My Mama's Kitchen and Garden

Air Fry Lemongrass Pork Chops Author: Neliza Ly Ingredients: 4 pcs Pork chops Marinade: 2 tbsp lemongrass, minced 2 tbsp garlic, minced 1 small shallot, minced 2 tbsp vegetable oil 2 tbsp fish sauce 2 tbsp soy sauce or Maggi seasoning 2 tbsp honey or granulated sugar 2 tbsp green onion/scallion 1 tsp ground black pepper Instructions: In a bowl, combine all the marinade ingredients. Rinse pork chop and place into a large Ziploc. Pour the marinade over the pork and toss to evenly coat the pork. Marinate for at least 6 hours or overnight in the refrigerator. Line air fryer mesh with parchment paper.  Place the pork on the air fryer mesh. Set Breville Smart Oven Air to Air fry mode. Air fry at  400°F  for 20 minutes total, flipping the pork after 10 minutes. Let the pork rest for a few minutes before serving. Garnish with scallion oil if you like.

Air Fry Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies Author: Neliza Ly Equipment: Breville smart Oven Air Measuring spoon Measuring cup Weighing scale Stand Mixer Ingredients: 1 ½ cups (276 grams) packed brown sugar 2 tbsp (30 ml) blackstrap molasses 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened 1 tsp Vanilla extract 1 large egg 4 packs (115 grams) Instant oats original (I use Quaker brand) 1 ½ cups (198 grams) All Purpose flour 1 tsp (3 grams) Baking soda 1 cup (175 grams) Chocolate Chips (I use Ghirardelli premium baking chocolate chips) Instructions: In a large bowl, mix brown sugar, blackstrap molasses and butter until blended. Beat in vanilla and egg until light and creamy. Add oats, all-purpose flour and baking soda and mix until well blended. Stir in chocolate chips. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or freeze for 15 minutes. Scoop a tablespoon of dough onto cookie sheet lined with parchment paper 2 inches apart. Set your Breville smart Oven Air at 350°F Air Fry mode. Place pan on level 5 and air...

Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes Author: Neliza Ly Equipment: Instant Pot Measuring spoon Measuring cup Ingredients: 8 medium russet potatoes, peeled and sliced 4 cups water to cover potatoes 2 tsp Salt, divided 4 tbsp Unsalted butter ¼ tsp Black pepper ½ tsp Garlic powder ½ cup Warm milk Instructions: Place potatoes into the Instant Pot. Add 4 cups of water and 1 tsp salt. Set the Instant Pot on Manual Mode, High Pressure for 8 minutes, Quick Release. Drain and return potatoes into the Instant Pot. Add the remaining 1 tsp salt, unsalted butter, pepper, garlic powder, and warm milk. Mash until smooth and creamy. Serve with parsley if desired.

These are our favorite cookies at home. Air Fry Family’s Favorite Chocolate Cookies Author: Neliza Ly Equipment: Breville Smart Oven Air Measuring spoon Measuring cup Hand Mixer Ingredients: 1 cup + 2 tbsp All Purpose Flour 2 tbsp Unsweetened cocoa powder ½ tsp Baking soda ¼ tsp Salt 1 stick Unsalted butter, softened ¾ cup Brown sugar, packed 1 tsp Vanilla extract 1 XL Egg Instructions: Mix and sift the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt and set aside. Beat butter and sugar until creamy. Add vanilla and egg and mix at low speed until incorporated. Add dry mixture and mix until blended. Scoop a tablespoon of cookie dough and place onto a cookie sheet/pan lined with parchment paper. Set your Breville Smart Oven Air at 325°F in Air Fry mode. Place your pan at air fryer level/level 3 and cook for 10 minutes. Let it cool for 2 to 5 minutes before eating. Enjoy.

The ube recipe is based on my mamas pandan chiffon cake recipe that she gave to me. I made some changes and substituted the pandan for ube. For Pandan Chiffon Cake recipe, here's the link . Air Fryer Ube Chiffon Cake Author: Neliza Ly I attached the link of the brand that I use. Equipment: Breville Smart Oven Air Bundt pan Stand Mixer Weighing scale Measuring spoon Ingredients: ½ cup + 1/8 cup (80 grams) Cake flour 1 tbsp (14 grams) Ube powder 1 tsp (3 grams) Baking powder 1/8 tsp Salt 160 ml Coconut milk ½ cup + 1/8 cup (118 grams) Granulated sugar 1/8 cup (2 tbsp) Vegetable oil ¼ tsp Ube extract 4 Egg yolks (large eggs)  4 Egg whites (large eggs) ¼ tsp Cream of tartar Instructions: Cook coconut milk and half of sugar over medium heat. Stir constantly to dissolve the sugar. Remove from stove and set aside to cool completely. In a large bowl, mix cake flour, ube powder, baking powder and salt. Sift the mixture and set it aside. Combine egg yolk...

