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We have two versions of this sweet macaroni-fruit salad.  One is my husband Frederick's and the other is my sister Kristine's.  I have posted a few months ago Frederick's - Sweet Macaroni Salad Filipino Style.  I am posting right now m... more

I am a full blooded Ilocano; my husband is a half –blood  J .  My parents are both Ilocano.  My father’s ancestors came from the Ilocos provinces and my mother’s were from the Ilocano part of Pangasinan.  So most of the... more

Ingredients:Bagoong Alamang - 200 g.Pork Fat, sliced into small cubes - 100 g.Sugar - 2 tbsp Onions, chopped coarsely - 1 largeGarlic, minced - 5 clovesGround black pepper - dashvegetable oil - 2 tsp Cooking Procedure: 1.  Heat oil in a pan... more

Look at that, another aunthentic Filipino salad using mango.  Remember mango salad that we had posted sometime this month -Enseladang Mangga (Mango Salad).  The mangoes we used here, now ripe, were what remains of those green mangoes w... more

My husband went back to the Philippines early this morning to attend to some important matters.  He'll be back after a week or two. So I am eating all alone tonight.  I cooked a few slices of the beef tapa ... more

Ensaladang manggaThis is an easy, no fuss, and very yummy authentic Filipino salad.  I like to eat this along with grilled pork liempo or lechon kawali or crispy pata or pork barbecue or  charcoal grilled fish (tilapia or milk fish is great... more

Glutinuous rice cakes like biko is one of my favorite Filipino delicacies that if you let me choose between a chocolate cake (which is also a favorite of mine) and  biko, I will always choose the latter.  Specially when it is cooked like... more

My husband Frederick cooked this last Monday, a day right after new year.  He made it as an appetizer, munching on it every meal for 5 days.  He kept it in the fridge and will eat it cold, straight from the fridge.This is a deliciouse appet... more

I have made a few attempts at making my own home-made tocino without using premixes by mama sita’s, knorr, or what-have-yous and most of the time, they all go to the garbage bin.  How many kilograms of pork have I wasted just to experiment on... more

What can be a better way to start the day than a cup of hot cocoa-milk drink and pandesal J   Yes, our very own home-made pandesal. Pandesal literally means "bread of salt" but since Filipinos are naturally sweet tooth, pande... more