ILOILO FOOD TRIP

Been craving for Chicken Curry these past few days and it finally came to the dinner table. Just some simple preparation and cooking using store bought flavour mixes. Making Chicken Curry is very simple - just some frying, mixing and stewing. And around an hour, you will be already enjoying the aroma and taste of a simple curry dish. Now, let's start cooking...

What's your favorite PATA recipe? I've tried making  sinigang , kare-kare , paksiw , ala " lauya "  and of course, there's crispy pata  - with these pork knuckles and all of them had me screaming for "Extra Rice, please!" But among the simplest yet still delicious recipes of pork pata is with Ginisang Monggo . And you can flood with with your favorite vegetables to lessen the guilt of pork knuckle indulgence! I love it with greens like malunggay, kamote and my favorite - alugbati. Then add some "bulky" veggies like jackfruit, unripe papaya or kalabasa to complement the pork pata. So here's a the recipe for Pata with Monggo, Alugbati, Papaya and Kalabasa

On special occasions at home, these crispy golden brown liempo are always a staple. Aside from being visually appetizing and delicious, it is very easy to prepare - that is if you have the right equipment. Our ever reliable turbo oven (maybe over 20 years?) has been giving us these delicious crispy slabs of liempo ever since I can remember.

Are you looking for places to bring and date your foodie partner this Valentine’s day? Then SM City Iloilo is the right place for you! From Filipino homegrown Ilonggo and Panay dishes to different varieties, SM City Iloilo has something for everyone’s food taste. Enjoy wide array of dishes that has been everyone’s favorite through generations and new stores with unique flavors that are creating a whole new level of dining experience. Inside the Main Mall  Prince Baker   📍Lower Ground Floor If you want to treat your partner the best pastries, tarts and macaroons in Iloilo City, then Welcome to Prince Baker! Known for its traditional Bicho freshly prepared with high-quality ingredients without artificial flavors, Prince Baker offers scrumptious delicacies and treats not only breads but also snacks, coffees, all-day breakfast and rice meals. Foodhall and Food Court Choices Lazy Susan   📍SM Food Hall Experience a Taiwanese food trip with your partner at Lazy Susan. This amazing restauran

One of the simplest  vegetable dishes to cook is CHOP SUEY. It could be a side dish or a full meal depending on how you want it to be. As the recipe varie s from almost every household and restaurant, they say that there could be a thousand and one ways of making chop suey! A mix and match dish,  made with our own choice of vegetables, one can have it vegetarian or laden with all the meats or just a right combination of both. It's an endless tweak of a basic recipe until you find the one that suits your taste and your budget. So let's make  Chop Suey. Ingredients 1 cup Broccoli florets 1 cup Cauliflower floretw 1 cup Carrots, sliced 2 cups Cabbage, cut 1/2 inch 1 cup Sayote strips 5 pieces Shrimps 1 cup Chicken, cubed or strips 1 small Onion, chopped 3 cloves Garlic, chopped Salt and pepper (preferably white) to taste Shrimp bouillon cube, optional 1 tablespoon Corn starch 1-2 cups Water, adjust Sesame oil, optional How to cook a simple Chop

One of the simplest yet very delicious anti-cold weather comfort food we all love is Arroz Caldo. I just the the aroma that lingers in the kitchen when it is prepared that often gets my stomach grumbling. While one can find stalls and restos serving this Pinoy fave, making your own with better and more ingredients is just easy as 1-2-3!  So let's start the countdown as we make our very own Arroz Caldo!

Who doesn't love choriso or longganisa? A breakfast staple in most households as it is one of the most popular processed meats in the market.  But sometimes we tend to make our own just to be sure of the quality of the food we are eating at the same time make it attune to our tastebuds. Here's the recipe on how to make Skinless Choriso or Longganisa

Ilonggos really love valenciana because most if not all have grown accustomed of having it in almost all occasions like fiesta, brithdays, reunions and all other occasions thus I love calling it as the "occasional dish".   Basically, " go, grow and glow " dish, it has the carbohydrates, protein and vitamins and minerals in just one spoonful. And it can come in its simplest form with just malagkit rice, pork, chorizo and bell peppers to some fancy with additions like raisins, peas, chicken, hardboiled egg (just garnish though), etc.  Here's the recipe for Valenciana Ingredients 3 cups Glutinous Rice ( malagkit ) 2 cups Pork, sliced 1 cup Pork, Beef or Chicken  Liver, sliced 2-3 pieces Chinese sausage, sliced 2-3 large red bell peppers, sliced lengthwise 1 cup Green Peas 3 small boxes Raisins 2 pcs.Onion, chopped 4 cloves garlic, crushed salt and ground pepper to taste  2 pcs. pork/chicken bouillon/broth cube