Paksiw na Pata

Ingredients:

- 1 pork's leg - chopped

- 1/2 kilo of dried banana blossoms (bulaklak ng Saging)

- 1 tbsp. of whole peppercorn

- 4 gloves of garlic - crushed

- 1 cup of vinegar

- 2 cups of water

- 2 tbsp. of soy sauce

- 1 tbsp. of salt

- 2 tbsps. brown sugar

Cooking Procedures:

1. Put Pork's leg or pata and all the ingredients in a deep pan with a tight cover.

2. Boil.

3. Lower heat and simmer until meat and skin of the pata is tender and sauce thickens.

Voila!

Ain't that easy?

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Halo-Halo

Summer is fast approaching and the best way to beat the heat is to eat Halo-Halo.

Halo-halo (Mix in English) is a popular Filipino cold dessert that is a mixture of shaved ice and milk to which are added various fruits and boiled beans, and served in a tall glass or a bowl.

Ingredients:

* Evaporated Milk

* Sugar

* Banana - Saba (Caramelized)

* Palm fruit or Kaong

* Coconut sport or Macapuno

* Jackfruit or Langka

* Kidney Beans - Boiled and caramelized

* Sago - Caramelized

* Nata de coco

* Purple yam or Halayang ube

* Sweet potato - Kamoteng gapang (Caramelized)

* Sweetened corn kernels

* Ice Cream - any flavor

* Leche Flan

How to prepare a Halo-Halo:

* Put all ingredients to a glass or a bowl except for the milk, ice cream, leche flan.

* Put shaved ice on the glass, pour the milk according to your taste and top it with leche flan, and ice cream.

There are other options for your ingredients; you can add crushed pinipig, bananas and even strawberries. It's up to you!