Filipino Tried RICE COOKER CARROT CAKE

Hello world, Let's rock 'n roll to the kitchen... quick and easy recipe today, comin' up!

No oven? no worries, your rice cooker will take care of you. Are you a cake lover but you don't have the equipment especially when we say cake, we literally need an oven, right? Besides that, you love to eat but you feel sluggish to prepare a lot of things before you could eat what you crave for? We all want easiest things, aren't we?😂. Of course, some of us experience that moment of laziness and so I promise you that I will make my instructions super easy and quick.Take your rice cooker and here we go!

Actually, I adapted this recipe at www.allrecipes.com and I tried it personally and voila!... hmmmm yummmyy😁. It's now time to boost up your energy to go get the ingredients and start making now.

Before we start, let me ask you to prepare three (3) big bowls for the dry ingredients, wet ingredients and grated carrots. This way, you can easily combine one bowl to another, a technique that I discovered to make the procedure more quick and easy.

Let's do it Sweeties...

INGREDIENTS:

bowl 1: dry mixture(mix well)

2 cups all purpose flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda (if this isn't available you can double the amount of baking powder)

1 tbsp vanilla essence/extract

1 tbsp cinnamon powder (optional)

1/2 tsp salt

bowl 2: wet mixture (mix thoroughly until all are incorporated)

3 pcs large eggs

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup water

1/2 cup olive oil (any oil will do but preferably use olive oil because it is healthier)

bowl 3:

3 cups grated carrots

note: Use the medium holes of the grater because the fine holes extract too much juice from the carrot and the mixture will be too watery.

PROCEDURE:

1. Combine bowl 1 to bowl 2 and mix well until no lumps remain.

2. Add bowl 3, the grated carrots.

3. Set up your rice cooker, brush oil to the surface of the pot to avoid the cake sticking to it. Put the cake mixture to the pot and press down the cooking tab. Standard rice cooker or Digital rice cooker will do

There you go, you can sit back and relax! Wait until the rice cooker tab comes up or digital rice cooker beeps and check if it is cook. Insert toothpick or fork at the center of the cake and you know it is done when it comes out clean. If it isn't cook yet, press the tab again and wait for few minutes 'til done.

Coffee time!!!...

See? I just prepared the ingredients for about 15 minutes and threw them in the rice cooker. What's really cool about this recipe is that, you can encourage your kids to make. I'm sure they will love and when they master it, they will bake without even told. A 7 year old kid can do this, trust me! just be patient to guide your child in your kitchen and bravo! A super hero Mommy...

Tips:

You want to bake it over and over again? Take some time to measure the dry mixture, put them in containers or ziploc bags and store so that each time you make this recipe, you can just add the wet ingredients and grated carrots. It will save you more time and effort. Clever!

IDEAS:

· A quick recipe to make during party

. You can also sell, home-made business

. A gift for a friend or relatives

Thank you so much for reading!...More quick and easy recipes soon, stay connected!!! This is Gisa your friend, saying I love you all and take care...

CHICKEN CURRY WITH OKRA AND TOMATOES

Hello mga kapuso, kapamilya, mga kapatid... welcome to my blog!

This is my first ever blog and I'm so happy & excited to share with you my cooking experiment today. Ano pong naiisip ninyo when you say curry? Typical Filipino curry ay yung may patatas, carrots, at bellpeppers di ba? what if some of the ingredients aren't available and you're too lazy to go to the market para mamili ng kakailanganin sa pagluluto o wala na kayong oras para mamalengke?

So now I wanted to share kung ano ang nadiskubre at na-expirement ko dahil wala ang ibang ingredients pero ibang gulay naman ang available. This complements better than carrots or bellpeppers, I assure you that. And guys, sa mga hindi pa nakakaalam na pwede palang lagyan ng peanut butter ang curry naku! lasap sarap talaga. Similar to the kare-kare, The texture is creamy and it adds more flavor to your curry dish. To add peanut butter, please remember that we all have different tastebuds and so I recommend you to add bit by bit until you reach your desired taste. It applies to all seasonings, herbs and spices when you cook the recipe that is new to you. It is not necessarily follow the quantity or amount listed on the recipe, ang importante ay sundin kung anu-ano yung mga ingredients at seasonings, spices, herbs pero yung amount ay nakadepende sa inyong panlasa, pwedeng dagdahan o bawasan. So, the amount or quantity of seasonings and spices listed on my recipe is based on my own taste and when you try my recipe, please follow your own tasting.

Hinain ko na eto sa mga amo ko at wala akong narinig kundi purely compliments dahil nasarapan sila sa luto ko yeheyyyy!!! Kaya nakakaganang magluto kapag ang kakain ay talaga namang ninanamnam ang inyong luto. Cook food with all your heart para masarap lagi ang inyong niluluto. Sa mga may amo, subokan din ninyo ito, malay ninyo baka may tip pa kayo, chaaaarrr!!!

