Hello everyone! Time flies and it is a Monday once again and because it is a holiday, I almost forgot to post a fresh list of our weekly budget Filipino ulam ideas. If you are new to this website and series, kindly check out the past weekly write-ups here for list upon list of ulam ideas below Php200.00 per dish. This will feed about four to five adult portions.

This week’s list tries to be healthier and more balanced, and of course within our Php 150-200.00 costing. So without further ado here’s our weekly cheap but cheerful ulam ideas for your family:

This week’s budget ulam ideas:

1. Sinigang na Bangus sa Bayabas — Whether you go to the wet market or not, Sinigang sa Bayabas is relatively easy to cook, since there are instant mixes that really tastes almost like the OG sinigang sa bayabas. And yes, it will still make our budget cut of Php200.00 per dish. Here’s a recipe that is both healthy and yummy.

2. Menudillo. We have this dish in repeat mode when I was a child, and I really enjoy it. It is great to eat, nutritious because of the carrots and potatoes (plus the peas if you have the extra budget for it). The next day, my mom usually puts it in hot pandesal for either breakfast or merienda. Reminds me really of empanada only it has a red filling. Try my recipe here.

3. Chicken Mami. This recipe is just perfect for those days when it is raining outside! Add toasted garlic plus boiled egg and it transports you back in time when you just so enjoy the healthy kind of mami. My kids like it when i cook this especially with fresh noodles! And since it does not call for too much meat, it certainly makes our budget ceiling! Here’s a good recipe to try.

4. Chicken Teriyaki. If you think chicken teriyaki has expensive ingredients then you are definitely wrong. If you have sesame oil and sesame seeds in your pantry them you can just make this using either chicken breast or thigh fillet. Tip: make a bit more sauce so that when paired with rice, this ulam will go a long way. Here’s my go-to recipe that I recently posted.

5. Seafood baguio bean rice. There’s this rice toppings sold in front of our school before that sells super yummy seafood  and green beans rice toppings that is just so highly addictive. And while seafood and budget do not augur well as a budget ulam idea, you do not really need as much seafood for this recipe. This is just actually a saucy version of your ginisang baguio beans only you use 250 grams of shrimp, and a bit more thickened sauce as usual. Ladle over rice like a rice topping and you’ve got a healthy and delicious meal altogether! Use this recipe and just sub shrimp for the pork

6. Ginataang Langka. This ulam idea will surely make you eat more rice than you planned to. Super affordable, yet super filling! You do not even need to put so much meat on it, fitting our budget! The only caveat here is you usually have to buy the unripe jackfruit or langka in the wet market as i seldom see it it grocery stores. Here’s a good recipe to follow.

7. Garlic tilapia and Cucumber Salad. One of the dishes you can never cook in secret is Crunchy Garlic Tilapia! It just smells oh so good! Just brown minced garlic  in oil, and then set aside. Fry the tilapia in the same oil and then top the crunchy fried tilapia with the golden garlic bits you earlier fried! Serve with chilled cucumber-vinegar salad on the side! So yummy <3

So there you have it! Hope you liked the recipe ideas we suggested today. I was surprised that bigas has gotten more expensive recently. Well, at least there is no bigas shortage as of yet, so let’s eat rice while we still happily can! God is good!

Food for the soul

At this point, may I share with you one of my favorite bible passages. This time from the Epistle of St. James:

“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.” 

James 1:17

Thank you for stopping by and till next post!

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Hello everyone! Time flies, it is a Monday once again, and Mondays mean that we will have a fresh list of budget ulam ideas that are both affordable and nutritious. If this is your first time to check out our series, I invite you to check out the earlier entries so that you will get to have more budget ulam recipe ideas in your arsenal. Here’s a link to the recipe lists.

For our list today, I included non-meat ideas that are filling and yummy at the same time. Again the main dishes can serve 4-5 adult portions for a range Php150-200.00 per cooking. One of the keys also to serving nutritious yet cheap and cheerful meals is to be on the lookout for discounted items that are of course not suspiciously discounted.

Ways to lower food expenses

Apart from cooking budget ulam recipes. there are other ways to lower food expenses without sacrificing the taste and nutritional value of the main dishes that you prepare. These include looking out for discounted items, stocking on pantry staples, making double batch of food items that can be easily reheated like dumpling, spring rolls, native longganiza, adobo etc. By doing the aforementioned things, we homemakers can further lower the food costs in our home.

So without further ado here is this week’s list of budget ulam recipe ideas:

Budget ulam recipe ideas for the week

1. Almondigas with Patola. Take advantage of the rainy days and let your family enjoy piping hot misua soup with beef balls and patola. It is a complete meal in itself, but as Filipinos, we can still pair this with rice. 300 grams of ground pork is enough to make this dish meaty and yummy, making our budget cut for this week’s cheap and cheerful meals. Here is a good recipe that I have tried before.

2. Crispy Galunggong and Upo Guisado. Deep fry some galunggong fish and make it extra crispy so that the kids will enjoy. Make a side dish of semi-soupy upo gisado and serve with a smile! If you are feeling generous you can serve a side dish of red egg and tomatoes with this dish.

3. Chicken Basil. Yes it sounds like a Thai restaurant main dish but really, this is a very affordable ulam to serve to your family. Just buy some basil leaves and then your favorite chicken chop up to 3/4 kilograms! Surely, this new dish will tickle the tastebuds of your family. At least we can serve something that is out of our usual menu or kitchen repertoire. Try this recipe. 

