SHRIMPS with SWEET SOUR SAUCE PINOY Style

1 cup pineapple chunks (drained)
1 red bell pepper (strips)
1 big onion (quartered)
2 medium sized tomatoe (quartered)
1 cup cucumber, unpeeled (cubes)
1 small carrot (sliced)

camaron rebosado

Saute' onion in a little oil, when half done add the rest of ingredients. Saute in 3 minutes.
Arrange, the cooked shrimps (Camaron Rebosado) in dish, add the sauteed ingredients and pour the Sweet-Sour Sauce.

CAMARON REBOSADO

Wash and unshell shrimps. Remove head but leave tail intact. Cut a slit on the back. Marinate in salt, vetsin, and a few drops of calamansi juice. Set aside.

Coating:
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cornstarch
2 eggs (medium size)
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 cup water Mix all ingredients unitl smooth.

Dip shrimpc in this dough and drop one-by-one in boiling oil. If you want 'double-size' shrimos, after cooking halfway, dip again in dought and fry. Hold shrimps by the tail while dipping (first step) to be able to take it out in oil and coat again with dough.
Serve with sweet sour sauce or soy sauce with calamansi juice.

Pecan Pie

3 eggs

1cup corn syrup

2/3 cup sugar

1/3 cup margarine or butter, melted

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 1/4 cups pecan halves

Pastry for single-crust Pie

Oven 350 degrees

For filling, in a mixing bowl beat eggs lightly with a rotary beater or a folk till combined. Stir in corn syrup, sugar, margarine or butter, andn vanilla. Stir well. Stir in Pecan Halves.

Place a pastry-lined 9-inch pie plate on the oven rack. Pour the filling into the pastry-lined pie plate. Cover edge of pie with foil. Bake in a 350 degrees oven for 25 minutes.

Remove foil; bake for 20 minutes to 25 minutes more or till a knife inserted nar the center comes out clean. Cool pie in a wire rack. Cover and chill to store. Makes 8 servings.

Maple Pecan Pie: Prepare as above, except substitute maple syrup or maple -flavored syrup for the corn syrup

Peanut Pie: Prepare as above, except substitute coarsely chopped peanuts, macadamia nuts or cashews for the pecans.

Coconut-Oatmeal Pie: Prepare as above, except substitute 3/4 cup coconut and 1/2 cup quick-cooking rolled oats for the pecans.