HUMBA!!!

Humba (Braised Pork Belly) Recipe is one of the most popular Filipino authentic dish. A typical Humba dish is served with potatoes and hard-boiled eggs on top of it. To add on it, this recipe do have a distinctive sweetened taste.



Humba Braised Pork Belly Image Via my-favourite-filipino-recipe.com

 Below is a typical humba recipe that you may find quite delectable.

Humba Recipe Ingredients :

· 1 lb. pork cut into pieces
· 1/3 cup vinegar
· 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
· 1/4 cup soy sauce
· 1 bay leaf
· 1/4 tsp. pepper or 1 tsp. peppercorns
· 1 cup water
· 3 cloves crushed garlic
· 1 tsp. oil
· salt

Optional - Addon Ingredients

· 3 peeled and quartered potatoes
· hard-boiled eggs

Humba Cooking Procedures :

1). Mix all ingredients in a big pot and boil. Lower heat and simmer for about an hour until pork belly is tender.

2). Add (optional) potatoes and hard-boiled eggs in this dish. Potatoes usually cook about 15 minutes. Choose whether, you like it soft or just tender for you to bite. You may also include it on halfway of cooking.

3). Let the hard boiled egg sits for a few minutes before its done so that the sauces can cover it.

4). Remove the bay leaf and peppercorns before serving. Serve while its hot

Read more: http://www.filipinofoodsrecipes.com/2010/01/humba-recipe.html#ixzz2CHIPfhcB

Puto Bumbong

Puto Bumbong

Puto Bumbong Season

Typically, Christmas can be seen with the colors of red and green. But, to us, Filipinos, Christmas is somewehat associated with the colors of of lilac and yellow. Why? because Christmas heralds the season of the puto bumbong and bibingka.



Puto Bumbong Image Via tipsnikatoto.blogspot.com

 Puto Bumbong

Puto bumbong is formed by two words and characteristics; “puto” (steamed glutinous rice) and “bumbong” (bamboo canon or cylinder).

Puto bumbong is considered a delicacy and a part of Philippines Christmas atmosphere that has a unique preparation. It makes use of a “lansungan,” a heat steamer mounted on a pot of boiling water. It is kettle shaped with (ordinarily) two tubes that protrude and hold the “bumbong” or bamboo tubes filled with the needed ingredients and steamed through.

It takes only seconds for the puto bumbong to cook and the speed at which it is done is almost as fascinating as the taste.

Puto Bumbong Recipe Ingredients

* 1 kg Malagkit/galapong (glutinous) rice, mixed with 125 grams ordinary rice
* 1/5 tsp. Lilac or violet food coloring
* Pandan leaves
* Salt
* 1 pc Shredded mature coconut
* Butter or margarine
* Banana leaves
* Water
* Sugar

Puto Bumbong Cooking Instruction - How To Cook Puto Bumbong

1). Soak pre-ground malagkit/galapong or glutinous rice and ordinary rice mixture in salted water with lilac/violet food coloring for 1-4 hours. Let dry overnight by putting inside a flour sack.

2). Put something heavy on top to squeeze out water.

3). Mixture is ready for cooking the following morning.

4). Or to manually grind rice mix – Slowly grind using a stone grinder or manual grinder. Do not put too much water in while grinding. It will delay drying of milled ingredients. Too much water on the other hand will cause the mixture to be sticky. Put milled ingredients onto cotton cloth and tie corners of the cloth. Let drip. When the mixture is almost dried, press by using a heavy object to remove excess water. Let stand overnight.

5). Place pandan leaves in water to be steamed. Heat steamer (lansungan) with enough water.

6). Put a small amount of rice mixture inside bamboo tubes (bumbong) about3/4’s full.

Enjoy your puto bumbong!

Read more: http://www.filipinofoodsrecipes.com/2009/12/puto-bumbong.html#ixzz2CHHG0uuS

Mango Float

Posted on October 27th, 2008 by Toni

(41 votes, average: 4.1 out of 5)

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Ingredients

200 grams graham crackers (approximately)

1 (10 1/2 ounce) can all purpose cream

3 large ripe mangoes

1 (10 ounce) can condensed milk

Directions

1. Slice mangoes into thin wedges.

2. Combine condensed milk, all purpose cream, and sliced mangoes.

3. Layer the graham crackers in a square glass pan or other container.

4. Put on the crackers a layer of the filling of mangoes, all purpose cream, and condensed milk.

5. Repeat by putting layers of graham crackers and filling until you’ve used it all. Top the final layer with graham crackers.

