The Giant's Causeway

The Giant's Causeway is a World Heritage site, National Nature Reserve & premier tourist attraction located on the northeast coast of Northern Ireland. The causeway become widely known as The "Eight Wonder of the world from the 1700s". It is also an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, most columns are hexagonal, but some have four, five, eight or ten sides, and about 12 inches across form stepping stones that lead from the cliff foot and disappear under the sea. This is the result of an ancient volcanic eruption. Here are some of my husband photos when he visited the place.

Sweet & Sour Sauce

Ingredients:

1/4 cup Brown sugar
2 tbsp tomato sauce
2 tbsp dark soy sauce
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup water or pineapple juice
1/4 cup vinegar
1 tbsp of corn flour (to thicken)
1/4 chopped bell pepper
1/4 onion

Peparation:

Mix all the ingredients in a sauce pan except the corn flour & bring it to the boil over the medium heat, then mix the corn flour into a cup of water and pour in
the sauce pan. Stir well until thickened. Sweet & sour sauce is now ready.

Tintagel Castle Cornwall

Tintagel Castle is one of the most mysterious and beautiful historic sites in Britain. A castle currently in ruins found on Tintagel Head, located near the village of Tintagel in Cornwall, England & built on the remains of a coastal headland which is gradually being eroded by the sea. Historians believe that it dates back to the 13th century and it has been long associated with the legend & birthplace of King Arthur. A castle was built by Richard, Earl of Cornwall in 1233. Only ruins are left and there is a long climb up wooden stairs to reach the site, but the majestic views is still has the power to inspire.

Tintagel Castle & The Hotel

Waterfalls to Castle Beach

View of the Castle Beach

Spaghetti (Filipino Style)

Ingredients:

1 kilo spaghetti noodles
1/2 kg ground beef or ground pork
2 medium onions, chopped
1 head garlic, minced
1/4 kg hotdogs
2 tbsp sugar
1 kg tomato ketchup
grated cheese
1 small can button mushrooms
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup evaporated milk
4 tbsp of cooking oil
2 cups water

Cook spaghetti noodles according to package directions.

In the large saucepan heat oil, saute garlic & onions until brown . Then add the ground beef or pork, Cook over a moderate heat until the meat is brown. Put 2 cups of water and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until the mixture is almost dry and add mushroom, salt & pepper. Add the sliced hotdogs & stir for about 3 minutes. Add tomato sauce, sugar and evaporated milk & let it boil for 5 minutes. Then taste & adjust the seasonings according to your taste. Lower the heat, cover and simmer for another 5-7 minutes.
Serve the cooked spaghetti noodles with grated cheese on top. Enjoy!!!

Korean Fried Chicken

Ingredients:

12 Chicken wings
1 cup soy sauce
1 cup white sugar
4 small hot chili grated or 1/2 tsp chili powder
4 cloves minced garlic
1 tbsp sesame oil

Preparation:

Cut chicken into 2, dip in flour and deep fry until cooked. Drain deep fried chicken on paper towel & set aside.


Sauce:

Mix all ingredients into small saucepan & boil for 5-8 minutes. Then remove the sauce from heat & dip your fried chicken. Your Korean fried chicken is ready. Enjoy!!!

Chicken Curry

Cooking Ingredients:

1 kg boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 3cm chunks
1 tsp wholegrain mustard
1 large onion, finely chopped
4 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
3 red chillies finely chopped/ 1 tsp chili powder
medium size of Ginger grated
2 tbsp coriander powder
1 tbsp turmeric powder
2 tbsp curry powder
1 Tablespoon whole coriander leaves
250g tikka masalla
1/2 cup coconut milk
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1/2 cup water
Oil
You can add vegetables like potatoes, chick peas & carrots if you like

Cooking Procedures:

Fry the wholegrain mustard in the heated oil over a medium heat add onion, stirring occasionally until brown. Add together the ginger, chillies & garlic then continue frying gently for 3 minutes. Add all the spices powder ( turmeric, coriander & curry powder) until brown 0r crispy then add the tikka masalla & salt cook on the lowest heat for another 5 minutes. Add the chicken reduce the heat to low and fry, stirring for 5 minutes then add water to the boil. Add coconut milk & sugar do not stir for 3 minutes so that the coconut milk will cook. Then after that stir & try the taste you can add salt, sugar or chillies powder its depend to your taste. Add vegetable if you like, then continue to cook for 10-15 minutes stirring occasionally or until the chicken is cooked. Serve sprinkled with fresh coriander and accompanied by rice.

Lumpiang Shanghai (Spring Roll)

Lumpiang Shanghai is a spring roll means filled with ground or finely minced pork and served with sweet and sour sauce. Every Filipino knows the distinctive flavor of lumpiang shanghai. Hope you like my recipe. Enjoy!!!

Ingredients:

1 1/2 lbs ground pork

1/2 cup shrimp finely mince
1 whole egg

4 cloves of garlic finely mince
1/2 cup onions finely mince
1/2 cup carrots finely mince
½ cup raisins
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp sugar

Oil for frying

½ tsp pepper

Spring roll wrapper

Preparation:

Mix all the ingredients in a sauce pan except oil. Wrap in a Lumpia wrapper, deep fry in hot oil until golden brown. Serve with sweet & sour sauce.

Tower Bridge

Tower Bridge was the famous largest and most sophisticated bascule bridge ever built ("bascule" comes from the French for "see-saw") across the River Thames in the heart of London. The high level walkways were built to allow people to cross the Thames whilst the Bridge was lifted to let tall ships come through. It was a hydraulically operated bridge, using steam to power the enormous pumping engines. The energy created was then stored in six massive accumulators so that, as soon as power was required to lift the Bridge, it was readily available. The accumulators fed the driving engines, which drove the bascules up and down. The Tower Bridge is perhaps the most famous bascule bridge in the world, and its working from the day it was first opened to the present has been perfect, far exceeding the hopes even of its most enthusiastic advocates. An Act of Parliament empowering the Corporation of the City of London to build the bridge was passed in 1885. Tower Bridge is sometimes mistakenly referred to as London Bridge, which is actually the next bridge upstream.