With the summer heat on full blast here on the east coast, I resorted to easy, quick meals. During ...
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Sweet Sour Beef Meatballs with Pineapple
My "tapas" appetizer idea of Beef Sweet Sour Meatballs with Pineapple has an Asian, tropical appeal. ...
Coconut Shrimps with Mango Salsa
] Writing about my mom on Mother’s Day weekend is not easy for me. We miss her. But the memories ...
Mango-Strawberry Pie
Why wait till Mother’s Day? I have two indulgent things for you. First, a recipe for a ...
Fried Vegetable Lumpia – Filipino Pritong Lumpia
“If you can cook, you can live anywhere in the world,” my late mom taught me. Mom was right as she ...
Strawberry Pie
Where were you on 9/11? The sad memories made me go to tto he kitchen and bake a Strawberry Pie. ...
Stuffed Button Mushrooms with Chorizos and Cheese
I came back from California renewed and happy. But I needed a quick appetizer-- Stuffed Button ...
Chinese Peanut Cookies
These savory-sweet Peanut Cookies are a favorite on our table for Chinese New Year. Cooking ...
Filipino Chicken Pastel with Pastry Crust
Winter hit us with a blistering blast of below zero temperatures. I knew it was time to cook ...
Torta Di Mele, Italian Apple Cake
I baked a Torta di Mele when I visited Manila and stayed at my cousin’s home last year. That’s how ...
Pork-Shrimp Shumai : Siomai Dumplings
One of the earliest recipes I learned from my mother was how to make Pork Shumai (or 'siomai' to ...
How to Cook Chicken Noodle Soup with Pork Bola-Bola Meatballs
Last week I was at Target and I witnessed how young mothers were trying to make their screaming kids ...
Lumpiang Tinapa: Fried Egg Rolls with Smoked Fish
Not everyone likes leftovers especially in our household. To solve that I never tell my family the ...
Filipino Buko-Coconut Pie
]We live 50 miles west of New York and folks often ask me to recommend the best Filipino restaurant ...
Turon ng Saging : Crisp Banana Wraps
There is something about forbidden foods that makes it just so much more attractive and you want it ...
Lemon-Calamansi Loaf Cake
I love to bake this Lemon-Calamansi Loaf Cake. To me, loaf cakes are the simplest to bake. ...
Pork Siomai – Pearl Balls in Sweet Rice
These Pork Siomai Dumplings - Pearl Balls in Sweet Rice are perfect for the New Year's or any family ...
How to make Asian Beef Burgers with Hoisin Glaze
“Was this for ‘merienda’ or lunch?” asked my sister when I served Asian beef burgers with a hoisin ...
Basic Butter Cake
] A Basic Butter Cake was the first kind of cake I baked. I was in elementary and I asked ...
How to make Cuapao with Pork Bola-bola and Salted Eggs
Steamed white buns, boiled pork meatballs, slices of salty eggs and a dash of sweet hoisin sauce – ...
Pork Siomai Dumplings with Quail Eggs
This year, to celebrate Chinese New Year in my American home, I made a large platter ...
Chinese Cabbage Chicken Rolls in Curry Coconut Broth
When my sons come home to cook for me, life has come full circle. I’ve said that again and again ...
Lumpia Shanghai : Egg Rolls with Ground Pork and Sweet Sour Sauce
The classic Filipino Lumpia Shanghai- Egg Rolls with Ground Pork and Sweet-Sour Sauce are those ...
Pork Ginger Meatballs and Corn Soup
The cold days came like a blast. Simmering this Pork Ginger Meatballs and Corn Soup, ...