Sushi Bake is your favorite rice dish in a casserole form! It’s easy to make and delivers the delicious Japanese flavors you love with no special sushi chef skills required. I’ve had this baked sushi cooked, photographed, and ready to go way back in May on the height of its popularity, but my pro...

How to Toast Coconut in three different ways using stove, microwave or oven. With this easy-to-follow guide, you’ll have fragrant coconut to use in your favorite recipes! Oh, what a day what a day this day is turning out to be! I woke up early this morning to find close to 50 comments waiting for...

Velveting is a Chinese cooking technique commonly used in stir-frying. Meat or seafood are marinated in a mixture of egg white, cornstarch and rice wine, and then briefly blanched in oil or water before finishing off in the stir-fry process with other ingredients. The marinade acts as protective ...

Tropical Magic Bars are soft, chewy, and perfect for snacking or gifting! Loaded with dried mango and pineapple, shredded coconut, and white milk chocolate on a golden graham crust, they’re sure to hit the sweet spot! Magic bars are one of my favorite sweet treats. They’re a type of dessert w...

An easy tutorial on How to Make Latik, golden coconut curds to use as topping and flavoring for your favorite rice cakes and desserts! Latik are solids that form when coconut cream (kakang gata) is cooked down until it releases its natural oils. These toasted crumbs are sprinkled on Filipino dess...

Slow Cooker Ham cooked in brown sugar and pineapple juice in the crockpot. Easy to make, tasty, and perfect for Sundays or holidays! My friends, BER season is here! I don’t know about you, but I can hardly wait for this year to pass and get on with the new. The last few months have […]

Shrimp in Black Bean Sauce stir-fry is quick and easy to prep for busy weeknights. It delivers spicy flavors and is great with steamed rice. This shrimp in black bean sauce was inspired by a tilapia dish which happens to be one of my favorite recipes on the blog. I just love the spicy and garli...

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire Jack Frost nipping at your nose Yuletide carols being sung by a choir And folks dressed up like Eskimos Everybody knows a turkey and some Mistletoe help to make the season bright Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow Will find it hard to sleep tonight They know th...

How to Caramelize Sugar in the Microwave is a fantastic kitchen hack you need in your life! Quickly turn sugar into liquid gold in minutes! It’s been months since our last kitchen tip here at Kawaling Pinoy so, today, let me share with you a ridiculously simple hack on how to caramelize sugar i...

I believe I’ve been open enough with you about my wanting to maybe one day blog full time. Don’t get me wrong, I do love my job (most parts of it) and the people (for the most part) I work with. There are many days when I do come home from work proud of myself […]