My Mama's Kitchen and Garden

I usually make this roasted pork belly every other week. I tried boiling and steaming. Steaming retains more flavor than boiling. This is my favorite since I was a kid. My family loves the flavor and doesn't want me to make any changes on my recipe. Instant Pot and Air fryer Roasted Pork Belly, Lechon Kawali or  Thit Heo Quay Author: Neliza Ly Air fryer: https://amzn.to/2Ckd9gn ; https://amzn.to/2NhZLhy Instant Pot: https://amzn.to/2tMcCk4 , https://amzn.to/2tXcZaQ Ingredients: 5 to 6 lbs. Pork Belly 2 tsp. white sugar 2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. five spice 1 tsp. garlic powder 1 tsp. maggi seasoning Other:  1 tsp. salt +1 tsp. vinegar - mix together (This well help dry the skin and make the skin crispy) Instructions: Mix all ingredients and season pork belly meat side only. Place the pork belly into a plate, skin side up. Refrigerate uncover for at least 30 minutes (I refrigerate mine most of the time for 3 to 6 hours to absorb more flavor). Place 1 Cup ...

  My air fryer blueberry lemon bundt cake is very yummy. We have a lot of blueberries and I decided to make a bundt cake whatever available ingredients I have at home. Air fryer Blueberry Lemon Bundt Cake Author: Neliza Ly Airfryer: https://amzn.to/2NhZLhy Ingredients: ½ cup vegetable oil 3/4 cup (143 grams) white sugar 1 XL egg 1½ cup (180 grams) cake flour (substitute 1 cup AP flour – 2 tbsp. and replace with 2 tbsp. cornstarch, sift at least 6 times) 2 tsp baking powder ½ cup  almond milk, 1% milk, 2% milk or sour cream (4 oz or 114 grams) ¼ tsp salt 1 cup (140 grams) blueberries coat with 1 tsp flour 2 tsp lemon extract 1 tsp unsalted butter to grease the pan Instructions: Coat the entire interior of the 7” bundt pan very well with butter. Mix oil, sugar and egg until creamy. Add flour, baking powder, salt, milk and lemon extract and mix well. Fold with blueberries until well combined. Pour the cake batter into the bundt pan . Cover the top...

We love Muffin at home. I decided to try both All Purpose flour and cake flour and I noticed that cake flour is softer and taste better. I also tried to experiment with different temperature and time on the Air fryer to determine a better result. My kids love this blackberry muffin. I hope you guys will enjoy this recipe. Happy cooking. Air fryer Blackberry Muffin Author: Neliza Ly Airfryer: Breville Smart Oven air   and GoWise 5.8 Yield: 10 Muffins Ingredients: ¼ cup unsalted butter – room temperature 1/3 cup (143 grams) white sugar 1 egg 1 cup cake flour (substitute 1 cup AP flour – 2 tbsp. and replace with 2 tbsp. cornstarch, sift at least 6 times) 1 tsp baking powder ¼ cup milk ¼ tsp salt ½ cup blackberries, cut into pieces 1 tsp vanilla extract Instructions: Mix butter, sugar and egg until creamy. Add flour, baking powder, salt, milk and vanilla extract and mix well. Fold with blackberries until well combined. Spoon batter into the cupcak...

I made different version of leche flan. This time I’m using lemon juice instead of lemon extract. This flan is tasty and not very sweet. I’ll post Pandan flan next time. Instant Pot Lemon Flan or Leche Flan Author: Neliza Ly Instant Pot: https://amzn.to/2tMcCk4 , https://amzn.to/2tXcZaQ Crinkle Cut Knife Ingredients: 1 Can Condensed Milk, 14 oz. ½ Cup 1% milk (I tried Almond milk, 2% milk and coconut milk) 2 tbsp. Cream Cheese 2 eggs Lemon zest from 1 lemon 1 tsp lemon juice 3 tbsp. caramel sauce 1 tbsp. unsalted Butter to coat the bundt pan If you don't like a very sweet flan, here's my other ingredients: Hand whisk and filter twice through a strainer. (I do a detailed instruction next time on a separate post). 12 oz. whole milk (microwave for 1 minute) 1/2 cup sugar 3 XL eggs 1 tsp. vanilla  Caramel Sauce Author: Neliza Ly Ingredients: 1 cup light brown sugar 4 tbsp. unsalted butter  1 tsp. salt  ½ cup 1% milk 1 tbsp. vanilla ext...

I always make this Roasted Chicken for dinner. This is one of my favorite. It is very tasty. I can eat 2 leg quarter with rice. I usually double my recipe when I make this chicken. My husband loves this chicken aside from the other chicken that I also make all the time. Mama has a similar recipe but she use coco water. For the Air fryer , I try to avoid food with a lot of liquid. I will make the Instant Pot version of this next time. Air Fryer Ga Roti - Vietnamese Roasted Chicken Author: Neliza Ly Ingredients: For marinade: 2 chicken leg quarter 1 tsp five spice 1 clove garlic 1 tbsp. shallot 1 tbsp. sugar 3 tbsp. Maggi seasoning ½ tsp salt ¼ tsp pepper 1 tbsp. oil For skin basting: Mix honey and vinegar 1 tsp honey 1 tsp white wine vinegar For dipping sauce: Dripping from roasted chicken 1 tsp soy sauce ¼ slice lemon wedge For scallion/green onion oil: 1 sprig scallion or green onion chopped 1 tsp vegetable oil or dripping from roasted chicken In...