Easy Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry is a popular, delicious Chinese dish that you can quickly make at home. Beef is marinated, stir fried with crisp broccoli in a savory brown sauce and cooks in less than an hour. This beef and broccoli stir fry is easy and pairs well with white rice. If you […]
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Pork Menudo Recipe
Pork Menudo is a traditional stew made with pork, liver, potato, carrots, green and red bell pepper in tomato based sauce. This dish has many version depending on the region. This recipe uses other ingredients like hotdog, raisins and garbanzos (chickpeas). I add green peas too but I did not have it on hand. This […]
Easy Swedish Meatballs
Swedish Meatballs are easy, all time favorite recipe, made with equal mixture of ground beef and pork, breadcrumbs and other savory ingredients that are rolled into small balls then slightly fried and cooked in luscious rich creamy sauce. There are many variations of meatballs around the world and the common thing they share is they […]
Homemade Flour Tortillas with Butter
Ever wondered how to make Homemade Flour Tortillas with Butter? With only 5 ingredients, you can easily make this soft chewy buttery flour tortillas for Cinco De Mayo. It is convenient to get store-bought tortillas if pressed for time. But if you are motivated to make homemade flour tortillas with butter, it is much better. […]
How to Cook Dried Danggit Fish
Dried Danggit fish also known as Dried Salted Rabbitfish, is a popular Filipino dried fish that is fried until crispy. This post is about How to Cook DRIED Danggit Fish, not FRESH danggit. Most packaged dried danggit fish are butterflied and are very thin so they cook and burn quickly. It is Lent Season and […]
Pancit Canton Recipe
This Pancit Canton recipe is a popular Filipino stir-fried noodles with meat, shrimp, a medley of vegetables and noodles made of wheat flour. In the Philippines, there are many versions of pancit using different types of noodles. Just like Pancit Canton, these other versions of pancit to name pancit guisado, pancit malabon, pancit luglug are […]
50+ Filipino Lent Food Ideas (Holy Week)
50+ Filipino Lent Food Ideas that you can make this Lent Season. In the observance of Lent and Holy Week, many Filipino Christians and Catholics abstain from eating meat on Fridays and the week (Holy Week) leading to Easter Sunday while others are fasting during this time. Instead, we have seafood and vegetables. Here are […]
Burger Steak with Mushroom Gravy
Burger Steak with Mushroom Gravy is a combination of moist ground beef and pork, made into patties and smothered with creamy mushroom gravy. They are deliciously moist, tender, plump burger patties in creamy mushroom gravy. Jollibee Style burger steak. For moist, juicy, tender Burger Steak combine equal portions of ground beef & ground pork. Make […]
Halabos na Hipon
Halabos na Hipon is a simple and common way of cooking shrimp in the Philippines. Halabos means cooked in salt and water. Head-on shrimp or prawn are boiled until it turns reddish orange and seasoned with salt. It is a quick process to keep shrimp juicy and tender. Traditionally, shrimp is cooked with salt and […]
Stir-fry Bulgogi Eggplant
This Stir-fry Bulgogi Eggplant is simple, easy and a delicious way to cook eggplant. Pan frying eggplant gives this spongy vegetable a firmer texture with slightly crisp skin in a flavorful sauce. I used the Japanese eggplant that is firm, long and slender. This Korean Stir-fry Bulgogi Eggplant recipe can be prepared in less than […]
Media Noche 2020 - New Year's Eve Food Ideas
Media Noche is a Filipino tradition wherein food and drinks are served after we ring in the New Year. New Year’s Eve 2020 is just a few days away and the whole world will be ringing in the New Year 2020. Different countries have different traditions in welcoming the New Year. New Year is one […]
Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry with Oyster Sauce
Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry with Oyster Sauce is Today’s Delight, a super easy recipe to make at home. Chicken and Broccoli are the main ingredients flavored with savory oyster sauce and other seasonings. This simple and healthy dish is much flavorful when chicken is marinated for at least an hour. I prepped everything the […]
Pan-Seared Garlic Scallops
Pan-Seared Garlic Scallops is Today’s Delight, seasoned simply with garlic, salt and pepper, cooked and seared in butter until it forms a perfect crust. Scallops are rich in omega 3, and healthy source of lean protein that is relatively low in calories. With less effort or preparation, it doesn’t take long to cook scallops in […]
