sandwich tayo!

i love wraps. that's a fact. but another thing that i like that is similar to wraps is... sandwiches! they are fairly easy to make, at masarap din!

minsan sandwiches ang niluluto kong lunch for the family... yep nabubusog din ako sa sandwiches. at kaya ko din hindi kumain ng kanin for lunch at magtinapay nalang...

bukod sa madali pa e masaya din s'yang gawin. kaya subukan n'yo na, tara! 

dapat ham and egg sandwich lang gagawin ko... pero since gusto ng mom ko kumain ng scrambled (at may tuna) e gumawa na din ako ng madaming scrambled eggs na may tuna... nainggit ako kaya nilagyan ko na din yung sandwich ko! hehe :)

 

 this is a ham and bacon sandwich with tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce and (parmesan) cheese :)

why parmesan cheese? mas mababa calories :) (paano ba naman e may bacon na may ham pa e di good luck nalang sa bilbil diba? hehe)

 

mahilig ako sa madaming gulay pag sandwiches :)

yep masarap kaya ang gulay kapag may bacon : ) at cheese and tomatoes pag pinagsama e masarap. think: pizza. parang ganun. dati i made this toast na sliced tomatoes and (mozzarella) cheese lang nakapatong, tapos ito-toast mo... and masarap naman s'ya...

di naman halata na mahilig ako sa ham 'no? hehehe

i also made chicken sandwiches dati... but i can't find the pics... hehe sorry naman...

there's also the panini. it's just like sandwiches. it has bread (usually ciabatta bread) grilled ng manipis habang may nakapalaman na, at usually ham and cheese and nakalagay... pwede naman ibang laman. 

 ganito ang panini... photo from here

o diba sarap? photo from here 

nanunuod ako nung isang food channel nang bigla silang gumawa ng panini... lintik na channel na yan e syempre nainggit at nagutom naman ako so pinilit kong gumawa kahit limited and resources sa bahay.

at wheat bread lang meron kami sa bahay kaya yun nalang ginamit ko. haha

buti nalang may ham pa kami... at ang cheese e yung ordinaryo lang... pero still masarap pa din. maalat lang ang keso, kasi naman maalat yung brand na yun.  so inuntian ko nalang ang keso.

since wala naman ako yung pang grill ng bread na parang notebook e ni-press ko nalang s'ya sa pan gamit ng spatula. haha :)

 eto ang electric na panini grill... (parang sandwich maker lang, pero griddle lang ang pattern, hindi yung may kung anu anong shapes pa)

image from here

 

bakit mo 'ko inipit? mumultuhin kita.....

eto ang itsura ng "tasty" na bread pag pinanipis mo lang ng manu-mano gamit ang spatula n'yo! haha mukhang kawawa lang... di ko na ni-trim ang edges kasi naman sayang din.

 inaamoy... (parang pinapasok ko lang sa ilong no? haha)

ika nga ng isang panty-liner na commercial.. "ang baon ko? manipis!" haha ^_^

haaay nagugutom na ako...

balutin mo ako.... balutin mo ako....

i just love wraps/fajitas/whatever you wanna call it ^_^

super gusto ko talaga ng fajitas. bukod sa masarap yung tinapay na bilog e enjoy din yung pagbabalot nung mga ingredients. i remember dining out with my best friends at this resto na lagi namin ino-order e yung meal na may soft tortilla wraps, the yellowish rice (that i forgot what it's called), salsa and roasted chicken... tapos hihimayin nyo yung chicken, at ilalagay sa bread together with the others tapos ibabalot, and then lamon... mmmm! shet parang gusto ko uli kumain dun.... at dahil namimiss ko ito, at lalong tumindi ang pagkamiss ko kumain ng wraps nung lumabas yung fish wraps na commercial na yun e i decided to make chicken wraps...

