Banana Bread

Ingredients:

• 6 very ripe bananas 
• 1/2 cup melted butter 
• 2 cup sugar 
• 3 eggs 
• 2 tsps vanilla 
• 2 tsps baking soda 
• 1/3 tsp salt 
• 3 cups of all-purpose flour 
• walnuts 
• chocolate chips 

How to cook banana bread:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.

2. Mix all the dry ingredients (flour, sugar, baking powder and salt).

3. Mix the wet ingredients (beaten eggs, mashed bananas, melted butter and vanilla).

4. Then mix the mixture of dry ingredients to the mixture of wet ingredients.

5. Pour the mixture into a buttered loaf pan.

6. Sprinkle with walnuts or chocolate chips on top (or any preferred nuts)

7. Bake for 40-45 minutes. Cool on rack.

8. Remove from pan and slice.

9. Great with tea or coffee.

Sinangag (Fried Rice)

Ingredients:

• cooked rice, leftover
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 tbsp. soy sauce
• cooking oil

How to cook sinangag:

1. Heat cooking oil in pan.
2. Add the cooked rice.
3. Then add the beaten eggs. Mix well.
4. Then add the soy sauce.
5. Serve hot.

Pinoy Donut

Ingredients:

• 1 tube canned refrigerated biscuits 
• sugar 
• cinnamon 
• cooking oil 

How to cook donuts:

1. Heat the oil in a deep skillet or deep fryer.

2. In a bowl, combine the sugar and cinnamon and set aside.

3. Using a donut cutter or a cookie cutter, cut the center from each biscuit.

4. Place a few donuts in the pan of hot oil.

5. Fry until golden brown on one side, about 1-2 minutes, and then flip and fry until gold brown on the other side.

6. Remove and drain on a wax paper.

7. Roll each donut and donut hole in the sugar and cinnamon mixture to coat.

8. Serve hot.

Mashed Potato

Ingredients:

• 4 pieces yukon gold potatoes
• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 Oz cream Cheese, softened
• salt and pepper to taste

How to cook mashed potato:

1. Peel and cut the potatoes in half.

2. Bring a large pot of water to a simmer and add the potatoes.

3. Bring to a boil and cook for 30 to 35 minutes (or until cooked through).

4. Drain the potatoes in a large colander.

5. Place the cooked potatoes into a large bowl.

6. Mash the potatoes coarsely.

7. Add in butter then the cream cheese.Mix well.

8. Season with salt and pepper.

9. Top with bacon bits or gravy on the side.

10. Serve as a side dish.

Melon sa Malamig

Ingredients:

• 1 melon (cantaloupe) 
• 5 cups cold water 
• 3/4 cup condensed milk 
• sugar 
• ice cubes 

How to make melon sa malamig:

1. Shred cantaloupe meat with a shredder or or use a lemon zester.

2. In a pitcher combine shredded cantaloupe, water and condensed milk.

3. Add sugar according to your taste.

4. Then add ice cubes.

Welcome to travelistakusinera.blogspot.com, a blog about food, travel, cooking, chefs, recipes and culture.

My name is Jaydee David. I live in Philippines with my Family. I am not a professional chef nor baker. I am just a full pledged home cook. I live to travel, seek for the best adventures and yes, I am an adrenaline junkie. I enjoy life up to the fullest. Music keeps me going. I love life so much that I hardly sleep. I love my job, music and movies. I am a traveler at heart. Simply and purely Filipino.

I was born and raised in the Philippines in the age when cooking was also an indulgent pastime. A lot of family recipes have been forgotten because they were not written down. Each cook used their own taste buds to measure ingredients. To the unskilled cook, this is very difficult to replicate. I use cooking as a channel for creativity. Although I like traditional recipes, I always think of new twists to apply to them. Living in Philippines has exposed me to a lot of different cultures which has influenced the way I live, cook and eat. Food is probably the aspect of culture that is most easily embraced. I find it so interesting to learn about the cuisines of other countries.

Photography is a new skill I'm still trying to learn. I like to present the food as I would serve them and hope that the readers can imagine how they taste.

TravelistaKusinera is a collection of recipes that I have learned, adapted or created. Sharing my recipes is my way of sharing my food. I hope you like them! :)