Buttered Garlic Shrimp Recipe


Buttered Garlic Shrimp is sautéed shrimp in butter with a lot of garlic is basically what this dish is all about. The presence of the lemon soda marinade gives this dish the sweet taste that blends well with the rich flavor of butter and the spice of the garlic.

Maja Blanca Recipe

"Maja Blanca" or coconut cake is a Filipino dessert made from fresh coconut milk, cornstarch, and sugar. The original Maja Blanca Recipe does not include young coconut, corn and milk. But in this recipe, I added condensed milk, young coconut and sweet corn kernels for added taste and more creamy texture. This luscious dessert is easy to make and the ingredients are very common and available in the market.

Kare kare Recipe

"Kare Kare" (oxtail and vegetable stew) is a traditional Filipino stew complimented with a thick savory peanut sauce. The commonly used meats for this dish are ox tail, tripe, and pork leg; on some occasions goat and chicken meat are also used. Besides the peanuts, this dish depends on the shrimp paste (on the side) in order to be fully enjoyed.

Historically, kare kare was most probably derived from the indian curry, which Filipinos called “kari”, and then adapted to local ingredients and later on evolved to “kare kare”. Traditionally, “palayok” (clay cooking pot) is used to cook this dish and it is also used as the serving pot. However it came about, this is a dish that all Filipinos have on their fiesta tables.

Pork Menudo Recipe

Pork Menudo  is a stew of pork meat and liver cubes with with potatoes, carrots and tomato sauce. This dish is delectable menu with distinct tastes of sweet and sour made from rich tomatoes and lemon or calamansi juice. One of the many Filipino recipes that always served during fiesta, holidays and special occasions.

Kalderetang Kambing (Goat kaldereta) Recipe

Kaldereta Kambing (Goat Kaldereta or goat meat in tomatoes sauce) is one of the meat dishes every Filipino has come to love. It is a specialty of  Central and Northern Luzon as favorite pulutan and is a requisite during fiestas and special occasions. You can always find it in the menus of authentic Filipino restaurant. 

Variations of this dish is with beef, chicken and or pork. Beef Kaldereta is a common dish in the Philippines made with stewing cuts of beef simmered until tender. Another is with chicken or pork because of the price and availability.

Pork Binagoongan with Gata (Coconut milk ) Recipe


Pork Binagoongan "Pork with shrimp paste" is an authentic Filipino recipe. This recipe is easy to prepare, tenderized pork is sauteed and cooked with the fermented shrimps. The shrimp paste has the most dominant flavor. In order to balance the salty taste, vinegar, along with sugar and coconut milk/cream are added.