I made skinless pork longganisa from scratch! Ordinarily my parents would just buy it from our local Filipino grocery store if we wanted to have some for breakfast. But I wanted to make it from scratch so that I could control the salt content and…

Happy New Year everyone! We are starting our New Year with frigid temperatures. I don’t think we’ve been above freezing for a few days, and now it looks like we may or may not get snow tonight. While my kids are excited at the prospect…

One of my earliest memories is being 5 years old and visiting the Philippines for the first time.  My very large extended family (pretty much the entire town) chartered 4 or 5 fishing boats and went to a small remote island not too far away.  We packed…

In honor of one of my best friend’s (Jess) upcoming marriage I bring you Filipino Beef Steak, or bistek. Jess is my former housemate in college. Her family are ranchers and know their cows and beef. On our long drives to and from school on…

I consider chicken adobo the gateway food to Filipino cuisine (lumpia is the crack of Filipino food, but that’s another post). Any country has dishes that will certainly turn off even the most adventurous eaters, but chicken adobo is a safe bet to get everyone…