Sauteed radish (or kilawin labanos in Filipino) is one of my favorite Philippine vegetable dishes. Its tinge of sourness reminds me of sinigang, without all the soup.

Try this delicious squash blossoms in coconut milk recipe, known in the Philippines as “guinataang bulaklak ng kalabasa”.

You, too, can enjoy delicious fresh lumpia right in your own home. Just follow this fresh lumpia recipe. By the way, fresh lumpia is Filipino for spring rolls. This recipe yields 10 servings.

Many other regions in the Philippines have their own versions of the pinakbet. But, of course, the Ilocanos still make the best pinakbet. Here’s an Ilocano Pinakbet recipe.

Bicolanos are known for the vegetable dish “laing”. There’s “something” in the way they cook the dish that makes it all the more appetizing, aside from the chili pepper of course. It isn’t “itchy”. Here’s the secret to this delicious and nutritious vegetable dish without the itch…take it from a laing expert. Ingredients dried taro [...]

I remember how my grandma would cook boiled sweet potato or kamote. The sight of steaming hot kamote on the serving plate was so inviting! But kids nowadays wouldn’t even bother to eat kamote boiled or mashed with some milk on it ( Mothers, I hope where on the same planet/sphere!) Anyway, toss some sweet [...]