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Shrimp and Citrus Salad with Sesame Dressing prepared during February’s Dona Elena Cuisinera Club monthly cooking classes.

Ingredients:

• 500 g shrimps
• pinch of salt
• 2 T Dona Elena pure olive oil
• 1pc pomelo, peeled and sectioned
• 1pc Sunkist orange, peeled and sectioned
• 1 cup jicama (turnips), sliced thinly
• 1 cup carrots, sliced thinly
• 1 head, lettuce or assorted greens, chopped

For the sesame dressing:

• 50 grams, white sesame seeds, toasted
• 1/2 cup vinegar
• 25 grams onions, chopped
• 3/4 cup honey
• 1/4 cup sesame oil
• 1 1/4 cup Dona Elena Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• to taste, salt and pepper

Procedure:

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Here is another dish from the Dona Elena Cuisinera Club prepared last month: Vegetarian Crepe with Tomato-Basil Sauce

Ingredients for Crepe:

• 3 pcs eggs (or1 whole egg and 3 egg whites)
• 1 cup flour
• 1 1/4 cup fresh milk (or low fat milk)
• 1/4 cup butter (or reduce to 3 tbsp)
• a pinch of salt

Procedure:

1. Beat the eggs.
2. Add milk and butter
3. Sift flour and salt then gradually add to the egg mixture
4. Mix until batter is smooth. Batter should be thin (like heavy cream)
5. let the batter rest at least two hours before using

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When I attended the Dona Elena Cuisinera Club’s Summer Recipes (low-cal and low-carb)  Cooking Demo on the last Saturday of February, I was tempted to look around the mall where it was held because there was a sale going on. But of course I did not, even after the cooking demo was done. *heaves a sigh of relief*

Anyway, I will be featuring the three recipes done later today when I have the time. I just need to get my bag I left in my MIL’s home for a copy of the recipes.

Here are three photos for each of the recipes prepared:

I will be back later ASAP

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Hearty Meal Recipes from Dona Elena Cuisinera Club presented last January 30, 2010. Click here for more recipes.

Tilapia Fillets

For Tilapia Fillets:

• 150 – 200 g tilapia fillets (2 pieces)
• pinch of salt
• pinch of pepper
• pinch of paprika
• 1/4 c almonds, salted, crushed finely

Season tilapia fillet with salt, pepper and paprika. Coat with almonds and bake at 180C for 4 minutes.

Pasta

For pasta:

• 10 g butter
• 15ml Dona Elena Pure Olive Oil
• 30 g diced white onions
• 3 g minced garlic
• 50 g diced tomatoes
• 50 g (Dona Elena) capers
• 30 ml (Dona Elena) white wine
• 250 g spaghetti noodles

In a sauce pan, heat the olive oil and melt the butter. Saute the onions and garlic then add tomatoes and capers. Add the white wine and simmer. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Toss the spaghetti in the sauce.

Sauce:

• 30 ml garlic sauce, reduced until thick
• 15 ml balsamic vinegar, reduced to a syrup

Serve using medium pan. Place pasta on one side and the fillets on the other side. Drizzle the fillets with garlic sauce and balsamic sauce.

Enjoy.

UPDATE: I made this last night (Feb3, 2010) though I still have to write a post.

UPDATE 2: here is the post as promised

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The Dona Elena Cuisinera Club Celebrity Cook-off Challenge happened at Annabel’s Restaurant on Tomas Morato in Quezon City yesterday, October 24, 2009.

Two teams competed for the coveted Golden Spoon. Both teams had a chef who instructed the team members what to do.

One team was called Hijos and Hijas with Gladys Reyes (in green) and blogger Sire Arevalo (in printed blue blouse).

The other team was called Don and Donas with Bernadette Allyson.

Both teams were asked to choose the ingredients readily available for their use. They were given an hour to whip up their scrumptious dishes.

Presenting the cooked dishes to the audience:

And the winner is…

…team Don and Donas led by Chef Senen Araneta with Bernadette Allyson, hershey Bardon, Jovie Gonzales and Catherine Yu.

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