4. Tinolang Clams or Mussels. Whatever is available in the palengke or grocery, grab any of this two shellfish and cook this comforting native soup recipe! I remember having this every weekend when my Mom goes to Farmer’s Market in Cubao. I think it is really her happy place because she just shares the joy to all of us through the yummy food she asks Manang to prepare the whole week! So whether it is Tinolang Halaan or Tinolang Tahong, just make sure that it has a lot of ginger so it will be really soothing and yummy at the same time! You can also up the nutritional value by adding some malunggay and sayote. Here is a happy recipe to try.  

5. Gyoza plus sweet and crispy dilis side dish. Gyoza may seem like a foreign dish that is expensive but do you know that you can prepare this for your family on a normal weekday? All you need is half a kilogram of pork, chives, cabbage, and gyoza wrapper and you are all set. Almost all other ingredients are pantry staples so you do not have to worry about staying within our P200.00 budget. Cooking is also easy, imagine all you need to do is fry and steam for less than 15 minutes? The good thing here is you can make extra batches for easy freezing, and cooking for when you need to have food ready right away! Try this recipe.

6. Liver steak. They say that eating internal organs like liver can be healthy from time to time. So why not take advantage of the fact that pork liver is relatively cheaper compared to other cuts of pork, and is considerably healthy if eaten occasionally. As a child, I liked eating liver seak too so why not try serving this to your family? Check out this recipe.

7. Tofu and Fish Fillet with Tausi. Relax, I know you think that the recipe is over and above the P200.00 budget but let me propose this to you — You need not use up the whole bag of fish fillet for this recipe. Use the other half for another recipe for later, and then use tokwa. You also need not use up the whole pouch of Tausi or black beans. You can just refrigerate it and use it for other dishes like clams with black bean sauce, pata humba, and other dishes. Follow this fun restaurant-style recipe.    

So there you have it. I hope you get to try the recipes that I have suggested for this week.

Food for the soul

At this point, I hope you can allow me to share with you one of my favorite bible verses, this time from the Book of Lamentations:

“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”

Lamentations 3:22-23

Thank you for stopping by and till next post!

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Hello fellow mommies! Sharing with you an easy to follow yet out of the ordinary homestyle porkchop recipe! In my home, our usual porkchop recipes are either Tonkatsu style or breaded with Japanese Panko breading or just plain seasoned with salt and pepper.

This time, I am sharing with you a recipe I tested that was a hit for my kids! I call it Homestyle Porkchops with a twist! By the way if you are on the look out for easy to follow recipes and meal plans, I hope you could check out our meal plans and recipes section here.

Porkchops with a Twist Recipe

As promised, this is super simple, and even beginner friendly! It does not require deep frying, and is actually best for shallow pan frying. I Know most of you would not like to use your air fryers and ovens simply because it generates too much heat in this hot weather, so here you go shallow frying for the win!

Easy procedure:

1. Marinate porkchop for at least 30 minutes to overnight in this mixture: 1/4 cup calamansi or lemon juice 1/2 cup soy sauce 1/4 tsp pepper 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder 1 tbsp brown sugar crushed garlic
2. Dredge the marinated porkchop in potato starch with a bit of salt, pepper, and cinnamon. You can also add any of your favorite seasonings like garlic salt or any herbal-salt mixtures.
3. Pan fry in hot oil in medium heat for at least 6-8 minutes per side. Check on the 6-minute mark and flip. You will need to flip the chops for 3-4 times to make it extra crunchy.
4. I usually check the internal temp to ensure it is thoroughly cooked. I aim for at least 165F.
5. Serve with a smile! Simple banana ketchup is the perfect dipping sauce

Food for the soul

Hope you can also allow me to share with you one of my favorite bible passages, this time from the Letter of St. Paul to the Ephesians:

“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.”

Ephesians 3:20

Thank you for stopping by and till next post!

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Hello everyone! Sharing with you my recipe for Instapot Chicken BBQ Legs with Peanut Sauce. This may require three steps but all these are almost effortless, and are worth your time and energy because it is super delicious! You do not even need to grill it over coal! Indoor grilling, or even pan-grill works well with this fun recipe! And since this food is grilled, it is healthier compared to fried or deep fried food

It is actually reminiscent of our favorite Chicken BBQ restaurant where they serve juicy, fresh hot-off-the-grill chicken barbecue quarters that are juicy, tender, and very flavorful especially with the thick and yummy peanut sauce!

Instapot Chicken BBQ Legs with Peanut Sauce

Please see below simple procedure for this easy barbecue that does not require you to grill over hot coal!

1. Braise the legs in 1/3 cup lemon or calamansi juice, 2/3 cup soy sauce, 1/3 cup brown sugar, salt and pepper, splash of banana ketchup, and pounded garlic.

2. Set in Low Pressure at 14 minutes. You may need to add more cooking time depending on how much chicken you are cooking. I am cooking 4 medium-sized leg quarters.

3. When time is up, wait for 10 minutes (LO10) before doing a quick pressure release.

4. Remove the chicken from the Instantpot and grill it either in a griller or a stove top grill pan. Make sure that the griller is oiled so that the skin will not stick on it.

5. Since the chicken is fully cooked already, all you need to do is to get grill marks and smoky flavor. This will not take much time — about three minutes per side only for me, so better check yours on the third minute mark too.

6. As for the sauce, add half a cup of the remaining braising liquid and add at least 1.5 Tbsp of your favorite peanut butter. The taste and consistency will fully depend on your preference so adjust the seasoning to your own liking. Bring to a boil, and simmer for about two minutes.

7. Serve with a whole lot of love!

Thank you for stopping by and if you are on the look out for ulam or meal ideas, hope you can check out our meal plan and recipes section here.

Food for the soul

Hope you can also allow me to share with you one of my favorite bible passages, this time from the Book of the Prophet Jeremiah:

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

Jeremiah 29:11

Again, thank you for stopping by and till next post!