Ukoy na Togue
Ukoy na Togue is a popular Filipino vegetable fritter made of togue (bean sprout) and shrimp, bind in a thin batter, deep-fried until crispy and crunchy. It is served with spicy vinegar garlic dip. There are many variants of ukoy recipe. Other vegetables used are carrots, sweet potato or squash. Some people use small shrimp […]
Apricot Glazed Carve Ham with Rosemary and Brown Sugar
Try this Apricot Glazed Carve Ham with Rosemary and Brown Sugar for this holiday season! If you like the sweet flavor of fruit, apricot combined with rosemary and brown sugar makes a really good ham glaze. Give ham a different twist this feasting season or try my other decadent ham recipe. Try this delicious Pineapple […]
Juicy Tender Sizzling Steak
Juicy Tender Sizzling Steak is something that makes my mouth water and my tummy grumbles. Today’s Delight is Rib Eye Steak wrapped in Bacon smothered with creamy Mushroom Gravy served in a Hot Sizzling Plate. Anything with bacon is delicious. If you are a steak lover, try this succulent Bacon Wrapped Filet Mignon. It is […]
Pancit Bihon Recipe
Pancit Bihon recipe or Pancit Guisado is a delicious Filipino noodle dish that is easy to make and uses bihon noodles, pork, shrimp or chicken and a variety of chopped vegetables. It is well loved by Filipinos and foreigners alike. Bihon also called cornstarch sticks is a type of noodle made of cornstarch. Pancit Bihon […]
How to Cook Longanisa
This post How to Cook Longanisa is about cooking Filipino sausage and not how to make longanisa. In the Philippines and other parts of the world, pre-made longanisa are sold in markets or Asian stores. I live in the US and the only thing available in my area are frozen uncooked longanisa sold in Asian […]
Easy Rellenong Bangus - Use Boneless Milkfish
Rellenong Bangus or Stuffed Milkfish made easy using Sarangani Bay Prime Bangus Boneless Milkfish Unseasoned. This brand is for import and hopefully it is available in other parts of the globe aside from the US, but any brand will do. If you want to challenge yourself and make it from scratch, the hard way, this […]
Binagoongang Baboy
Binagoongang Baboy recipe is pork belly boiled in spices and sautéed in onion, garlic and shrimp paste. Bagoong or binagoongang means shrimp paste and if you are not Filipino, the pungent smell can be unpleasant to others. In this binagoongang Baboy recipe, I used bottled shrimp paste that is already cooked. Serve this delicious dish […]
Shrimp with Quail Eggs Recipe
Shrimp with Quail Eggs Recipe is a simple, delicious dish with vegetables in creamy buttery sauce. This dish was one of my mom’s best seller and requested dish when she had her catering business. When we were growing up and when my mom served this at home she knew better to add tons of quail […]
Camaron Rebosado (Crispy Breaded Shrimp)
Camaron Rebosado also known as the Filipino tempura is crispy breaded shrimp. Shrimp is peeled, deveined, dip in batter and panko, then deep fried until golden and crispy. This Camaron Rebosado recipe is quick and easy to prepare but you have to get the right batter consistency for crispy coating. Make extra servings of Camaron […]
Homemade Wonton Noodle Soup
It’s chilly out there and I’m craving for Wonton Noodle Soup. Yesterday, our dinner was steamed Siomai made with succulent juicy pork and shrimp. When I make Siomai, I also make Wonton Noodle Soup the following day. This soup is light, savory and delicious. It is definitely a comfort food. I was at the Asian […]
Pork Siomai Recipe
Pork Siomao in Filipino or Pork Siu Mai in Chinese are bite sized open dumplings made with ground pork, shrimp and other fillings seasoned with rice wine, soy sauce and sesame oil. This Cantonese Siomai recipe is so simple with delicious results. The outer thin covering called wonton wrapper is either white or yellow. Siu […]
Noche Buena 2020 Food Ideas
If you haven’t yet decided what to serve for Noche Buena 2020 check out our delicious list of food. Christmas 2020 is a few days away, so get your shopping list ready. As much as possible, limit running errands during this time. Celebrations will be different for Xmas 2020, mostly just with your immediate family. […]
Easy Chicken Pastel
Chicken Pastel is an easy casserole recipe that is creamy and scrumptious. I remember vividly when my mom makes this dish and the air was filled with buttery smell. The smell of garlic, onion and chicken sauteed in butter is decadent. On top of that milk is added for a rich, creamy texture. Make sure […]
Embutido Recipe (Filipino Meatloaf)
