A favorite Filipino breakfast is tocino, cured sweet pork. And it couldn’t be easier to make at home. The hardest part is waiting for it to marinate to get all the yummy flavors.
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Spanish bread is another Filipino bakery favorite. Learn how to make these at home. Jump to Recipe Next to pandesal, Spanish bread is my next favorite bakery staple. I have been making different recipes from the internet, most of which yielded disappointing rolls. While the dough was fine, the filling was not. Most recipes have […]
Pandesal is the most common Filipino bread. Most of my friends who have left the Philippines to live abroad usually have pandesal on the top 10 of foods they miss from home. That, of course, includes me. Read on for a lot of tips on how to make pandesal, by hand or with the help […]
Coconut macaroons are tiny morsels of milky coconut-y goodness! It is hard to stop at one! I love coconut macaroons. The Filipino version has condensed milk and is insanely milky and chewy. At the end of my pregnancy, I was baking up a storm. I was churning out baked goodies daily. Looking back, that was […]
Breakfast/Brunch | Filipino Recipes
How to Make Champorado (Filipino Chocolate Rice Porridge) for One (or Two)
Chocolate for breakfast? This bowl of champorado will definitely fit the bill! It is getting cold now, and having a hot bowl of chocolate-y champorado is perfect for the chilly mornings. What is Champorado? Champorado is a chocolate rice porridge that we have for breakfast in the Philippines. It is made by cooking glutinous rice […]
Pinamalhan nga isda is the Ilonggo version of paksiw na isda. I grew up eating this regularly. Give it a try! SKIP TO RECIPE The only seafood I eat is fish (isda). I’m allergic to shrimps, I don’t like the smell and texture of crabs and lobsters, and I cannot handle the touch of oysters […]
My mom made polvoron frequently when we were growing up. We would then enjoy it with a spoon, instead of molding them. We loved polvoron, and it would disappear fast anyway, so why bother? What is polvoron? Polvoron is a Filipino adaptation of the Spanish polvorones. It comes from the Spanish word “polvo”, which means […]
Make piaya – the famous pasalubong from Negros, at home! JUMP TO RECIPE What triggers memories for you? Scents? Smelling a certain perfume, or flowers, or even coffee brings you back to a certain place or time? Is it hearing a song? Or seeing a place? For me, it’s mainly songs which trigger memories. Like […]
Do you need a quick, but satisfying lunch? Try this tuna fried rice the next time you have some leftover rice languishing in the refrigerator. SKIP TO RECIPE As a Filipina, I eat a lot of rice. Oftentimes I cook a pot of rice to last us a few days. If it’s white rice, Tobi […]
SKIP TO RECIPE Chicken inasal is one of the meals that I miss the most from home. Growing up, we had easy access to this moist, succulent, sweet and sour chicken, grilled over hot coals, and dipped into your dipping sauce of choice. Always served with lots of rice, and if you like, chicken oil. […]