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Kid-Friendly Sushi Bake Recipe

Hi everyone, as promised, I’ll try my best to post again on a weekly baisis. Today’s post is one of the easiest and “less ligpit” dinners in our house. I am sure at one point you have tried to make this, or ordered this online, but I am sharing you a slightly tweaked, kid-friendly version of the recipe. 

If you have long been a reader of this blog, you will know that I usually go for the easy nutritious meals for my brood. It is not easy to juggle homeschooling and three kids and so we are all for made from scratch freezer meals, meal planning, and easy, filling and nutritious meals.

Child-friendly Sushi Bake is super yummy

Unlike most sushi bake recipes, this one does not use Sriracha since my children are sensitive to spicy food (like most kids are). While we use cucumber half the time, there are times I run out of it. One day, I tried to use apples since that is the closes thing to cucumber in my vegetable chiller. Apples turned out to be a good, crunchy substitute that enhances the flavor of the other ingredients in this child-friendly sushi bake.

Based on my experience, this promises to be a happy, child-friendly sushi bake recipe in both taste and dining experience. I am sure that just like my kids, yours will also enjoy scooping spoonfuls upon spoonfuls of this baked sushi recipe in their nori sheets like making baby tacos! Yum and easy!

Anyway, this recipe is good for a family of five, and I usually bake it in a casserole dish, an extra large loaf pan, or in individual aluminum trays.  Without further ado, here is my Kid-Friendly Version of Sushi Bake.  

Sushi Bake for Kids

Ingredients:

7-8 pcs of crabsticks chopped
1 medium sized ripe mangoes, cubed
1 big apple or two small apples, chopped
1/4 cup Kewpie Japanese Mayo
3 tbsp softened cream cheese
Furikake Seasoning
1 1/2 to 2 cups cooked Japanese Rice or any
2 tbsp Japanese vinegar
1 tsp sugar
1.2 tsp salt

Procedure in Making Child-Friendly Sushi Bake

1. Preheat oven to 350F
2. Mix the Japanese mayo and softened cream cheese until fully combined. Set aside
3. Toss the mango  cubes, chopped crabsticks, and chopped apples.
4. Add the mayo-cream cheese dressing. Combine and set aside. .
5. in a sauce pan heat the vinegar, and add the salt and sugar. simmer until fully combines (less than a minute.
6. Add the rice and mix well.
7. Assemble the sushi bake by putting the rice on the baking container. flatten it so that i will be leveled.
8. Sprinkle some furikake seasoning.
9. Add the crabstick-mango-apple-mayo mixture.
10. Sprinkle more furikake.
11. Drizzle more Japanese mayo
12. Bake for 10 minutes.
13. Serve with nori sheets.

So that is it! if you have left overs, you can transfer it into a smaller container, and reheat it the next day. Still perfect! Hope you’ll like this recipe, and till next post!

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It has been a while since I last posted. The holiday season plus the ongoing pandemic continues to take a toll in our daily schedule. I feel more relaxed now, but I have been remiss in writing for this blog of ours. 

Will try my best to keep on posting recipes, revive my weekly meal plans, home making tips, stories of our parenting adventure, our homeschooling journey, and more. Thank you very much for dropping by from time to time. 

For now, I will be sharing one yummy, easy to do pastry recipe borne out of lack of time (and patience to wait) to do an actual choco chip cookie or butterscotch or revel bars hahahaha. These choco chip cookie bars though are a hit with my children, and really they are so easy to make. It is just like my making brownies! Anyway, here is the recipe:

Choco Chip Cookie Bar Recipe

This choco chip cookie bar recipe was adapted from thebakingchocolatess.com. I made a few tweaks on her recipe to suit my litte ones’ taste buds! so here you go, no special equipment needed, just a mixing bowl, a spatula (or fork), a pan, and your trusty oven. 

Ingredients for the Delicious Cookie Bar:

1.5 Cups of All Purpose Flour
1 Tsp Baking Soda
1/2 Tsp Salt
1/2 Cup Softened butter
3/4 Cup Brown Sugar
1/2 Cup White Sugar
2 Tbsp Muscovado Sugar
1 Large Egg
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1.5 Cups or more of high quality chocolate chips (use Hershey’s or Beryll’s at least)

Baking the choco chip cookie bar

1. Preheat the oven to 350F
2. Mix the butter and all the three types of sugar.
3. Add the beaten eggs
4. Add the vanilla
5. Add in the flour, salt and baking soda
6. Fold in the choco chips, leaving some to top the bars before baking. 
7. Pour the batter into a greased pan. Top with the rest of the choco chips, and bake for 20-23 minutes.

Since not all ovens are the same, check the bars on the 18th minute mark to see if it is well-baked already. Do the toothpick test. If it comes out clean then it is done. Let the cookies rest in the pan for 10 minutes before trying to cool them into your baking rack. Slice and enjoy! Till next post!

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Newbie cooking mama alert: Here’s a super easy chicken curry recipe

Super Easy Chicken Curry Recipe

Ingredients:

Cooking this super quick and easy chicken curry is definitely a breeze!

2. Add in the chicken pieces and wait until it has turned opaque on all sides if you did not preboil it. If it was preboiled, just make sure that the chicken has been seared and has absorbed the oil in the pan.

Super easy chicken curry recipe.

8. Serve this easy chicken curry recipe dish over rice.

Please pardon my toddler’s hand, cant seem to get a good shot unless he gets to taste a bit of the curry!

If you are interested to try Vermont Curry sauces, these are available at all major supermarkets in Luzon like Rustan’s, SM, Robinsons, Shopwise and Waltermart. In the Vismin area, select supermarkets carry this product line. (Related Post: Recipes for dishes that cook within 20 minutes)

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Here’s a simple French toast recipe for breakfast, school snack or home meryenda.

