I’ve always been a noodles girl so it should come to no surprise that Pancit is another childhood favourite of mine. It had its place on my plastic plate at every family function, next to the Lichon (suckling pig), Filipino Spaghetti and other delights. I […]
Another Filipino favourite of mine is Pork Sinigang (Sinigang na Baboy). It’s a really comforting soup which has a unique sour and savoury tasting broth for its base. This soup can be enjoyed on its own or accompanied with steamed rice; my mum would serve […]
Another childhood favourite of mine is a Filipino steamed brown rice cake called Kutsinta. Kutsinta is sticky to touch, jelly-like and has a chewy consistency. I have made a sweetened version of Kutsinta where it is topped with freshly grated coconut. Eating his dessert takes me back […]
As the weather cools and winter comes along, my family and I yearn for warm, comforting food. Caldaretta is a tomato-based beef stew which has Spanish influences. Although every family has their own version using their favourite meats (chicken, goat and offal cuts like liver) […]
When most people think of breakfast, thoughts of a big savoury breakfast of bacon, eggs, mushrooms and hash browns come to mind. If one thought of a sweet start to the day, visions of honey or maple dripping off a stack of ice-cream and fruit-topped […]
Nilagang Manok is a very simple, boiled chicken soup recipe. When I mean simple, I mean ‘chuck chicken, water and vegetables in a pot’ kinda simple. This dish, along with others like the Chicken Rice Porridge (Arroz Caldo), was cooked by my mum for us kids when we […]
I have quite a large extended family and after many years of having a small dining table, I finally bought one big enough to accommodate them all! So to christen the new dining table, we had feasts from foods of our respective countries. I made […]
‘Arroz Caldo’ is Filipino rice porridge or congee. Chicken and rice are slowly simmered in a delicious broth flavored with garlic, onions, ginger and fish sauce. I often interpret ‘simmering’ in a recipe to mean ‘this is going to take a bloody long time to […]
Leche flan, a Filipino’s version of crème caramel, is a staple at any Filipino party. In my youth, my friends and I would make a bee line straight to the leche flan before the adults could get to it so we could enjoy this rich, […]
This recipe featured regularly on the dinner table when I was younger and one of the first Filipino recipes I converted for the Thermomix. Ginisang Munggo is a hearty soup which can be enjoyed on its own or with fluffy white jasmine rice, which is […]
