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 …
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 …
Italians, please avert your eyes, because today I’m showing you all how to make sweet, savory, lip-smacking Filipino spaghetti sauce! I grew up having it regularly, either made by my parents, served in big trays at family parties, or at many Filipino fast food chains like Jollibee (pictured below) and even McDonald’s, so it has …
My love for longganisa knows no bounds, so it was only a matter of time before I figured out a way to combine this classic Filipino sausage with my favorite pasta style – carbonara! We’re borrowing the cooking technique of the classic Roman dish to create a velvety egg and Parmesan-based pasta sauce, but making …
🎶Basically I’m saying either way we ’bout to slide… 🎶 Get ready to slide some deelicious sweet, garlicky sausage sliders into your mouth! Longganisa is a popular Filipino breakfast sausage that’s often eaten with garlic rice (singangag) and a fried egg (itlog) to create the classic dish longsilog. And while longsilog is my absolute favorite …
Chicken adobo is my all-time favorite comfort food. I have fond childhood memories of being in my room and perking up when the savory, intoxicating smell of my mom’s chicken adobo made its way from the kitchen to my nose. This happened on a weekly basis in my Filipino home, so it became instinct to immediately run downstairs to the …
This post is a collaboration with Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner. on behalf of the Beef Checkoff. I received compensation. All opinions are my own. One of my favorite dishes to eat as a child was my mom’s bistek tagalog, a traditional Filipino dish of sirloin steak marinated in soy sauce, lemon juice, garlic and …
After a few spam musubis or a Hawaiian poke bowl, you’re bound to be craving something sweet. We had a LOT of dessert and pastries in Oahu to satisfy our sweet tooth, from donuts to cheese tarts to local shave ice. Here’s a roundup of our favorite dessert shops and bakeries in Oahu. Leonard’s Bakery
I grew up eating my mom’s chicken adobo, the national dish of the Philippines that braises chicken in an irresistible combination of soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, and sugar. Now that I’m officially an adult though, I no longer rely on trips back to my parents’ house to satisfy my regular cravings for Filipino chicken adobo. …
