Eating Sea food in the Beach

Trying to remember summer reminds me of the sea. The sound of the billowing wind and the music of the whistling wind drive me to escape from the reality.  What is more adorable to picture is a happy family having a good time together. Those things are so nice to look forward into. Relaxing is the greatest escape I’ve known so far. When we talk about relaxing of course that is he time that foods comes into our mind.

           Semestral break is fast approaching. Families will surely love to spend even one of their three weeks for their sons and daughters. Spending it would be very special if it would be in a very relaxing place namely the beach.  Talking about beach would always require food, right? Food will never be scratch on your list. If you are having a hard time looking for a dish for your outing i have a tip for you. 

           You only need 1 kg. of shrimp, 1/3 cup of Chopped Water Chestnut,1/3 cup Chopped Carrots
and a bunch of spring onions or leeks. You also need 1 egg, 5 tablespoon of sesame oil and 1 Teaspoon freshly ground pepper. 1 Teaspoon saltm, 50 pcs Wonton Siomao Wrapper, Soy sauce and calamansi is also needed. You can also make your own soy sauce depending on your taste. Preparing this dish only require small amount of money.
          Mix all the ingredients for the filling in a bowl. Spoon 1 tablespoon of mixture into each wrapper. Fold and seal. Meanwhile, boil water and brush steamer with oil. When the water gets to a rolling boil, arrange the siomai in the steamer and let stand for 15-20 minutes, longer for larger pieces. Serve it  with soy sauce, calamansi and sesame oil. Chilli paste is optional. For the wrapper, beat egg and mix with flour till free of lumps. Bring water, cooking oil and salt to a boil, then pour in flour. Remove it from heat and beat until mixture forms a ball. Divide the dough into 1 1/4 -inch balls. Roll each ball on a floured board until paper thin the set aside.
               If your family love chili sauce here is the tip. The simplest version of chilli sauce would be to chop chillies well and fry them in oil, sesame or vegetable oil, never olive oil if you want it to have a Filipino taste.Chilli Paste:Combine chopped chillies and minced garlic then simmer for around 20 minutes or till most of the water has evaporated. Add oil, simmer and stir well. 
              Now your family can enjoy a special chili shrimp siomai in the beach. They will surely love the chili taste and a mix of salty and spicy flavor. A laughter with your love ones increases it's tastiness. Be sure to prepare it with love and a smile on your face. Enjoy your bonding!

Iingredients were based on pinoy siomai recipe

Healthy Siomai

Why is it important to eat vegetables? One answer may be vegetables as part of an overall healthy diet may reduce risk for heart disease, including heart attack and stroke. For mature people eating vegetable is very essential but for children…well, I guess a big “no…no”. Letting children eat vegetables is a big problem, right? It often causes the third world war inside your house or worst.

            What’s with veggies anyway? Maybe there is just one thing that parents forgot. Children love tasty sounding food. Just a sound of “veggies” stimulates their brain that it’s not tasty. Parents should do something about it in order to maintain their child’s health and nutrition while growing. One answer to the problem may be “siomai”. Siomai is an all time favorite for children, so it will always do the trick.

            To make the healthy sioami you’ll need 1 piece of carrots
1 piece of  Singkamas, 2 pieces of garlic cloves, 1 piece of onion, 1 bundle horse radish, 1 piece whole egg, 1 piece cornstarch. You also need ½ tablespoon of salt, ½ tablespoon of pepper, ½ tablespoon of brown sugar and 2 pieces of big cabbage 1 pack of Oil, 1 pack soy sauce and 1 piece of spring onion, chili and lemon. You need all those ingredients to create the so called vegetable siomai but using chili is optional especially when it will be served for children. Make sure your veggies were from safe market. Buy those fresh vegetables and I suggest that you will be the one to put the veggies inside your basket.

            To prepare wash all the vegetables for your safety. Sanitation is very important.
You grate carrots, singkamas and garlic. Make sure that it is properly grated. Mince the onion and horse raddish. Mix into bowl, add egg and flour, salt, pepper. You can set aside it then blanch the cabbage. Use spoon for portioning the mixture into cabbage and wrap. Spring onion is use to tie and steam for about 8 to 10 minutes.

            If you like your healthy siomai with sauce, you have to mince the garlic and chili. You set aside it then heat oil and sauce the garlic, add soy sauce and chili when the garlic is already brown. Once you’re done, you can now enjoy it with special someone or your children. I am pretty sure they will love it.