usually yung chicken fingers na ginagawa ko is just the ordinary flour-egg-japanese bread crumbs breading, pero this time para maiba e i decided to make it similar to the chicken recipe i've seen on a cooking show. so.... nilagyan ko ng parmesan at oregano yung breading : )

here's to show what i've done:

cut the chicken breasts into strips...

now you're gonna need your flour, beaten eggs and bread crumbs...

for the crumbs, i used the white flaky ones, (yung sinasabi nilang japanese bread crumbs) para masarap ang pagka-crispy.. i added grated parmesan cheese, dried oregano and some garlic powder on the breading. mix it up.

dredge the chicken strips in flour...

then cover with the beaten eggs...

and then dredge in breadcrumbs.

(i use a spoon for easy covering. para ma-scoop mo din yung ibang breadcrumbs over what you're covering, at pwede mo pa ipang-pat.)

and then do some frying : )

para ma-absorb ang excess oil... kitchen towels : )

syempre, di ko matiis na hindi kumagat. hehe : )

the chicken strips with parmesan breading

wash and cut up (or tear) the lettuce

dice some tomatoes...

put some chicken strips, tomatoes, lettuce, dressing and cheese

for the dressing i just used ready made caesar salad. i looove caesar salad dressing : )

wrap it up...

...and take a bite ^_^

i really love soft flour tortilla wraps : )

i've done my own soft flour tortillas before, but that's for another post... : )

burger and... greens??

sorry i was too eager to eat after cooking...

hmmmm the house smells of yummy burgers as i'm typing away on my laptop. ^_^ *like like!

for lunch i decided to make burgers for me and my dad. i did have frozen beef in the fridge which i got from drunk shopping yesterday after drinking with friends (yeah 'drunk shopping' it's what i call kapag natipuhan kong mamalengke pagkatapos uminom haha) and this 'seasoned salt' that an aunt sent us, so i wanted to try making burgers using that seasoned salt.

put it to the test: seasoned salt

seasoned salt is really nice and convenient. it's salt with some spices like black pepper, chili pepper, paprika, onions and garlic. it's similar to the 'magic sarap' and 'real sarap' that we have but it has no herbs in it and it's red in color. so then i proceeded with making the burger patties... 1/4 kilo of ground beef with 1 egg, the seasoned salt, basil, garlic granules (yep i keep those in my kitchen because i love garlic) and parmesan cheese. (yeah i love experimenting) so mix here, mix there, add a bit more seasoning... and voila! burgers! all meat with no extenders! yum yum... and seasoned salt is also great for making burgers. it turned out well. and yeah it only serves 2-3 people, it's only half a pound of beef f.y.i...

the beef...

this was the first batch, i made them smaller for my own "tests". haha ^_^

the burgers... all that's needed is ketchup, mustard, tomatoes, lettuce and cheese ^_^

yeah i also bought ready to cook fries from the supermarket (which is cheep but great nonetheless) but i decided to just keep it for some other time, so instead of fries i got out the mix of greens i got from the drunk shopping spree i had. just to be a little healthier.

greens! yum i love them...

got them from SM supermarket in Cubao. they're actually cheap and convenient. around 80 pesos is more than twice of what you see in the picture. it is purchased by weight. it's all sliced up already and washed (but of course to be safe just wash 'em again), and you put those that you want in their bags and you let them weigh it. there's 3 different kinds of lettuce, and there's even red cabbage ^_^ and there's sliced up green bell peppers, carrots and cucumber, and croutons. it's really convenient. just wash 'em up, mix with dressing (i prefer caesar dressing), add some parmesan cheese.

look! it's furrresh!

i love eating salads...

even though it's cheap it's actually fresh. mind you, this was taken a day after i bought it from the grocery. i'm happy that i discovered this. it was my 1st time so i'm really hoping that they do sell it fresh everyday or baka natyempuhan ko lang na fresh sila. well i will find out the next time i go there for these...

sorry guys, no final picture of everything. got hungry and forgot to take pics. haha ^_^

burgers + caesar salad = yum yum ^_^