Sweet and Spicy Crispy Tofu

Tofu is one of our favorite food specially the heart clogging "tokwa't baboy". There are a lot of recipes that you can choose from to cook tofu. This dish that I've made was only from left over ingredients that I've gathered from our fridge. Spicy foods are always welcome for both of us, it has been viewed as aphrodisiacs which is good for a newly wed couple. You can cook this dish in just 10 to 15 minutes, quick and easy.

 Ingredients

1 block Tofu
1 small tetra pack tomato sauce

5 cloves garlic ( minced )

1 Onion ( minced)

5 pcs. Chili fingers

Cooking Oil
1 tablespoon cornstarch (diluted in cold water )
2 tablespoon sugar

seasoning salt
fresh ground pepper 

Instructions

1. Cut tofu in cubes, seasoned with salt and pepper.

2. In a large pan heat oil and fry tofu until golden brown.

3. Put fried tofu on a plate with tissue to remove excess oil.

4. Lessen the oil in the pan, saute garlic and onion until its soft then add chili.

5. Pour tomato sauce and simmer for 1-2 minutes.

6. Add sugar and stir gently.

7. Combine 1-2 tablespoons of cornstarch with cold water, and stir until dissolved. Then add this to the sauce and stir until it thickened.

8. Put the fried tofu to mixture.
9. Add salt and pepper to taste, stir until all tofu is fully coated with the sauce.

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Shrimp Fettucini Carbonara

"My wife loves to eat shrimp".. Shrimp tempura, buttered-garlic shrimp, drunken shrimp (nilasing na hipon), steamed or raw, name it and she will eat her heart out. Last January 2011 when we dine in a buffet dinner in Boracay the only food that she ate was steamed shrimp. I've prepared this pasta dish last Christmas, this is one of the dish that my wife requested for our Noche Buena.

 Ingredients

1/2 - kilo Fettuccine pasta

250 grams raw Shrimp ( deviened )

1 250 ml All Purpose Cream

1 154 ml Evap Milk

3 cloves garlic ( minced )

1 Onion ( minced)

1 tsp. Olive Oil

1 tablespoon butter

1/2 cup grated cheese

1 tsp. seasoning salt 

1 tsp. fresh ground pepper 

Instructions

1. In a pot (big enough to cook the pasta) of boiling water put a dash of salt and a tsp of cooking oil, cook pasta for about 10-15 minutes.

2. Once the pasta is done, drain and put on a separate pan.

3. In a large non-stick pan heat oil and butter then cook garlic and onion until it's soft.

4. Add and cook shrimp until it turns pink.

5. Put all purpose cream and evap milk, stir until the sauce thickened. You may also add garlic powder for more garlicky flavor.

6. Put the pasta in the sauce mixture and stir.

7. Add salt and pepper to taste.

8. Sprinkle cheese on top of the pasta.

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Just got Lucky

After several years of being together, my wife and I decided to tie the knot last November 2011. Being a food lover we've decided to create this blog, a blog that will serve as our daily diary for our culinary adventures as a couple. This blog will show our life as a couple regarding food and anything under the sun. Please join us as we explore and share our married life together.

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