Filipino Chicken Menudo (Menudong Manok)
Chicken Menudo or Menudong Manok was my Mama’s clever way of making our weekday lunches special without breaking the bank. I can still remember coming …
Kapampangan Pork Asado (Kapampangan-style Braised Pork)
Picture this: Sunday family lunch at Lola’s house, the aroma of authentic Kapampangan Pork Asado wafting through her kitchen, making everyone’s mouths water even before …
Sweet and Sour Meatballs
Growing up in a Filipino household, the best memories always centered around Mama’s homemade meatballs – those perfectly round, juicy bola-bola that would make even …
Classic Filipino Chicken Afritada (Afritadang Manok)
Chicken Afritada – that classic tomato-based ulam that turns your ordinary manok moment into a “Parang may handaan!” situation! It’s the kind of dish that …
Pinatisang Manok
Pinatisang Manok – that OG chicken soup that proves patis deserves its main character moment! It’s the kind of sabaw that has your lola nodding …
Chicken Pochero (Pocherong Manok)
Let me tell you about the best Chicken Pochero recipe that changed my lunch breaks forever. Back when I was working in Rockwell Business Center …
Lechon sa Hurno
I always counted down the days until the next fiesta, mainly because that meant one thing: crispy, glistening lechon! But let’s be honest, as much …
Filipino Burger Steak (Burger Steak sa Mushroom Gravy)
My weekly reward after 5 days of hard work was always Jollibee’s Burger Steak, those juicy beef patties swimming in mushroom gravy that would flood …
Crispy Soy Chicken (Manok na Pritong may Toyo)
You know how we Filipinos can debate for hours about Chickenjoy vs. McDo, but let me tell you about a homemade fried chicken recipe that …
Salt and Pepper Pork Chops (Pritong Porkchop na may Asin at Paminta)
You know that moment when you first learn to cook something that’s not just your typical pritong liempo or adobo? For me, these Chinese-style Salt …