It's Mama's Birthday!: surprised her with my no-baked macaroni!

in Foodies Bee Hive3 years ago

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Last January 29 was my mother's 59th birthday. So, since it's her special day, I decided to cook for her; and because it is the year left before becomes a senior citizen. Kidding aside, I made this no-baked macaroni with love and hopefully made her happy on her day.

My mother calls us "langga" (beloved, honey, dearest, or love in English) which I believe is always so sweet. This time, it is the perfect time for me to be sweet and be able to make her feel loved. ❤️


For a traditional Filipino dish, spaghetti and macaroni are crowd favorites for birthday parties and special occasions - filling the dish with sweet meaty sauce with a lot of cheese on top, ugh! Yummy! (I imagined my mother's spaghetti which is super delicious 🤤)

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Filipino-style Spaghetti (casabaluartefilipinorecipies.com)

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Filipino-style Baked Macaroni (foxyfolks.com)

(just looking at these pictures makes me hungry 🤣)

Now, let me take you to my journey in aiming my mother's cooking. haha Let's begin my cooking activity for my beloved mother.

Lezz go! 😁


I gathered all the ingredients and the tools/utensils for cooking. Plotting everything will make your task in order and so easy. I washed the onions, garlic, and tools/utensils.

Ingredients:

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  • Butter 225g
  • Onions
  • Garlic
  • Hotdog 1/2 kg
  • Ground pork 1/4 kg
  • Tomato Sauce 500g
  • Sugar
  • Cheese 400g
  • All-purpose flour 50g
  • Elbow Macaroni 450g
  • Salt and Pepper to taste

I bought this Virginia elbow macaroni pasta 450g as a promo with condensed milk already at 75 pesos ($1.5). I think it is always wise to buy items that are bundled because it is when you can have a discount on each bundled item. Also, I made mango float using the free condensed milk, that's why it's worth it. Of course, using Virginia Premium Hotdog will make my recipe more special.

Steps:

  1. I cooked the elbow macaroni pasta for about 15 minutes or until "Al dente" (is the Italian word for "to the tooth") or it when the pasta is chewy and firm already. I closely monitored the pasta because I don't want it to be overcooked and added a pinch of salt after. I put it on high heat and mixed it once in a while to prevent the bottom part from burning. I used a strainer to properly drain the pasta and set it aside.

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  1. On a hot pan, saute garlic and onions with 50g of butter. Put the ground pork after and the hotdog. The pork should look like this one before putting the hotdog.

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  1. Added Virginia Tomato Sauce 500g. Mixed.
  2. Salt and pepper to taste. I also added a little bit of cheese and brown sugar (you can also use white sugar) to add flavor. I adjusted until I reached my desired taste.
  3. I then mixed the macaroni and sauce. Mixing it until I've incorporated them together. I arranged the mixed macaroni and sauce to a clean glass tray. And, set it aside to make the white sauce.

White Sauce

  1. On a hot saucer, I melted the 100g butter. I then added 20g of all-purpose flour. Mixed it until combined.
  2. Slowly added the evaporated milk while constantly mixing.
  3. I sprinkled it with a pinch of pepper and added some cheese. We should reach this texture.

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Okay. We are ready for plating! I placed the white sauce on top and sprinkled it with the remaining cheese. The more the cheese, the merrier! 😍

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And tadaaaa! 😃

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There you have it!

Oh yes! Before I forget, I bought a bouquet earlier to surprise her together with this no-baked macaroni.

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A few minutes later ....

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Happy 59th birthday, Mother Earth! Please stay healthy and happy.

Mother's review? ahm, as expected, praised my cooking 😍. I think that's what parents do always 🤣
Thank you, Ma! I love you so much 😘

I hope you guys enjoyed my cooking journey for today. Sayonara! 🤗


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Congratulations 🎉

Thank you for dropping by, @amam01!

Your welcome

Langga is the sweetest Bisaya endearment, its's a music to the ears. Happy Birthday to your mom, she looks genuinely happy in the photo. 😍

Agree ❤️ Sauna maulaw pako nga tawgon ko ni mama sa school ug langga. Pero pag high school ug college, kay nakahibalo nako unsay meaning, ganahan na kaayo ko maminaw. hehe
She is always happy jud. hehe murag walay problema. Thank you, Ms @erikathedrama 😍

wow kalami ani baist, walay sobra ani? wahahahah labyooo tita 😘

hahahaha hagbay ra nahurot baist oy 🤣 Thank youu 😘

Duol gyud kaayu nis akong heart basta mga content about sa family. It's a huge blessing to be celebrating birthdays these days gyud, Jes! Praise God for another year gyud. Happy birthday sa imong Mama!

P,S. Grabe ka loyal sa Virginia hahahha

hahaha naa juy portion sa post ba nga dedicated lang ni Virg 🤣

Thank you, Ms Pat! ❤️

Excellent dish, we must repeat it in our kitchen!

Thank you for dropping by, @winly!

Amazing..
This is so yummy, you've done a great job, thanks for sharing your recipe with us.

Thank you so much, @vickoly! My mother loved this especially because I made this for her. You should this recipe and share it with your family ❤️

That's impressive, keep up the good work, I'll try it out soonest.

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@joyceful Muchas felicitaciones para tu mami.

I immediately googled the meaning of this 😄 it says, "congratulations, to your mom."

Muchas gracias, @fotomaglys! ❤️

Wow, what a nice food am so impressed.keep it up.

Thank you for dropping by, @olami99! You should try this recipe for your loved ones 😊

what a delicious dish to celebrate your mom's birthday blessings

Indeed, @mcookies ❤️ It is the effort and the gesture of love that matters most - that made my Mama the happiest 😊

yum! my mac comes in little cups and I zap em in the microwave. :P nah, sometimes i boil em, but never tried bake..

hehe, we don't have an oven yet. That's what I have been trying to save - to have an oven soon. 😀

In my opinion, the food is a very special gift to celebrate your parents' birthday 🥳

Thank you for dropping by, @arasiko! 😊 It is the effort that matters the most, I believe ❤️