Tag: easy

picadillo
Filipino Food, Pork, Simple, Struggle Food

Pantry Picadillo

In this video, I am going to show you how to make a delicious picadillo with some common pantry and freezer ingredients. This is the Filipino version of picadillo, which is a common Latin American style of hash. It uses ground meat as a base, in this case, pork, but you can use beef, goat, […]

chicken mami
Filipino Food, Noodles, Soups

Mami vs. Sopas

In this video, I’m gonna show you how to take a chicken and make a simple but flavorful broth that we’re going to make into 2 styles of Filipino noodle soup. One is called Mami, which is like ramen with long egg noodles and various toppings, and the other is called Sopas, which has macaroni […]

bacsilog
Filipino Food, Pork, Simple, Struggle Food

Filipino Street Food | Bacsilog

Ever heard of Bacsilog? It’s the bacon version of a “silog” which is a common Filipino style of breakfast consisting of SInangag (garlic fried rice) and itLOG (eggs). The first syllable refers to the type of protein that takes the main stage of the dish. So, longganisa sausage is longsilog, Spam is Spamsilog, and Bacon […]

takuan
Simple, Vegetables

Takuan (Pickled Daikon)

Today I got a quick recipe for you that you’re gonna love. It’s for a Japanese-style pickle called takuan. If you’ve ever had bento either Japanese-style or Hawaiian you may have had these before. They are the yellow pickled daikon that is usually stuffed in the corner of the box. You can buy them at […]

avo rose
Simple

How To Make An Avocado Rose

If you’ve ever seen avocado toast on Instagram, you’ll have probably seen the infamous avocado rose. Buttery and unctuous slices of barely ripened avocado arranged lovingly in a circular arrangement resembling a blooming flower. Truly a sight to behold. Beautiful enough to charge $8 for a slice of toast. For real. Despite the ridicule that […]