One of my kids' favorite soups. My kids request this soup every week. My kids love to eat our homegrown bokchoy. Instant Pot Chicken Soup or Nilagang Manok Author: Neliza Ly Equipment: Instant Pot Measuring spoon Measuring cup Weighing scale Ingredients: 2 tbsp Vegetable oil 6 pieces Chicken thighs or Chicken legs 6 cups Water 2 cloves Garlic, minced 1 regular Onion, diced 3 thumbs Ginger, sliced 1 chicken Knorr bouillon 2 tbsp F ish sauce (I use three crabs brand)  ½ tsp Black pepper 2 Potatoes, peeled and cut into quarter or 1 small green papaya  bok choy or pepper leaves Instructions: Set the Instant Pot on sauté mode. Sauté garlic, onion, and ginger for 2 minutes until fragrant. Add chicken and sauté for a few minutes. Add water, Knorr chicken bouillon, fish sauce, and black pepper into the Instant Pot. Set the Instant Pot on Manual Mode, High Pressure for 8 minutes, 15 minutes NPR. Open the lid. Set the Instant Pot on sauté mode...

  Air Fry Filipino Pandesal   Author: Neliza Ly Ingredients: Dough: 210 ml (1 cup) Warm Milk 1 large Egg 433 grams (3 1/3 cups) Bread Flour 50 grams (3 ½ tbsp) Granulated Sugar 5 grams (1 tsp) Salt 2 oz (4 tbsp) Unsalted butter, cut into small pieces 3 grams (1 tsp) Instant Dry Yeast (I use Fleischmann’s brand) Toppings: Bread Crumbs  Instructions: Place all dough ingredients in a bread maker in order.  Select dough setting. (approx.: 1 hour 30 minutes) When cycle is done, remove the dough from the pan. Divide the dough into 16 equal pieces and shape into a ball. Dip the top part into breadcrumbs. Place the dough in a pan lined with parchment paper. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and allow to rest for 20 to 30 minutes.  Remove the plastic wrap. Air fry at 330°F for 12 minutes until the top is golden brown. If you don’t have an air fryer, bake at 350°F for 15 minutes. Enjoy.

Air Fry Chicken Legs with lemongrass Author: Neliza Ly Equipment: Air fryer measuring spoon storage slider bag parchment paper Ingredients: 6 pieces Chicken Legs 1 tsp Minced garlic 1 tbsp Lemongrass, minced 2 tbsp Brown sugar 3 tbsp Maggi seasoning ½ tsp Black pepper 2 tbsp Green onion or scallion 1 tbsp Oil Instructions: Combine all the marinade ingredients. Place the chicken into a large slider bag . Pour the marinade over chicken and toss evenly. Marinate overnight in the refrigerator. Line pan with parchment paper. Air fry at 400° F for 35 - 40 minutes. Enjoy.

This is my kids' favorite chocolate cake. Air Fry Chocolate Cake Author: Neliza Ly Equipment: Breville Smart Oven Air Measuring spoon Measuring cup Weighing scale Bundt pan Ingredients: 135 grams All Purpose Flour ¾ tsp Baking powder ¼ tsp Baking soda ¼ tsp Salt 1 tsp Vanilla extract 32 grams Unsweetened cocoa 177 grams Granulated sugar 32 grams Vegetable oil ¼ cup Unsalted butter, room temperature ½ cup Whole milk ¼ cup Water 2 XL Eggs Instructions: In a large bowl, sift  the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cocoa, and sugar. Add butter and oil and mix at low speed for 2 minutes or more until the mixture looks sandy. In a separate bowl, combine vanilla, milk and water. Add to the dry ingredients and mix at low speed for 2 minutes. Add eggs and mix at medium speed for 3 minutes. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl and mix for 30 seconds. Grease and flour your Bundt pan  or 2 small round pans. Air fry at level 5 of your Bre...

Air Fry Banana Chips Author: Neliza Ly Equipment: GoWise Air Fryer 5.8 Breville Smart Oven Air Ingredients: 2 unripe Plantain bananas 1 Freshly squeezed lemon juice + 1/2 cup water 2 tsp Turmeric powder 3 cups Cold water Instructions: Peel the plantains. Add the water and turmeric to a bowl and mix. Soak plantains for 10 minutes. Pat dry and slice thinly (approximately 1/8"). Place the thin slices in the lemon juice to prevent browning.  Spray the bananas with oil. Air fry at 350°F for 15 minutes . Don’t overcrowd the basket. Shake with sugar or dip in melted sugar, then store in an air tight container. Enjoy.

