Homestyle Recipes, Kitchen Tips and Hacks
Chicken feet adobo is one of my favorite dishes. Preparing it takes a little extra time because you need to remove every nail, but the effort is worth it once the chicken feet are fully cooked. When removing the nails from your chicken feet, I highly recommend using kitchen scissors instead of a knife and …
I have been cooking this quick beef tapa for years, and honestly, I do not notice a big difference in flavor between this version and many of the marinated frozen tapa products sold in grocery stores. The biggest difference is convenience: there is no overnight marinating, and the beef can go straight into the pan. …
Afritada is one of those Filipino dishes that is surprisingly easy to cook. Once you learn the basics of making a good Afritada, cooking Menudo and Caldereta becomes much less intimidating and easier. I like to call these three dishes the “Filipino Tomato Threesome” because they are siblings—you can immediately tell they belong to the …
This recipe is easy to prepare and closely resembles pork adobo recipe. Both dishes use the same basic ingredients, with the main difference being the type of meat used. Chicken is widely available in almost all countries, whether fresh or frozen. In my experience, both work well for this recipe, and cooking frozen chicken without …
One of my favorite recipes. I remember having this dish every weekend in my Grandma’s house. My grandmother raised chickens in her backyard. Whenever she made Chicken Tinola, she would simply choose one, prepare it fresh, and cook it the same day. She never let anything go to waste, adding the liver, gizzard, and even …
My wife loves to eat shelled seafood, and clams are just one of them. Finding fresh clams abroad can be challenging, but you can buy them frozen at your supermarket or local grocery store. This clam soup is simple, affordable, and easy to prepare even outside the Philippines. With fresh or frozen clams, ginger, garlic, …
Good news to all tilapia lovers around the world: you can buy tilapia almost anywhere. You can find it in the United States, Canada, Europe and the Middle East and other countries. You can buy it fresh, but it is most commonly available frozen as whole fish or fillets. Tilapia is a freshwater fish that …
I love to eat bitter melon, although I never liked them as a kid, I no longer remember at what age I started eating them with pleasure. Their health benefits are what motivated me to eat them, particularly their potential to help regulate blood sugar and lower cholesterol. I like my bitter melon as is, …
I’ve never really been a fan of liver on its own. The taste is just too strong for me, and when it’s served on its own, it can feel a bit overwhelming. But that doesn’t mean I completely avoid it. In fact, I enjoy eating papaitan, which combines liver with other meats and innards. In that …
I’ve always loved scrambled eggs and omelets, but this one is one of my favorites. Growing up, garlic scrambled eggs with onions and tomatoes felt like more than just breakfast to me—it felt like comfort, family, and home. The first time I ever tried this dish was in elementary school, during summer vacation with my …
