My Mama's Kitchen and Garden

Sorry for the very late post that I promised last month. I've been very busy and don't have much time to do my food blog. I have a lot of celery in the fridge. I decided to add celery on my bihon guisado and it works well. Next time, I will double the amount of celery. Instant Pot Pancit Bihon Guisado (small portion/serving) Author: Neliza Ly Equipment: Instant Pot Duo 60 Steamer basket Ingredients: 2 tbsp. vegetable oil 1 onion, diced 2 cloves garlic, minced 200 grams carrots 50 grams (1/3 cup) celery, sliced 1/4 cabbage, slice 300 grams cooked pork belly, sliced 3 tbsp. maggi seasoning made in Europe or Regular Soy sauce 1 tbsp. oyster sauce 8 oz. Excellent brand Rice sticks 2 ¼ cups chicken broth Green onion, chopped Instructions: Soak Rice sticks noodle yellowish kind using tap water for 2 minutes drain and set aside. For excellent rice stick that looks  white, soak it only for 5 minutes, cut into half and drain. Steam carrots for zer...

I've been making this in my Air fryer frequently for a year since I got my air fryer. The 1st time I made this recipe was 7 years ago during my son's 1st birthday. I also use this for chicken but different concentration and I usually use at least 6 to 10 mandarin orange depending on the amount of chicken. Airfryer Mandarin Shrimp Skewers Author: Neliza Ly Ingredients: 1 lb. shrimp, no shell (30 pcs.) 1 mandarin orange juice 1 tsp. Maggi seasoning 1 tsp. oyster sauce 1 tsp. garlic powder 1 tsp. sugar --- 6 Bamboo skewer 1 sprig spring onion/green onion 2 tbsp. vegetable oil Instructions: In a small bowl, combine all the marinade ingredients and mix well. Transfer shrimp into a large ziploc bag. Pour the marinade over the shrimp and toss to evenly. Marinate for 30 minutes in the refrigerator. Put 4 to 5 pcs. of shrimp on each skewer. Place the skewer rack inside the Air fryer basket. Arrange the shrimp. Air fry at 400F for 7 minutes for the 1st batch. I...

I noticed poaching retains more flavor compare with steaming but both of them are tasty, moist and juicy with crispy skin. Instant Pot and Airfryer Chicken drumstick Author: Neliza Ly Ingredients: 6  pcs. Chicken drumsticks 5 cloves garlic 2 bay leaves 1 tbsp. whole peppercorns Fresh parsley 1 tbsp. maggi seasoning ½ cup water 1 tbsp. sea salt Salt and pepper Breading: 1 cup tempura mix (store brand) 1 cup panko bread crumbs (store brand) + ½ tsp. salt & ½ tsp. paprika 2 XL eggs, beaten Instructions: Add garlic, bay leaves, whole peppercorn, parsley, maggi seasoning, sea salt and water into the pot.   Place the trivet and then the chicken into the pot.   Set the Instant Pot to Manual Mode, High Pressure for 6 minutes, 10 minutes NPR.   Remove Chicken from the Instant pot and pat dry then season with salt and pepper. (Don skip this or else your chicken will taste bland) Coat chicken with tempura mix, dip into beaten eggs th...

I made this soup using my left over ham. It is yummy and creamy. I also made potato soup. The ingredients are the same but more celery and carrots. Instant Pot Creamy Ham and Potato Soup Author: Neliza Ly Ingredients: 2 tbsp. vegetable oil 2 tbsp. unsalted butter 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 shallot, diced 133 grams (2 stalks) celery, sliced 168 grams (1 cup) 1 piece carrot, diced 415 grams (3 cups) left over ham, diced 5 pcs. (2.5 lbs.) Russet Potatoes, peeled and diced 4 cups chicken broth 1 can cream of potato ¼ tsp. salt ¼ tsp. peppercorn, grind ¼ tsp. coriander seeds grind 2 tbsp. all-purpose flour ½ cup 2% milk 2 cups shredded mild cheddar cheese Garnish: green onion/scallion, extra cheese Instructions: Set the Instant pot on Sauté Mode.  Add vegetable oil and unsalted butter. Once butter is melted, add garlic and shallot then Sauté for 2 to 3 minutes.  Add celery, carrots and ham and sauté for another 3 minutes. Add potatoes, cream of pot...

Perfect for Holidays and Thanksgiving. I also made some soup from my left over ham. Instant Pot Honey Glazed Ham Author: Neliza Ly Ingredients: 4 lbs. (half ham) boneless ham, fully cooked (not frozen) 1 can (15.3 oz. or 432 grams) Del Monte Pineapple chunk with juice ¼ cup (45 grams) brown sugar 2 oz. pure honey 2 tbsp. cornstarch Instructions: Slice ham and place it inside the Instant Pot. Pour 1 can of pineapple chunk with juice over the ham. Pour honey over ham and sprinkle brown sugar into slices and on top of ham. Set the Instant Pot to Manual Mode, High Pressure for 5 minutes, 10 minutes NPR. Remove the ham. Se the Instant Pot to Sauté mode.  Mix 3 tbsp. of pineapple juice from the the pot to cornstarch and mix well. Add cornstarch mixture and mix for 2 to 3 minutes to thicken the sauce. Pour sauce over the top of ham. Enjoy.

This is one of my favorite food to make in the air fryer.   Air fryer Chicken Dumplings Author: Neliza Ly Equipment: GoWise 5.8 Airfryer Parchment paper EVO oil sprayer Yield: 50 dumplings Ingredients: 1 lb. ground chicken 1½ tbsp. maggi seasoning 1 tbsp. vegetable oil ½ tsp. black pepper 1 sprig scallion or green onion, finely chopped 2 tsp. garlic powder 1 XL egg  twin marquis dumpling wrapper or Golden Dragon gyoza wrapper Instructions: Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Scoop 1 tbsp. of chicken mixture into a dumpling wrapper and sealed with water. Line the air fryer with parchment paper and place the dumplings. Spray dumpings with vegetable oil. Airfry at 370F for 12 minutes. Flip dumplings after 7 minutes and spray with vegetable oil. Enjoy.

My family love this cake flan. Fast and easy to make using the premix cake mix. Instant Pot Lemon Cake Flan Author: Neliza Ly Equipment: Instant Pot Bundt Pan Blender Ingredients Flan: 1 Can Condensed Milk, 14 oz. ½ Cup 2% milk or whole milk 2 tbsp. Cream Cheese 2 XL eggs 2 limes - extracted juice  1 tbsp. unsalted Butter to coat the bundt pan Caramel: ¾ cup sugar 3 tbsp. water 1 tbsp. water Cake: 136 grams Duncan Hines Lemon supreme cake mix 2 oz. water 2 tbsp. vegetable oil 1 XL egg Instructions: Coat the entire interior of the 7” bundt pan very well with butter. Discard the remaining butter. Place ¾ cup of sugar and 3 tbsp. water into a pot. Cook on medium to high heat until golden brown (It took me 10 minutes to achieve the color I like). Once it is golden brown, remove the pot from heat. Add 1 tbsp of water and stir the pot until the bubbling stop. Pour Caramelized Sugar into the bundt pan . Prepare the flan mixture using a blender: b...