So what do you need? Any type of bread you like that can be sliced flat — loaf bread or any rustic bread if that is your cup of tea. Any type of milk you have in the ref or pantry — fresh milk, soy milk, almond milk or even evap if that is what you have.

The ingredients are already in your ref or pantry, and the cooking procedure is not complicated at all.

Simple but yummy French toast recipe

How to cook this quick french toast recipe:

We personally do not like soggy toasts so I do not soak them in the egg-milk mixture for too long. I just let each slice absorb enough coating and then I fry it right away.

5. Serve with your choice side, and top with powdered sugar and honey or maple syrup if desired.

For me, Vienna sausage will always be the perfect pair for this dish, but you can always use a healthier substitute.

Here is another way of serving it, this time with Hungarian sausage on the side:

Please excuse my middle child’s hand, ang kulit.

Toddlers and babies will also like this. Just make sure to slice it in stick form or manageable and safe portions, and omit any processed sides. Here are some ways I serve up this breakfast dish for my BLW Baby and BLW Toddler. (Related Post: Pinoy Baby and Toddler Food Ideas)

He was about 10 months when I served this and so the toast have been sliced into strips, and the scrambled eggs are in bits as he can safely eat them that way. He also had a pre-loaded spoon of Greek yogurt to go with his Toast plus some banana strips.

Here is another one, now that he is a toddler:

As a toddler (about 1.3 yo), he can already safely eat the toast sliced on a triangular fashion. He again eats it with his favorite scrambled eggs.

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This easy beef salpicao recipe can help you put a yummy dish on the table during days when you do not have much time to cook in the kitchen.

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Tortang giniling with potatoes and malunggay

Veggie Tortang Giniling Recipe:

Tortang giniling is yet another dish that will meke it to our P100 Budget ulam recipes because of the affordable ingredients that it features.

Cooking Procedure for tortang giniling with potatoes and malunggay:

A healthier version of the tortang giniling we have been accustomed to.

Tortang giniling is a simple ulam you can whip up in minutes.

Anyway, here is how I served the torta to my little guy:

For baby and toddler meal ideas that are BLW-friendly, affordable, nutritious and easy to prepare, please check out the baby section of the website or browse our FB albums of over 100 baby and toddler food suggestions.

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How to cook easy beef tapa.

Cooking Procedure for tender and easy beef tapa:

I usually marinate the beef tapa the same day i bought the beef so i would not have to thaw just to marinate. If that will bot be feasible yhen thaw the beef in the ref and marinate the night before you plan to cook it for breakfast.

You may also want to divide your tapa marinade to single serving packs so you would just take the package out as needed. Ziplocs help a lot in minimising freezer space andin making sure that the marinade is distributed well in the meat.

Cook your tapa quickly, usually thin slices are cooked in less than two minutes.

Serve the sauce on the side of your tapsilog plate

Have a marinated tapa ready in your freezer so you could have easy beef tapa anytime!

This easy beef tapa recipe never fails to make for a happy breakfast in our home!

You may also want to check out our facebook album of family meal recipes and budget ulam ideas under P100.

Let’s eat! Tender beef tapa is easy and quick to cook. Just choose the right beef cut and fry it quickly.

Hope you can also follow us on IG and Pinterest where we regularly post our family meals, toddler and baby food recipes and other local parenting information. See you there!

Here’s a video explaining the different cuts of meat:

Baby and toddler food recipe: Ginataang tinadtad na sitaw at kalabasa

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Pinoy baby food recipe alert: Pork and Lugaw Congee!

Pork and egg lugaw is a go to Pinoy baby food recipe that I serve to my kids when my pantry and freezer supplies are running low and I have yet to run to the grocery for our food shopping. And why not? This dish is easy to cook (as long as I have remembered to pre-soak the rice as soon as I wake up), we as a family enjoy it a lot, and it is so affordable, it can make my annual list of P100-peso budget recipes!

So let’s get started, here is the –

Pinoy baby food recipe for Pork and Egg Congee

This pinoy baby food recipe has ingredients that are already in your pantry, it is easy to cook, and will surely be a hit to youyr toddlers and babies in the Philippines

Ingredients:

• 1 cup uncooked rice – soaked in water for at least three hours prior to cooking time
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 medium sized onion, chopped
• 250 grams ground pork pre-boiled
• 1 tbsp of thinly sliced ginger
• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp of cooking oil
• 4 cups of chicken or pork stock or plain water (Stock is made from boiling bony parts of chicken, cabbage, onion, garlic, and a bit of pepper)

Pork and Egg Lugaw Cooking procedure:

1. Just saute your onion, ginger and garlic.
2. Add the meat, then the rice, then about a liter of soup stock or plain water.
3. Bring to a boil then simmer, carefully stirring every now and then. Add more plain water as needed.
4. Once the rice is tender and the congee has thickened, add the egg and then stir the soup again.
5. If you will also be serving this to adults, just take off the portion for your baby or toddler before seasoning it with Patis.
6. Wait for about three minutes and it is ready to serve!

Pork and egg congee — an easy to cook recipe for your filipino baby

So there you have it, simple pork and egg congee that’s a comfort food for the kids and the whole family!

For more recipes, mealplans, budget ulam ideas, and baby and toddler food recipes, please feel free to browse our recipes section here in the website of check out our Facebook Album of Family Meals and Pinoy Baby Food Recipe.

Hopr you can follow us as well on Instagram and Pinterest where we regularly post meal plans, ulam ideas, and baby food recipes for Filipino kids.

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Here is a guide on how to cook easy menudillo pork giniling recipe

Here are the ingredients:

1.Just saute onion, garlic and tomatoes.
2. Brown the meat.
3. Add the potatoes and carrots.
4. Add half a cup of water and simmer the potatoes are tender.
5. Add in the tomato sauce, bring to a boil then simmer a bit.
6. Add in the boiled eggs and simmer for another two minutes.

