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Pigs in a Blanket Recipe (Hotdogs, Puff Pastry and Cheese)
I have always been fascinated when watching videos of cooking with puff pastry. I figured that making pigs in a blanket would be good start to experiment with puff pastry.

What is Puff Pastry?

Puff pastry is a light, flaky, leavened pastry that is often bought pre-made. I searched for home-made puff pastry recipes but I find them difficult to make.

Puff pastry is used to make tuna turnovers and simple appetizers for parties (like the recipe in this post).

While it is difficult to make, one advantage is that you can easily buy frozen puff pastry sheets in supermarkets. Just check the frozen goods aisle and look for it.

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What is Pigs in a Blanket?

Pigs-in-a-Blanket is sausage based food that is small in size and can usually be eaten in one or two bites. They are often served as appetizers in parties.

Our pigs in a blanket recipe only has three main ingredients: hotdogs, cheese and puff pastry. Very easy to make!

Ingredients:
- 10 pcs square puff pastry sheets
- 10 pcs hotdogs
- 10 pcs cheddar cheese slices
Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 220˚C (425°F).
2. Place a slice of cheddar on top of each puff pastry piece.
3. Place a hot dog on the cheddar, then roll it up.
4. Slice each roll into 2 pieces, and arrange the pieces evenly on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
5. Bake for 15 minutes, until golden brown and flaky.
6. Enjoy!
Other recipes may be found HERE.

This recipe alos appears in So Yummy! So Easy!
December 23, 2018
5 Suggestions For Healthy Snacks

Snacks are an important part of a healthy lifestyle. Healthy snacks can help provide extra nutrients and also count towards our five a day target of fruit and vegetables. Healthy natural snacks should be eaten between meals and will help towards your health and nutrition. Nutritionists recommend that healthy snacks should contain vegetables, fruit, nuts or cereal grains. They will also cost you less than buying junk food that has little nutritional value and is bad for your health. Combining healthy snacks with a good diet and exercise leads to an improved wellbeing. The five ideas below, for healthy snacks, are suitable for everyone from school children to those at work.

Avocado and cheese sandwich made with wholemeal bread

Avocados are a good source of vitamin E and C as well as being high in fibre and potassium. They also contain folic acid, an important vitamin for pregnant women. Cheese contains important levels of calcium and wholemeal bread is high in fibre.

By Maryjeanne.li (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Dried banana chips

Dried banana chips are often fried in coconut oil and coated in honey. Bananas contain high levels of vitamin A and C. They are also rich in potassium. You can often find banana chips included in muesli. Great for a carbohydrate boost.

By കാക്കര (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Crackers and cheese

A very popular snack after dinner. Cheese is high in calcium. Crackers also come in wholemeal varieties and these are a good source of extra fibre.

Fruit salad

You can combine any of your favourite fruits in this snack such as kiwi fruit, apples, pear, and nectarines. This snack will help you towards your five a day of fruit and vegetables.

Hummus in pita bread

Hummus is made from dried chickpeas, garlic and sometimes tahini. Hummus contains fibre and iron; tahini is made from sesame seeds and is high in calcium.

By Ewan Munro from London, UK (Clifton, St John’s Wood, LondonUploaded by tm) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

February 25, 2018
Lechon Manok Barbecue Chicken Sliders
One day my wife left for Manila to help out one of my daughters who had to transfer to a different room from her dormitory. So I was left with the cooking chores but I had to drive them to the bus terminal first. Considering that I did not have enough time to do a proper lunch, I had to figure out what I could do quickly but is not ordinary. So I figured, why not re-purpose lechon manok (Filipino roasted chicken) and use it as the main ingredient for barbecue chicken sliders? Why not?

So on the drive back home, I stopped by the ever reliable Baliwag Lechon stand and got me one lechon manok. I just asked them to halve it into two instead of chopping it up into smaller pieces.

Since it was only me and my eldest daughter who were going to have lunch, the recipe that I will be sharing is for 2 people. When I got home, my daughter asked, what is for lunch? I replied, Lechon Manok. And she had this look like she wanted to ask why. She was surprised on the outcome of our lunch. She couldn’t believe it that I could do barbecue chicken sliders with a lechon manok. While having lunch, I asked her if I could repeat this recipe and she said yes! There were 9 mini dinner rolls, I had 5 and my daughter had 4. She was satisfied with lunch.