Luto na tayo mga darlings...😊😊😊

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 kilo chicken - cut into pieces

1 to 2 big pcs potataoes - cut into cubes

1/4 kilo okra - cut into halves

15 pcs cherry tomatoes - chopped 5 pcs for sauteeing and leave 10 pcs whole/unchopped

250 ml coconut milk

1 tsp peanut butter

herbs and spices:

2 cloves garlic- minced

1 thumbsize ginger- minced

1/2 tsp turmeric powder (optional)

2 tbsp curry powder

salt and pepper to taste

1 tbsp soy sauce or patis (optional)

HERE'S HOW TO COOK:

Tip- always prepare all things that you need before cooking, para madali at walang makakalimutang ilagay.

1. Marinate your chicken with salt and pepper plus sprinkle some curry powder for 10 mins para manuot ang lasa.

2. Igisa ang bawang, sibuyas, luya at chopped tomatoes, add your chicken and pan fry for about 5 mins.

3. Isama ang potatoes at lutoin ng limang minuto. Don't worry kung hindi pa luto ang karne at patatas dahil you will simmer for additional time. Ang importante ay golden brown ang kulay ng karne at patatas para mas lalong appetizing na tingnan.

4. Add the coconut milk, peanut butter, curry powder, turmeric powder at salt and pepper to taste. Simmer until cooked and until you reach your desired consistency of the creamy sauce. If you find it dry, add generous amount of water.

5. Finally, add your veggies... the okra and whole cherry tomatoes and cook until tender. Please do not overcook, it will only take up to 5 mins. Add the soy sauce or patis para sa karagdagang lasa.

That's it mga kapatid. simple lang pero rock, happy cooking😘 Maraming salamat po! Create something new today... God bless!

PS: If you already tried this recipe, let me know in the comment section below. And if you have any ideas or suggestion please email me at ofw.backtopinasforgood@gmail.com I would be happy to hear from you guys.😊

About ofwbacktopinasforgood Igorot/Ilocano

Hi, I am Gisa Florague (OfwBackToPinasForGood Igorot/Ilocano),

a newbie blogger na gustong i-share kung ano ang mga natutunan ko sa pagsabak bilang katulong dito sa ibang bansa. Mga ideas, cooking, pagtitipid and many more that I would like to share with.

Recently, natutunan kong gumawa ng blog and I hope you guys help me build more confident to blog what's my passion by sharing in your social media accounts kung nagustohan ninyo ang isa sa mga iboblog ko. That means a lot to me dahil sa paraang iyon ay alam ko pong nakakatulong ako sa mga readers sa pamamagitan ng content ng aking blog. Enjoy reading and join me to my blogging journey.
Thank you so much in advance!

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Hello po ka-OFWs

hi 😊... I am an OFW who's now decided to go back home for good, 2 months from now.  Pretty much excited to be with my munchkins finally and for my sick Tatay.  I've come to realized that money can be earned in any places wherever you are even in your own hometown as long as you have courage, smart thinking on a family budget, get your mind preoccupied with business ideas if we can't find job and most of all, CONTENTMENT OF WHAT WE HAVE,  because working abroad isn't always the answer for financial insuffiency of the family. There are always ways and options to provide living for our family. The more years we are here abroad the more we want this and that, forgetting that we also need to be with our family before it's too late. Our children's future is always on our top lists that's why we sacrifice to leave them and find a way better to uplift our living and provide for our family needs but it shouln't be that long years to the point where we aren't with them for the rest of thier childhood 'til they get married and even having grandchildren yet we are still working for our bosses instead of taking care of our own family. Our presence as parents or mother is very crucial in their younger stage of life.  Life is too short, by the time our children got married, we can't control them anymore, we can't have that bondings compared to when they were still young, hugging, cuddling, giggling, and all those sweet kiddy moments. Poor are we mothers if we don't experience the real meaning of motherhood to our dear children. All the memoirs of a mother to children bondings are such treasure for them to keep in thier hearts by the time we are not in this world any longer. The true legacy that we left to our children. These are the things which made up my mind & so now I'm giving up the "dollar thing" to have my kids by my side and witness the stages as they get through adulthood, having bondings together before they get into marriage and have their own life or own family. 

The regrets of most fellow Filipino moms who left their children for so long, giving them financial concerns and most of the time it is lavishly giving what the children asked for  materially but at the end the kids developed strange behaviours due to lacked of  mother's guidance. As a mother I do not want this to happen if posible so atleast I thank God for having this chance to be with my kids/family again because I thought I would be working abroad for long or even until I get old to continuously give support to my beloved family,financially. I think it's too much afflicting my kid's heart and our relationship is at stake due to my absence as their mom. And so at this point, I realized that this is the real happiness I am longing for, I would never face regrets of taking care of my children/ family when I get old. Power on mothers!!!