Liempo Estofado or Sweet Pork Stew

  It’s been more than a year since I last posted here. I miss writing and posting here tho, so here you go. Happy Cooking!   Ingredients 2 lbs. pork belly sliced 4 pieces ripe saba banana peeled and sliced 2 medium carrots sliced 1 tablespoon sugar 1/2 cup soy sauce 3 pieces dried bay leaves 1/4 cup vinegar 3 cloves garlic crushed and minced 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 1/2 cups water 2 tablespoons cooking oil Salt to…

Homemade Vegie Meat Balls (Vegie Bola-bola)

Today’s recipe is a common Filipino food a Bola-bola (meat balls), but I made a twist out of it. Made it more healthy and eye catchers to the kids not knowing they are already eating a veggies! It is also a quick and easy meal you can make for your family! There are several ways…

Chicken Tinola or Chicken Soup (Tinolang Paa at Leeg ng Manok)

Tinola is a Filipino Chicken Soup Dish. This easy chicken tinola recipe is composed of chicken (usually they use thigh parts, but here I used Chicken feet and neck)  and vegetables along with a good amount of ginger. Also this is one of our family’s favorite! There are many ways to prepare Chicken Tinola. This recipe…

Sauteed Chayote & Carrots (Ginisang Sayote & Carrots)

This past few days, we’ve been eating too much pork that it wants me to munch on more greens! Since I was the all around woman in the house, I need to choose the healthy and easy dish for everybody specially to my little one. And ching! My little girl favorite, Ginisang Sayote and Carrots . She…

Classic Eggplant Omelette (Tortang Talong)

Guess what recipe I am going to share you today! Yes, my favorite! But most of all (this sounds weird I know) my favorite food craving when I was pregnant! There is really nothing special about this recipe, except for the fact that Tortang Talong is a quick and good dish to prepare (and of course…

Ginisang Monggo with Chicharon (Mung Beans with Pork Cracklings)

Since it was our new all time favorite in the house, I am sharing this Ginisang Monggo with Chicharon or Stewed Mung Beans flavored with pork cracklings recipe. Thick, hearty and flavorful, it’s comfort food at its best! It is not your typical ginisang monggo dish because it was prepared differently. You just need to wash…

“Pinoy Creamy Chicken Macaroni Soup or Sopas”

This is Chicken Sopas (Creamy Chicken Macaroni Soup). Chicken Macaroni Soup, also known as Sopas, is a soup dish made primarily with elbow macaroni and chicken meat. This hearty soup is quite filling and can really be eaten as a meal by itself. Filipinos are generally a bunch of penny-wise people who do not want…

Filipino Pork Barbecue

In this Filipino pork barbecue dish, the pork is sliced thinly, marinated overnight, skewered on bamboo sticks and cooked on a barbecue grill. This is one of Filipino favorites as pulutan or miryenda. And also present on a different filipino occasion like birthday parties etc. It is also  as easy as 1,2,3, to prepare! And here’s what you…