Recipes

Homemade Pancakes (Delicious and Fluffy)

Breakfasts are always challenging on weekdays. I don’t know in your household but in mine, it’s always a race against time. I do let my kids have cereal in the morning, but not all the time and I try to choose “the lesser evil” ones that are not laden with too much sugar. Well, I …

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Baked Pork Asado Buns

Back to school means back to the baon (school lunches and snacks) routine. As my kids grow, their needs (and wants) when it comes to what they want to eat at school drastically changes each year. Gone were the days when lunches were much easier when all they wanted were chopped up fruits and veggies…every …

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Peach Mango Pie

We live in the part of Canada where the US border is a mere 20-minute drive. In fact, it’s much closer than going to downtown Vancouver. Every summer prior to this pandemic, we crossed the border to go to the nearest Jollibee (when the Vancouver one was still nonexistent) … which is about 2 ½ …

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Minatamis na Saging (Plantain Bananas in Sugar Syrup)

Summer is always the time when my brain is constantly thinking of some icy treats. Sure there’s tons of ice cream flavors (and brands) to choose from and a whole lot of frozen treat options available in North America. A lot of times they do the trick, but there are these moments when my mind …

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Saba Con Yelo

Saba con Yelo (Hielo) is a classic Filipino icy dessert. It’s a cinch to put together as long as its main ingredient is premade, the Minatamis na Saging (Sweetened Plantain Bananas). In the Philippines, we use a local cooking banana called Saba but I have been using Plantains because it’s readily available, even major supermarkets …

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Deep Fried Pork Ribs (Moist and Tender)

Pork ribs are definitely one of my family’s favorite proteins. Whenever it goes on sale at Costco, I always grab a pack and freeze it until my kids ask for Pork Nilaga, Pork Ribs Sinigang or the Fall-Off-The-Bone Pork Barbecue Ribs. These are the 3 dishes that they think of when it comes to pork …

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DIY Snow Cone Syrup (Only 3 Ingredients)

It has been a weird summer this year. At the beginning of June, it felt quite like spring – cold and wet. Glad we’re out of that stage but summer is back with a vengeance. It is HOT! Google always follows the weather forecast with “There’s currently a heat warning in effect”. Fans are nonstop …

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Crispy Adobo Flakes

I have been craving Pork Adobo for weeks now but because of my unending to-do list, I haven’t gotten around to it until a few days ago. Because it’s been on my mind, I wasn’t even thinking when I was cutting a slab of pork shoulder. It was only after I was done cooking that …

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Atchara (Pickled Papaya)

It’s finally barbecue season! Though I can use the oven to make Pork Barbecue all-year round, the sight and smell of cooking on the grill makes it more enjoyable to eat. What’s even more palatable is when those flame-kissed meats are served with a side of Atchara (Pickled Papaya). Pickled vegetables, particularly Atchara, are the …

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Watermelon Popsicle

Summer is my favorite season! School’s out and I can have my lazy days once in a while. Hubby still goes to work but most of the time, he’s working from home. So, weekdays are easier in some ways but I think I’m in the kitchen more often because my kids are hungry all the …

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