This Char Siu Pork- Chinese Barbecued Pork. restaurant-style will be perfect for our Chinese New ...
Appetizers and Sides
Pork Adobo in Steamed Bao Buns
Last week I shared my recipe for the classic Filipino dish -- Instant Pot Pork Adobo with Spinach ...
Dan Dan Noodles
To celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, I cooked Dan Dan Noodles to herald in good luck and ...
Homemade Cheese Crackers with Queso de Bola
It’s been weeks after Christmas and we’re still getting gifts like Queso de Bola and fruits. So, I ...
Salmon Glazed with Honey-Lemon Sauce
One of the first meals I cooked after the New Year was this Salmon Fillet Glazed with a Honey-Lemon ...
Instant Pot Italian Wedding Soup
The holidays left me exhausted and not wanting to cook another meal for a while. But we needed to ...
Coconut-Lychee Daiquiri Cocktail
] The New Year holidays are here and it is cocktail time.? This Coconut-Lychee Daiquiri Cocktail is ...
Lomi Noodle Soup with Pork, Shrimps and Vegetables
Soup soothes us. Just like this Lomi Noodle Soup with Pork and Shrimps. This is a popular ...
Christmas Filipino Recipes in the Instant Pot
At Christmas we need a more efficient way to cook for family and friends who will come to the ...
Bibingkang Kanin Malagkit – Biko Rice Cake with Coconut Topping
Holiday recipes connect us to friends and family. Thus, was the case with this Bibingkang ...
Brussels Sprouts with Chinese Sausages and Coconut
'] There are days I don’t feel like being in the kitchen. So, I came up with quick-cooking dishes ...
Instant Pot Chicken Mami Noodles Soup
Chicken soup is indeed good for the soul. Just like this Instant Pot Chicken Mami Noodle Soup, which ...
Shrimps Stir Fry with Cashews and Sugar Snap Peas
] Daylight saving time ended this weekend here in America and so the skies darkened by 4 PM. It ...
Thai-Inspired Mango-Chicken Salad – Instant Pot
I made this Thai-Inspired Mango Chicken Salad in the Instant Pot, after seeing mangoes at the Asian ...
Bola-Bola Guisado – Chicken and Pork Meatballs Sauteed in Tomato Sauce
It’s been an extraordinarily-wonderful month, I reminded myself as I rushed home to make dinner. ...
Suwam na Mais – Corn Soup- Instant Pot + Stove-top
Why did I write this new cookbook Instant Filipino Recipes: My Mother’s Traditional ...
Bangus Sisig- Spicy Milkfish Flakes
The Filipino dish Sisig has taken the food scene by storm, not just here in America but in the ...
Macaroni and Cheese with Spam
When cookbook author Marvin Gapultos a.k.a. @BurntLumpia sent me as a gift his new cookbook Pulutan! ...
Chicken-Pork Adobo Sandwiches on Pan de Sal – Instant Pot + Stove-top
I was at my desk, at work on September 11, 2001 at 9:15 AM. I was thinking ...
Mais Con Hielo – Iced Corn Dessert – Instant Pot + Stove-top
] I did not want to heat up my kitchen in the summer so I cooked Corn on the Cob in the ...
Thai Pork-Filled Ampalaya Soup – Instant Pot
It is the middle of summer and yet it’s been raining hard. So, I did not hesitate to make this Thai ...
Shrimp Scampi with Zucchini Noodles
] Summer is the season for fresh vegetables and fruits, and for cooking and eating light. ...
Strawberry-Blueberry Galette
Every 4th of July I make a red-white-and-blue dessert like this Strawberry-Blueberry Galette. Aside ...
Pasta with Crab Paste- Taba ng Talangka
A few weeks ago, we were in the Philippines on a balikbayan visit. It was the season for taba ng ...