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Pirurutong na Biko with Coco Jam, Suman na Pirurutong
Suman is traditionally cooked during the Christmas Season, there are countless versions and types from patupat of the Ilocanos to the sinukmane of Laguna. Local names are based of what type of rice, method of cooking or type of leaf wrapping used. I ...
Seafood Bringhe Valenciana
Traditionally paella or valenciana is served at our Noche Buena every year. The blog is now about 2 1/2 years and I also made as a tradition to post those Noche Buena paella dish whether it’s arroz, valenciana or bringhe. Last year it was my own se...
Pili Nut Pesto Spaghetti with Chicken Barbecue
Pili nut pesto spaghetti with chicken barbecue. Do you wish for a different spaghetti for your Noche Buena dinner? Although the classic Pinoy spaghetti is loved by most Pinoy specially the children, more and more Pinoys are beginning to love other ty...
Baby Potato Salad
Baby potato salad with chicken and bacon is my salad dish recommendation for this year’s holiday season. During this time of the year marble size baby potatoes are usually available at most supermarkets for reason that there is a greater demand. Si...
Seafood Kare-kare
Seafood kare-kare is a popular alternative version of the usual beef tripe kare-kare , oxtail kare-kare or pork leg kare-kare. A cocktail of seafoods and the same vegetables are used for this seafood version of kare-kare. Similar to my other previous...
Special Beef Mechado
Special beef mechado, the traditional way of cooking mechado is done using whole beef round or kalitiran. Strips of pork fats are inserted through the length of the slab of beef at several locations. This procedure is called “mitchahan”, that’s...
Chili Cheese and Ham Stick
Chili cheese and ham stick is one unique pulutan or finger food that can be serve these coming holiday celebrations. This may not be ideal for small kids not unless you can find a less potent variety of green chili, but I am sure it will be a great c...
Savory Chicken, Roast Chicken
Savory chicken of Classic Savory restaurant is a new (?) addition of chicken dishes to the fried and lechon chicken loving Pinoys. For several months now there is a chicken buzz going around about how great and not so great the Classic Savory chicken...
Siopao Asado
Siopao is a steamed bun filled with either pork or chicken. The more popular filling of the Pinoy siopao are pork or chicken asado (with or without boiled egg) and bola-bola (meat balls). Before the coming of siopao in fasfoods restaurant and kiosk, ...
Baked Tahong, Baked Mussel
Baked tahong, baked mussel, is a popular party dish. Baked tahong is a classic alternative cooking method for the ever abundant tahong beside the usual tinolang tahong. It is a simple dish except for the fairly troublesome cooking preparation. The t...
Pancit Molo
Pancit molo is both a comfort food and special dish that is served on special celebrations in Iloilo. I have included pancit molo in my recommended celebration dish for the coming holiday for the reason that the dish is also served during Christmas o...
Puto Bumbong
Puto bumbong is synonym to Christmas and Simbang Gabi in particular to most Pinoy. At the start of Simbang Gabi or Midnight Mass which begin on December 16 till the Christmas eve, streets that lead to the Church are lined with peddlers of kakanin or ...
Meatloaf, Christmas Meatloaf
Christmas Meatloaf. Meatloaf is one of the more popular dish of the Americans, it is made up of ground meat or in combination of beef, pork baked in a loaf pan. It is usually serve with ketchup. In the Philippines meatloaf is a holiday dish and tradi...
Osso Buco, Ossobuco Bulalo
Osso buco, Ossobuco bulalo. Ossobuco is an Italian braised, slow cooked veal shanks. For my version I used saw cut beef shanks or bulalo. Saw cut beef shanks are available in most supermarkets. The beef shanks slices are coated with cornstarch and br...
Pork Loin in Ginger Soup, Tinolang Lomo
Pork loin in ginger soup is my version of tinolang baboy or tinolang lomo. Up north, in Ilocos the dish is just called lomo. In the original recipe, strips of pork loin sautéed with ginger are quickly boiled with water. Lomo soup is usually served a...
