My Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup with Jalapeno and an Asian Twist is one of my step son’s absolute favorite meals. The recipe was inspired by the famous Filipino Vegetable Spring Rolls more commonly known here in the United States as Egg Rolls. How I Came Up With This Recipe When …

Baked Chickpeas and Mackerel Patties is one of my make-ahead breakfast recipes. It is inspired by my mother’s famous recipe “tortang isda” or also known as fish omelette. Fish omelette is a very common dish in the Philippines particularly in Quezon Province, where I grew up. Fresh anchovy and fresh …

Sauteed Sardines with Chickpeas is an easy meal to prepare for breakfast. I use canned sardines in tomato sauce made from the Philippines. I remember, when I was a kid, sauteed sardines was one of my favorite breakfast dishes. I always liked the taste of the tomato sauce that comes …

Filipino Chicken Adobo with sriracha became a popular dish in my husband’s family. Chicken Adobo is the first dish that I cooked for my husband’s family when we invited them over after we got married.  I was well aware that my mother in law is a good cook and my …

Breakfast Soup Loaded with Vegetables is my original recipe inspired by the Japanese Traditional Breakfast Menu. I have always been fascinated with the way Japanese eat and especially their breakfast food. They have omelette, vegetables, pickles, fried fish, rice and the ever famous Miso soup. I want that kind of …

Mongolian Style Beef Stew with Shishito Peppers is a marinated beef in soy sauce and pepper and cooked in a Mongolian sauce.  Traditional Mongolian beef is a simple stir fry with thin slices of beef, usually flank steak,  cooked in a soy sauce with brown sugar, ginger  and onions. This …

The Eggplant and Tomato Casserole recipe is inspired by the common Filipino dish, Eggplant Omelette or Tortang Talong, which is commonly served with fried rice for breakfast.  Even though, the Filipino eggplant omelette looks like a simple dish, it is not that easy to make in my opinion. The traditional …