FTF: Bagoong Rice with Kangkong Bits

Okay I'll be honest, this was inspired by Chowking's Pork Chao Fan. Since I started my cravings for the first 2 months of my pregnancy, I have been praying for Chowking's Pork Chao Fan everyday. But as reality speaks, time won't permit me or us to go out everyday just to buy Pork Chao Fan. So what did I ended up doing? Yeah, I made my own version at home. Basically what I prepared was just rice mixed in shrimp paste, some  meat from a left over Picadillo. Then I added some chopped Kangkong (or cabbage water) to make it more nutritious. That's it!

I just want to clear things, it didn't taste like the original Chowking Pork Chao Fan, maybe close but not entirely.

Food Trip Friday

Web Hosting

Just a few days ago, I was notified by an advertiser that getting my blogs it's own domain would be advisable because it's ideal for most advertisers websites with it's own domain. My food blog has been running for almost 3 years. Part of my task in a week is to post various ads. Somehow, for the past years, it's been doing well for my site. My food blog is one of my priorities when it comes to online postings.

I was introduced to a cheap web hosting for as low as $4 a month. It is also recommended for business hosting . 

Food and business has always been related. 

This food blog's been getting a consistent rating, traffic and readers. And I have a feeling that it will grow into something bigger someday. One of my main concerns on bringing this food blog to the next level is the idea on how, when,  and where will I begin.

Corned Tuna Melt and Mashed Potatoes

Another inspired dish from Chef Ed Quimson

So I was watching the very same episode of Full Time Moms where Chef Ed Quimson introduced his featured dish which is Fish Salpicao. In -between, he was sharing ideas on how to prepare fish dishes that can be enticing to the kids. One of them is this dish I am featuring. Chef Ed Quimson breezed through it really fast, so I was able to remember keywords: Mashed Potatoes, Corned Tuna, Quickmelt Cheese then Bake It!

I wasn't even able to get the name of this dish, so I named it myself. Corned Tuna Melt and Mashed Potatoes.

Ingredients: Servings 4-5

• 5-6 medium sized potatoes (peeled, boiled then mashed) 
• 3 cans of corned tuna
• 1/2 tsp ginger (minced)
• 1 medium red onion (chopped)
• 1 medium eggplant (chopped into tiny pieces)
• 2 tsp butter
• olives
• cooking oil for sautéing
• 1 cup of grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 cup of another kind of cheese (your choice)

White Sauce:

• 4 tsp butter
• 1 1/2 tbsp all purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cup fresh milk

How To:

• In a pan, saute onion, ginger and corned tuna. stir for a few seconds.
• Add eggplants then stir again for a few seconds. Set Aside.
• In a bowl mix mashed potatoes with 2 tsp butter to add texture.
• In your baking dish spread the mashed potatoes evenly.

• Layer your cooked corned tuna on top of the prepared mashed potatoes.

• Add olives for more flavor.

In a sauce pan, prepare your white sauce: 

• Mix 1 1/2 tbsp all purpose flour with fresh milk
• In a sauce pan, melt butter.
• Then add prepared flour and milk mixture.
• Stir in low fire until thickened.

• Top your dish with the cooked white sauce and your choice of cheeses.

• Bake it for 15 minutes.

Potato is a great alternative  instead of pasta and rice. This dish turned out to be heavy. Of course, it's nice to treat the kids with some chips to match.