Breakfast is the most important meal of the day...

Hello there! :)

Last April 3, 2009, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (School of HRIM) in cooperation with Gardenia Bakeries Phils., conducted the first-ever Breakfast Royale Competition at DLS-CSB AKIC Building.

"In line with Gardenia's health and wellness advocacy campaign, the event was initiated to convey to the public the importance of having breakfast, including the perils of skipping it, and information as to the right food to eat."                                                                                Reference: Pamphlet of Breakfast Royale

In this competition, there were 6 groups having 3 members per group. We were tasked to produce 3 unique and/or healthy dishes to be presented to the judges using 3 kinds of Gardenia bread (1 kind per dish -- classic white bread, wheat bread and pandesal) as raw material. Please see list below... :)

Group 1 (1st Runner Up):
1. Bun - Adobo Flakes Sushi (Classic White Bread)
2. Jonalyn - Smoked Tinapa Quiche (Wheat Bread)
3. Bless - Chicken Pot Pie (Pandesal)

Group 2 (Grand Winner):
1. Aya - Oats and Banana Roll w/ Cinnamon Sugar and Honey (Classic White Bread)
2. Billie - "3x3x3" Sandwich (Wheat Bread)
3. Cams (me :D) - Breakfast Bowl (Pandesal)

Group 3 (2nd Runner Up):
1. Gabriel - Gardenia Ala Cubana (Classic White Bread)
2. Arvin - Healthy Barbeque Tofu (Wheat Bread)
3. Lutherese - Coffee Pandesal Toast (Pandesal)

Group 4:
1. Kevin - French Adobo Flakes (Classic White Bread)
2. Felice - Onion and Sardine Bread (Wheat Bread)
3. Katrina - Ground Beef Tapa in Pandesal (Pandesal)

Group 5:
1. Don - Baked Kangkong Ravioli (Classic White Bread)
2. Geoff - Omelette Panini (Wheat Bread)
3. Jay - Filipino Spring Roll (Pandesal)

Group 6:
1. Betty - French Toast Sticks (Classic White Bread)
2. Charisse - Trio Fantastica (Wheat Bread)
3. Charles - Vegetable Veggie Burger (Pandesal)


Before the competition, Gardenia was generous enough to send us samples for us to have something to  practice on before the actual competition. I took several pictures of the end result of my practice which you can see below together its recipe... :)

Using Gardenia's Classic White Bread

Oats and Banana Roll w/ Honey and Cinnamon Sugar
Ingredients:      Gardenia Classic White Bread            2 Slices
                       Banana (Lakatan)                            1 whole
                       Oatmeal, Instant                              50g
                       Fresh Milk                                      100ml
                       Honey                                             50g
                       Sugar, Refined                                 50g
                       Cinnamon, Ground                           to taste... :)
Procedure:       1.) Boil milk then pour onto instant oatmeal to cook and create a thick, creamy mixture.
                      2.) Slice banana lengthwise.
                      3.) In a small bowl, combine cinnamon and sugar.
                      4.) Spread oatmeal mixture on top of 1 side of the bread.
                      5.) Place banana slice on top.
                      6.) Put cinnamon-sugar on top.
                      7.) Roll.
                      8.) Place toothpick to hold its shape or seal edge with honey.
                      9.) Slice.

Using Gardenia's Wheat Bread

"3x3x3" Sandwich
Ingredients:        Gardenia High Fiber Wheat Bread                 3 Slices
                       Lettuce                                                     2 Leaves
                       Tomato                                                     8 Slices
                       Cucumber                                                  8 Slices
                       Canned Tuna                                              100g
                       Egg, boiled                                                 1 pc
                       Kesong Puti                                               1 tablespoon
                       Cheese Slice                                               1 slice
Procedure:       1.) Boil egg for 15 minutes then peel and slice.
                      2.) On the top part of the base, spread kesong puti.
                      3.) Place 1/2 of the tuna, cucumber, tomato and 1/2 of the egg.
                      4.) Place the next slice of bread as second layer, then add lettuce, the remaining tuna, egg and
                                cheese slice.
                      5.) Top with the 3rd slice of bread. Cut into 4.

Using Gardenia's Pandesal

Breakfast Bowl
Ingredients:      Gardenia Pandesal                                                2 pcs
                       Canned Sardines in Tomato Sauce                          60g
                       Onion                                                                1/4 pc
                       Garlic                                                                 2 cloves
                       Tomato                                                               1/2 pc
                       Egg, beaten                                                          1 pc
                       Dilis (dried anchovies), chopped                               2 tablespoon
                       Salt, Pepper and Dried Basil                                   to taste... :)
Procedure:       1.) Toast dilis in pan then set aside.
                      2.) Saute half of the onion and tomato then add beaten egg. Mix until crumbled in form then
                                season with salt, pepper and dried basil. Set aside in a bowl or container.
                      3.) Using the same pan, saute garlic and onion. Add sardines then simmer. Set aside.
                      4.) Toast pandesal in a pan or oven. Slice 1/4 from the top of the pandesal then push inward
                                to create a bowl-like structure.
                      5.) Place sauteed sardines in one side and crumbled egg on the other side.
                      6.) Top with toasted dilis then half-cover with sliced part of the bread.

Until next time... :) Enjoy and God bless! :)

<3,

chefcams