Chicken Tinola is a Filipino Ginger Soup that has so many benefits to it! I’m using my Instant Pot to make this easy soup since I’m a busy mom. I don’t have time to slave over the kitchen, so Instant Pot it is! Some say Filipino food is not healthy, but you know what..IT CAN […]
09
Jul
Jul
Parenting pre-pandemic is already hard enough. And when you add in a global pandemic…well..life just turns upside down and throw everything down the drain… Yes screen time has increased in this household. Yes I am working from home and taking care of the kidsYes nothing ever gets done But reality is, parents are so hard […]
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Quarantine Kid Friendly Activity Idea: Fun Food Craft
05
Jul
Jul
As much as I love to cook, I like to find ways to make crafts and activities with my son. Quarantining at home is our new norm, so we’ve somewhat adjusted and have been doing fun activities with what we have at home. I want to be able to share and educate about the Filipino […]
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Jolibee Inspired Filipino Spaghetti
05
Jul
Jul
Have you ever had Filipino Spaghetti? If you haven’t, it’s sweeter than the regular spaghetti. And the best part…it uses HOT DOGS! My hubby loves Filipino Spaghetti, so I had to recreate Jolibee’s spaghetti. I’m using my Instant Pot so basically I dumped all my ingredients. A few tips on making Filipino Spaghetti in the […]
29
Jun
Jun
Pancit is Filipino noodles. There’s so many versions and ways to make it. My parents make the best Pancit Palabok (I’m probably being biased)! So is it Pancit Palabok or Malabon? It depends on what region you are from, but the way I was taught was the thick rice noodles is Malabon. Pancit Palabok is […]
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How to make Siopao
28
Jun
Jun
I always thought making siopao would be so hard to make. All I can hear is my dad’s voice saying the dough is so hard to make and perfect. I finally taught myself how to make it and you know what? It wasn’t so bad to make! If you have dough, yeast and milk..you can […]
20
Apr
Apr
Here is another easy recipe that can easily use what you have in your fridge and pantry. This is great if you need to get rid of veggies that are about to go bad. Literally you can put almost anything in it! Which what I did. I used whatever vegetables we had in the fridge […]
19
Apr
Apr
You guys! I’m so excited for this! Yes I gave into the trend..the Dalgona trenda. But I didn’t use coffee! I’m not much of a coffee drinker, but I was so curious how to make it. I had no hand mixer, no instant coffee…what do I use? My stand mixer and some egg whites and […]
10
Apr
Apr
I started testing new recipes in the kitchen during this time of the pandemic we are experiencing. We had rotisserie chicken from Costco in the fridge and I wanted to reuse it somehow. So I checked what other ingredients I had in the fridge that can be used to reuse leftover chicken. I came up […]
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Quick and Easy Garlic Noodles – Filipino Style
03
Apr
Apr
I dream of Chef An’s garlic noodles from Crustacean! It’s really a simple dish and I’ve tweaked it a bit to make a Filipino version! I happen to always have these asian ingredients in my pantry because they are so versatile in Asian cooking and can be used for so many things. Asian ingredients that […]
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Mar
Mar
I’ve been lucky to work from home at least once a week. So I have a few tips and tricks I want to share that will help my working from home parents during this pandemic! I’m sharing my top 6 tips on how to work from home and still keep a work/life balance. I’ve tweaked […]
24
Mar
Mar
I finally filmed a video for our YouTube channel! YAY! We hosted our first virtual cooking class with Jeanelle from Jeanelleats! We showed our viewers how to make 2 different kinds of lumpia and then I showed how kid friendly activity using felt! I showed how to make and roll lumpia with felt. And then […]
Adobo can be prepared in so many different ways. I used to get a little annoyed when I see chefs on TV cook adobo and they put something like habanero in it. But I came to realize that there are so many ways to cook it. Everyone has their own interpretation of it! “I Am […]
14
Feb
Feb
Meal prepping reminds me when my parents would cook in bulk like they were cooking for a party. Growing up I thought why do they always cook so much? Is someone coming over? Nope, it was just for me, my sister and my parents. Do you remember eating the same meal every single day and […]
07
Feb
Feb
Piper is now old enough to eat solids. Now that it’s the second time around introducing food, I wanted to try a few things: More variety and more Filipino foods.
23
Dec
Dec
On 12/8, Flipp Family had their first event and collaborated with Bayang Art and Music Collective; another family owned business in Carson, CA. I actually found BAMC through Instagram while I was doing some research on Filipino owned business and I came across their IG. I like to think it was meant for us to […]
10
Dec
Dec
I started getting Paxton involved with cooking with me even though it takes a little longer and I have to prep everything beforehand. But he loves to help and gets so excited so I try to have him help with simple tasks. Mostly dumping the ingredients into a bowl or mixing everything together.
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Guava Bars
22
Nov
Nov
More guavas means more experimenting! This time I made guava bars. I think I might be the only one that likes guava by itself. My husband likes it in dessert like Porto’s guava cheese rolls or Kong’s Hawaiian’s paradise cake, which I did make the guava cake and you can find it here!
15
Nov
Nov
One of my favorite cakes is Kings Hawaiian’s Paradise Cake. And the best layer is the guava portion. They also sell the guava portion on its own and it’s also delicious!
08
Nov
Nov
Finally fall season is here in California! It’s still warm during the day, but the nighttime chill is here! One of my favorite comfort Filipino food is Chicken Tinola. It’s a ginger soup with chicken, chayote and malyunggay or spinach. My son loves this soup! He eats every last bite and asks for seconds! Mommy […]
14
Oct
Oct
Here’s an oldie, but goodie from A Bite of Soul!