The (Mis)Adventures of Superboink

I've been craving for that Chili-Lumpia I tried in Gerry's before and by a caterer my brother usually contacts when they have parties at home. I searched online and landed on overseaspinoycooking's website . I followed the recipe but I did not make the dipping sauce anymore. =) :: :: :: Chili-Ham and Cheese Lumpia (recipe adapted/borrowed from overseaspinoycooking) Ingredients: 20pcs siling pansigang (lady-fnger chilies) 20pcs ham (sweet, spiced) cut into strips as thin and long as the chilies 20pcs cheese strips (I used Eden cheese) cut into strips as long as the chilies 20pcs lumpia wraper oil for frying How I did It: I washed the chilies, made slits along the length of each then took of the seeds. The chilies I got are very fresh,  so I've decided to soak them first in a bowl of salted water for about 15minutes. (I want my 6yo son to be able to eat this =D) After soaking, I dried the chilies using paper towels then started assemby. I placed the chee...

Since W and my nephew K graduated from pre-school and grade school respectively, we prepared a joint graduation salu-salo . We have decided to make it an afternoon merienda 'til dinner event, and since my SIL was making some spaghetti and liempo cutlets, I'll just prepare pica-pica food. The succeeding posts (I think there's three) are part of the pica-pica platters I made. These ham and cheese rolls were easily wiped out as W and cousin T were snacking on this already while I was still assembling it. ***Note: This is not the ham & cheese BREAD rolls you're thinking of...teehee =) :: :: :: Ham and Cheese Rolls Ingredients: 15pcs tortillas 15pcs cooked ham (spiced/sweet/what-have-you) 1pk cream cheese (about 1cup) 3tbsps chopped herbs (basil & parsley/what-have-you) dash of salt & pepper (optional) How I did it: I mixed the cream cheese and chopped herbs in a bowl, and added some salt and pepper, then set it aside. In a small pan on low heat, I warmed t...