Hi, I'm Liza and welcome to my blog. Salu-salo is a Filipino word that means getting together with friends and family to eat. I am not a cook by profession, but I spend a lot of time in the kitchen, cooking for my family. Read More…
This pork adobo rice bowl recipe is inspired by the pork chashu bowl that I recently ate at a Japanese restaurant. This Japanese restaurant is one of my family’s favorites and we eat there all the time. In that dish, the pork chashu, which is cut into small cubes, reminds me of pork adobo. The…
Humba is a braised pork dish that is similar to the popular Filipino adobo dish. The difference is that humba is sweeter and fermented black beans are added to the sauce thus, giving the dish a pungent taste. Pork belly is normally used but other parts like shoulder and hocks may also be used. Brown…
On Saturday, I celebrated the Lunar New Year with my family. For lunch, my husband and I had some dim sum, barbecue pork and roast pork. For dinner, we were joined at our favorite local Szechuan restaurant by my sons and daughter-in law. It was a fun and enjoyable time spent with my family. On…
I have been eating lots of salads lately, especially at lunch time at work. Most of the time, I would also bring a sandwich for supplement. This homemade potato salad recipe is one salad that can be a meal unto itself. It is not only delicious, but is filling as well. The great thing about…
Fall is finally in full swing which means that some of the fall favorites are coming back. Foods such as pumpkin and squash are starting to appear in grocery stores. About a month ago I shared a baked spaghetti squash recipe that I really enjoyed. So, today I decided to share another spaghetti squash dish. This time…
The use of spaghetti squash in this baked spaghetti squash with tomato meat sauce recipe makes it the ideal low-carb dish. Spaghetti squash has a unique feature in that it resembles spaghetti after you cook it and fluff it up with a fork. That’s why it is the perfect vegetable to use in a dish like this. After…
One fruit that I eat a lot every time I go home to the Philippines is mango. Philippine mango tastes different from the Altaulfo mango, the one that is being sold here in Vancouver. My maternal grandmother used to have several mango trees in her hometown and growing up, we always got a supply of…
