Chicken Pipian is the kind of dish I cook for the holidays. It’s a Filipino recipe which has a ...
Elizabeth Ann Besa Quirino recipes
Basque Burnt Cheesecake
This year we’re paring down and having Thanksgiving dinner for two. Dessert will be a Basque Burnt ...
Air Fryer Adobo Chicken Wings
Some days we like crisp adobo. Even better, if they’re Air Fryer Adobo Chicken Wings like these. ...
Tuyo with Pasta
A friend asked “What are you looking forward to this coming week?” I replied, “Staying healthy, ...
Okra with Bagoong
There are days we long for comfort food but don’t have time to simmer stews for hours. So, I cooked ...
Bistek – Filipino Beef Steak with Calamansi – Instant Pot + Stove-top
A year ago, good friend and cookbook author Pat Tanumihardja asked me to test Filipino ...
Apple Loaf Cake with Honey
I baked this easy Apple Loaf Cake with Honey dedicated to all dessert lovers. Most ...
Pork Teriyaki Rice Bowl
I cooked Pork Teriyaki Rice Bowls for dinner, an easy way to spend less time in the warm kitchen. ...
Cheeseburgers with Gouda
My son Tim made these Cheeseburgers with Gouda during a visit home. I recreated them again based on ...
Kimchi Fried Rice with Spam
It was clean-out-the-refrigerator day, so I found odds and ends of leftovers and transformed them to ...
Blueberry Muffins
I would be remiss if I didn’t bake Blueberry Muffins this season. New Jersey is considered the state ...
Macaroni Salad with Chicken and Pineapple
Summer is here. So, I made the Filipino-style Macaroni Salad with Chicken and Pineapple. This was a ...
Sinantomas – Instant Pot + Stove-top
I was thinking of my late dad, this Father’s Day weekend, as I cooked Sinantomas, a classic Filipino ...
Nilagang Baka – Filipino Beef Short Ribs and Vegetables Stew- Instant Pot + Stove-top
Like the rest of the world, my heart is heavy. We are experiencing the coronavirus crisis, a global ...
Chocolate Banana Bread
Filipinos love banana bread and love chocolates. So, for Valentine’s day, I am baking this easy ...
Pork Adobong Tarlac – Instant Pot + Stove-top
I’ve been asked for a Pork Adobong Tarlac recipe many times. Perhaps it’s because Tarlac City ...
Favorite Filipino Food of the Year
In my Instagram feed, the most popular Filipino food photos my readers liked in 2019 were those from ...
Easy Baked Lasagna
I often make Baked Lasagna for the holidays like the New Year’s. You can make it ahead, freeze and ...
Pancit Estacion of Cavite
I was intrigued by the story behind the Pancit Estacion of Cavite recipe and so I ...
Chicken and Pork Adobo A La Pobre – Instant Pot + Stove-top
In the flurry of the holidays, I depend on the old reliable family recipes. I add ...
Filipino Lenguas de Gato Butter Cookies
I had leftover egg whites from baking the holiday desserts, so I made the classic Filipino Lenguas ...
How Filipinos in America Give Thanks
What is a typical American Thanksgiving like in a Filipino home here in the States? Food is a ...
Filipino Paksiw na Lechon with Lechon Sauce -Stewed Pork – Instant Pot + Stove-top
Even on Thanksgiving, an American holiday, we feast with Filipino dishes ...
Filipino Puto Maya – Rice Cakes – Instant Pot + Stove-top
*This recipe was selected to be part of the Noche Buena Recipes as part of the Christmas ...