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Beef donburi (Japanese beef bowl)
Beef, Main

Steak Donburi

Steak Donburi is also known as a Japanese steak rice bowl. Topped with slices of tender steak, a sticky sauce, and a runny egg yolk, this is the perfect weeknight meal and incredibly filling!

Filipino Spicy Tuna Rice Bowl with cucumbers, calamansi, and tomato
Main, Seafood

Easy Filipino Tuna Rice Bowl

This Easy Tuna Rice Bowl takes just under 30 minutes to prepare. With a garlic fried rice base, this recipe adds a Filipino-flare that’s both flavorful and filling!

Main, Pork

Pork Nilaga (Filipino Boiled Pork Soup)

This Pork Nilaga was my Filipino family’s favorite recipe for rainy or cold days. It uses tender pork ribs, sweet saba bananas, leafy greens, and hearty potatoes, all simmered in a light, savory soup!

Iced Ube Coconut Latte
Other

Easy Iced Ube Latte

Here’s my quick and easy iced latte recipe flavoured with ube, the beloved Filipino purple yam. This recipe uses instant coffee for ease. It’s toasty, nutty, and floral, all in one sip!

ube overnight oats with toasted coconut flakes, strawberry, and banana.
Appetizer, Other

Ube Overnight Oats

These overnight oats are quick, easy and perfect for meal-prepping breakfast or snack for the next day. This is flavored with ube, giving the oats a floral, earthy, and nutty taste!

Chicken Tinola (Filipino Chicken Soup)
Chicken, Main

Chicken Tinola (Tinolang Manok)

Chicken Tinola is a staple in my Filipino family during cold or gloomy days. The chicken is simmered in a light, aromatic broth along with leafy greens for that perfect bowl of soup!

Fresh Ube (Filipino purple yam)
Ingredients

A Guide to Ube – The Filipino Purple Yam

Welcome to my somewhat extensive guide of the beloved Ube. Here, I’ve compiled some relevant information I could find on ube using available resources (links to those are noted at the end) and from my own Filipino knowledge.

Calamansi Chicken
Chicken, Main

Calamansi Chicken

Calamansi Chicken combines crispy, golden fried chicken with a fresh, tangy, and sweet calamansi sauce. It showcases the bold flavor of the native Filipino citrus!