This is the result:

Another view:

Ingredients:
- 1/2 Lechon manok (Filipino style roasted chicken)
- 1 pack Marby mini dinner rolls
  I decided to use this kind of dinner rolls, enough for two. Sorry it is just the packaging.
- 1/3 cup BBQ sauce
  I used this BBQ sauce, Kraft slow simmered original BBQ sauce
- 2 small onions, sliced into rings
- 9 slices cheddar cheese
- 1/4 cup parsley flakes
- melted butter (enough to cover dinner rolls)
Instructions:
1. Shred the 1/2 Lechon manok and discard the bones.
2. Slice dinner rolls in half horizontally.
3. Put the shredded chicken on the bottom half of the dinner rolls.
4. Pour BBQ sauce on chicken.
5. Add sliced onions on top, distribute evenly.
6. Cover with Cheddar cheese slices.
7. Sprinkle parsley flakes on top of cheese.
8. Cover with the top part of the dinner rolls and pour melted butter.
9. Bake at 375 deg F for 20 minutes.
10. Slice and serve hot.
Lechon Manok Barbecue Chicken Sliders

This is a western inspired recipe with a Filipino twist. I used Lechon manok which is the Filipino version of roasted chicken. I also used Cheddar cheese slices instead of the original cheese required, which was Jack Pepper. I also included the chicken skin for more flavor.
1/2 piece Lechon manok (Filipino style roasted chicken)

1 pack Marby mini dinner rolls

1/3 cup BBQ sauce

2 pcs onions (small, diced)

9 slices cheddar cheese

1/4 cup parsley flakes

melted butter (enough to cover dinner rolls)
Shred the 1/2 Lechon manok and discard the bones.

Slice dinner rolls in half horizontally.

Put the shredded chicken on the bottom half of the dinner rolls.

Pour BBQ sauce on chicken.

Add sliced onions on top, distribute evenly.

Cover with Cheddar cheese slices.

Sprinkle parsley flakes on top of cheese.

Cover with the top part of the dinner rolls and pour melted butter.

Bake at 375 deg F for 20 minutes.

Slice and serve hot.
February 22, 2018
Easy Breakfast Sliders
Easy Breakfast Sliders are filled with ham, egg, cheese and onions stuffed between mini rolls. They are baked in the oven until warm and golden and make a hearty and filling breakfast that will feed a hungry family.

This is just a simple breakfast sliders recipe. An interesting trivia before I continue. I was eating breakfast in a fastfood joint and there was a couple beside me. The guy was explaining stuff to the girl. He was doing all the talking while the girl was just listening. Because the guy was talking so loud, I couldn’t help but overhear everything. My favorite part was when the guy was explaining the importance of breakfast, why it was the most important meal for the day. He goes like this: Why is this called breakfast? Because you are breaking fast, your last meal being dinner and then you slept. Makes sense? Very authoritative explanation of breakfast? Hahaha! Breakfast is breaking fast – I was hoping for a better explanation. So now I apply this statement to my wife and kids, with a very knowledgeable and authoritative approach. I will start with, according to my research….

Ok, let’s go back to the recipe. This Breakfast Sliders recipe is very easy as all you need are scrambled eggs, ham slices, onions, cheese slices, melted butter and pepper. Plain and simple! Try this at home and your family will love this. The pictures are almost self explanatory too.

Ingredients
- 1 pack Marby mini dinner rolls
- 4 eggs, scrambled
- ham slices, enough to cover dinner rolls (I used 4)
- 1 large onion, sliced into rings
- cheese slices, enough to cover dinner rolls (I used 6)
- 1 TBSP melted butter
- Pepper, to taste
Instructions
1. Slice dinner rolls in half horizontally.
2. Spread the scrambled eggs on the bottom half of the dinner rolls.
3. Add ham slices.
4. Add sliced onions on top, distribute evenly.
5. Cover with Cheddar cheese slices.
6. Cover with the top part of the dinner rolls and pour melted butter, sprinkle pepper.
7. Bake at 375 deg F for 20 minutes.
8. Slice and serve hot.
BREAKFAST SLIDERS

Breakfast Sliders. An interesting breakfast consisting of eggs, ham and cheese. A good start to your day. Similar to ham and cheese sliders.
1 pack Marby mini dinner rolls

4 pcs eggs (scrambled)

ham slices (enough to cover dinner rolls (I used 4))

1 pc onion (large, sliced into rings)

cheese slices (enough to cover dinner rolls (I used 6))

1 tbsp butter (melted)

pepper (to taste)
Slice dinner rolls in half horizontally.

Spread the scrambled eggs on the bottom half of the dinner rolls.

Add ham slices.

Add sliced onions on top, distribute evenly.

Cover with Cheddar cheese slices.

Cover with the top part of the dinner rolls and pour melted butter, sprinkle pepper.

Bake at 375 deg F for 20 minutes.

Slice and serve hot.
Other recipes HERE.
December 30, 2017