8. For adults, you may season with either salt or patis. Add a dash of dark soy for color, and a bit of pepper.

Menudillo is easy to prepare and cook.

This meanwhile was how I served the Pork Giniling Menudillo to my kids (Check our Baby and toddler food Recipe Ideas here).:

Menudillo is a perfect ulam for children. It has carrots and potatoes too plus a good amount of meat.

So there you have it, I hope you get to try this recipe. Let me know how it turned out for you.

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How to cook easy Ginataang Manok

For newbie cooking mamas who are interested to cook this easy ginataang manok dish, here is a rough guide:

Ingredients for Ginataang Manok with Malunggay

Here are the Ingredients for Ginataang Manok with Malunggay

1. To cook easy ginataang manok, saute ginger, onions and garlic. Add chicken pieces — i usually preboil my chicken but if you want to use raw, then just wait till it browns.

2. Once the chicken has browned, add in the coconut milk (i just used one cup of coconut milk from one fresh matured coconut) for 500 grams of chicken.

Manok na may gata is a versatile recipe that can accomodate almost any vegetable that you like.

We have almost a hundred baby and toddler food ideas in our Facebook album of BLW recipes, hope you can find the time to check it out.

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How to cook easy misua patola soup recipe

Let’s cook! Misua patola is one of our favorite soupy ulams. Even my picky eater of an eldest daughter, Achie loves it. Easy misua patola soup is also a very affordable dish that can be prepared in about half an hour.

Easy Misua Patola Soup

The Misua Patola Soup recipe is simple but very hearty. It can be eaten by itself or can be eaten over steaming white rice.

Different types of misua

There are different types of misua in the grocery, and much as i wanted to buy the boxed ones which has bigger noodles, they ran out of stock the day i did my food shopping.

I grew up eating this dish with the patola sliced into round shape. I modified the slice of the patola in my version though so that it will be easier for my baby and the toddler to grab the patola strips. This also makes it safer for them to eat. Yes you read it right, they grab it because sometimes they become impatient about using their utensils when they are eating their favorite misua.

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Recipe for Misua Patola soup

For those who may not be familiar as to how to cook this dish, here is a rough guide:

Ingredients for the Misua Patola Soup:

Ingredients for the easy misua patola soup recipe

• 1 medium onions chopped
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 medium sized Patola, sliced
• 200 grams Ground Meat (beef, chicken or pork, depending on your preference)
• 2 -3 Cups Chicken Stock or Plain Water
• Misua
• Patis
• Ground Pepper

Cooking Procedure:

1. Saute onions and garlic.

2. Add lean ground pork (about 200-250 grams) – i usually pre-boil my ground pork, but it is up to you if you want to saute it thawed or pre-boiled.

3. Add in the patola and then about three cups of chicken stock or plain filtered water. Chicken stock can be easily made by boiling chicken bones along with onions, garlic, and cabbage or any extra veggie you have at home.

4. Cook for about 5-10 minutes.

5. Add in the misua and let cook for another three minutes.

6. Just eyeball the amount of water since misua may absorb much and you may have to add more.

7. Once the misua is cooked, YOU CAN NOW SEPARATE A PORTION FOR YOUR BABY AND TODDLER SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE IT UNSEASONED.

8. You can now season the misua-patola for adult consumption. You can season it with either patis or salt, and the some pepper.

9. Serve immediately.

Another P100 budget ulam idea — easy misua patola soup recipe

For more recipes, meal plans, budget ulam ideas etc please feel free to check out our budget recipes, and meal plans section here in our website. We also have a Facebook album of P100.00 Budget ulam recipes as well as meal plans. Our Instagram account is also regularly updated of recipes, baby and toddler food ideas, pre-schooler’s baon suggestions and other local mommy resources and musings. Same goes with our Pinterest account, so hope you can follow us in our social media accounts.

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Veggie Spring Rolls is yet another Filipino Budget Ulam Ideas below 100 pesos. (Photo Credits: CC With Modifications)

Our under P100 annual budget ulam series continues to be two of the most widely read posts here in our little blog. And since we are still in the first quarter of the year, I figured, why not come up with a 2017 edition this early? If you haven’t read the first two, click here for the 2015 edition, and here for the 2016 version.

Anyway, there are many recipes that I have recently learned about while browsing the internet and I would like to share them with you my fellow homemakers. A viand under P100 does not have to feel like “tinipid” because as you will be able to read later, it can be yummy and nutritious at the same time.

So here’s this year’s version of —

Filipino Budget Ulam Ideas below 100 Pesos:

1. Tokwa and Bokchoy – This is super affordable yet delicious and filling. You can actually substitute tokwa with tofu, and bokchoy with either kangkong, spinach or even pechay. Anyway for the procedure fry about four squares of tokwa evenly. Then slice into cubes. Saute onion and garlic, then the tokwa. Add in the diced bokchoy or pechay or kangkong. After which add some oyster sauce (eyeball it or add 1-2 tbsp). Then add in a cornstarch with water mixture. I dissolve a tablespoon of cornstarch in 1/4 cup of water. Let it simmer. Check the taste and season as needed with soy sauce. Optional: Drizzle a bit of sesame oil.

2. Binagoongang Talong — Warning — this will make you eat a lot of rice! Anyway, talong and bagoong are too good to be cheap so you can still buy a bit of panggisang pork for sahog. I usually choose a slice of liempo and ask the butcher to slice it for sauteeing, instead of buying the readily sliced “pork saute” since the ready-made version is just so fatty. Here’s a link to this delicious ulam.

