Inihaw na tilapia

1 fresh tilapia, trimmed and cleaned (gutted and scaled)
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 tablespoon minced ginger (optional)
1/2 cup chopped onions
1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
salt or fish sauce and freshly ground black pepper to taste
banana leaves or foil for wrapping fish

• Cut some slits into the flesh of the fish, down to the bone. You can do this several ways: parallel to the backbone, or perpendicular (make it several slashes then), or use crosscuts. Mix garlic, ginger if using, onions, tomatoes, salt or fish sauce and pepper in a small bowl.
• Press down on tomatoes a bit with a fork to bring out the juices. Carefully insert this mixture into fish cavity and into each cut/slash you’ve made.
• Wrap the whole fish in banana leaves or foil and cook on the grill for about 20 minutes or just until cooked through and fish is fragrant.
• If using the oven preheat to 400°F and bake, wrapped in leaves or foil, on a baking sheet, for about 20 minutes. Serve hot!

by Mildred

Source: rholand.ourfamily.com

almond bars

1/2 lb.(10 oz. pkg.) almond paste
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 sticks butter
1 tsp almond extract
2 cups flour

Mix all the ingredients and then bake at 300 degF for 40 min.

by Nelia Perkins
Source: her mom-in-law :)

Granola Cookies

1/2 cup margarine
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
3 Tbs milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 cups granola cereal
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp soda
1/4 tsp salt

Preheat oven to 350 °F.
Beat together margarine and sugar; blend in egg, milk, and vanilla. Add combined other ingredients. Bake 10-12 minutes.

by Mildred
Source: unknown

Baked Tilapia with Browned Butter

Makes 4 Servings

1 1/4 lb. tilapia fillets
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp unsalted butter
1 tbsp sliced almonds, toasted (optional)

• Preheat oven to 350 degF. Coat baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• Season tilapia with salt and pepper to taste. Drizzle with lemon juice. Place in prepared baking dish. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in small skillet over low heat until foamy and beginning to brown, about 3 to 4 minutes. Strain butter into small bowl.
• Drizzle butter over tilapia; sprinkle with toasted almonds

by Mildred

Source: The Markets of Meijer

eggplant parmagian

Eggplant Egg ( Beaten ) Seasoned Breadcrumbs Cooking Oil Tomato Mozzarella Cheese Tomato Sauce Cooking Procedure: Eggplant sliced thin dipped in beaten egg, coated in seasoned breadcrumbs Fry in oil Lay in a pan with tomatoes and grated mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce Bake in the oven by Leigh Comments: for the measurement and how hot and how long to bake it, we will ask Leigh to post it here. Thanks Leigh!

Ginataang Manok sa Pinya

Makes 6 servings

1/2 kilo chicken breast, cut into serving portions
1 can (234 g) Del Monte Fresh Cut pineapple chunks, drained (reserve syrup)
4 cloves garlic crushed
1 onion, sliced
1 laurel leaf
1 small (300 g) green papaya, sliced
1 medium red bell pepper, cut into strips
1 cup kakang gata
1/2 cup sili leaves
salt

• Marinate chicken in a mixture of pineapple syrup, garlic, onion, laurel leaf and 1/2 teaspoon iodized salt for 5 minutes. Place in a casserole including marinade. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add green papara, red bell pepper and pineapple chunks. Simmer for 10 minutes. Add kakang gata. Simmer for 5 minutes. Add sili leaves.

Mighty Minestrone

2 cans of minestrone soup
can of zucchini with tomato sauce
1 cup diced salami or kielbasa
grated Parmesan cheese
garlic bread

Pour a couple of cans of minestrone soup into a large saucepan. Add a can of zucchini with tomato sauce and 1 cup diced salami or kielbasa. Simmer until hot. Sprinkle each serving with grated Parmesan cheese and serve with garlic bread.

by Mildred
Source: 30-Minute Meals for Dummies