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Okonomiyaki

Okonomiyaki

In Meat, Vegetables

A cross between a savory pancake and an omelette, okonomiyaki is often cooked on a teppan grill in Osaka. This is how we make …

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10-minute shrimp, peas and cashew stir fry

10-minute shrimp, peas and cashew stir fry

In Seafood

Crispy cashew nuts, sweet creamy peas and succulent shrimps are coated with a light sauce that gives everything a glistening …

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Slow cooker callos

Slow cooker callos

In Meat

The Filipino version of the Spanish beef tripe stew, callos is often served as a special occasion dish because of the …

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Fettucine aglio e olio with mussels

Fettuccine aglio e olio with mussels

In Noodles, Seafood

The best cooking lessons any cook will ever learn are those that result from brave experimentations. Not from cookbooks, not …

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Fish belly and moringa miso soup

Fish belly and moringa miso soup

In Seafood, Vegetables

Fatty milkfish belly is cut into small cubes and combined with freshly stripped moringa leaves in this Filipinized miso soup. …

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Cabbage and mushroom pancake

Cabbage and mushroom pancake

In Mushrooms, Vegetables

A cross between Japanese okonomiyaki and Korean pajeon, shredded cabbage, julienned carrot, sliced mushrooms and scallions …

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Family favorites

Ramen, cucumber, soy sauce quail eggs, mushrooms, pickled vegetables and shrimps equals Asian cold noodle salad

Asian noodles

Vietnamese shrimp spring rolls with herbs and dipping sauce

Spring Rolls

Fried spinach and cream cheese dumplings in plate

Dumplings

Peri-peri pork skewers

Skewered

Beef brisket bbq pasta in white stoneware bowl

One Bowl Meals

Air fried crispy pata (pork hock) with dipping sauces

Air fried

Slow cooker mung bean stew

Slow cooker mung bean stew

In Vegetables

Parboiled mung beans, browned pork belly, and sauteed shallots, garlic and tomatoes are slow cooked in bone broth until the …

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Pork belly kaldereta

Pork belly kaldereta

In Meat

We love Filipino kaldereta so much that we cook it in many ways. In this recipe, chilies are omitted to make it friendlier in …

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Claypot rice with shimps and dumplings

Claypot rice with shimps and dumplings

In Mushrooms, Rice & grains, Seafood, Vegetables

Soaked rice is cooked in broth, topped with green beans and mushrooms tossed with black beans and chili sauces, store-bought …

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Recipes by protein

Chicken stewed in tomato cream sauce

Chicken, duck & turkey

Air fryer lechon kawali (crispy pork belly) recipe

Meat

Mackerel Poached in Olive Oil

Seafood

Tempura-style drispy green beans

Vegetables

Grilled skewered shiitake and bell peppers, with corn on the side

Mushrooms

Agedashi tofu

Tofu

Filipino pork adobo with rice, egg, tomatoes and fried saba bananas

Slow cooker Filipino pork adobo

In Meat

Making the iconic Filipino salty and sour stew in the slow cooker may be non-traditional but it sure delivers the best …

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Spaghettini with chorizo, asparagus and cherry tomatoes

Spaghettini with chorizo, asparagus and cherry tomatoes

In Meat, Noodles, Vegetables

A piece of chorizo is sliced, browned, and tossed with cooked pasta and vegetables sauteed in olive oil. A colorful and tasty …

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Bacon spinach cream cheese macaroni

Bacon, spinach and cream cheese macaroni

In Meat, Noodles, Vegetables

Spinach is wilted in bacon fat, cream cheese is stirred in until melted, a little cream is added to make a sauce, cooked …

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Bacon asparagus puff pastry spirals

Appetizers

Broccoli salad with miso mayo dressing

Salads

Squash (not pumpkin) soup in sakura bowls

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Japanese braised pork belly (buta no kakuni) and halved hard boiled egg garnished with scallions

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Gyoza on plate with dipping sauces

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Tarte Tatin topped with whipped cream

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Skewered pork belly teriyaki with rice and cabbage

Skewered pork belly teriyaki

In Meat

Bacon-cut pork belly slices are rolled, skewered, seared and braised in teriyaki sauce. Enjoy with rice and cabbage salad.

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Chicken tinola

Chicken tinola

In Chicken, duck & turkey

Chicken, wedges of green papaya and chili leaves in gingered broth. That’s chicken tinola, Filipino comfort food par …

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Watermelon iced tea

Watermelon iced tea

In Summer drinks

Brewed jasmine tea is cooled in a pitcher, pandan-infused sugar syrup is stirred in, ice is added and cubes of fresh …

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Kitchen

Bangus harvest

Food Tales

Basil in pot bathed in sunlight

Edible Garden

Setting up a shabu-shabu meal at home

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Ginger scallion mussel soup

Do mussels and clams need to be soaked before cooking?

In Ingredients, Kitchen

Yes. Clams need soaking more than mussels, in fact, because they are “burrowers” in sediment.

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Stringed snap peas

Are snow peas the same as snap peas?

In Ingredients, Kitchen

Well, no. They’re different. If you want even more confusion, ask what mangetout is and if it’s related to edamame. How are …

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Haunted house San Ildefonso

The haunted house in San Ildefonso

In Sidebar

The last time my father brought me to San Miguel, Bulacan for pastillas shopping, he pointed out a house that was some kind …

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