Ingredients Cooking Instructions Flavor Enhancements Serving Suggestions Common Questions Grab Your Spoon and Give It a Try Lugaw (Filipino Rice Porridge) is just about the easiest thing to cook—seriously, my five-year-old nephew once “helped” me stir a pot. You know those nights when you come home, totally beat, and all you want is something warm …
Ingredients Preparation Cooking Instructions Tips Serving Ideas Common Questions Wrapping It Up: Your New Weeknight Champion Filipino Chicken Afritada hits different, especially when dinner time sneaks up out of nowhere and you’re staring at the fridge thinking, “What now?” I remember the first time I tried to make it on my own—I had no clue …
Ingredients Preparation Steps Cooking Instructions Tips Serving Suggestions Common Questions Why Your Next Rainy Day Needs This Ginataang Bilo-Bilo is that kind of Filipino dessert you dream about when you’re stuck in traffic or grinding through a rainy workday. You just want something warm, sweet, creamy, and so filling it erases all your woes, at …
Ingredients Cooking Steps Tips Serving Ideas Nutrition Facts Common Questions Give This Soulful Filipino Soup a Try! Tinolang Manok sa Papaya always makes me think of home, especially when those rainy days hit and you just want something both healthy and comforting. If you’re like me and you’ve fumbled before—trying to balance flavor with nutrition—this …
Ingredients Cooking Instructions Tips to Reduce Bitterness Serving Suggestions Common Questions Give Bitter Melon a Real Chance Ginisang Ampalaya with Egg really gets people talking—either you love the earthy bitterness or you’re desperate to mask it. Growing up, my family called it “grown-up food” since us kids would give the stink-eye at even a hint …
Ingredients Cooking Instructions Tips Serving Ideas Storage Common Questions Ready for Your Own Pancit Party? Pancit Canton is my go-to when I’ve got a hungry family and only thirty minutes (max) to whip up something tasty. You know those days when everyone’s hangry and you just can’t handle a pile of dishes or super tricky …
Ingredients Preparation Steps Baking Instructions Serving Ideas Common Questions Make Your Next Merienda Legendary Filipino Cassava Cake always reminds me of family parties, tita’s last-minute merienda, and honestly, those days when you crave something homemade but baking skills feel—well, so-so. Ever get that? You want something moist, a little gooey in the middle, sweet, but …
Ingredients Cooking Steps Tips Serving Ideas Storage Common Questions Give This Creamy Curry a Go! Filipino Chicken Curry always used to confuse me as a kid (wait, curry isn’t “Filipino,” right?), but let me tell you, this is one of those hearty, soul-warming comfort food recipes everybody needs. There were days I’d be staring in …
Ingredients Preparation Grilling Instructions Serving Suggestions Common Questions Time to Make Ensaladang Talong at Home Ensaladang Talong (Eggplant Salad) always comes to mind when I want something fresh but also ridiculously simple. You know those days when you’re tired of the same old lettuce and tomato routine, or just need something zippy to cut through …
Ingredients Preparation Baking Instructions Tips Serving Ideas Common Questions Ready to Bake? Let Me Know How Yours Turns Out! Bibingka is one of those foods that just hits different during the holidays, you know? You smell someone grilling it at the night market and suddenly, boom, you’re ten years old again and your grandma’s handing …