Pre-cooking notes How to make arroz caldo in an instant pot Top Tips Serving ideas Variations of Arroz Caldo Common Questions Okay, so here’s the thing, arroz caldo instant pot is a total gamechanger when you’re desperate for comfort food but you have zero bandwidth for babysitting a pot on the stove. We all know …
What is Tamales? What is it Made Of? How to Prepare Banana Leaves to Use for Wrapping Assembly and Cooking Process How to Serve and Store Common Questions filipino tamales rice flour might sound like some far-off dish you eat just once at a family reunion, but honestly? You can totally make it at home …
Why You’ll Love This Recipe What is Cassava? How to Prepare Cassava? Expert Baking Tips More Filipino Desserts and Kakanin Common Questions Cassava cake oven recipes are pure gold when you have a sweet craving, but want none of the fuss. Ever just suddenly wish you could pull a warm, rich dessert fresh from the …
What Is Palitaw? Ingredients You Need to Make Palitaw Are Palitaw and Pichi Pichi the Same? Palitaw Recipe More to Love from The Kitchn Common Questions If you’ve ever seen palitaw rice cakes at a Filipino potluck and thought, “What in the world are those chewy little cloud things?” Yup, been there. Honestly, I only …
What is Suman Malagkit Ingredient Notes Cooking Tips How to Cook in the Steamer Serving Suggestions Common Questions You ever wake up on a rainy day, dreaming about warm, sticky rice treats? Because honestly, suman with coconut caramel is that kind of food. You just want something cozy and sweet (especially when the cravings hit …
Ingredients Steps Tips & Storage Ube Origin Accessibility Related Links filipino breakfast silog was my savior on those wild mornings when my stomach grumbles but my brain can barely remember its own name. You know the drill. Rushing out the door, desperate for real food, but all you see is cereal or sad oatmeal. Ugh. …
Ingredients Steps Tips & Storage Ube origin Accessibility Related links You ever get that craving right before dinner where you’re basically desperate for something yeasty, soft, and a little out-of-the-ordinary? Well, my ube pandesal recipe (yep — like the one at Trader Joe’s) totally hits that craving, every single time. I first heard about these …
Ingredients Steps Variations Story Storage Accessibility Serving Suggestions Let’s talk about a breakfast problem I used to have: waking up starving but only having sad leftovers or boring bread in the fridge. Been there? That’s why filipino garlic fried rice is a serious game changer—I mean, it makes almost anything taste like a million bucks. …
Ingredients Steps Tips Culture Accessibility Links filipino tocino homemade is one of those things—ok, hear me out—that somehow seems kinda mysterious at first. You know what I mean? Like, everyone talks about how easy it is to make this famous sweet pork at home, but then you try to look it up and wham. Complicated …
Ingredients Instructions Cooking tips Story Accessibility notes So, you know that classic Filipino tapa recipe everyone in your family swears by? But you moved to the U.S. (or just want to switch it up, no judgement) and now you’re wondering how to nail Pinoy beef tapa marinated just right, yet still comes out sizzling in …
Ingredients Steps Tips History Storage Accessibility Ever get home starving and tired, wishing adobo chicken easy was actually…well…easy? I’ve lost count how many times I’ve found myself staring at the pantry knowing I’ve got chicken but zero motivation (wasn’t about to make anything fancy, honestly). The cool part: making a good dinner from what you …
Ingredients Pressure Steps Tips Background Accessibility Pork adobo instant pot makes life in a busy Pinoy home, well, way more manageable. Ever rush home from work or school, stomach rumbling, with no time to spare? Right? And everyone’s craving something filling and Pinoy pa rin? No sweat! This dish is basically done in about half …
Overview List of Styles Tips Regional Notes Accessibility Let’s get real for a second: sometimes you just get stuck making the same dinner over and over again. Filipino adobo variations seriously come to the rescue once you hit that food rut. I totally get not wanting to eat the exact same chicken adobo every week …
Ingredients Instructions Why plant-based Accessibility tips Wrapping up So, wanna hear about my latest “wow, this actually works” kitchen discovery? You know that vegetarian adobo recipe your friends keep raving about, but you kinda suspect it’s either too complicated or tastes like cardboard? I get it. I actually tried a few, and—let’s be honest—some were …
Ingredients Cooking Steps Coconut tips Accessibility Conclusion You ever find yourself staring into the fridge after a long day and thinking, ugh, I just want something real good but not a hassle? Trust me, I’ve been there way too many times. That’s actually how I landed on this adobo sa gata recipe. Just a few …
Ingredients (ice cream & jellies) Layering steps Tips Accessibility halo halo at home is always a little chaos, right? You see those gorgeous treats at Filipino restaurants and think, eh, looks impossible with all those fancy jars and tropical trimmings. But sometimes all you really want is halo-halo dessert in your own messy kitchen, quick …