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Pork Adobo

Pork Adobo

  Adobo is one of the most well-known Filipino dishes. A delicious combination of garlic, vinegar, and soy sauce with braised meat or vegetables is the perfect comfort food. Every family has their own way of making adobo and I’ve found the simplest way is 

Lemon Shrimp Scampi

Lemon Shrimp Scampi

Sunday nights in our house are known as PASTA SUNDAYS because it is typically the night we have pasta for dinner. This originally started as a nod to “Sunday Family Dinners” on the show Jersey Shore – say what you want but that show had 

Mashed Potatoes

Mashed Potatoes

This year I was in charge of making the mashed potatoes for our annual Christmas Eve dinner. I had made mashed potatoes before using a potato masher and I love a chunky mashed potato but a smooth mashed potato is something totally different. I saw 

Chicken Tinola

Chicken Tinola

The weather is finally cooling down here in California and we’ve even started to get some rain! I love this time of year. Bundling up, sipping warm tea, family time, and FOOD… all the comforting food! Speaking of comfort food, it’s the perfect time of 

Banana Bread

Banana Bread

I had some overripe bananas and that always means one thing in my house: it’s time to make banana bread! I think the recipe I use is pretty easy and I hope you find it easy to follow too. I typically don’t have eggs at 

Honey Ginger Soy Chicken

Honey Ginger Soy Chicken

I tested out a new recipe tonight and it turned out delicious. I am not a huge teriyaki chicken fan but I wanted to do something like teriyaki but not teriyaki. Let me tell you, this saucy chicken dish is something I can (and probably 

Dumplings

Dumplings

I had been wanting to make homemade dumplings for the longest time and decided this was a good weekend to do so. I have to say, this was easier than I had initially imaged. Some of my favorite dumplings contain shrimp or pork, so I decided 

Tartine Bakery | SF Adventure

Tartine Bakery | SF Adventure

  After nearly a year of attempting to try out Tartine Bakery in San Francisco, I FINALLY DID IT GUYS! While I didn’t get to taste their morning buns or croissants, I was pleasantly satisfied with what I did get to eat. My mom, my grandmother, 

Pork Carnitas

Pork Carnitas

I have been on a quest for the perfect, easy Pork Carnitas recipe for quite sometime now and I think I have finally found one that works for me. The best part is, a lot of the cooking is done in a slow cooker so 

Disneyland & California Adventure

Disneyland & California Adventure

Lou and I adventured off to Disneyland and California Adventure last weekend to celebrate my 30th birthday. It was Lou’s first time at both parks and we had a great time! My goal was to hit up EVERY churro cart, however, that did not happen.