Another filipino all time favorite. Historians claim it’s a spanish inspired dish, whatever they say this is definitely my favorite… Continue reading »

This is my auntie’s specialty! Ingredients: 2 cups of cut sitaw (long beans) 3 cloves of garlic pounded 1 big… Continue reading »

One of my favorite vegetable dish that is so easy to cook! Sitaw or string beans comes in different variety… Continue reading »

When I was a kid I grew up close to kangkong plantation. I remember how many times I enjoy eating… Continue reading »

The best way of choosing bangus is by their eyes. It should be shiny and brilliant; It shouldn’t have any… Continue reading »

This is my dad’s secret recipe. In Philippines it is common to eat ginisang munggo and paksiw na bangus on… Continue reading »

Some love it spicy. The italians love it soury but Filipinos love it with a hint of sweetness! Ingredients: For… Continue reading »

Ingredients: 1 kilo of beef (tell your butcher if possible it’s for making morcon) slice it thinly about 1 cm… Continue reading »

Yesterday, on our cafeteria I ordered this dish of sautéed banana blossom it was really amazing.  I chatted with the… Continue reading »

Ingredients: 1 kilo of tulingan (you can replace this with tuna fish) 1 cup of coconut cream 1 onion sliced… Continue reading »

Ingredients: 5 to 6 pieces of tilapia some rock salt one cup of kamias or tamarind (you can replace this… Continue reading »

Sopas is truly my all time comforting dish.  Enjoying a bowl of hot sopas bring me the memories of my… Continue reading »

Ingredients: 1 kilo of pork cut in serving pieces 1 can of tomato sauce 1 teaspoon of tomato paste half… Continue reading »

Nilaga or Boiled is one of my favorite Sunday dishes my mom regularly cooks.  Sunday is usually considered a special… Continue reading »

Ingredients: half a kilo of chicken liver pounded one onion sliced 3 cloves of garlic pounded 3 tablespoons of soy… Continue reading »

Ingredients: 1 to 2 kilos of pork (you can choose the shoulder or the leg part) 2 tablespoons of rock… Continue reading »

During  summer vacations in  our family, next to Champorado, Ginataang Halo-Halo is our favorite afternoon snack.   This is a… Continue reading »

I have foreign friends who consistently ask me about the difference between a banana-cue and a turon. Although both dessert… Continue reading »

This recipe is faster than the traditional Kare-kare dish but will give you the same savour. Ingredients: 1 kilo of… Continue reading »

Kare-kare is one of my favorite feast dishes that we prepare in the Philippines.  It is basically a stew of… Continue reading »

Resisting to tempation. There are three things I inherited from my dad: his hot-temperedness, his love for corny jokes and… Continue reading »

Ingredients: 3/4 kilo of chicken cut in serving portions 1 can of tomato sauce 1 onion 3 cloves of garlic… Continue reading »

Ingredients: 1 kilo of ground pork 5 pieces of pork sausages chopped 2 pieces of carrots chopped 2 pieces of… Continue reading »

Ingredients: 1 Pata (you could use front or hind leg of a pig including the knuckles) 1 can of lemon… Continue reading »

Ingredients: 1 kilo of pork loin slice them bite size pieces 1 egg half a cup of flour some cooking… Continue reading »

I still remember my last week’s conversation with a foreign friend while dining in a restaurant: “that I consider Filipinos… Continue reading »

Ingredients: 1 kilo of pork cut in chunks (preferably with meat, fatty matters and some bones) 1 big onion quartered… Continue reading »

Bam-i is a stir-fry of two noodles, a specialty of the Visayan island of Cebu in the Philippines. My vacation… Continue reading »

No fiesta in our family passes by without this delicious filipino kakanin dessert.  For the newbies of this Filipino dessert… Continue reading »

Philippines is truly a banana republic.  And why is this so?  Well because of tons of banana varieties we can… Continue reading »

One very important aspect we need to remember when cooking squid is that its never good to over cook them. … Continue reading »

Eating livers and innards is an aqcuired taste. Although many might feel disgusted at a sight of it, but its… Continue reading »

Shawarma is one of the sandwiches that was popular during the 80′s. By adding the touch of adobo on this… Continue reading »

Although this dish is inspired by a famous thai rice dish our local shrimp paste will bring out the best… Continue reading »

