Chicken Empanada – A Filipino Favorite

Among Filipinos, Chicken Empanada is a favorite snack and party fare that can be serve hot or cold. I always thought making empanada was difficult but after my first attempt it seems to get easier each time I make it. Empanada can be prepared in the morning and heated for dinner. Here is an easy [...]

Philippine Beef Caldereta

Philippine Beef Caldereta
Here is a Filipino staple food that is served for special occasions such as fiesta days, birthdays etc. Preparing this recipe takes a bit of time but is well worth the effort.
This recipe tastes better when prepared a day beforehand and reheated at serving time… it gives the flavors time to blend in!
Ingredients:
* [...]

Tuna Fried Rice – Quick and Easy

Here is a recipe that is cheap and quick to make during those days when your time is short and your family is hungry.
Ingredients
* 1 can 5 oz chunk tuna
* 2 – 3 cups mixed vegetables (corn, carrots, peas, beans)
* 1 1/2 cups rice
* onion (chopped)
* 2 cloves garlic (minced
* olive oil
* 1 tsp Maggie [...]

One Last Goodbye Tita Cory

Dear Tita Cory,
Today is the 40th day since your passing. We, as a nation, would like to thank you again for the great sacrifices that you made for your country.
You provided us with a new pride in being Filipino and showed us that we can and should be willing to fight for the true [...]

Chicken Afritada – A Global Favorite

Whenever we’re talking about food that Filipino’s inherited from the Spaniards, Afritada is one of the dishes that stand out. In Philippine cuisine there are several dishes that use tomato sauce based ingredients and Afritada is definitely one of them.
There are two types of Afritada, pork and chicken, and chicken is the easier version to [...]

Filipino Style Chicken Curry

This curry recipe is one of my favorite Filipino chicken recipes. Many countries have their own version of chicken curry but for me, the Filipino chicken curry is still and will always be the best.
Ingredients :
· 2-3 tbsp. oil
· 3 potatoes, peeled, quartered and fried
· 1 lb. chicken, cut into serving pieces
· 3 cloves garlic, [...]

Spaghetti – Filipino Style

So the story goes that Marco Polo left Italy and traveled to China and came home with noodles. From that the Italians invented spaghetti. Early Italian immigrants brought it to America. Americans brought it to the Philippines and guess what?…you guessed it – the Filipinos invented their own version.
So here it is, our very [...]

Tinolang Manok

Tinolang Manok (Chicken Ginger Stew) Recipe
This is a main staple of Filipino cuisine.
Ingredients:
* 1 kilo whole chicken, cut into pieces.
* 1 small young papaya or sayote, cut into small pieces.
* 2 tablespoons ginger, crushed and slliced into strips
* 1/2 cup dahon ng sili (chili leaves) or mallunggay leaves
* 1 liter of water
* 5 garlic cloves, [...]

Final Thoughts on the Life of Cory Aquino

I believe that our lives are a series of scenes from a very complex production called “Life.“  Through these scenes, we witness the very best and the very worst of humankind. We as players in this production are allowed the freedom to intervene to counteract evil and promote good but, usually, at a great sacrifice.
Cory [...]

Senator Ninoy Aquino’s Love Poem for Cory

I Have Fallen in Love with the Same Woman Three Times
The late national hero Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino, Jr., wrote this poem for his wife, former president Corazon C. Aquino, decades ago. Composer and singer Jose Mari Chan later set the piece into music and included it in his album, Constant Change.

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