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Inspired by Simon and Garfunkel's "Scarborough Fair", this chicken stew is cooked in apple cider and flavored with parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.

Scarborough Fair Chicken Stew

For rice-loving Filipino-Americans who like to pair their Thanksgiving turkey with non-traditional side dishes, here's an easy seafood paella recipe.

Easy Seafood Paella

Grilled chicken stewed in vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, garlic, shallots and chili. It's a Filipino sweet sour chicken stew a.k.a. paksiw na lechon manok.

Paksiw na Lechon Manok (Filipino Sweet Sour Chicken Stew)

Filipino Sweet-style Spaghetti

Filipino Sweet-style Spaghetti

Inspired by a comment from my daughter about a corned beef sinigang that she enjoyed at Sentro 1771, I cooked a home version — with homemadecorned beef, of course. Amazing. I thought that cooking sinigang with the best broth was the ultimate key until I cooked corned beef sinigang.

Corned Beef Sinigang

A lovely summery dish, chili chicken with fresh pineapple (pininyahang manok for you Filipino readers) has bold and vibrant flavors and colors. The browned chicken is braised in a mixture of coconut milk the natural juices that the pineapple expels during cooking.

Chili Chicken With Fresh Pineapple (Pininyahang Manok)

Barbecued balon-balonan ng manok, or chicken gizzards, is a popular street food in the Philippines. Along with barbecued chicken feet, pork ears and isaw (intestines), it is a finger food that goes well with beer. I find them too tough though. So, I did a home-cooked version—definitely tastier and oh, so tender too!

Balon–balonan (Gizzard) Barbecue

Mascarpone sweetened with sugar and made richer with eggs are dropped by tablespoonfuls into wine glasses and topped with lady fingers soaked in espresso. Another layer of mascarpone goes on top of the biscuits and the tiramisu in wine glasses are garnished with grated chocolate. It's divine.

Tiramisu, Party Style

Baked mussels with butter and cheese

Ham Steak

A Christmas ham story

Lasagne roll-ups with chunky meat sauce

Lasagne roll-ups with chunky meat sauce

Mango Martini. Wow.

Leche Flan (Steamed Crème Caramel)

Leche Flan (Steamed Crème Caramel)

Pancit Molo (or is it Molo soup?)

Pancit Molo (or is it Molo soup?)

Melon, ginger ale and peppermint slush

Melon, Ginger Ale and Peppermint Slush

Chocolate chip cookie dough brownies

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownies

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