Chicken Lollipop

Chicken lollipop is an hors d’œuvre or appetizer dish that is made from the middle and sometimes inner segments of chicken wings. The middle segment has one of the two bones removed, and the flesh on the segments is pushed to one end of the bone. These are then coated in a batter and deep fried. In the Philippines, it is considered as a main dish and is prepared in a simpler manner than the chicken lollipop dishes of India and other countries.

I tried it last night for our dinner and I just used chicken lollipops in a pack so I didn't have to cut and loosened the meat to shape it like a lollipop.

10 pieces chicken wings
1 1/2 cup bread crumbs
2 pieces raw eggs
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
cooking oil

1. Season the chicken lollipops with salt and pepper and let it stand for at least 15 minutes.

2. Crack the eggs and transfer to a bowl then whisk.

3. Gradually add-in the all-purpose flour while whisking until a batter is formed.

4. Dip the chicken lollipop on the batter then to the bread crumbs.

5. Heat oil in a cooking pot then deep-fry the chicken lollipop under medium heat until the color of the outer part turns medium brown ( about 8 to 10 minutes ).

6. Remove the fried chicken lollipop from the cooking pot and transfer to a dish with paper towel. Let it stand until excess oil is absorbed by the paper towel.

7. Serve with your favorite dip. Share and enjoy!


Recipe: Panglasang Pinoy

Here's how to make chicken wings into chicken lollipops:

Tomato and Cheese Pasta Delight

I just used Macaroni instead of Spaghetti noodles!


6 cloves garlic, crushed
1 piece small onion, minced
100 grams ground beef
1 pouch (250 g.) Del Monte Tomato and Cheese Pasta Sauce
175 grams Del Monte Spaghetti, cooked

Saute garlic, onion and beef in 2 tablespoons oil for 5 minutes. Add Del Monte Tomato and Cheese Pasta Sauce. Simmer over low heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Pour over cooked Spaghetti or Macaroni. Makes 4 servings.

Macau Fried Rice

I made this Macau Fried Rice this morning for breakfast. It's my first time to prepare this kind of fried rice. It is quick, easy and delicious recipe. I don't have fried rice seasoning so I just used oyster sauce. Try it!

2 tablespoons oil
2 eggs, beaten
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 piece Chinese chorizo, sliced
1 small pack of frozen mixed vegetables
6 cups cooked rice
1 pack fried rice seasoning

1. Heat the oil, then cook the egg, scrambled. Set aside.

2. In the same pan, add garlic and fried rice seasoning. Add chorizo and vegetables. Simmer for minute.

3. Add the rice and stir-fry until well combined.

4. Before serving, top with chopped scrambled egg.

Courtesy of Good Housekeeping

Mango Float

This is a simple dessert that you can prepare at home or in any special occasions. If you have mangoes, cream, condensed milk and graham crackers.... and you can easily make one. Others use an unflavored gelatin to keep it in shape and easier to slice.

5 pieces big ripe mangoes
2 cans (big) condensed milk
2 packs (big) all-purpose cream
4 envelopes unflavored Knox gelatin
Graham crackers


1. Slice the mangoes into thin and small slices.

2. Mix with condensed milk and all-purpose cream.

3. Pour Knox gelatin dissolved in 1 cup hot water.

4. Put a layer of graham crackers at the bottom of a square glass pan or any container.

5. Put on the crackers a layer of the filling of mangoes, milk and cream.

6. Repeat by putting a layer of graham crackers and the filling until you've used it all.

7. Crush graham crackers and put them on top.

8. Put it in the refrigerator and chill overnight.

9. Make sure it is cold when served.

10. Enjoy!

* You can add the condensed milk according to your preference and taste.

Garlic Bread 2

I tried this garlic bread recipe this morning for my breakfast with my favorite choco drink... Milo :)

4 pieces Hotdog bread or Pullman slices, cut diagonally into 3 to 4 pcs. per bun
1/4 cup butter or margarine
2 tablespoons garlic, minced

Melt butter in a pan. Add garlic. Cooked until slightly brown. Brush each piece of hotdog bread with a garlic mixture. To add color, add chopped spring onion, chopped parsley. or chopped fresh basil leaves.

Bake in the oven at 300F or in the oven toaster till golden brown.

* I used dried oregano leaves for additional flavor.

Courtesy of Filipino Kitchen Library

Abitsuelas Guisado

This dish is somehow popular in the Philippines because it is one of the easiest and quickest dish to cook and the ingredients are also simple, easy and cheap to buy which is affordable for all the people who are really in a tight budget.

I prepared this dish last night for our dinner. Try it! :)

2 tablespoons oil
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1/2 cup sliced onions
1/2 cup sliced tomatoes
1/2 cup ground pork
1 carrot, sliced
1/4 kilo abitsuelas or baguio string beans, cut into 1" lengths
1 cup water
pork bouillon
patis or salt and pepper to taste

Heat oil in a skillet. Saute garlic, onions and tomatoes. Add pork and cook until browned. Add the carrots and abitsuelas and the pork bouillon. Add water. Let simmer and cook until abitsuelas and carrots are tender but not overcooked. Season to taste.


* You can add shrimps if you want to.



Courtesy of The Maya Kitchen