MARKY COOKS: Baked Potatoes

Okay, It's been a long time since my last post. Naging busy lang sa work, gym and other things kaya di masyado nakakapost pero tuloy pa rin ang buhay! Gaya nito July pa ng ginawa ko ito ngunit ngayon lang sumapi sa akin na hindi ko pa napopost itooo:))

 Ito ay nung minsan na wala akong magawa at wala kaming makain sa gabi... kaya naman nagfifeeling ako na makukuntento ang sikmura ko sa patatas,,, hahaha

MARKY COOKS: Choco Banana Sorpresa

Umariba na naman ang pagfifeeling chef ko. I decided to go to the supermarket one time during my Lunch Break. I searched for some ingredients to make a dessert for the following day. I ended up picking my old friends, Crushed Grahams and Banana.

In deciding what to do, I have to consider lots of things like not having a real kitchen which limits the type of preparation to be done for the dessert.

Here is the list of the Ingredients I used to make my Choco Banana Sorpresa

• 4 Pieces banana
• 2 Packs of Crushed Graham
• 1/2 block butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 small can of condensed milk
• 1 cup quick melt chocolates buttons
• Champola or Stick-O
• Whipped cream

1. In a sauce pan, melt sugar, chocolate buttons and butter separately in a water bath.
2. In a large bowl, mix crushed grahams with the melted sugar and butter. Continue until the mixture becomes quite sticky and forms small crumbles.
3. Press the mixture into the bottom of an aluminum pan about 1/2 inch thick( I chose to have 4 small rounded pans) and chill into the fridge.
4. In another bowl, pour the condensed milk into the banana slices. Mix for some time and set aside.
5. Get the pans in the fridge and spread a thin layer of  melted chocolate buttons. Put it back in the fridge for 2-3 minutes then spread the banana mixture or top and chill again. Do the same thing in adding another layer of melted chocolate and Graham mixture.
6. Put the pans in the freezer for 3 hours.
7. Set the oven toaster in a 8 minute timer. Place the pans after three minutes and wait until the top layer turns darker in color
8. In a plate, turn the pan upside-down and release the choco banana layers from the pan.
9. Top it with whipped cream, stick-o and chocolate buttons.

• Serve with ice cream to add more fun...

Don't let the lack of resources hinder your passion. 

Be creative and have fun!

MARKY COOKS: All-Meat Carbonara

Monday is my favorite day because I get the chance to go home and cook for my family, friends and workmates. Last week, I told mom that I will cook. She asked me what am I going to prepare, but I told her I don't know yet.

I checked our cupboards and looked for things that I like in my pasta. I ended having Vienna Sausage, Ham, Cheese, Nestle Cream, Campbell's Cream of Mushroom and Chorizo.

I chose these ingredients since me and my siblings are all meat lovers. If my parents want veggies for lunch or dinner, we will have another dish automatically.

If you want to try this yourself, here's how:

• 2 tbsp. Olive Oil
• 3 cloves garlic (minced)
• 1/4 block of butter (big)
• 1 small can Nestle Cream
• 1 can Cream of Mushroom
• 1/2 kilo Ham
• 1 large can of Vienna Sausage
• 1 can Chorizo
• cheese
• 1 tbsp. garlic powder
• salt and pepper
• 1 kilo spaghetti pasta
• Pork Chop (sliced) **optional**
• water

1. Cook pasta in boiling water, add salt and set aside when done.
2. In a pan, add olive oil and garlic under medium heat. Cook until golden brown.
3. Add chorizo and Vienna sausage until they turned medium brown in color. Add butter followed by the ham sliced into smaller parts. If you are a garlic-lover like me, you can add some garlic powder for extra flavor.
4. Pour Nestle cream and cream of mushroom. Add water in small partitions until desired viscosity is attained (depending whether you like it to be more creamy). Add salt and pepper. Let it boil for some time under low heat.
5. In a bowl, mix pasta and a little of the cooked sauce. Top the pasta with the All-meat sauce.
6. Place slices of the fried pork chop on top and sprinkle desired amount of cheese.

That night, I went back to Manila and brought some for my sister. I also brought some at work for them to taste one of my impromptu recipe. I encourage everyone to try cooking for your loved ones. You don't have to go to a culinary school to be good. You just need some readings and a little practice. In cooking, you develop a skill and you make your valued family and friends extra special :) 

MARKY COOKS: Baked Spaghetti with bacon and mushroom (05.02.11)

It's my rest day but for someone who got used to being busy I entered my other laboratory: the Kitchen...

Since I bought the new issue of Yummy Magazine, I have several recipes to try... I did not ask mommy to buy me the ingredients I need so I have to look for something that includes ingredients that I have in our kitchen. I chose bacon and mushroom macaroni but since my siblings prefer spaghetti, I changed it. I also altered the recipe and added other ingredients like ground beef, hotdogs, ham, etc...

It took me an hour to finish cooking the spaghetti,, I prepared the pan by putting some olive oil on the sides and bottom then placed the spaghetti up to the half of the pan's height. I spread the sauce and cream then added the pasta again. I topped it with the red sauce, cream and lots of cheese

And there you go! Baked Spaghetti with bacon and mushroom...

It's a good recipe to try especially for those who loves spaghetti but wants something new. It's more creamy and appetizing than the usual one:)

MARKY COOKS: Bangus Sisig (04.18.11)

Monday night I was craving for fish so I went down to check what we have. I found some milk fish marinated to be cooked as daing na bangus the following morning. I asked my cousin who is currently staying at our house to chop some onions and boil eggs. I decided to cook Bangus sisig since for days now, I've really want to eat at WOK, a place where me and my college friends eat during our 4th year days.

Bangus Sisig ala Marky

I fried the daing but I was careful not to make it too crispy since I will cook it again as sisig later. Then on a sisig plate, I put on some onions and minute amount of oil. When the onion was done I mixed the bangus flakes with it and seasoned it with Maggi magic sarap, soy sauce, pepper and salt. I served it with sliced eggs and tomatoes:) It's an easy dish but it tastes really good. Try it:))