When friends send you Meyer lemons, you must absolutely make Meyer Lemon Margarita. I recently ...
Filipino home cooking
Chicken Alexander Casserole
What I love most about Thanksgiving or the holiday dinners are the leftovers. This is ...
Asian Pork Ribs with Noodles and Vegetables – Instant Pot + Stovetop
The summer weather has been fickle. I abandoned plans to grill outdoors due to the storm and rains. ...
Pan Fried Salmon with Oven-Roasted Kale
Our son, Toby, cooked these Pan-fried Salmon with Oven-Roasted Kale and sent a photo via our phones. ...
Chicken Pipian
Chicken Pipian is the kind of dish I cook for the holidays. It’s a Filipino recipe which has a ...
Guinataang Mais – Instant Pot + Stove-top
We needed merienda to celebrate today. I quickly cooked Guinataang Mais - Rice ...
Tuyo with Pasta
A friend asked “What are you looking forward to this coming week?” I replied, “Staying healthy, ...
Cheeseburgers with Gouda
My son Tim made these Cheeseburgers with Gouda during a visit home. I recreated them again based on ...
Sinantomas – Instant Pot + Stove-top
I was thinking of my late dad, this Father’s Day weekend, as I cooked Sinantomas, a classic Filipino ...
Pinangat na Isda – Fish Stew in Tomatoes
Thoughts of self-care came about as I was cooking this Filipino classic Pinangat na Isda, a fish ...
Korean Chicken Bulgogi
Have I mentioned how Filipinos love Korean dishes just like this Chicken Bulgogi? The ...
Gising-Gising with Sitaw – Long Green Beans
One of the most reassuring things about Filipino comfort food is that it reminds you of home. When I ...
Galbijim- Korean Beef Stew – Instant Pot + Stove-top
Before K-dramas streamed into our lives, when we lived in the Philippines, my mom already cooked ...
Green Beans Guisado with Pork Bagnet
My Green Beans Guisado with Pork Bagnet happened when I sautéed vegetables and I knew the crisp, ...
Ham Katsu – Japanese Breaded Ham Slices
During the holidays, I binge-watched the Netflix series Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories and was ...
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 Putong Babi: Open-Faced Pork Bun
'Putong babi' is Kapampangan which translates to 'bread with pork', but you can use either pork or ...
Corned Beef Sinigang – Brisket in Tamarind Stew – Instant Pot + Stovetop
I cooked this Corned Beef Sinigang - Brisket in Tamarind Stew in the Instant Pot, for our St. ...
Pho Noodles Soup with Pork and Vegetables
] I have cooked my version of Vietnamese-inspired Pho Noodles Soup with Pork and Vegetables so ...
Kalabasa – Kabocha Squash Soup with Coconut, Shrimps and Pork
If the recent holidays were exhausting for you like it was for me, then this Kalabasa ...
Hawaiian Salmon with Furikake and Mayonnaise
] On a recent visit to see family in the Midwest, we had the pleasure of enjoying this Hawaiian ...
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Does the internet need another Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe? The answer from my readers was ...
Gising-Gising -Spicy Green Beans and Pork with Coconut Milk
“Do you cook Gising-gising?” asked a culinary friend from Manila during a recent Skype session. I ...
Japanese Potato Salad
During our trip to Kyoto, Japan our tour group stopped by a hotel for a sumptuous lunch buffet of ...