Chicken Tinola with Crispy Chicken Skin Rice

Filipino Chicken Tinola (Tinolang Manok) with Crispy Chicken Skin Rice

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 …

Lumpiang Shanghai

Lumpiang Shanghai – Filipino Spring Rolls

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 …

Filipino Spaghetti from Scratch with Mafaldine

Upgraded Bolognese-style Filipino Spaghetti with a SECRET Ingredient

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 …

Longganisa Fusilli alla Carbonara with a Yolk on Top Pasta Recipe-min

Longganisa Fusilli alla “Carbonara” for One with a Yolk on Top

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 …

Filipino Beef Bistek Garlic Cauliflower Rice Bowls Recipe

Filipino Beef Bistek and Garlic Cauliflower Rice Bowls

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 …