3. Tuna nuggets. This is a simple kiddie recipe i came across with in internet parenting forums. My kids absolutely love tuna but wouldnt it be nice if theyd eat it differently sometimes? Check out this super affordable recipe that makes use of a can of tuna, several individual packs of skyflakes, and then some seasonings and oil. Bonus is this can also be a great baon food for your grade schooler. Here’s a link to a video instructional guide.

4. Vegetarian Okoy – This recipe is not just under P100, it can even be included in your child’s Tamang Kain recipe (of course minus all of the seasonings). You can interchange the veggies actually, come just use togue, others kalabasa and carrots, some just plain malunggay and kalabasa. Experiment and enjoy. Check out the ingredients and cooking procedure here.

5. Baguio Beans with Giniling – This is super yummy especially when your greens are super fresh. Just saute onions, garlic, tomatoes and then about ¼ kilo of pork or beef giniling (whatever you have in your freezer actually). Add I the Baguio beans, and then a little bit of water. Season with a bit of soy sauce or oyster sauce depending on your preference. Simmer until the beans are cooked, and then serve.

6. Tinolang Tahong – Depending on the size of the mussels, it would sell for about P45-60.00 per kilo. The only other sahog you will need for this are onions, ginger, and possibly malunggay and dahon ng sili from the neighborhood (some add lemongrass though) J This recipe is perfect for moms who just gave birth or are breastfeeding (click here for more pinoy breastfeeding recipes). Here’s how to cook tinolang halaan.

7. Sisig na Puso ng Saging – Want a healthier and cheaper version of Sisig? Check this recipe out from Mely’s Kitchen. This will also be great for the coming holy week.

So there you have it, I will be updating this post as soon as I come across with healthier and more affordable budget ulam recipes for our families. Meantime, if you wish to scour great dessert recipes, you may want to check out Good Housekeeping’s Dessert Cook Book featuring Brownie Recipes — buy it here

Please drop by my facebook page for our albuim of P100 ulam recipes, and for your feedback, comments or recipe suggestions

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You can make your breakfasts healthier and earn an income from the side, when you make your own Homemade Filipino Breakfast Recipes for the home or business. (Photo Credits)

There is one struggle I have about preparing breakfast, most of the choices available in the market are laden with preservatives, our culture also generally prefers this type of “cilog” breakfasts, and busy moms like us have a tendency to give in to these types of breakfasts because it is easy to cook – perfect for those weekday mornings!

But there is actually a solution to this. Make homemade breakfasts from scratch using ingredients that are free from harmful preservatives that will endanger the health of our whole family in the long run. Yes it may take more of our time, but we can compensate for this by making two to three batches at a time, since most of the recipes when frozen could last even more than 60 days in the freezer. And by making huge batches, cooking will be easier just like those easy to cook breakfasts in the grocery.

And once you have mastered the art of making homemade freezer breakfasts, then you might just be able to start a side business – again from the home.

So to start this trend of healthier breakfasts in your family here are –

Homemade Filipino Breakfast Recipes for the home or business that you can try making:

1. Chicken Tocino – This breakfast is healthier not just because it is homemade, but also because it makes use of chicken breasts instead of fatty pork parts. Check this recipe from Pinoy Cooking Recipes which makes use of ingredients that are already in the pantry!
2. Homemade Yakiniku Tapa – This is the Mister’s favorite. In Savemore or any SM Hypermart, they sell Beef Yakiniku Slices which I marinate in a tapa marinate mix that I blend from scratch. I got my idea of my tapa marinate mix from Kawaling Pinoy. Here is their marinade mix – again from affordable ingredients that are already in your pantry.

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3. Skinless Longganisa – This is a childhood favorite, and I was surprised that it is easy and fun to make! I just follow this recipe from Panlasang Pinoy  which is not complicated at all! My family loves it, and you should give it a try.
4. Embutido – Ditch the canned meatloaf, and serve this yummy embutido recipe. This one is super easy, I was surprised it tasted great the first time I made it! The Pinoy Cook Book has this great recipe that is easy to make and oh so yummy! Just adjust seasoning preferences according to your taste as usual.

I am no cooking expert, but my tip for you is that when making a large or multiple batch of recipes, cook a small bit first so you will have an idea how it tastes. If it does not pass your standards then make your necessary tweaks until you are happy with the outcome.

So there you have it, I will be coming up with a couple more posts on Food items that you can serve to your family or sell to earn a side income in the Philippines. Always remember mommies that presentation may be key but at the end of the day, it is the taste and prep that will matter and will make your clients come back for more. Here is hoping that if you have the time, i wish you could drop by my Facebook page and hit the like button, so you can receive regular updates from Happypinaymommy.com direct on your newsfeed.

Thank you so much!

A Happy Homemaker is a Happy Pinay Mommy.

Leaving you with this video on how to make embutido:

https://youtu.be/MjXDs0EM2y0

Happypinaymommy’s Filipino Weekly Menu Plan for Nov 21-28, 2016

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Here is happypinaymommy.com’s Filipino Weekly Menu Plan for Sept 12-19, 2016

Hi there ladies! Been a long time since I posted a weekly meal plan, and I apologize for that. Will try my very best to regularly update our Filipino Menu Plan every Friday.

So before I elaborate on the Filipino weekly menu, here is our meal plan for the week —

Filipino Weekly Menu Plan:

Happypinaymommy.com’s FIlipino Weekly Menu Plan

For this week, I have included some make ahead and easy lunches like the ready to fry Lumpiang Shanghai and ready to boil Almondigas. The ground pork mixture for these recipes are almost the same. Besides, you can make two more batches and just freeze them for later use in the coming weeks ahead. Same with the Bolognese sauce which can also be frozen, and can be used next week for macaroni casserole.

