Stay, Stray, Play and Feast: Instant Christmas Feast: Kids Easy Christmas Cooking 2014 (Christmas 2014 Series 6)

Instant Christmas Feast
Kids Easy Christmas Cooking 2014
(Christmas 2014 Series 6)

After almost a month- long US vacation,

…and two tropical typhoons that visited the

country after we arrived before Christmas that

made my family hotel evacuees for a while,

…aside for putting on our Christmas season curtains,

we weren’t able to put in any holiday trimmings and

yuletide decoration at home- not even a Christmas Tree.

We treated the Christmas season like any ordinary

working days but with the kids on school vacation,

…and with no deeds to do on Christmas eve,

we had a lot of time to bond-in the kitchen.

We always spend our Christmas Eve yearly the way

baby Jesus did in a manger- sleep in heavenly peace.

No evening mass as we visited the church early evening

but all the churches is Naga City were teeming with people

and we failed to find a parking space anywhere, so we

just recited a drive thru thanksgiving Christmas prayer .

We never had any noche buena ever since and our

holiday celebration begins on December 25^th,

by preparing our breakfast for Christmas Day.

My young son woke up early and became a little chef

in his pajamas to help me prepare an Instant Christmas

Breakfast, that even small kids like Timothy can cook.

Instant Christmas Breakfast

Pancakes, Hash Brown, Eggs and Bacon

1. Instant Pancakes

Tim had fun cooking Instant Pancakes, as all we needed

were a pack pancake mix, milk and eggs mixed to together,

…until the batter becomes smooth and fluffy,
and pan fried in a non stick pan.

The little boy was a little bit disappointed

on the imperfect edges of some of the cakes,

…but it could easily be trimmed to make an almost

perfect circle that little kids would love doing.

Timothy was happy and satisfied of the result.

Just top it with butter and its ready to serve.

2. Hash Brown Potatoes

Kids would love to shred the potatoes and
Timothy came in handy as a potato shredder.

Add a small amount of hotcake flour and butter,

… drain before frying,

…and fry until cooked.

While some would want the hash brown potatoes brown and crispy ,
we always want ours moist and a little soggy as it is tastier this way.

3. Thick Cut Honey Cured Bacon

Nothing compares to a classic

thick cut honey cured bacon,

…fried to crispy perfection,

…as nothing beats a fleshy strip of

tasty bacon to perk up your breakfast,

4. Sunny Side Up Fried Eggs.

Of course no breakfast is complete

without sunny side up fried eggs.

Breakfast is ready. with a choice of a lighter
breakfast of pancake, bacon and egg,

…or a carbo rich moist and tasty hash brown

bacon and egg with pancake as a side dish.

Delightful Snacks

1. Organic Mac and Cheese

The kids also had fun cooking the easy to prepare

Annie’s Homegrown Organic Mac and Cheese,

…that just had to be boiled,

…and drained,

…then cooked with milk and olive oil,

…and the cheese powder that comes with

the package is added once it comes to a boil.

Mac and Cheese is ready for a delightful snack

on a chilly, rainy and lazy Christmas Day.

Heavy Christmas Lunch

We had a long list for our late Christmas Lunch:
Angus Beef Steak, Crab Stuffed Fish Fillet, Twice
Baked Potatoes, Chocolate Cake and Oolong Tea.

1. Angus Beef Steak

Lucky for us Naguenos, as there was an

abundance of US certified imported Angus

Beef in most supermarkets in the city,

…and we were able to buy two sirloin steaks,

…which we cooked into a well done

(Pinoy bistek style) - baked sirloin steak .

Sprinkle the meat with beef granules,

…top with white onions and minced garlic.

Prepare sauce by adding instant mushroom

gravy, soy sauce and flour to thicken,

…Pour over the meat,

…and bake on the halogen oven.

Add red and green pepper halfway-
then bake once again,

…and served the Pinoy bistek way: well done.

2. Crab Stuffed Fish Fillet

The kids had real fun preparing this

very delicious and healthy dish.

Melt the butter in the microwave,

…chop the celery and onions,

...add on the melted butter, mix,

…and microwave once more

for about 2 to 3 minutes.

Add the crab meat,

… the bread crumbs and mix

all the stuffing ingredients.

Top the fish fillet with the crab

and celery stuffing mixture,

…and roll the fish fillet.

Make the sauce from chopped celery leaves,

oyster sauce, paprika and kalamansi,

…pour over the fish,

…and microwave on high setting for

10 minutes or until the fish is cooked.

Serve piping hot.

3. Twice Baked Potatoes.

We crave for this dish as it is very

delicious but really easy to cook.

Bake large potatoes on

halogen oven until cooked.

Cut the topmost part of the potato, scoop out the flesh,
and be very careful not to tear the potato skin apart.

Mix the potatoes, pieces of blue cheese,

…chopped crispy fried bacon,

…and milk, then mix all together.

Stuff the potato skin with the mixture,

…bake once more,

…and serve hot.

An optional instant mushroom sauce

may be poured over the baked potato.

4. Yummy Chocolate Cake

It’s Christmas and Devil’s Food Chocolate Cake

may sound malignant for the season but who doesn’t

love Among Friends’ devilishly chocolate cake mix?

The ingredients are simple and the instructions
written at the back of the package is easy to follow.

Pre heat the oven,

…while the kids are mixing the ingredients,

from butter, the egg, the milk ,

...and finally the cake mix.

Keep on mixing until the batter smoothens.

Bake until the cake is cooked,

…and serve.

There was a option to add a icing on the cake

but we decided not to as it would add up extra

calories to the already heavy and loaded lunch.

5. Oolong Tea.

We had this box of Genting Premium Tea stored

in our pantry that we got as a welcome gift when

we checked in at Marriot Hotel Manila in the past.

It is easy to prepare as you would only

be needing a teapot with built in filter,

…just add boiling hot water,

…and it is ready to serve in a jiffy.

Healthy Dinner

After a whole Christmas day of heavy feasting, we decided to
eat healthy for our late dinner by having Smoked Salmon, Smoked
Salmon Salad, Twice Baked Potatoes and Fresh Apple Cake.