ruby mango float

i always make mango float whenever mangoes are in season but i try to put some twist to it and my mama and my friends really love it. give it also a try.



ingredients
4 ripe mangoes diced
2 cups of red gulaman with strawberry flavor
1 cup all purpose cream
1 cup condense milk
2 cups crushed graham crackers

here is how:
mixed the condense milk and cream until homogeneous. pour some of the mixture in a rectangular container, then add the mangoes and gulaman, put the gulaman and top it with the graham crackers. do this alternately. chill and serve
to make the gulaman; mixed 1 tsp of red gulaman powder to 1 1/2 cup of water and 2 tbsp of sugar. stand aside for 5 minutes then put in low fire until it starts to boil. let it cool and firm. slice.

maja in ube with buko

This is my winning recipe in dessert category at the Kumbira 2007 in Cagayan de Oro City. this is very filipino and just a little modification and creativeness.





Ingredients

• 1 cup of grounded dry glutinous rice
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup buko stripes
• 1/2 cup cooked ube
• 1/3 cup milk
• 4 cups coconut milk

here's how:
toast the grounded glutinous rice until off white in color. combined the rest of the ingredients and cook in low heat while mixing. gradually pour the toasted grounded glutinous rice little by little. continue mixing until the mixture is almost dough-like. pour in the pan and chill. cut into square servings.

about my cooking

I always love to cook since i was a child. I remember that everytime we dont have classes in school i always end up in the kitchen making something out of what is in the ref or what my grandma had bought from the market from the previous day. my Pap would be very furious when he arrived home hungry and the kitchen was such a mess because i am not yet done with my cooking. he hates it when someone is cooking in the house other than himself yet he is my number fan and my my worst critic.

he never had any formal studies about culinary and he told me he just learn to cook out of hobby and necessity. he seldom eat dishes which he doesnt cook and no matter what the occasion was, its a must that he should cook all the dishes. when he is in the kitchen i am there to assist him sometimes. but there were times that we argue specially when i learned some experiences in cooking in school and in the hotel. the only thing that diverse our field in cooking was that he loved to cook exotic foods like, ray, sharks, goats head, cow's testicles, monitor lizard, wild grass and etc. while i love to cook pastries and dessert which he isnt good at all. 

for me cooking is not just an art, not just a hobby but the product of your imagination. the recipe's might be the same, you might follow all the instructions but it would not taste the same and there would be no magic in your dish if you dont put your heart to what you are doing and love what you are cooking. i believe that once you cook, you should pour your emotions and love to it and a magic potion of dish is the outcome. 

we may fail many times and could not achieve the best taste on our first cook but remember that anyone can cook but only the fearless could be great. so give your best. and happy cooking.

-jj