Corn and Potato Chowder

On rainy days like this who would not look for comfort food? This is one quick, surefire way to warm the heart and the stomach.

Ingredients:
1 cup milk powder
2 1/2 cups water (for dissolving the milk powder)
1/2 cup white onion chopped
2 tablespoons oil (preferably canola oil)
3 1/4 cups water (for soup)
1 large potato, cubed
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
5 strips of bacon, cooked and crumbled
2 (14 oz.) cans of creamed corn
1 tablespoon butter

Directions:
Dissolve 1 cup milk powder into 2 1/2 cups of water until no lumps appear.
Saute chopped onion in oil in a skillet on medium heat until soft and translucent.
Add water, cubed potato and pepper to a large soup pot on stove. 
Add sauteed onion and 1/2 serving of bacon.
Mix thoroughly and bring to a boil on medium and reduce heat to low. 
Simmer 5 - 10 minutes until potatoes are tender.
Pulse creamed corn in blender for 3 minutes until smooth before putting it in the soup pot.
Add blended creamed corn, bring to a boil stirring occasionally.
Add milk and butter to the mixture.
Heat slowly to serving temperature.
Before serving, top with crisp bacon bits.
Goes well with melba toast or garlic French bread.

Enjoy!

Spam Fried Rice

Thank you Cristina Quackenbush of Milkfish New Orleans for this ingenious idea. I just thought it would be nice to share it with readers.

Spam started being used in Filipino cooking during World War II and remains a popular ingredient (though the majority preferred to eat it either fried or microwaved straight from the can as a quick meal any time of the day).

This recipe is a surprisingly delicious breakfast dish elevating the lowly pork shoulder based ingredient into a wonderful addition to any Filipinos' breakfast table.

A must try for the on-the-go Pinoys!

Ingredients:

1 can Spam diced

4 cups cooked, then cooled rice

1 diced onion

5 minced garlic cloves

diced green onions

diced tomatoes

1/4 cup soy sauce

salt and pepper to taste

canola oil for sauteeing

2 eggs

Procedure:

Dice Spam into 1/4-inch cubes and saute in canola oil until crisp on the outside.

Add onions and garlic and cook until onions are translucent.

Add cooled rice and 1/8 cup of oil.

Mix rice thoroughly with Spam, onions and garlic.

Add 1/8 cup of soy sauce and be sure to distribute evenly over mixture.

Flatten out rice and let brown slightly.

Stir again and flatten out slightly.

Make a hole in the middle of the rice and break an egg into it.

Let the egg cook as you gradually incorporate it into the rice.

Add the remaining soy sauce and oil and stir fry until egg is cooked completely.

Season with salt and pepper.

Add diced tomatoes over top and fry an over-easy egg for the top to finish.

And voila! An easy satisfying dish in minutes!

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