Recipe: Century Tuna Basil Pasta

I've been so busy the past two weeks and I've never really had time to cook. Luckily, Century Tuna sent us 6 free cans of tuna (as appreciation to our feedback re: Tuna Mayo) so I decided to cook this really really easy tuna dish - ready in 30 minutes!

Century Tuna Basil Pasta

Ingredients:

1 pack spaghetti (I got the 400g one)

1/4 cup olive oil

2-3 roma tomatoes; diced

3-4 cloves of garlic; grated (minced is fine too)

salt & pepper

2 cans Century Tuna Hot and Spicy; oil drained

1 can Century Tuna in Vegetable Oil; oil drained

(1 can each will do but we wanted more tuna in our pasta; if you want less bite use less of the hot and spicy one)

basil - I forgot to measure but I probably used 1 1/2 tbsps

- Cook pasta according to package instructions

- Heat olive oil in a pan

- Add tomatoes and garlic to pan and season with salt and pepper. Saute for 3-5 minutes.

- Add in tuna; season with salt and pepper (be careful when adding seasonings since the canned tuna has already been seasoned)

- Sprinkle with basil - adjust as desired

- Add drained pasta to the pan and toss together

- Serve hot.

- Optional: Top with grated parmesan

Recipe: Ice Scramble

Ice Scramble reminds me of my school bus days. I'd always look forward to dismissal time so I can enjoy this 10-peso pink slushy ice snack with lots of powdered milk on top sold on the streets. That was then. Now, they're sold in malls in fancier cups.

Since we love Ice Scramble so much we decided to make our own at home. When we were buying ingredients, we didn't see any pink food color so I thought of picking up the red one. My husband insisted that the violet food color has a closer shade to the original scramble - so I picked the violet one. This servers as a reminder that I should never ever trust my husband with decisions concerning colors. Say hello to our ube looking scramble:

I will probably have another post with the right color :)

Here is the recipe:

*we used a blender since we didn't have crushed ice but it turned out to be watery

1 cup evaporated milk

1 tbsp sugar

1/2 tsp banana flavor

few drops of red food color

3 cups crushed ice

milk powder

choco syrup

Mix the milk, sugar and banana flavor in a bowl.

Slowly add in the red food color until you get the right shade of pink.

Add the mixture to crushed ice and mix well. Ice proportion may vary so adjust as desired.

Pour/scoop to glass and top with milk powder and chocolate syrup.

You may add rice krispies, marshmallows and other toppings you desire.