Corn Nachos

Aside from bountiful fruits available this summer, another snack I so indulge in is corn nachos.





I especially like it with tomato salsa I prepare myself. see recipe here.

I top it with cheeesy dressing I also diy in my kitchen. Here is my cheesy dressing/dip recipe :

Put everything in a blender _

1 bar of cream cheese - slice
1 large red bell pepper - slice
1 med onion - slice
1 tsp of prepared brown/yellow mustard
salt & pepper to taste

Blend alltogether 'til creamy texture. Voila ! You got nice and delicious dip that you could use as dressing to your salad or dips to your finger chips or fruit snacks


Happy summer snacking ! ! !

Hot Burst in a Crunch

At home, we call this atomic bomb. Bars and beer joints have their own name versions for this. Sometimes it is called chili finger, others call it chili cheese lumpia, etc, etc. All names borne out of the hot burst after a bite. The culprit _the long green chili which is the main item for this dish. A favorite home cooked pulutan (-appetizer taken with alcohol such as wine or beer), J would always demand me to make a tray of this chili recipe for his beermates.


J would always compare my homemade version to the ones purchased outside. He said, outside they use long green chili which is usually found in our sinigang dish (a Filipino tamarind based soup with either meat, or fish or shrimp) and personally he prefers my version. (patronize your own, hehehe :)






Always, I take time to look for the right chilis in the market when I'm tasked to make this recipe.
I'm not sure what exact type of chili is this but local markets refer to it as siling tagalog (Tagalog chili). The green color is intense and vivid. Compare to sinigang chili, this one is shorter and fatter with skin seems thicker and meatier. Thus, complementing the cheesy meat fillings. The lumpia wrapper works as handler and contributes crunchy appeal to the pulutan dish.





Best as pulutan, this is also an interesting snack for the chili-brave-tongue. Serve with complimentary sweet and sour dip.




Recently enjoyed by this drunk table. :D

My Favorite Brunch Plate

When kids and hubby are out for school and office, I could easily indulge to my favorite foods. Tummy friendly and easy to prepare dishes like this set. On weekends, I buy a pack of fresh tortilla wraps for a week use. Throw it in the ref and whenever craving arises get a piece or two. Fillings vary from simple cheese melts to vegies and meat ( actually whatever is available). I just basically heat it on a pan_simple and easy. Then I pair the tortilla fillings with any fresh fruits in season or anything present in my ref. And ofcourse a cup of yogurt.

A plate like this would keep me full until afternoon snack time, then I would prepare other variation which I usually share with my girls because at that time they're home already.