Air Fryer Buffalo Wings are chicken wings cooked crisp in the air fryer, then tossed in a sauce made from melted butter and Frank’s RedHot. That is really all you need, and you get wings that taste close to the ones you order at restaurants. The sauce turns glossy and orange, and it grabs onto…

Let me guess. A recipe told you to “add vinegar,” you went to the store, and there were five different bottles of suka staring back at you. Which one did they mean? Does it even matter? It does, and that is exactly what this guide is for. Filipino cooking uses more than one kind of…

I never get tired of bangsilog for breakfast. You get fried bangus, garlic rice, and a fried egg on one plate. That is already a good breakfast for me. The fish fries nicely, the rice smells like toasted garlic, and I like the egg with a soft yolk so it runs into the rice. I…

Cucumber tomato salad is a no-cook side dish made with sliced English cucumbers, halved grape tomatoes, thinly sliced red onion, and torn fresh basil. The dressing is olive oil, red wine vinegar, a little sugar, salt, and pepper. That is it. The cucumber is salted first to pull out water so the salad does not…

Adobong Itlog is what I cook when I want adobo but do not want to wait for pork adobo or chicken adobo to get tender. I also make this when I need a quick ulam to go with rice and eggs are what I have on hand. The sauce is simple, but it gives the…

Pork Menudo with Bell Pepper is the version many readers asked me to post over the years. I grew up enjoying my original pork menudo, the one without bell peppers, and that is still the menudo I cook for myself most of the time. To be honest, I have added bell peppers to my menudo…

Ginataang Bangus is fried milkfish cooked in coconut milk with shrimp paste, ginger, garlic, and Thai chili. I make this Ginataang Bangus recipe often because it is quick to put together and the flavors are exactly what I want on a busy weeknight. Ginataang Bangus is part of the ginataan family of dishes that Filipinos…

This is the pork chop recipes page I wish I had when I first started cooking. Over 20 chops grouped by method so you can find the one that fits your day, whether you have 15 minutes and a frying pan or a Saturday afternoon and a grill. Most of these are the dishes I…

Chimichurri steak bites are cubes of seasoned rib eye seared hard in a hot pan, then topped with a bright, garlicky sauce made from fresh parsley, red wine vinegar, garlic, and Thai chili. This chimichurri steak bites recipe turns a simple cut of beef into something you would expect at a good steakhouse, except it…

A good breakfast quesadilla is one of the easiest ways to start the morning right. This breakfast quesadilla recipe uses seasoned eggs, sliced tomatoes, chopped green onions, and melted mozzarella cheese, all folded inside a golden flour tortilla. What I like about this breakfast quesadilla is that you cook it all in one pan. The…

Ginisang Sayote at Sardinas is a simple dish made with chayote and canned sardines in tomato sauce. I cook the chayote with garlic, onion, and tomato first so it absorbs all that flavor. The sardines go in next, and everything cooks together until the sauce thickens nicely. I like it best when the sauce clings…

Chicken Chow Mein is a Chinese stir fried noodle dish made with marinated chicken, fresh vegetables, and chow mein noodles tossed in a hot wok with a savory soy and oyster sauce. I like to marinate the chicken first because it keeps the meat tender and gives it good flavor. The noodles only need a…

Tilapia is the fish I probably cook more than anything else. I grew up eating it in the Philippines, and I still buy it almost every week here in Florida. So Air Fryer Tilapia was bound to happen eventually. I seasoned the fillets the same way I always do, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, and…

Sarciadong Pechay at Itlog is a combination of Sarciadong Pechay and Sarciadong Itlog cooked in one pot. It has boiled eggs, beaten eggs, fresh pechay, tomatoes, garlic, and onion simmered in a light sauce seasoned with fish sauce. If you have cooked either dish before, this will feel familiar. The beaten eggs help form the…

This chimichurri recipe is what I like to make when grilled steak is on the menu, especially flank steak. The sauce is fresh, garlicky, a little spicy, and bright from the red wine vinegar. I like it because it wakes up the flavor of grilled meat without making the meal feel heavy. The first time…