Lumpiang Shanghai

Christmas has come and gone and I am yet to pose one of the most popular mainstay of Filipino food gatherings~a delicious Pinoy version of eggrolls: lumpiang shanghai. I do have a Read more

Chocolate-covered Marshmallows

One of the treats I received and got to enjoy a week before Christmas was a box of chocolate-covered marshmallows from Too Good Gourmet. These giant marshmallows were drenched in Read more

Adobong Sitaw

Adobong sitaw is another variant of the classic Filipino adobo, this time with two-inch long beans added in to extend the pork. I have tried meatless interpretations of this dish and have enjoyed it even with cubed tofu blocks Read more

Binagoongan Baboy (Pork in Shrimp Paste)

Binagoongan Rice is one of the earliest recipes I posted here in The CookMobile. As I am slowly and painstakingly updating and retaking my old food photos, I had to prepare the rice again for its re-shooting. As binagoongan baboy is the first step to making Read more

Sarciadong Isda

Sarciado, which means “with sauce”, is another excellent way to re-use leftover fried fish. Like the bangus with tausi recipe in The CookMobile archive, chopped onions, garlic, and tomatoes are sauteed in oil, a small amount of water or broth is added, and fish pieces are Read more

Arroz Caldo

When I was growing up in the Philippines, I would occasionally feign illness to miss a school day. My mother would then send our househelp to buy and bring back every type of food I could think of and one of my favorite requests was arroz caldo bought from the downtown wet market. Read more