Cheese Tortelleni with Asparagus Tips and Ham

For a pasta that is supposedly inspired by “a navel viewed through a peephole“, tortellini never fails to deliver for my family. It has graced my table Read more

Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Breast with Provolone Cheese Stuffing

I am a lover of chicken breast. I gladly pay the additional .89 cents that the Colonel charges as it’s the only part I eat. The thing with cooking it though is, Read more

Chicken-Mushroom Wonton

These are leftover wontons from the wonton-shrimp soup I made last Friday. I just deep-fried the them for my daughter to snack on while watching TV. I paired these chicken-mushroom wonton appetizers with commercial plum sauce but check out sauces and relishes category for orange dipping sauce recipe if you really want to sweat it out! Read more

Banana Nut Muffin

These muffins are a refreshing alternative to store-bought cookies and are a cost-friendly snack item for the kids’ pack lunches or for take-alongs to family picnics. For an interesting variation, I made use of the versatility of the recipe by substituting, on half of the muffin batter, my leftover blueberries and blackberries in place of the mashed banana. Before I popped
this blueberry-blackberry batch into the oven to bake, I sprinkled on top the cinnamon-streusel topping I used for my berry crumble. Read more

Fried Plantains with Refried Black Beans and Mexican Cream

Platanos fritos con frijoles negro y crema mexicana~definitely one of my gastronomic pleasures! Although commercially-prepared refried beans are readily available in most grocery shops, I sometimes prefer to make my own at home. Very simple recipe really. It is just a question of how long I am willing to wait for my favorite treat! Read more

Crispy-Fried Smelt Fish

Although deep-fried smelt is a favorite in my house, I balk at cooking it frequently primarily because of the amount of cleaning involved. Two to three pounds mean around 50 to 100 small fish I have to remove gills from, and two or three pounds sometimes is not even enough for the huge appetite we have for this dish. Read more

Shrimp Fried Rice

Rice is a primary food staple in the Philippines and in most Asian countries. It has been, for centuries, an affordable source of nutrition in a region where poverty and hunger is common. Due to its benefits and versatility, its popularity has spread worldwide these past years. Read more

Pork Menudo

When you say menudo in California, what usually comes to mind is a spicy Mexican soup made with tripe. However, the menudo recipe we have here is the filipino version~ a colorful stew made with chunks of pork, liver, potatoes, carrots, bell peppers, garbanzo beans and a thick tomato base. Unlike its Mexican namesake, filipino menudo leans towards a slight sweetness due to the addition of raisins. Read more

Pork Embutido (Filipino-Style Meatloaf)

If my mother has her pinakbet (sauteed native vegetables in shrimp paste), I, on the other hand, have pork embutido as the very first recipe I mastered. Over the years, I have tweaked this recipe so many times~from adding liver spread to mixing in cheese~until I arrived to this version that is now a frequent request by my family and friends. Read more

Galunggong Fish Lumpia

If you are refraining from the customary ground pork, beef or chicken fillings for lumpiang shanghais, here is a delicious fish lumpia recipe that you can enjoy without guilt. Mind you, the process is laborious and time consuming, but the end result is well worth the extra effort! Read more

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