Embutido recipe is a delicious Filipino style meatloaf of ground pork and beef mixed together with hot dog, carrots, bell pepper, eggs, raisins and spices, shaped into a log, then steamed. It is serve warm, cold or slightly fried. Embutido is usually serve during potlucks or special holidays like Christmas, but it is something my […]
How to Cook Tocino (Cured Pork)
How to Cook Tocino or Cured Pork is indeed very easy. This is about cooking a store bought tocino and not making tocino. That would be another post. There are times when it is just easier to buy something already made just like tocino or longanisa. In short, I am lazy today. All I want […]
Adobo sa Gata
Adobo sa Gata is a stew made with pork or chicken simmered in garlic, vinegar, bay leaves and ground black pepper or peppercorn until pork is semi tender. Pork is pan-fried until brown and sautéed in onion, garlic, soy sauce and coconut milk. There are many variants of adobo recipe depending on the region. This […]
How to Cook Shrimp Paste (Bagoong - Alamang Guisado)
Shrimp Paste known as Alamang Guisado or Bagoong to Filipinos. Shrimp paste is a condiment commonly used in Asian cuisine. It is made of small shrimp or krill mixed with the same amount of salt and fermented for several weeks. The mixture is stored in large earthen jars while fermented. Shrimp paste should be cooked […]
Chicken Celery and Tofu Stir Fry
Chicken Celery and Tofu Stir Fry is light and flavorful. It is simple and sauteed in chicken and shrimp. This is one of my to go dish when craving for tofu. When cooking this dish, I pan fry tofu to a golden light brown color. If Chinese celery is available I use that instead of […]
Bangus sa Tausi (Milkfish in Salted Black Beans)
Bangus sa Tausi is one of my favorite way of cooking bangus or milkfish. Just made tokwa’t baboy with tausi and i have left over tausi in the fridge. I’m not a big fan of fish due to its fishy smell but bangus is an exception. Thank God bangus doesn’t have that unwanted smell. Even though […]
Batchoy Tagalog
Batchoy Tagalog is one of the popular Filipino soup made with pork, pork offals, pork blood, noodles sautéed in onion, garlic and ginger. Often referred to as La Paz Batchoy since it originated in La Paz, Iloilo City in the Philippines. Batchoy has many variants depending on the region. My aunt is from Iloilo and […]
Lumpiang Togue (Mung Bean Sprouts Spring Rolls)
Lumpiang Togue (Mung Bean Sprouts Spring Rolls) is a Filipino fried spring roll made of togue (mung bean sprouts) and other vegetables. Some might refer to this as lumpiang gulay. When making this dish you can toss in any vegetables you have on hand. Lumpiang Togue is light in texture that I can easily devour a […]
Pork Bistek Recipe
Pork bistek is another way of cooking our classic beef bistek. Instructions are the same when cooking beef or pork bistek. Bistek is one of my favorite Filipino dish. The combination of lemon and soy sauce is so flavorful. It is a simple recipe but very delicious. I prefer my pork bistek lemony or on […]
Flank Steak Fajitas
Flank Steak Fajitas marinated in chimichurri sauce paired with drunken peppers and guacamole makes a delicious fajita filling. Instead of grilling, we pan fried the marinated flank steak and it was deliciously tender and juicy. The flank steak fajitas was served buffet style. Everyone enjoyed it. The beer margarita was also a hit with everyone. […]
Pan Fry T Bone Steak with Creamy Mushroom Sauce
Pan Fry T Bone Steak with Creamy Mushroom sauce is one way to cook this cut of meat. Other ways to cook t-bone steak is grilling or in the oven. When pan frying t bone steak inside the house make sure your exhaust is working properly. It might trigger your fire alarm system. You need […]
How to Cook Canned Corn Beef (Filipino Style)
Canned corn beef is a go to dish for Filipinos if they are crunch for time or plainly lazy. Filipino cooking usually involves fresh ingredients but there are a few canned goods that Filipinos like. Spam, sardines, salmon, meatloaf and a few more. Canned corn beef, spam and sardines are the three popular canned goods […]
Inihaw na Bangus Recipe
Inihaw na Bangus is a popular way of cooking milkfish stuffed with onion, tomato, ginger, salt and pepper. When making this dish, there are many stuffing variations depending on the region. Bangus or milkfish is the national fish of the Philippines. Because it is too bony, boneless bangus has become popular. Grilling stuffed milkfish is […]
Paksiw na Bangus
Paksiw na Bangus (Stewed Milkfish) is a fish stew cooked in vinegar, ginger, water, peppercorn or ground pepper and banana or chili peppers. This is so delicious with a side of fish sauce and lots of rice and a popular dish during Lent season. This is another way of cooking this bony milkfish, a staple […]