JANUARY 31ST, 2009
By CES

Lasang Pinoy, Sundays: Steamed

As some of you are aware of, I am currently in panic mode [and still procrastinating, teehee!]…doing some back-breaking packing and unpacking, cleaning and painting, scrubbing and re-decorating…and everything in between. and so…

Sans autre delai or without further ado…I present to you the lovely and talented Weng of Cafe Munchkin, who has been a consistent early bird in this weekly event showing off her skills not only in food photography but also in cooking and baking [and now cake decorating!].  We both share the same passion when it comes to the arts, being another Architecture graduate and a stay-at-home mom, and so an undeniable cyber-friendship has bloomed…my warmest thanks, wengski! mwah! this is free stuff for me! now, would you like some promotional pens yourself?

Steaming is the cooking technique of choice by the health conscious. For one, food cooked by steaming has considerably lower fat content because the use of cooking oil is eliminated. Two, food come out to be more nutritious because less nutritients are killed, for lack of a better term, by this method of cooking.

One of my favorite and most used cooking contraptions is my bamboo steamer. There was a time when my daughter only preferred siomai, siopao and dumplings for her school lunch. Although the frozen dimsum we buy at the Asian store can be nuked in the microwave, I prefer not to take the short cut and steam them instead, which is how they are meant to be cooked in the first place.

These days, I no longer buy frozen siomai and dumplings. I now make them myself. At least, I know for sure what ingredients went into my daughter’s lunch. For this week’s Lasang Pinoy, Sundays, I made Steamed Turkey Dumplings.

I’ll admit that I used store bought dumpling wrappers. I tried making my own siomai wrappers once. Although they tasted fine, I wasn’t too happy with how they looked. But it looks like I’m ready to give it another try after I saw on YouTube, the proper way of making dumpling wrappers from scratch.

Now that I’ve made my own siomai and dumplings from scratch, siopao shouldn’t be too far behind. *cross fingers* ;)

I’m Munchkin Mommy of Cafe Munchkin, your guest La.Pi.S. food photographer. Thank you and mabuhay! :)

categories LaPiS, photography

23 Comments

  • By somethingpurple's cucina, January 31, 2009 @ 10:31 am

    Uy guest si wengski :)
    i’ll catch up on you both over at ym ok :0

    mine is up early, finally lol!

    http://www.elegancefoodandwine.com/2009/01/lasang-pinoy-24-steamed.html

    happy weekend and happy lapis to all!

  • By Munchkin Mommy, January 31, 2009 @ 10:50 am

    thanks for the very beautiful intro, ceski! palakpak tenga ko. hee hee. it was an honor doing the intro this week.

    and because i am such a nerd, i posted another steamin’ entry on my blog as well. :)

    have a great weekend! mmwah!

  • By Jay, January 31, 2009 @ 10:58 am

    aha! Weng pala ang name nyo, ill change your name sa blogroll ko para name basis lahat :D

    ang zarap ng dumplings, my first love in Chinese dishes, pagod na ako sa pansit pero sa siomai hindi pa so bring it on… :D

    Ms. Admin, paki post po agad ang next theme for the month kasi po sa feb 17 – 27 wala po kami to do our meme kaya all our meme are on sked basis para kahit MIA makaka post parin, we’ll just use inet cafes to link our memes…pls pls pls

    Ms. Admin, sorry po ha, wala po kasi akong camera kaya po share po twin-sharing muna ang aking entry

    my steaming entry is here

    magandang araw ka-lasa-ista :)
    Salamat sa pagbisita :)

    Jay’s last blog post..LP # 43: Lila (Violet)

  • By maiylah, January 31, 2009 @ 11:26 am

    yummy! healthier, too!
    hmmm … yung post ko is not that “healthy”, pero steamed siya. lol. :D

    maiylah’s last blog post..Lasang Pinoy, Sundays: Saucy

  • By Pinky, January 31, 2009 @ 12:23 pm

    Wow, cousin Weng, we have a similar entry ha! You know what they say about “great minds”… hehehe :) Tama bang magbuhat ng sariling bangko?!? :mrgreen:

    Full steam ahead, LaPiS-mates! A blessed Sunday to all! :)

    Pinky’s last blog post..SSS #138: Under the Weather

  • By Pinky, January 31, 2009 @ 12:24 pm

    Oops, used the wrong link earlier…

    Corrected one already posted – sorry po! Only shows am not really that “great” of a mind – hahaha! :lol:

    Pinky’s last blog post..LaPiS: Eye Candy

  • By Gmirage, January 31, 2009 @ 2:46 pm

    Its steamed for real this week right?! hihi.

    I finally get to post my steamed entry :D Siomai, a family favorite, but weng, I also want to try siopao :D palpak ako lagi!

