Crispy Tamban (Sardines)

Tamban or Sardines are seasonal. There are times that this fish are so cheap, and you don't know how to make it anymore, my Mama invented this recipe. Last week, I bought some sardines in the market and decided to make some last week and my daughter and husband loves it!

Debone your sardines. Open the stomach using your thumb, look for the middle bone and slide your thumb going down to the tail of the sardine, and do it at the other side of the bone, and there's your sardine fillet.

Recipe:

5 pcs. Tamban (sardines fillet) - you can use some other fish of your choice too.

breading mix (you can make your own breading mix too with flour, salt, pepper and some onion powder)

1 cup of oil

wash the sardines, pat dry with kitchen paper or towel, dip into the breading mix and crispy fry till golden brown.

best serve with a fresh salad.

Strawberries!

My last harvested strawberries.

My strawberry plants, with the last fruits.

We love straberries specially my daughter Nia. Last April, we planted some strawberries in a pot and hanging in our backyard. Commercial straberries taste so different than strawberries you plant at the garden or backyard. Winter is coming, so it's already the off season of strawberries. I can't wait for next year's spring so we can plant some new strawberries again and maybe some raspberries too! YUM!

Cooking with wine

I am working in the kitchen of a 4 star hotel, Apollo de Beayerd in Hulshorst, Netherlands. I love to watch the cooks cooking, and sometimes, I'm doing thier recipes at home. They use wine to flavour thier foods, so I decided to make something with red wine today, I can't wait for the result, I hope it will be yummy.. It is a Stoofpotje in dutch or Beef stew. I'll post the recipe with the pic when it's done. :)