Procopio's Creations: Homemade Bread

In our home, we love bread. For us, it's perfect for snack time. So here is a simple recipe in making your homemade bread. Enjoy!



Things needed

• 6 cups of All-Purpose flour
• 8 tbsp. of dry yeast
• 8 tbsp. of sugar
• 3 tbsp. of oil (I used butter, but you may use margarine if you wish.)
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 cup of warm water
• two big bowls
• baking pan
• oven

Procedure

1. Place your flour, dry yeast, sugar, oil, and salt in one bowl. Then slowly pour the warm water into bowl and mix all the ingredients. Keep mixing until it doesn't stick to your hand that much. If it becomes to mushy and soft just add flour. Then form it into ball and place it in a separate bowl for about 10minutes.
2. After 10 minutes, you can start placing it to the baking pan. Just make sure to brush some butter or oil on the pan before placing the dough. Then for about 30minutes bake the bread under 350 degrees Celsius. 
3. After 30minutes, turn off the oven but do not remove the bread for about 2 to 5 minutes. 
4. Then serve, eat, and enjoy.

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Procopio's Creations: Homemade Mango Ice Cream

This is a simple way of making your own homemade mango ice cream.

Things needed

• 2 Mangoes
• 250mL All Purpose Cream
• 1 cup of Evaporated milk
• Sugar
• Blender
• Mixer
• Bowl

Procedure

1. Peel the mangoes and put it in the blender. Add one cup of milk and blend to create mango puree.
2. Place the All Purpose cream into the bowl. Add sugar and the mango puree. Using your mixer, mix all  the ingredients until it's smooth and fluffy.
3. Place your finished product in a container and freeze it for at least 6 hours.
4. Then serve, eat, and enjoy.

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Beat the Summer Heat with Ko-Kay's Halo-Halo

Here is another sweet cold treat to beat the summer heat. Ko-Kay's Halo-Halo. It is one of Filipino's favorite dessert. For Php 20, you can already enjoy this sweet cold delicious dessert.

Ingredients

• gelatin
• ube
• brown sugar
• coconut
• leche flan
• milk
• sweet corn
• banana
• mango
• ice

Rating
"*Lazy* Yeah..."
Although the eating experience is good. Ko-Kay's Halo-Halo can still be improved by improving the leche flan. I prefer leche flan that is sweet and very soft, that melts immediately inside your mouth. If they can do that, I think their Halo-Halo will taste better.

Tips

• Ko-Kay restaurant serves Halo-Halo from Mondays  to Sundays, starting 8am to 5pm.
• They also have area where people can play Darts.

Location
You can locate Ko-Kay restaurant at Mangga St., Sta. Cruz, Naga City, Bicol, Philippines. Popular landmark is Gate 2 of Ateneo de Naga University.

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Palmeras' Knicker Bocker

It's summer time in the Philippines. And you can really feel the heat! And one way to beat the heat, is to treat yourself with a COLD, sweet, and delicious Knicker Bocker.

Knicker Bocker is Palmeras’ special dessert: a glass of jelly and fruits drenched in yummy milk and cream and topped with a scoop of strawberry ice cream. For Php 75, you can have this cold treat.

Rating
"Yes, yes!"
The eating experience was great, especially its cold and some how it ease up the warmness that you are feeling.

Tips

• Palmeras is a good place for family gatherings, meetings, and place for bonding.
• They are open Mondays to Sundays,10AM to 10PM.
• Budget for a happy dining experience, Php 800 - Php 2,000.

Location of Eatery
Palmeras is located at Pasonanca, Zamboanga City.

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Alfredo's Red Spaghetti

Since I was a child, spaghetti has always been my favorite dish. It is my comfort food.

In one of our food adventures, we've tried Alfredo's Red Spaghetti. It was served with delicious sweet spaghetti sauce, sprinkled with cheese, and served with two delicious garlic bread. This costs around Php 75.

Rating
"Yes, yes!"

The eating experience was great. It reminded me of home, which made me like the spaghetti more because the taste was similar to that of my Mom's Pinoy-style spaghetti. The sauce has sweetness in it adding to the perfectly cooked pasta. For the garlic bread, it was big enough for me and the taste also matches the spaghetti. For me, it was a perfect combination.

Tips

• Alfredo's Deli is open Mondays to Saturdays from 8AM to 6PM.
• They also serve cakes and sandwiches. Their homemade burger is a must-try.

Location

You can find Alfredo's Deli at Estrada St., Tetuan, Zamboanga City. It is right infront of Tetuan Central School.

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3N Bakery's Toasted Siopao

Steamed Siopao (steamed buns) + Bread = Toasted Siopao...

This toasted siopao is truly one of the best bread/siopao we have ever tasted. Imagine a bread stuffed with ground pork asado. Wow! Simply delicious. For Php 7, you can have this delicious bread.

Rating
"Yes, yes!"

Definitely we recommend this pastry.

Tips

• 3N Bakery is open from 8AM to 7PM.
• They start serving toasted siopao at 8AM.
• This is a good choice for pasalubong and merienda time.

Location of Eatery
Our favorite 3N Bakery is located at Elias Angeles St., Naga City. But they also have several branches in Bicol, Philippines.

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Robinson's Supermarket Whole Fried Chicken

Fried Chicken has always been our favorite especially the crispy skin. There is this certain joy that we find in every bite we take from it.

Lately, Robinson's Supermarket in Naga added Whole Fried Chicken in their menu at the chicken section. It was quite delicious. The meat was a bit dry, the skin was not crispy anymore probably because it was on the stand for hours already. There was nothing so special about the flavor, but it was still OK. For Php 190, you can have this dish.

Rating
"*Lazy* Yeah..."

The eating experience was just fine. The chicken is quite delicious actually. But personally we think that the whole fried chicken shouldn't be there. Placing the chicken on the stand and wrapped with food wrapper allows the chicken to sweat and lose its crispiness and flavor. We were really looking forward to munching on the crispy skin. Too bad it was not crispy enough. We believe they should have just stick with the roasted chicken, which is really delicious. Acutally, we prefer their roasted chicken than the whole fried chicken.

Tips

• They also sell other viands. Prices starts at Php 35.
• Usually the Roasted Chicken and the Whole Fried Chicken are available at around 11AM daily.

Location of Eatery
Robinson's Supermarket is located at Elias Angeles St., Naga City, Bicol, Philippines.

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