Humanitarians Ernie and Michelle Lopez: Love Is Good

Humanitarians Ernie and Michelle Lopez: Love Is Good

When the going gets tough, love should get going.

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Nini Quezon Avanceña Was My First Call

Nini Quezon Avanceña Was My First Call

The author remembers her godmother, Nini Quezon Avanceña.

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Watch Out World: Mia P. Manansala Makes a Killing with ‘Arsenic and Adobo’

Watch Out World: Mia P. Manansala Makes a Killing with ‘Arsenic and Adobo’

A Fil-Am’s debut crime and nourishment novel.

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To Nina Aguas, Being Filipina Is an Advantage

To Nina Aguas, Being Filipina Is an Advantage

To Filipinas, more so in these volatile times when anti-Asian American racism is at a center stage, Nina’s words are reassuring.

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The Happy Home Cook: Instant Pot Arroz Caldo

The Happy Home Cook: Instant Pot Arroz Caldo

The classic Filipino Arroz Caldo, is a rice porridge that’s cooked with chicken in a broth seasoned with ginger, garlic, patis (fish sauce) and calamansi. This is a simple, hearty rice soup that is easy to make. It is also known to help heal one who has a cold or the flu, or when one is feeling under the weather. In my latest cookbook, Instant Filipino Recipes: My Mother’s Traditional Philippine Food In a Multicooker Pot, I shared how to cook this soup porridge in a quick way, without losing the flavors and the soul of mom’s cooking.

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A Festival in a Cookbook

A Festival in a Cookbook

Here’s a book with an adobo recipe for everyone -- the carnivore, the pescatarian, the vegetarian, and the one who loves a good homespun adobo any day.

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‘Let’s Cook with Nora’ Returns for Next-Gen Home Cooks

‘Let’s Cook with Nora’ Returns for Next-Gen Home Cooks

The venerable Nora Daza’s no-fuss Filipino cookbook returns for new home cooks.

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Watch Out World: Journalist-Artist Malaka Gharib Inspires Action with Cartoons

Watch Out World: Journalist-Artist Malaka Gharib Inspires Action with Cartoons

Meet Malaka Gharib, a Fil-Am whose cartoons have run in choosy The New Yorker magazine.

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Watch Out World: Entrepreneur Johanna Mirpuri Is “Momma Cuisine”

Watch Out World: Entrepreneur Johanna Mirpuri Is “Momma Cuisine”

Meet the business woman behind In the Kitch with Momma Cuisine.

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The Happy Home Cook: Mango Tango Cocktail Drink

The Happy Home Cook: Mango Tango Cocktail Drink

Here’s a refreshing cocktail to liven up any gathering. Mangoes are in season here in the USA during spring till about July. Find fully ripened, sweet ataulfo mangoes or those large, heart shaped Mexican mangoes for this drink. Serve it with spirits and toast the occasion. This recipe was inspired by a cocktail drink from the Modern Spice Cookbook by Monica Bhide. Makes one cocktail drink.

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