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The BBQ Chicken Thighs is pan-grilled and is so easy to cook you just have to cook it in the pan with the marinade. Pork Sinigang is very easy as well and can be overloaded with veggies.

As for the dinners, the Kare-Kare is a happy Sunday thought that I look forward to make. I have just recently unlocked this achievement of being able to cook this semi-complicated dish so I practice it when I can, and when we crave for it.

So there you have it. Hope ill be able to help you map out your meals for the coming week.

If you have the time, please drop by my Facebook page and hit the like button, so you can receive regular updates from Happypinaymommy.com direct on your newsfeed.

Thank you so much!

A Happy Homemaker is a Happy Pinay Mommy!

Leaving you with this cooking video from Achi’s cooking idol, Matilda Ramsay:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_4SfS5eqig

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Running out of lunch ulam baon ideas for school kids? Here are some suggestions. (Photo Credits)

Day in and day out we have to prepare lunch ulam baons for our school-aged children, and it is very easy to run out of ideas on what to prepare for them.

After all, we need a lunch meal that is nutritious, easy-to-prepare for those crazy school mornings, fits our budget, and of course appeal to the taste of our discriminating little bosses. Another consideration that comes to mind is that it should not spoil easily, so personally I would not recommend packing soup-y lunches, or those with too much sauce because of the spoilage risk, and the risk of spills in both the lunch boxes and their uniforms.

In this multi-part series, the lunch baon ideas that I will be suggesting can either be made from scratch and then frozen for three to four batch cookings, or could just be bought off those grocery freezers. Personally, I would have a balance of those that are cooked from scratch and those that can be bought in the supermarket? Why? Obviously those made from scratch are fresher, healthier, and cheaper. Having some ready-made baons from the grocery store can be a life-saver for those crazy weeks. And if you are like me, there is this place in my family’s heart for yummy food like sonsi longganiza or those chinese chorizos – that to me no amount of domestic diva-ness could make me replicate.

Anyway, you may want to read my past entry on bento supplies if and when you would like to make bento meals out of these baon suggestions.  Also stock up on those Ziploc bags because it will be very useful in batch cooking/batch marinating/batch-freezing baon stockpiles.

So without further ado, here is a list of —

Lunch Ulam Baon Ideas for School Kids:

1. Beef Tapa – I usually buy thin slices of beef offered in the SM Hypermart near our place. I just make sure that on the day that I buy it, I apportion and marinate it already in my simple homemade tapa marinade which is basically a mixture of a bit of soy sauce, ketchup, and brown sugar. I cut it before marinating too – yes you read it right, I cut instead of slice because using kitchen scissors makes my life as a mom much easier. Cutting it into smaller pieces makes it easier to cook, and chomp on. I batch marinade about three to four packs and just freeze them until I need to cook. I usually cook this as our breakfast too so it is like hitting two birds with one stone.
2. Lumpiang Shanghai – I use this recipe from Panlasang Pinoy when preparing/batch freezing lumpiang shanghai for baon or lunches. You can also make a tuna or all-veggie variation. I usually do the wrapping and all within two days after I shopped for the meat — usually on the day itself so that I would not need to thaw the ground pork anymore.

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3. Salisbury Steak – Or the fanci-fied hamburger patties. Again I make patties from scratch usually the same day or the following day after I have purchased the lean ground meat, so that I would not have to thaw anymore. I follow this recipe, but i pan-grill the patties instead of grilling it outdoors or elsewhere. You can always buy off the grocery, just fry it in butter and a bit of olive oil, and add in a dash of steak seasoning to make it more palatable.I then put on the side mushroom gravy which I usually buy store bought. To save on time, this steak will also be the family meal of the day.
4. Crunchy Fish Fillet – This one is super easy to make and you can bulk up and batch freeze for up to about three weeks. Just buy those Pangasius fillet in the grocery, slice into squares or fat-finger sizes. Season with a bit of salt and pepper, dip in beaten egg, and dredge in Panko bread crumbs. You can now store these in separate ziploc bags and freeze until the day you will use it. I usually thaw it in the ref though the night before I fry it. As a family meal, I just add in Asian or Thousand Island dressing on the side.
5. Chicken Fingers or Nuggets – is basically just chicken fillet cut into finger sizes and cooked using the same recipe as the above-mentioned crunchy fish fillet.
6. Pan-Grilled Chicken Barbecue – Pre-boil your child’s favorite part the night before, and then the morning of put in a pan with your favorite barbecue marinade and leave it there to cook for about ten minutes each side. I suggest that you use thigh fillet part for this.

Click here for the second part of this series.

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So there you have it, I hope I was able to give you some lunch baon ideas for your grade schooler. If you have the time, hope you could drop by my Facebook page and hit the like button, so you can receive regular updates from Happypinaymommy.com direct on your newsfeed.

Thank you so much!

A Happy Homemaker is a Happy Pinay Mommy!

Leaving you with this video on Lunch Baon Ideas for Children:

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Looking for Meal Ulam Ideas for Filipino Babies and Kids? Here are almost two dozen ideas!

We try hard to be super moms but at some point we will lose ideas on what to feed our families, especially our babies. I realized that the struggle is indeed real when Achi started becoming a picky eater, and feeding time has been more of a torture instead of a happy time for all of us in the family.

Enter Shobe whom I decided to introduce to solids via the BLW approach. And I have noticed that she is not only adventurous in terms of the food that she eats, she also gets to finish most if not everything I put in her plate.

And while I have already learned to adapt to Achie’s eating habits and try hard to make it healthier, and at the same time incorporate it with our family meals, I still run out of ideas. And the best way to gain more ideas is to research and experiment on what they will eat.

As Filipinos rice is a staple for us in all of our main meals, and so, ulam or viand will be something that has to have variety.