Another one easy and yet delicious healthy vegetable recipe! Ingredients: 1 kilo of green beans or bitsuelas 1 onion sliced… Continue reading »

Philippines is highly known for their mangoes. They are sweet and golden. Perfectly eaten fresh or we can make them… Continue reading »

This is one of my favorite filipino pork recipes. My mom loves to cook this during tomato season, when tomatoes… Continue reading »

Filipinos adore soupy dishes specially during rainy season. For breakfast or even lunches noodle soup still remains a favorite. Eaten… Continue reading »

Growing up in Banana Republic, we all have our childhood memories of banana eating.  From Banana que to banana con… Continue reading »

This is my own version of Kababayan a filipino style muffins. Ingredients: 3 eggs 250 g of all flour 200… Continue reading »

Problems of left over rice. No more worry, here is a simple fried rice that you will surely love. Ingredients:… Continue reading »

This is one of my favorite breakfast during weekends.  Paired up with a garlic rice and tomato salad absolutely delicious!… Continue reading »

I know that we are all die hard fans of Pork Menudo. No parties will ever be complete without menudo… Continue reading »

This is originally a Majorcan brioche, a giant rolled brioche that’s totally filipinized to our palate. With butter, sugar and… Continue reading »

This is perfect with pandesal and hot coffee in the morning or spread over on your hot pancakes. Ingredients: 1… Continue reading »

Lechon Manok was one the big hits of the 80′s that stayed longer than his street counterparts , Shawarma. a… Continue reading »

Nilasing na hipon ( literally drunk shrimp) is one of my favorite shrimp dish probably just after hilabos or sinigang… Continue reading »

Adobo is Filipino’s all-time favorite dish. A classic one inherited from our great colonizers the Spaniards but definitely filipinized to… Continue reading »

No birthdays or filipino family gathering is complete without a pancit on the table. A sign of longevity and strong… Continue reading »

Let’s talk about shrimp.  In Philippines you will see them in all sizes, in all prices and with different levels… Continue reading »

Curry is a delicious dish that’s very international. Although India has popularized it, almost each nation have their own version… Continue reading »

Without rival!! Is it French dessert or not? Definitely not. Sans rival may have a french name but this gorgeous… Continue reading »

Jose Rizal wrote on his famous novel Noli me Tangere, that chicken tinola is Padre Damaso’s favorite dish. I wouldn’t… Continue reading »

This is one of my favorite way to cook Bangus specially during rainy season. Ingredients: 1 big Bangus (cut into… Continue reading »

Kids all over the world have always certain preference for meat over vegetables.  But vegetables are nutritious and affordable  so… Continue reading »

I just bought a fresh coconut.  How do I get the coconut milk out of it.  Best Filipino dishes always… Continue reading »

When my mom cooks Ginataang Kalabasa I swear I eat with my hands. This is a healthy and truly delicious… Continue reading »

I have learned this laing version to our Bicolano neighbor. I assure you this is the real thing. Ingredients: half… Continue reading »

The Philippines is lucky to have been blessed with abundant varities of local vegetables that grows easily and that are… Continue reading »

If Ratatouile is to French Pinakbet is to Philippines. I think this is the all time favorite vegetable dish among… Continue reading »

My friends swear that our neighbor’s Pork BBQ recipe is the best they ever tasted. PORK BARBEQUE 1kilo of pork… Continue reading »

One popular appetizer among filipinos is Lumpia Shanghai (friend Pinoy springroll).  No festivities is complet without these crispy golden brown… Continue reading »

My mom’s best recipe of chopseuy is the one with quails egg, hope you will like this! Ingredients: Literally you… Continue reading »

That delicious blend of pineapple sweetness and sourness in a creamy chicken dish, a taste you will surely love! Ingredients:… Continue reading »

What makes this dish special is the beautiful blending of kalamansi and soysauce. Ingredients: 1 kilo of beef (any part… Continue reading »

For Pinoy foodies die-hard fans, nothing beats a good chicken adobo! Ingredients: one whole chicken cut into serving pieces one… Continue reading »

However you write it….this a great afternoon snack. For the brioche 4 cups all- purpose flour 4 eggs, beaten 2… Continue reading »

  One of the craziest moment I had growing up, was when mom comes from a visit to Samar from… Continue reading »

I must admit that after its publication way back in 2008 I made a lot of research on how to… Continue reading »