    Ces, hope you finish soon with the house…hay hirap talaga lipat bahay… ;)

  • By Thess, January 31, 2009 @ 5:09 pm

    Ah Chef Weng, you’re getting better and better in cooking, baking and yeah even steaming!!! Suerte naman ni Abby, mommy is making sure she gets all the best ingredients. (^0^)

    I’ve my Steamed entry right here

    have a great Sunday, everyone!

  • By FoodieJenn, January 31, 2009 @ 5:40 pm

    Wow, ang sarap naman ng turkey dumplings, Chef Weng =)

    My steamed food is now up, too!

    FoodieJenn’s last blog post..Siomai

  • By luna miranda, January 31, 2009 @ 8:08 pm

    great shots! i have a similar post…but not as brilliant as weng’s.:D

    luna miranda’s last blog post..Lasang Pinoy: steamed dim sum

  • By Munchkin Mommy, January 31, 2009 @ 10:50 pm

    Hi SomethingPurple! Pinilit ko si Ms. Spices na gawin akong guest. Not! :) Catch up with you at YM and FB!

    Hi Jay! Mystery pala sa’yo ang name ko. Atin-ating lang ha! Hee hee! :) I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of pancit, lalo na yung pancit na may sabaw. :)

    Hi Maiylah! Thanks! :)

    Hi Pinky! Oh, I very well know what they say about great minds! Haha! :)

    Hi Gmirage! We love dimsum! Nagiipon pa ako ng lakas ng loob gumawa ng sarili kong siopao. :) Pero malapit na siguro! :)

    Hi Thess! Ang sarap naman pakinggan ng “Chef Weng”. How I wish! I wouldn’t have started a food blog if not for your encouragement. I will forever be grateful. Naks! :)

    Hi FoodieJenn Thanks! Ground turkey is a very good alternative to ground pork or beef. Healthier! :)

    Hi Luna! Thank you! I’m glad you found the shots to be “great”. Hee hee. :D

    Munchkin Mommy’s last blog post..RT #2: Mousse Ensemble

  • By iska, January 31, 2009 @ 10:50 pm

    Turkey dumplings… YUM!

    By the way, I tried making my own siomai wrapper once. It was great but… I don’t think I’ll do it again. Too tedious hehehe katamaran.

    iska’s last blog post..Steamed Mussels (Moules Marinières)

  • By mushroomsfromhome, February 1, 2009 @ 12:47 am

    your fotos are great! t’was my daughter’s confirmation yesterday and we ate in a chinese restaurant. we ordered dumplings (just like yours) and saw their bamboo steamers (just like yours).

    please find mine:

    http://mushroomsfromhome.blogspot.com/2009/02/leche-flan-with-browned-sugar-topping.html

  • By Zriz, February 1, 2009 @ 2:12 am

    Wow! I love dumplings! I have to try turkey ones sometime… :)

    I’m a bit late this time pero I have something steamed! At last! hehehehe

  • By Em Dy, February 1, 2009 @ 4:26 am

    I usually order dimsum to go with my spareribs rice. Yummy!

    Em Dy’s last blog post..Spareribs Rice

  • By Oggi, February 1, 2009 @ 10:21 am

    Dumplings! I’ll have them tonight while watching the game.:)

    Here’s my steamy entry
    http://oggi-icandothat.blogspot.com/2009/02/lasang-pinoy-sundays-steamed.html

    Oggi’s last blog post..Lasang Pinoy Sundays: Steamed

  • By julie, February 1, 2009 @ 5:09 pm

    Wow, that some kinda different steamed food, turkey soimai :) Yum!

  • By julie, February 1, 2009 @ 5:13 pm

    Oops, sorry, turkey dumplings pala, not siomai :D

  • By maver, February 2, 2009 @ 6:07 am

    patawad…late na naman as usual :)

    http://maver.wifespeaks.com/2009/02/lapis-32-steamed.html

  • By Jescel, February 2, 2009 @ 12:37 pm

    hmmn…. this post just reminds me of my fave siomai in Cebu (siomai sa Tisa)… soooo good!

    Jescel’s last blog post..Imperial Asparagus

  • By abby, February 2, 2009 @ 9:53 pm

    sobrang late, pero humabol din!!!

    abby’s last blog post..Lasang Pinoy, Sundays: Steamed

  • By Meeya, February 5, 2009 @ 11:51 am

    pansin niyo lagi na lang akong humahabol sa LaPiS? haha! kailangan ko yata ng super dumplings ni weng pampagana. :D

    weng, naalala ko tuloy ang aking bamboo steamer na sadya ko na lang iniwan sa charlotte nang kami ay huling umalis dun. di na kasi siya kasya kaya… paalam, huhuhu. pero bumili na ulit ako kasi hindi ko ako makatiis na hindi mag-siopao at siomai dito sa bahay, hehehe!

    http://myparty.mrsworkinggirl.com/2009/02/05/lapis33-steamed/

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