Homemade Tocinokatsu
Like I’ve said many times before, Tocino is one of my most favorite Filipino dishes. It comes after pork adobo. I will forever profess my love to JMOM for teaching me how to make homemade tocino. So anyhooo, while blog hopping the Link Friday entries the other week, I came upon Tara, Let’s Eat recipe of Tocinokatsu. I’ve never heard of Tocinokatsu before until that day.
Tocinokatsu is basically your regular tocino, then breaded in breadcrumbs then fried in oil. It makes sense right? I decided right then that I am definitely making some as soon as I get a hold of some pork. So I did, and my whole world made total sense even more.
Apple-Cinnamon Rolls W/ Cream Cheese Frosting
Perhaps you could forget about making fruitcake this year and make cinnamon rolls instead? I believe cinnamon rolls would be a nice food item to give out to family, friends, and neighbors for Christmas. That’s what I did last year. It’s delicious for breakfast with a cup of coffee before or after opening the gifts in the Christmas morning. You can either make the regular cinnamon rolls or add a twist by putting chocolate chips, or peach marmalade. Or literally twist the cinnamon roll idea by making twisted cinnamon bread. Add to your list this apple-cinnamon rolls. My family prefers the peach marmalade though over this apple version but it’s not that bad and if you like apples with cinnamon then this would be a treat for you and your loved ones.
| Apple-Cinnamon Rolls |
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DOUGH(adapted from ConnieV)
- 1-1/2 cups of lukewarm water
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon dry yeast
- 4-1/2 cups of flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup sugar 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil
- extra flour and cooking oil
- 2-3 apples, cored, peeled, cubed
- 1/4 cup of brown sugar
- 1/2 stick of butter
- 2 tbsp of cinnamon powder
- 1 1/2 cups of white sugar
- generous sprinkling of powdered cinnamon
- 2 sticks of butter
- 1 stick of butter
- 2 cups of confectionery sugar
- 1 brick of cream cheese
- 2 tbsp of milk
FILLING
FROSTING
- In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, 1/2 cup of sugar and vegetable oil. In a another bowl, sprinkle yeast and 2 tbsp of sugar with the lukewarm water. Let that sit for 10 minutes or until bubbly. Once the yeast mixture is ready, pour it onto the flour mixture. Mix until you can form a ball. Once the yeast mixture is ready, pour it onto the flour mixture. Mix until you can form a ball.In a bowl, sprinkle yeast and 2 tbsp of sugar with the lukewarm water. Let that sit for 10 minutes or until bubbly.
- Sprinkle flour in a flat surface. Knead the dough for 10 minutes or so or until soft.
- Lightly grease a bowl with vegetable oil, drop the ball of dough in it then cover with a damp towel. Let the dough rise for 2 hours. Punch it after 2 hours, cover then let it rise for another 30 minutes.
- In a pot, melt 1/2 stick of butter. Add the cubed apples. Sprinkle brown sugar and powdered cinnamon. Cook for about 10 minutes or until the apples have softened. Don’t over cook.
- Sprinkle flour in the counter space. Cut the dough in half. Roll the 1st half of the dough into a wide rectangle. Sprinkle half of the white sugar and generous powdered cinnamon. Dot the dough with 1 stick of butter. Spread half of the apple-cinnamon mixture on top.
- Roll the dough as tightly as you could then cut the rolls. Lightly brush the bottom of a pan with butter. Place the rolls in the pan. Cover with clean kitchen cloth and let the whole thing rest for 15 minutes. Repeat the process for the other half of the dough.
- Bake the rolls in the preheated oven of 355°, for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Once baked, take ‘em out of the oven and let it cool for 5 minutes.
- Make the frosting while waiting for the cinnamon rolls to cool. Beat together the butter, confectionery sugar, cream cheese, and milk.
- Spread the frosting on top of the rolls using a spatula.
DOUGH
APPLE FILLING
FROSTING
If you would rather have a runny glaze instead of cream cheese frosting on top, just whisk together 2 cups of confectionery sugar and 1/2 cup of milk. Add more milk if the consistency is too thick.
Turkey Spam & Potatoes Frittata
Instead of slicing then frying up the Turkey Spam to go along with hash and eggs for breakfast this past Saturday, I decided to make a frittata instead. I was actually going to use tuna at first ala San Marino Chili Corned Tuna Frittata but I changed my mind in the end and used Turkey Spam. Yah, I like to change my mind at the last minute all the time. It brings excitement to my kitchen, I reckon’.
So let me show you how I made Turkey Spam & Potatoes Frittata.
Peach Marmalade Cinnamon Rolls
Ever since I’ve learned how to make homemade cinnamon rolls from The Pioneer Woman, I’ve never looked back. It’s really not that hard to make. I whip up cinnamon rolls twice a month. I’ve made regular and chocolate chips kind on my first attempt. Then I made regular ones with cream cheese frosting last Christmas. Sometimes I even twist ‘em up with glaze. The other day, I added peach marmalade in the filling. I am definitely adding another reason why I love peach so much thanks to these peach marmalade cinnamon rolls. Let me show you how easy it is to make.
Dannon Activia Coupon
I’m partial to the light vanilla and peach flavors of Dannon Activia Yogurt but after seeing Jamie Lee Curtis’ commercial for the new variants, Greek and French, I want to try them out too. And you could too with a free coupon redeemable at your nearest grocery stores. Find out how after the fold.
White Chocolate Chips Pancakes
I love white chocolate as much as I love dark chocolate. But I sure cook with white chocolate more than I do with the dark kind. I prefer eating dark chocolate as is as oppose to the white chocolate which I would put in everything if I could. Well, perhaps not really everything but on cheesecake, brownies, and pancakes. Behold, these White Chocolate Chips Pancakes.
Chicken & Scrambled Eggs Tacos
I have to say first and foremost that these Chicken & Scrambled Eggs Tacos are so simple yet oh soooo good. If I’m not following my moderation diet, I could’ve eaten a dozen + 2 of these tacos. These are good for breakfast, lunch, brunch, snacks or dinner. Pick any time of the day and enjoy.
Feistycook VBlog #2: Potato-Bacon Frittata
The husband was off this past weekend so that meant we were all home to have a nice breakfast/brunch in the morning. I made this quick potato-bacon frittata which came to me while I was still stretching in bed and trying to stay there for as long as I can. And because I was in a good mood, I decided to record a video of it too with the help of my son, as my video cameraman in some of the segments. Wasn’t he nice?
Leftover Steak & Peas Fried Rice
I had a leftover piece of steak which was actually my piece but didn’t eat coz I wasn’t hungry when dinner time came. My husband let me have a bowl of ice cream with him though after he ate his dinner that night, hehe. I decided to cut up the steak in small pieces 2 days after to make fried rice. I also had leftover peas from the night we had stuffed meatloaf so all I needed was cooked rice, an egg, garlic, onions and the seasonings.
Pop-Tarts Galore
Have you been paying attention to the whole breakfast aisle at the grocery store? If you’re limiting yourself with the cereal boxes then you might have missed the new (??) flavors from Pop-Tarts. To give credit where credit is due, it’s my husband who’ve discovered the new flavors that Pop-Tarts is offering. And they have lots…
