Spice paste concoctions made with sesame seeds enhance Indian dishes, and sesame seeds play a role in Japanese vegetarian cooking. In China, sesame seeds are used to flavor cakes, cookies, and popular desserts such as sesame seed balls and fried custard. You'll also find them in savory dishes. "

Both black and white sesame seeds are used in Chinese cooking. (A third variety of beige colored sesame seeds is not as popular). Like sesame oil, white sesame seeds have a nutty flavor, while black sesame seeds taste more bitter. However, whether a recipe calls for white or black seeds often has more to do with the appearance of a dish rather than flavor.

White sesame seeds are nearly always toasted before using. There are differing opinions over the value of toasting black sesame seeds, as it can accentuate the bitter flavor - let your taste buds make the decision. Because sesame seeds contain a high percentage of oil, it's best to store them in the refrigerator if you plan on keeping them for more than two or three months. Otherwise, they can be kept in a covered jar at room temperature. In any event, check and make sure they don't smell rancid before using.

Sesame seeds are a nutritional goldmine - high in mineral content, and containing two proteins that are not normally found in other vegetable proteins. For people with milk allergies, sesame seeds provide an alternative source of calcium

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Fresh and Affordable Cigars

I mentioned to my dad that he should order discount cigars online.

Safety Cutting Tools

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Bulgogi Ssambap

This is one of the meals served to us during our trip to the Philippines from Asiana Airlines. This meal is a combination of vegetables, bulgogi beef, bean paste, steamed rice, kimchi and side dishes. Bulgogi Ssambap is a traditional Korean cuisine, which is both tasty and nutritious.

The meal came with an instruction on how to eat the Bulgogi Ssambap. It's very interesting! I love it though.

Food Trip Friday: Appetizer

It is Food Trip Friday once again! My entry for this week is the photo below. My family's favorite restaurant is Sizzler. We always go there because it is a nice restaurant with good food at reasonable prices.
My fave appetizers: chicken wings, bread, clam chowder and slow cooked pork. Looks like I don't need to eat a main course meal...lol! For more entries or would like to join us, just click the button above. Have a good weekend!

Awesome Cooking Tips

How often do you cook? Most people would prefer going out to eat at their favorite restaurant than cooking at home. As a wife and a mom I like to cook home cook meals, but if we have special occasions we go out to eat once in a while. How about you? Do you know that when I was in the Philippines I have no idea how to cook a single dish? Well, except for cooking rice and frying. I only learn how to cook when I moved here in the US. Now, cooking is one of my hobbies. If you love cooking as much as I do, you might want to checkout some of these great Cooking Tips. They have all kinds of great information like making Eco-Friendly Caviar. Everything about caviar spells luxury and this article will give you some good insight into this Black River Caviar. You might want to checkout the “Drinking Eggs Is Sweeping the Nation’s Hottest Bars” article as well. If you are interested in Wineries, you can also read some of the winery review. So if you are looking for some cooking tips and other great articles like luxury spas, you should checkout this website today.

Hamburger Helper

Who wants hamburger helper? Hamburger Helper is a line of packaged food products primarily consisting of boxed pasta bundled with a packet or packets of powdered sauce/seasonings. The contents of each box are combined with browned hamburger meat, water and milk to create a complete dish.
I was so busy the other day that this box came in handy and quick. I am glad I have all the ingredients. You should try making this for dinner!
1. Brown ground beef in 10-inch skillet; drain.
2. Stir in hot water, milk, sauce mix and uncooked pasta. Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally.
3. Reduce heat. Cover; simmer about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until pasta is tender. Remove from heat; uncover (sauce will thicken).
4. Sprinkle with topping.

Fresh Choice Salad

Our Valentine dinner date went great! Let's start with fresh salad top with goat cheese, chips, raisins, broccoli, mushrooms, and more. Opps, I forgot to mention my favorite dressing... Thousand Island!

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Food Trip Friday: Honey Glazed Ham

Valentines day is coming up! Are you guys looking forward to have a fancy dinner date with your spouse or you are planning to cook a lovely dinner at home? Well I guess my answer is "I don't know" yet....lol!

Anyhow, it's time for Food Trip Friday once again! It's been a long time since I joined the meme. And now I am back! My entry this week is the photo above. I made this dish during the New Year's Eve.

For more food entries or would like to join us, just click the button above. Have a great weekend everyone! Happy Valentines day!

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Dinuguan/Pork Blood Stew

Is that the "blood thing?" That's hubby's famous line every time he see a dish called dinuguan....lol! I like to eat it once in awhile, but not my typical Filipino fave dish.

According to Wikipedia, Dinuguan is a Filipino savory stew of blood and meat (typically stomach, intestines, ears, and snout) simmered in a rich, spicy gravy of pig blood, garlic, chili, and vinegar. The term dinuguan comes from the Filipino word dugo meaning "blood". It is similar to the Singapore dish pig's organ soup, differing in that it does not contain vegetables and has a characteristically thick gravy. It is frequently considered an unusual or alarming dish to those in Western culture, though it is rather similar to European-style blood sausage, or British black pudding in a saucy stew form. It is perhaps closer in appearance and preparation to the ancient Spartan dish known as black gruel whose primary ingredients were pork, vinegar and blood. Dinuguan is often served with white rice or a Filipino rice cake called puto.

A similar dish is also known among the Bataks of Indonesia, called sangsang. Sangsang is made from pork or dog meat (or more rarely, water buffalo meat), coconut milk and spices (including kaffir lime and bay leaves, coriander, shallot, garlic, chili pepper and Thai pepper, lemongrass, ginger, galangal, turmeric and andaliman.

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Balbacua

What is this thing? Have you ever had this before? This dish is called balbacua in the Philippines. It is made from cow’s skin that is boiled for hours until tender, the soup also tends to have oxtail for flavor and the gelatinous material, sometimes the hooves of the cows, and in some cases beans added to the stew.

This dish was serve during the 5oth wedding anniversary of my grandparents....:) I personally don't like it, but for some people this dish is tasty!

Pasta and Steak

This is one of the meals that the plane (Asiana Airlines) served us during our trip to the Philippines. It was not bad, but a little bit oily...lol!

Play Station Bonding

When PS 3 came out in the market, I was excited to buy and own one. I love playing play station so I was sure that I will enjoy ps3 games. When I met my little nephews in the Philippines, I was excited to find out that they too are playing PS3 Games. I spend a couple of hours playing with them and it was a very good bonding moment for us.

I will definitely miss the little things that our family shared during our vacation. But the same with any other vacations, it has to end. Though I will miss them all, I have to realize that I also have a life of my own in the USA. I will be home soon... really soon!