6. Put it in the refrigerator and chill overnight. Mango float as a frozen treat tastes even more delicious when you put this desert in the freezer

by: filipinodesserts.net

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THE ONE

This is one of my favorite songs. I just wanted to share this to you so that you could also feel what I feel what every time I heard this song playing.I am not a music lover but their are really times that when I heard a new song from the radio our from the television thiers a part of me that says "find out whats the title of that song", cause I am a kind of a person that when I got curios of something I always find a way and give a time to answer my curiosity.

When I listen to this song I feel the feeling of being in love even though I've never experience being in love. "I am nobody with no sense at all, pale as the mountain, cold as the rain, tried reminiscing , alone imagining, what if I come to you?" this is a line from the song that really gives impact on me because it really explain my feelings of being single and a very hopeless romantic girl.

 Understanding every line of this song gives the real meaning of a person who is in love and being love also. Although I never regret being single their is still a part of me that always hoping to find the one they call as "THE ONE".

It Is All Worth It

I can probably say being a director and an editor in chief is not easy for you still need to find a good sights and place sin order for you to catch the attention of the viewer while watching the movie that you have made.

After that the movie will never be a movie if you will not edit it. You still need to think of a good music and effects to apply it in order to make your movie more attracting and presentable  for the viewers.

When everything is already set and all the finishing  touches are being made your movie is now ready for the showing.

If I could reflect this to everyone all that I can say is "you are not deserving to get what you want if you dint  worked hard for it, and you will never be a successful person if you have no passion in everything that you do" because if you really are a man who has the courage to face all the trials in life with no hesitation you'll see at the end of the day everything that you've achieved to have will be yours and you could say to yourself "it is all worth it".

Filipino Desserts and Delicases for Christmas

 Macaroni   FruitSaladFilipino Style

We did potluck last month,My friend bring this for potluck. Initially by seeing the color i didn't tried it.But my friend told me to just try a spoon ,the taste is amazing she told this is Filipino style and they use plam fruits and young coconut in salad.This is really delicious salad.I used all the tin one if u get the fresh fruit please try it with fresh fruits.

Ingredients:

1 cup Macaroni
2 tbsp Milk Maid
1 tbsp Cream
1/3 can Tropical Fruit Cocktail
1/3 can Sea Coconut
1/2 can Palm Fruit
1/3 can Fruits of Your Choice(i used Rambuthan)
10g salt

Method:

• Cook the macaroni with enough water and salt,drain it.Cool it in tap water.

• Drain the syrup from the fruit.You can drain them by putting them all together in a strainer and leaving them there for a few minutes to drain any excess syrup.

• Place the Cooked Macaroni in a bowl.

• Add the fruits in over the macaroni.

• Add the Cream.

• Add the condensed milk

• Mix them well.Keep the bowl in the fridge for 1/2 an hour.

  Transfer it into the serving bowls and enjoy the salad.

I just decorated with my left over cream frosting,you can serve as it is.

Have a nice day!

from:premascook.com

TAKE 2

If someone is saying that he/she will take a picture of you together with your friends you must always have the good pose and smile that you could give for it. Sometimes you think that it take too long just only by capturing one(1) picture because there is something wrong on the camera but after posing for almost 1-2mins. the one who took the picture will say "wala pa gane nagvideo pa ko oi"(not yet I am just taking videos of you) what would you do and feel?

Hahaha I guess you can't do nothing but just to laugh because all your efforts in posing and smiling will just become a blooper. . .

This is not supposed to be our pose in this picture, cause we thought that our instructor is already taking pictures when she says "smile" while holding the camera but it turn to be a blooper for the movie that we are making. That's why after we know about what our instructor did we have no choice but to pose again and this time its a pose with no enough effort. 

Funny but true isn't it?!. . .Most of the time we thought that if something bad happens on us we must be sad and get mad on the situation, but if you really opened your eyes to reality you will notice that everything  that happens in our life has a purpose. Maybe some of them are bad but don't forget that their are more good things and blessing in life that we must look forward in order for us to have a positive outlook in life.

Always remember, "a person who has positive outlooks in life never ever give up easily even if the road of life gets tougher". 

Enjoy Life to the Fullest

Hello everyone! Welcome to Happy Life where all young people and also young-at-heart out there will learn to accept and enjoy life. I will be posting through this blog topics like understanding your feelings, asking questions about your life and  also love life, and tips in  making desserts, cakes, and many other delicacies. 
You could also post topics that you wish to talk about, and or recipes that you wished to be posted here.

I will also be sharing my experiences in life as a teenager or as a young girl. You could also share your feelings in here from time to time.

Let's have fun talking, sharing and reflecting through our experiences and enjoy life to the fullest.
I hope I could help you through my blog and hope you enjoy your visit. . .

Thank you for visiting my Happy Life. . . . :)