Spaghetti with Clam and Shrimp in White Sauce
Spaghetti with clam and shrimp in white sauce. I love pasta with sea foods, I would prefer spaghetti with seafood over the regular spaghetti with meat sauce when ever I get the change to eat in a pasta restaurant. As a manifest, I have already posted...
Corned Tuna Omelet
Corned tuna omelet. Corned tuna is the latest addition to the caned tuna products that has now caught the attention of Pinoy consumers. This is probably because of the intensive advertising campaigns of the two brands that produce corned tuna. Lately...
Laing at Daing, Laing with Dried Fish
Laing at daing, laing with dried fish. I love my laing cooked with dried fish. Both taro leaves and dried fish are best cooked with coconut milk. With this combination I could consume several serving of rice. Cooking is as simple as my previous post ...
Tortang Patatas, Potato Omelet
Tortang patatas, potato omelet is one breakfast viand that is cheap, very filling and nutritious, it’s a common fare to most common Pinoys especially during hard times. Tortang patatas is a regular breakfast dish in our table, not that I am being f...
Pork Bistek
Pork bistek. Bistek is normally cooked using beef, however other type of meats and even fish can be used. In fact I have already posted a version using bangus belly, click here and tanguige slices, click here. For my pork bistek I have used pork loin...
Pork and Vegetable Stirfry
Pork and vegetable stirfry. This stir fry dish is more popular with the use of beef. However using pork is equally as good. Since this is a quick to cook dish it is best to use lomo or pork loin as they cook fast. Cooking is basically the same with a...
Misua with Canned Salmon Soup
Misua with canned salmon soup. Canned fish with misua is another Pinoy comfort food that is associated to the masses, especially during difficult times where majority of Pinoys are presently experiencing. Canned sardine or canned mackerel are the mor...
Nilagang Saging na Saba, Boiled Plantain Bananas
Nilagang saging na saba, is one simple comfort food that we used to enjoy when fast-food was not in our vocabulary. And to this date I could say that it is still a regular merienda in the countryside, Plantain bananas are abundant in the Philippines ...
Inihaw na Tilapia, Grilled St. Peter Fish
Inihaw na isda is another of my all time favourite, and suppose to be the favourite also of most Pinoys. Inihaw na tilapia Pinoy style, the fish is wrapped in banana leaf and grilled in charcoal fire. On this recipe I stuffed the fish with a mixture ...
Caramel Kamote Fries Flavored with Cinnamon
Caramel kamote fries flavored with cinnamon is something I have been yearning to cook every time I see all those small bottles of cinnamon powder on the pantry. This is an alternative cooking method for kamote-que. Medium to large size sweet potatoes...
Papaitan Soured with Kamias
Papaitan soured with kamias. An Ilocano reader send the following comment from my previous Papaitan/pinapaitan baka post that was cooked in Abu Dhabi, and I want to share it with you.“Pinapaitan (papaitan) is an Ilocano recipe and Ilocanos use the ...
Tanguige Bistek Tagalog
Tanguige Bistek Tagalog is another innovative cooking method of this premium fish. In the tradition of cooking beef slices marinated in soy sauce and kalamansi, called bistek Tagalog, beef is substituted with tanguige fish slices. This is not new in ...
Bringhe
Bringhe is referred to as the Pinoy adaptation of paella. It is also said that it originates in Pampanga. Bringhe is made up of glutinous rice with chicken cooked in coconut milk, flavored and tinted yellow with turmeric. It is usually serve on speci...
Crispy Fried Dilis
Crispy fried dilis. Dilis or anchovy are abundant in Philippine waters. Fishermen dry their excess catch under the sun. Dried dilis or daing na dilis have longer shelf life thereby reaching more markets including overseas markets for OFW and other Pi...
Goto, Beef Tripe Lugaw
Goto, beef tripe lugaw is a very popular Pinoy street food merienda. It is peddled in the streets in wooden kart with big cast iron pot complete with kerosene or LPG stove. With the availability of pre-cleaned, pre-boiled and even bleached ox or beef...
