The Happy Home Cook: Sabaw ng Munggo Guisado
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My modern version of Sabaw ng Munggo is slightly similar to the classic recipe from the 19th century during the time of Jose Rizal.
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The Happy Home Cook: Arroz A La Cubana
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My modern version of Arroz Ala Cubana was handed down by my late mother and grandmother and is a nearly similar recipe to the 19th century one.
Read MoreThe Happy Home Cook: Champorado
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Mike Grajewski of Uncle Mike’s Place in Chicago shows how to make champorado, a sweet chocolate-rice porridge in Philippine cuisine.
Read MoreThe Happy Home Cook: Peanut-Sesame Pasta Salad
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Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer here in America. Our outdoor grills will be busy once again while we cook our favorite barbecues all summer long. This easy Peanut-Sesame Pasta Noodle Salad is one of my family's favorites to pair with the pork or chicken Filipino barbecues I often make.
Read MoreThe Happy Home Cook: Banana-Cue
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Bringing the popular street food into the comforts of home.
Read MoreThe Happy Home Cook: Vegan Kare-Kare (Filipino Peanut Stew)
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Kare-kare is a classic and beloved Filipino stew made of meat and vegetables in thick and creamy peanut sauce, traditionally with shrimp paste (bagoong) and rice on the side. Filipinos often reserve this dish for big parties like town fiestas, christenings, even weddings. It’s a dish that’s both celebratory and celebrated.
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The Happy Home Cook: Deep Fried Halo Halo
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How can this shaved ice-based snack be fried and still give me the cool and refreshing pleasure of this popular Filipino delicacy filled with all the sweet ingredients? And so began my kitchen adventure for my deep-fried halo-halo.
Read MoreThe Happy Home Cook: Chateaubriand
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Nora Daza was undoubtedly the Filipino expert on French food during her time. She was the first to set up a French restaurant in Manila -- Au Bon Vivant -- which became the go-to place for gourmands and the well-heeled in the late 1960s. When she comes up with her own recipe for a French dish, we can be sure it's good.
Read MoreThe Happy Home Cook: Peach-Mango Pie
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Instead of waiting in the always-too-long line at the restaurant, I thought of making my own pie at home using a double pie crust to create one large peach-mango pie for the whole family to enjoy.
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