So, here are some —

23 Meal Ulam Ideas for Filipino Babies and kids:

1. Tinolang Manok – Never fails to satisfy my kids! It is also a very complete and nutritious ulam for babies, young kids, breastfeeding moms, and everyone in the family! When one of us is not feeling well, I just add more ginger to the soup, for that extra soothing soup and healing properties.
2. Sinigang – Be it fish, pork, or shrimp, sinigang will always be a hit. Well I do not serve Sinigang na Hipon, because my kids have shellfish allergy, but I remember that as a child this is one of my favorite ulams.

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3. Bulanglang – Is a super easy “sinabawang gulay” to make. It also encourages you to make use of left-over food like frieed fish, or even fried chicken.If you will be eating this soup as a family, set aside an unseasoned version for the kids. Yum!
4. Nilagang Baka or Baboy — Is super yummy and soothing! My kids go gaga over the corn on the cob I usually put in on the soup, plus of course the saba slices. Super yummy!
5. Menudillo – Is perfect on top of rice because you will no loger have to himay he veggies and meat for the kids because you will have to make use of diced potatoes and carrots, and of course ground meat. Yummy!
6. Suam – This Filipino Corn Soup iis a great ulam especially for kids who would only eat their rice when it is swimming in soup!! There’s corn, a bit of meat, and of course, soothing broth. Yummy and affordable too! Here’s a recipe from Panlasang Pinoy.
7. Munggo Gisado – Is super affordable and protein rich! If your kids dislike Ampalaya ops, you can always use sili tops as an alternative. You may use tinapa flakes or left over fried fish if you do not have minced pork or shrimps for sahog.
8. Misua Patola – Is a great ulam for babies and kids, and could even be a stand-alone meal. It is super easy to cook as well and will definitely not bore a hole on your budget.
9. Fish or Chicken Fingers – Ditch the over-priced and preservative-laden chicken nuggets and just make your own for the kids. This is easy to make using fish or chicken fillet, and you can even make some in advance and just freeze it until you are ready to cook.
10. Lumpiang Shanghai or Fish Lumpia — is a perfect finger food and ulam for babies and kids. You can also make a big batch and just freeze the other portions until ready to cook.
11. Almondigas – Is my dad’s ultima favorite soup! Well it is not really very easy to make because you have to make some meatballs or bola-bola but it will definitely earn raves from your family – not just your babies! The comforting soup, with the soft misua, and the illing meatballs is definitely a great stand-alone meal, or even ulam for the babies and the whole gang!
12. Chicken Afritada – Is something the kids will enjoy. It is very easy to make too and has veggies that are great for them like potatoes, carrots, and bell peppers.
13. Menudo – Is just like afritada with the extra iron content – thanks to the pork liver it contains! This is relatively easy to make and you can actually do a shortcut by buying pre-cut pork in the grocery. In the morning, adults can spread some left overs in their hot pandesal! Yum-oh!
14. Daing na Boneless Bangus – For some reason, my kids are die-hard fans of Daing na Bangus. They just love this semi sour and crispy fish recipe that is ultimately very pinoy!
15. Ginataang SItaw and Kalabasa – Is yet another great food for BLW babies. Super yummy and nutritious and can be a stand-alone ulam for the whole family! It is not so expensive to make too! Here is my past post on stand alone veggie recipes under P100.00
16. Chicken Curry – Is yet another yummy chicken recipe – you just have to be wary of the coconut milk that you use, and make sure to refrigerate the left-overs ASAP to avoid spoilage. Add some Pineapple Chunks and you’ve got yummy Pininyahang Manok for the Fam Bam!
17. Crispy Fried Tilapia – Is another yummy favorite of my children. As parents we will also not have a hard time flaking or deboning this fish because it is fleshy and it is completely unlike heartbreakers out there who are so MATINIK.
18. Ginisang Upo and Ground Pork — Is yet another affordable and nutritious meal to serve to your children. The upo is nutritious and at the same time filling. The minced or ground pork is also very easy to eat and you will not need to assist your children as much when they are eating this because upo is soft and of course the ground pork is already prepped for baby’s consumption.
19. Chinese Chopsuey – Is Shobe’s ultimate favorite. It is so yummy and has a variety of textures and tastes! Here’s a great recipe to follow.
20. Fish Tokwa – Is yet another great yummy and nutritious recipe that kids will love. As long as you make use of fleshy fish or fish fillet per se, this will be a perfect ulam for babies and kids. It is also nutritious thanks to the tokwa component. Check out this recipe.
21. Sweet and Sour – I really did not grow up eating this, but I have observed that in the times we ordered this from a Chinese restaurant, Shobe tends to like it. Why not give it a try? You can use either fish or pork for this recipe that has been breaded prior to the pouring of the sweet and sour sauce.
22. Sarciadong Isda – Left over fried fish? No problem! Turn it into Sarciado, and your kids will thank you for it!
23. Tinolang Shellfish – is a very nutritious after palengke ulam! Just ensure that everything is fresh and it is definitely a go! Your kids will love playing with the shells after the meal so encourage them to eat more so they could collect more! For young babies, the soup and the leafy vegetable – malunggay or sili tops – is a perfect rice topper!

So there you have it, I hope I was able to augment your repertoire of Filipino breakfast meals for your baby or toddler. If and when you run out of ideas, do not hesitate to serve what your kid what you also eat for breakfast because sooner or later she also has to eat wat you eat (as long as these are healthy of course!)

Please drop by my facebook page for our album on BLW Meal Ideas, plus feedbacks, comments or recipe suggestions

Looking forward to hearing from you.

A Happy Homemaker is a Happy Pinay Mommy!

Leaving you with this video on breakfast recipes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldPEX5u3HpE

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