I’m pretty much always late to these trends, but I finally tried out this viral upside down puff pastry technique inspired by a traditional tart tatine and I understand why it became so popular! It’s definitely the easiest way to build beautiful and delicious puff pastry tarts, where you place all your toppings (in this …
Whenever you travel to Italy, you should always focus on eating the dishes native to that region. Carbonara and cacio e pepe in Rome. Bolognese in Bologna. Bistecca alla Fiorentina in Florence. Spaghetti al limone made from famous Amalfi lemons in the Amalfi Coast. But since I have yet to actually make it to southern …
There is a category of Filipino dishes that truly feel like a warm hug. Not just because these comforting dishes bring you literal warmth from their hot temperatures, as is the case with sinigang (a sour tamarind soup) or arroz caldo (a soupy rice porridge), but especially because they remind you of home. My mom …
It’s simply not a Filipino party without a tray of the addictive, deep-fried spring rolls, better known as lumpia (pronounced LOOM-pyah). Lumpia is a catch-all phrase for any Filipino spring roll. For example, lumpiang gulay are fried vegetable lumpia, while lumpiang sariwa are larger, fresh lumpia made with soft wrappers that are not fried. Lumpiang …
If there are 2 things that were MADE to be eaten with loads of butter, it’s lobster and mashed potatoes, so why not combine them into one decadent dish for the holidays? We’re upping the ante by not just using regular butter, but a nutty brown butter seasoned like the Viet-Cajun crayfish and shrimp boils …
I’m beyond excited to give you a preview of my Umami Bomb Udon, which is one of the easiest recipes from my cookbook, Indulgent Eats at Home! It’s also one of 6 addictive dishes from the #SendNoods chapter. Below is an excerpt from the book so you can give it a try ahead of the …
Your girl is FINALLY trying to get aboard the TikTok wagon (follow me there!), so it’s the perfect time to bring back the viral wrap hack that first blew up o n TikTok a year ago for the EASIEST way to make SPAM musubi! Because even though I’ve used the #WrapHack to make everything from …
I’ll never tell xoxo… is what you can say to your loved ones and friends when they ask you what makes this spicy vodka sauce SO DAMN GOOD. But I’m letting you in on the secret of using Chinese XO sauce to add insane depth of flavor, heat, and extra umami to your vodka sauce …
This pizza lover SURVIVED 2 weeks of no carbs, no dairy, and no soy, and this lechon kawali aka Filipino crispy pork belly was a huge reason why. It was the cornerstone of a Saturday night potluck I hosted in the middle of my elimination diet with Hybrid Gym, and the pork belly sourced from …
I hate wasting food and woke up HUNGRY, so this easy sweet potato hash was the perfect brunch for using up leftover beef and cilantro from hot pot, a single purple sweet potato I had buried in my cupboard, some leftover cubed orange sweet potato and half a red onion in the fridge, and too …
