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Vacation days are here. The whole gang is always looking for something to munch on. In as much as I get tired cooking in the kitchen outside, I do run out of something else to serve. Would wake up in the morning thinking what to cook. Last week was a very busy one for me. I hadn’t had time to write a post, but then,  allotted more time in the kitchen. I did batch cooking, so that if ever I/we had to go out, the family had food to reheat when we do get back. Batch cooking always saves the day

Yesterday, after an early morning mass (simbang gabi), I “reinvented” the pancakes which they sooo love into something something…We run out of loaf bread so it got me into thinking of using this “rarely” used sandwich maker…

The usual pancake batter.. very easy to make and more economical…

Drop a spoonful of the batter into the sandwich maker or waffle maker if you have one and placed filling of your choice. The kids had these  for the filling…

After 3-5 minutes, here they go…

The little fretful miss who had difficulty waking up for the early mass had her share. She asked, “Is this a waffle, mom? Why is it triangle shaped?”

Do checked on pancake with apple filling, the kids loved them, too

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The little miss wanted hotdogs for lunch! I know. Very typical of picky eater kids. Well, I must say, the little girl is not that picky eater, she said, she simply missed hotdos. Say in a week, we had hotdogs for only 2-3 times at breakfast.

Arriving home from school one afternoon, she excitedly told me that the school canteen is selling hotdogs-on-stick. But, since she doesn’t have money to buy (she has “baon” on her tote bag), she just stare at the kid who had bought one.

My poor little miss.

Thus, that dinner, since I am cooking chicken afritada, thought of adding few slices of hotdogs to compensate for the girl’s cravings. That made the dish’s sauce a little redder  :)

WHAT YOU NEED:

• half kilo chicken, cut into serving pieces

• 2 large potatoes, quartered

• red bell pepper

• tomato sauce, 115-gram pack

• 4 pieces Purefoods TJ hotdogs, sliced accordingly

• 1 small bay leaf

• chopped garlic and onions

• salt and ground black pepper

• you may add in carrots, green peas

COOKING PROCEDURE:

• Saute first the red bell peppers lightly on cooking oil. Set aside.

• Saute garlic and onion.

• Add in the chicken.

• Add salt and pepper to taste.

• After the excess water evaporated, add in the tomato sauce.

• Next, add in the potatoes and the bay leaf. Simmer for about 5 minutes or until the chicken and the potatoes becomes tender.

• Add in the carrots and hotdogs. Simmer for about 2-3 minutes.

Quick and easy. The little miss had fun mashing the potatoes over her rice and picking up the hotdogs in tiny toothpicks

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