Nothing else is as sublime as cooking with calamansi, the Filipino lime. This thought is what ...
Pinoy lutong bahay recipe
Air Fryer Adobo Chicken Wings
Some days we like crisp adobo. Even better, if they’re Air Fryer Adobo Chicken Wings like these. ...
Okra with Bagoong
There are days we long for comfort food but don’t have time to simmer stews for hours. So, I cooked ...
Coronation Chicken Salad with Pineapple and Rice
Coronation Chicken Salad with Pineapple and Rice is a cold salad meal with cooked chicken, ...
Apple Loaf Cake with Honey
I baked this easy Apple Loaf Cake with Honey dedicated to all dessert lovers. Most ...
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 ...
Beef Meatloaf with Ritz Crackers – Instant Pot + Oven-baked
An old-fashioned Beef Meatloaf is as American to me as apple pie. It’s the easiest meal to put ...
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 ...
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 ...
Chocolate Cake with Mayonnaise
This Chocolate Cake with Mayonnaise needs no introduction. No words are enough to explain how ...
Lomo-Lomo
Another great Filipino dish I cooked while on quarantine was Lomo-Lomo. I have been cooking comfort ...
Chinese Green Beans in Garlic Sauce
Cooking with what you have during these lockdown days means checking your bin for vegetables that ...
Rellenong Bangus -Filipino Stuffed Milkfish
We cancelled our trip to the Philippines last month, so I resorted to cooking Rellenong Bangus- ...
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 ...
Japanese Hamburger Steak – Hambagu
We needed comfort food. So, I cooked our favorite Japanese Hamburger Steak – Hambagu. ...
Kilawin Pusong Saging – Banana Blossoms Saute
Filipinos call it Pusong Saging. It's a heart-shaped banana blossom, reddish on the outside, white ...
Pancit Canton with Shrimps and Vegetables
We always celebrate birthdays in our family and so I cooked Pancit Canton- Chinese Noodles ...
Green Beans Guisado with Pork Bagnet
My Green Beans Guisado with Pork Bagnet happened when I sautéed vegetables and I knew the crisp, ...
Korean Jjapaguri – Ram-Don with Beef – Instant Pot + Stove-top
Last November, we watched the first run of Parasite, the award-winning film. After the ...
Chicken Marbella
Chicken Marbella is the kind of casserole dish you make for a special occasion. But in our case, it ...
Omurice – Japanese Omelet with Rice
I cooked this delightful Omurice – Japanese Omelet with Rice for Valentine’s Day after streaming the ...
Chocolate Banana Bread
Filipinos love banana bread and love chocolates. So, for Valentine’s day, I am baking this easy ...
Miki Noodle Soup with Pork and Chicken: Instant Pot + Stove-top
The other night, I cooked Miki Noodle Soup with Pork and Chicken, in the Instant Pot. Some days I ...