A comforting and hearty soup
Soups
Beef Steak (Bistek recipe)
Bistek as we call it in tagalog is a popular dish in Philippines due to it’s tangy flavor topped with lots of onions. The word bistek is a slang for “beef steak” which is cooked and simmered in soy sauce and calamansi juice until tender. Since it is not that easy to find calamansi here in the […]
My Hearty Hot and Sour soup
Before you start doing anything else, I recommend reading my tips first, that way, you might want to follow some ideas and options that will affect your grocery-shopping or the way you will cook and prepare some ingredients. Though there are certain recipes that you strictly have to adhere to when it comes to the cooking […]
So what if I like Kabatiti, Utong, Poqui Poqui and Binulbol?
Have you tasted or have you heard any of these Ilocano recipes? I am pretty sure that most of you reading this are either smiling and giggling, or cringing with their one eyebrow higher than the other, or some nodding because they definitely have had it already . If you are Ilocano, then you would […]
Beef Pares
Pares is a braised beef that is commonly paired with garlic fried rice and a small bowl of soup on the side. It also refers to any dish that is cooked in a sweet soy sauce but Beef Pares is the most popular one and is often served in a Filipino “turo-turo” joint, or a small […]
Monggo Guisado(Mung Bean Soup)
Monggo Guisado (Mung Bean Soup) is pretty easy to make and yet they are really healthy. To top it off, this soup is really inexpensive. Some people cook it with both pork and shrimp but you can cook it with either of the two. This is always good for people who’s cutting down on meat that’s […]
Arroz Caldo
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Chicken Tinola Soup
Chicken Tinola Soup (Chicken with Green Papaya Ginger Soup) Just like any other state or country, there is always the easiest, cheapest and yet, so comforting and nourishing soup that we always crave for. This is always a popular dish for Filipinos every now and then. Perfect for anytime and is inexpensive, delicious and everybody loves it. […]
Chicken Macaroni Soup
Chicken Macaroni Soup (Chicken sopas) Just like any other state or country, there is always the easiest, cheapest and yet, so comforting soup that we always crave for. This is always a popular dish for Filipinos every now and then. Perfect for anytime and is inexpensive, delicious and everybody loves it. Great for toddlers and […]
Tinadtad Soup
Tinadtad means “chopped” in Tagalog I learned this recipe from my father-in-law and it is not actually a popular filipino dish. According to him, he just invented it and started cooking it by himself since it is cheap and can feed a whole army for a small batch of cooking. My husband has 6 siblings and his dad was the one who’s […]