I made this recipe when we had too much blueberries. If you love blueberries, blueberry cupcake and blueberry cake, I'm sure you will love this blueberry pie.  Happy Cooking. Air Fry Blueberry Pie - Breville Smart Oven Air Author: Neliza Ly Equipment: Breville Smart Oven Air Ingredients: 1 package store brought pie crust – 2 crusts 3 pints (3 boxes or 6 cups) fresh blueberries, washed, rinsed and drained ½ cup (57 grams) cake flour 3 tbsp (25 grams) cornstarch 1 tsp ground cinnamon ¾ cup (149 grams) granulated sugar 1 XL egg + 1 tbsp water = egg wash 1 9.5” wide pie pan  Instructions: In a large bowl, combine and toss 3 pints blueberries, ½ cup cake flour, 3 tbsp cornstarch, 1 tsp cinnamon and ¾ cup granulated sugar. Place first pie crust into a pie pan. Transfer blueberry mixture. Cut the second crust into 10 – 12 1-inch strips. Create a lattice crust over the top. Cut extra length and pinch the edges to seal. Whisk egg and water to make an egg ...

Air Fry Flounder Fillet with Key lime and parmesan Author: Neliza Ly Equipment: Breville Smart Oven Air Ingredients: 3 Flounder fillet Salt and pepper ⅓ cup Parmesan ⅓ cup Italian style bread crumbs 4 tbsp mayo 2 small Key lime - juice Instructions: Season the fish fillets with salt and pepper. Mix the Parmesan, bread crumbs, mayo, and lime juice. Place fish fillet on a pan lined with parchment paper. Spread the breadcrumbs mixture on top of fish fillets. Air fry the fish fillet at 400°F for 12 minutes. Enjoy.

I make 2 racks of Baby Back Ribs every week per kids' request. This is one of their favorite ways of cooking ribs. Instant Pot Baby Back Ribs Author: Neliza Ly Ingredients: 1 rack baby back ribs, cut into pieces 2 oz. Maggi seasoning 1 tbsp. (12 grams) vinegar 2 tbsp. (24 grams) annatto oil 3 cloves (11 grams) garlic, minced 1 tbsp. (15 grams) fresh ginger, grated 2 oz. water Annatto Oil: In a small pot, heat ½ cup vegetable oil. Add 1 tbsp. annatto seeds. Remove the pot from heat and let the annatto seeds for 10 minutes. Discard the seeds and your annatto oil is ready to use. Instructions: Parboil the ribs for 10 minutes to remove impurities. Rinse under cold running water. Season the ribs with Maggi seasoning, vinegar, annatto oil, garlic and ginger. Mix well and set aside to marinate for 30 minutes. Place the ribs into the Instant pot and add 2 oz. of water. Set the Instant Pot to Manual / High Pressure for 15 minutes followed by a 10 minutes NPR. ...

Bam-I is very common in our region, the Visayas (Ilonggo). Almost all the carinderias, school cafeterias, and local restaurants serve Bam-I. It is also a staple at every celebration, such as birthdays, Christmas, and other holidays, as we believe noodles represents long life! You can add chorizo de bilbao on your Bam-I if it's available in your area or add shrimp if you like. I prefer to using Sauté Mode with Bam-I because there's two different types of noodles are used in this recipe; if cooked under High Pressure, one set of noodles will easily become mushy.  Instant Pot Pancit Bam-I - Sauté Mode Author: Neliza Ly Equipment: Instant Pot Weighing scale Measuring cup Measuring spoon Ingredients: 2 tbsp. vegetable oil 200 grams cooked pork belly, sliced 200 grams cooked chicken, shredded 8 oz. fish balls, precooked 8 oz. Vermicelli Beans thread noodle (sotanghon), soaked for 5 minutes and drain 4 oz. Pancit Canton (Flour stick noodles)  ½ medium on...

Air Fryer Lasagna Author: Neliza Ly Equipment Measuring spoons Measuring cups 9x13-inch baking dish Breville Smart Oven Air Ingredients For the Meat Sauce: 2 tbsp vegetable oil 1 shallot, diced 3 garlic cloves, minced 1 lb ground chicken 2 oz chicken broth 24 oz pasta sauce 1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped For the Cheese Mixture & Assembly: 30 oz original ricotta cheese 4 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded (divided) 1 XL egg 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped 9 oven-ready lasagna noodles Cooking spray (vegetable oil) Instructions 1. Prepare the Meat Sauce Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Sauté the garlic, shallot, and ground chicken for about 5 minutes until the chicken is browned. Add the chicken broth, pasta sauce, and 1 tablespoon of chopped parsley. Simmer for 5 minutes, then remove from heat and set aside. 2. Prepare the Cheese Mixture In a medium bowl, combine the ricotta cheese, 1 cup (4 oz) of shredded mozzarella, egg, and 2 tablespoons of chopped parsley. Mix ...