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How to Make Shepherds Pie

shepherds pie in a glassware with melted cheese on top

Come join me on how to make shepherds pie from my husband. When my husband made his first Shepherds Pie for me when a long time ago (back in Hawaii) and I thought it was the greatest mashed potato I’ve ever tasted. I have been requesting him to make some every time I crave for […]

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How to Make Filipino Spaghetti

sweet filipino spaghetti with french bread, hotdog, and sausage.

Filipino Style Spaghetti is my husband’s favorite Filipino noodle dish. He likes the sweetness of the sauce and the bits and pieces of the hotdog. Because we have limited access to outside food due to the current world crisis I made my version of his favorite Filipino pasta aka sweet spaghetti. As a twist, I […]

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How to Make Black Bean Salsa

black bean salsa with corn, cilantro, onion, tomato, jalapeno, lime juice, and vinagrete in a bowl.

Come join me and let us all learn how to make Black Bean Salsa! My husband made his best salsa recipe yet! He learned about it from when he went floating down the Smith River in Montana. One of the guys on the trip brought it along and he was instantly hooked. I love how […]

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How to grow Lemongrass

lemongrass growing in a pot

Join me in learning how to grow your own lemongrass so you don’t have to look for them in the grocery store whenever you need it. Lemongrass has a lot of health benefits (such as anti-oxidants, helps indigestion, helps burn fat, and boosts metabolism to mention a few) aside from being a flavorful ingredient to […]

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How to make Tinolang Manok Chicken Soup!

A bowl of Tinolang Manok with white rice on the side

I love cooking this dish during the rainy season most especially. The warm, savory soup fills your tummy with awesomeness. I make this an appetizer or main course with rice. In the province, we usually cook Tinolang Manok with chayote or unripe papaya with moringa and/or the bird’s eye chili leaves. Ginger roots are very […]

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How to Make Avocado Ice Candy

filipino avocado ice candy in wrapper with bowl

Back home in the Philippines one of my favorite treats is Avocado Ice Candy. So, when I came back from my trip back home about a year ago, I brought back some ice candy or popsicle wrappers with me. I thought of making ice candy when I get back here in the US. It is […]

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How to Make Buttermilk Biscuits and Gravy from scratch

how to make homemade biscuits and gravy

Let’s learn how to Make Buttermilk Biscuits and Gravy from scratch. I have practiced a lot before I was able to appropriately bake flaky and soft buttermilk biscuits. I’ve also read a lot of ways on how to make creamy sausage gravy. I was able to find a recipe that I was able to follow. […]

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How to make Filipino Sweet Rice Cake

two trays of biko a filipino rice treat

Biko or also known as Filipino Sweet Rice Cake is a popular Filipino delicacy. Glutinous rice, sugar, and coconut milk are the main ingredients of this Filipino treat. It has different variants and is made uniquely per province. This is my version of Biko just like how my mom taught me when I was little […]

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How to Make Pelmeni

Homemade cooked pelmeni with sour cream in a bowl

(Russian Dumplings)

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How to make perfect rice

A bowl of cooked Jasmin rice

(the Filipino way)