Pinoy Food and Recipes

A rib eye steak, without a doubt, provides ample flavor and tenderness. Because of my fiance, who loves the ribeye more than any other cut of meat, I’ve had to come up with 2 different styles of preparation to satisfy his 200lb / 6ft appetite! You’ll love this!

My Rice Stuffed Bell Peppers Recipe – a combination of an American and Italian recipe, cooked in the Filipino style. Another healthy food on a budget , taste amazing, even kids will love it!

Seafood Pasta – a very simple and healthy recipe with a pinoy twist, filled with so many flavors from the clams and white wine, to the chicken broth and spices. A great healthy food on a budget.

Learn how to prepare a flavorful and juicy holiday bird and have something elegant on your table, yet affordable, try this turkey recipe, and impress your family and friends. Turkey in orange with brandy and honey

Living in Spain with people not really used to eating rice I need to cook it the way they will love it, here is one recipe that my Spanish friends love to eat. Curry Rice with Veggies

Looking for a quick and easy recipe? Try this chicken breast in white wine. I usually prepare this for dinner, every last day of the month when my fridge is almost empty and there’s nothing left  but frozen chicken breast

Roasted Chicken with Pears and Onions Seasonal cooking at its most imaginative. There are no limits to what we can do. You can also used this simple recipe for your Thanksgiving Turkey

This is a great recipe I learned in Spain, and I absolutely love it. Of course, being me, I started combining the traditional recipe of my family Clams with ginger and tomatoes, but first i`ll show you the Spanish way. Another Healthy food on a budget.

Here`s a step by step instruction on how to make a perfect Thanksgiving Roast Turkey. This will definitely impress your family and guests.

Mushroom Risotto is one of those dishes that European’s love to eat especially Northern Italians. It takes patience. But well worth the effort! Especially on those chilly Fall and Winter Days…Hungry Yet?

Empanada is a huge specialty in Ilocos, Philippines, and definitely one of my favorite spins on the Empanada is Vigan empanada and miki. My Ilocana friends here in Spain always served this amazing dish to me, and I have to say, I don’t just like it…I love it!

Famished but need your mind on the game. Get the gang going with this extra rich take on mac n`chiz (five cheeses! truffle oil!)

Baked Zucchini and tomatoes, with a distinct Mediterranean flair. Perfect for fine dining or even a healthy food on a budget. This dish is has outstanding flavor, and simply looks amazing. Sure enough to get any person’s taste buds going! Served perfect with a side of garlic bread….

These sweet fried pastries called churros are very simililar to the pilipit snack of the Philippines. And the churros of Spain are also popular in Latin America and US. Best when dipping in hot chocolate or kapeng barako of Batangas in Philippines.

Paella not only originated in Spain, it’s also a Spanish favorite, so when I was asked to make it I knew I had to make it exceptional, as crazy as some of my ideas are, the crowd was cheering when they tasted my combination of Pinoy Style Caldareta with the Spanish Style Paella! The combination of Hot and Spicy with the smell of caldareta mix had them finishing the plate in minutes and asking for more!

In Filipino cuisine, adobo refers to a common and very popular cooking process indigenous to the Philippines. And Living here in Spain I have learned that adobo is a Spanish word for marinade or seasoning, and we filipinos inherited adobo from Spain. Here is one of my favorite Pinoy Chicken Adobo Recipes.

It’s cold, and rainy, you feel miserable and just want to relax. You walk in and you smell hints of herbs and broth. You put your whole face over the pot to feel the heat and treat your senses to what you needed all day…The feelings of being safe and warm in your home. But not with this soup Got ya on that one, didn’t I? The Vichyssoise is a French style soup made of pureed leeks, onions, potatoes, cream, chicken stock, and is traditionally served cold for those hot days you wish you could put your head in the freezer, but WOW does it ever taste amazing!

Every time I sit down to prepare my meals, I want vegetables on my table. I especially love grilled vegetables! Steaming them is also one of my preferred methods. By steaming a vegetable, its color, texture, and flavor are better retained, as well as the vegetable’s nutritional content. Finishing up with the….

Ravioli, taste better with sauce, tomatoe sauce and bechamel is the perfect sauce for your ravioli.