More Holiday 2019 Food Ideas

Here's a continuation of my post on Holiday Food Offerings.

SEAFOOD PAELLA

This Spanish Rice Dish is a meal in itself. My seafood paella consists of prawns or shrimps, mussels, chicken, pork belly, squid, chorizo, clams, bell peppers, and hard boiled eggs. The seafood content may vary depending on the availability and cost. As much as I love Seafood Paella, I often discourage clients from ordering this dish because the seafood tends to be more expensive during the winter. If someone wants seafood paella, I just normally suggest Prawns or Large Shrimps (depending on the availability), New Zealand Mussels, Squid, Pork Belly for more flavour, Chicken, and Chorizos. If someone is allergic to seafood, I would just normally suggest Chicken or a combination of Chicken. This is one dish that you will certainly enjoy for the holidays.

PANCIT CANTON SOTANGHON

This was the very first Filipino dish I ever learned how to cook. It's inspired by a noodle dish from the Visayas region of the Philippines. It's a combination of Canton noodles (Philippine Egg Noodles) and Sotanghon (Vermicelli). It comes with Chinese mushrooms, green beans, carrots and it can be made with a number of variations - chicken, chicken and pork, or pork and shrimps. For some reason, the one with chicken is my most popular ones for gatherings.

STUFFED CHICKEN PAELLA

Our family loves paella and I love stuffed chicken. So, I decided to use the Asian concept of stuff chicken and stuff the chicken with a sticky Chicken Paella. This is basically and Asian Spanish fusion dish that I just love so much. It is a wonderful, flavourful, and very filling dish.

KIAM PUNG

This comes from the Filipino Chinese (Chinoy) side of my family. It's rice dish with shredded chicken and pork garnished with eggs, scallions, and roasted peanuts. I love the texture and the flavours of this dish and again, this can be a meal in itself.

PANCIT PALABOK

Another family favourite that consists of pork, shrimps, and bihon (rice noodles) garnished with crushed pork rinds, hard boiled eggs, and scallions.

CHOCOLATE FLAN CAKE

I love this cake. This is probably my most favourite cake ever since I learned to make it. It's a Philippine leche flan on top of a chocolate cake. The two compliment each other and is definitely a delight to your taste buds after having a wonderful meal.

CHOCOLATE PECAN CRISP COOKIES

One of my original recipes. The blend of chocolate, pecans, and rice crispies makes a perfect cookie.

Holiday 2019 Food Offering

Here are some pictures of the dishes that I am offering for the 2019 Holiday Season:

CHICKEN TARTS

Finely chopped chicken with a blend of cheeses in a mini tart shell. Perfect for snacking, appetizers, or finger food.

CHICKEN RELLENO

If you're tired of turkey, this would be a nice change. I just love this stuffed chicken so much but I just make it for gatherings or special occasions because of the amount of work that goes into it.  It's a Philippine Boneless Stuffed Chicken stuffed with lean ground pork, sausages, raisins, cheese, olives, sweet pickles, and ham. Comes with gravy on the side. 

GLAZED SPIRAL HAM WITH PINEAPPLE SAUCE ON THE SIDE

Mom's favourite. Perfect for a family of 6 to 8. Mom always asks me to make this for her at least once a year. She usually requests this for Thanksgiving because mom is not a turkey person.

EMBUTIDO

This is one of my popular dishes because it can either be served as an appetizer or as a main dish in itself. It's a Philippine style pork meat loaf with chorizo, hard boiled eggs, sweet pickles, and raisins. 

GALANTINA

My grandmother’s recipe of Spanish origin. This Boneless Stuffed Chicken is served cold. It is stuffed with lean ground pork, sausages, mushrooms, and olives. This is our Christmas family tradition. We always have Galantina for either Christmas Eve or Christmas day.

Above is an idea of what you can serve for gatherings. Last Thanksgiving, we had a small gathering. Mom did not want turkey but I wanted some poultry. So, for the main dish, we had Ham with Pineapple Sauce and Galantina and made potato salad on the side. For dessert, we just had Chocolate Flan Cake. It's simple but very filling and all the flavours just complimented each other.