Budget Seafood Recipes for Holy Week (Affordable & Family-Friendly Meals)
Holy Week cooking can feel tricky. You’re trying to avoid meat. You want to follow tradition. But you also don’t want your grocery bill to explode because seafood can get expensive fast. The good news?...
View ArticleLemon Butter Fish Fillet (Easy Cream Dory Recipe for Busy Days)
There are days when you want something that feels a little special… But you don’t want to spend one hour in the kitchen. That’s exactly where this lemon butter fish fillet comes in. It’s simple.It’s...
View ArticleTilapia Bistek
Why I’m Trying (Hard) to Eat Healthier This Year Every January, I tell myself the same thing: “This year, healthy eating na talaga.”And every January, I also realize… healthy food can be very boring if...
View ArticleCheesy Baked Salmon: Our Go-To Fish Dish for New Year’s Eve
There’s always fish on our table every New Year’s Eve. Growing up, I was told that fish symbolizes moving forward—never backward—and abundance for the coming year. Over the years, that belief stuck...
View ArticleCamaron Rebosado (Filipino Tempura)
Camaron Rebosado is a classic Filipino favorite! Crunchy, golden, and perfect with sweet chili sauce. Shrimp may not be the most budget-friendly ingredient these days, so dishes like Camaron Rebosado...
View ArticleParos Shell: How to Cook This Simple Shell Dish (Banli Method)
Paros Shell or just plain Paros is is a local name for a type of freshwater clam in the Philippines. If you grew up near coastal towns or wet markets, chances are you’ve seen Paros — those small,...
View ArticleFilipino Seafood Recipes: 7 Easy Dishes You Can Cook Any Day
There’s something about seafood that instantly brings me back home. Growing up, my mom would cook fish almost every other day — sometimes daing, sometimes sinigang na hipon, sometimes paksiw na bangus....
View ArticlePinangat na Kitang (Spotted Scat in Kamias Broth)
There are days when you just crave something light, comforting, and healthy-ish. For us, that’s always Pinangat — a humble yet flavorful dish that reminds me of home, family lunches, and the soothing...
View ArticleGinataang Sitaw at Kalabasa with Alimasag
Lately, I’ve been feeling so drained—mentally, emotionally, physically. You know that kind of tired that sleep can’t even fix? That’s me. Daddydoodledoo just resigned from his job and is now...
View ArticleGarlic Butter Shrimp with Corn and Quail Eggs
There’s something about Garlic Butter Shrimp that feels so indulgent, di ba? That buttery-garlicky aroma filling the kitchen while it’s cooking — amoy palang, ulam na! 😍 But you know me, I love adding...
View ArticleSinaing na Galunggong sa Sampalok
Comfort food for the busy days, sour and savory in all the right ways. If there’s one dish that brings me a sense of calm even during the busiest of weeks, it’s sinaing. My all-time favorite is Sinaing...
View ArticleGarlic Butter Bangus
Crispy Bangus fillets smothered in rich, golden garlic butter sauce. This is your next favorite ulam—bold, buttery, and bursting with flavor. We love anything garlic butter in this house! 🧄🧈 There’s...
View ArticleSinabawang Tahong (Mussels in Ginger Soup)
Sinabawang Tahong is a tasty, delicious soup with mussels in a ginger-y broth… It’s Official: We’ve Reached Peak Init Levels 🔥 Is it just me, or is the sun extra angry this week? We are officially in...
View ArticleEbi Burger
The easiest Ebi Burger you can make! Friends from Fishta Seafood sent over their Ebi Delight products last week. They sent over their Ebi Burger Shrimp Patty, Crispy Shrimp Balls, Popcorn Shrimp, and...
View ArticleSuam na Mais with Tulya (Filipino Corn Soup with Clams)
This Suam na Mais with Tulya is a heartwarming Filipino-style Corn Soup made corn, clams, and chili leaves and is perfect for those cold, rainy days It’s been raining non-stop for about 4-5 days now....
View ArticleInstant Pot Seafood Boil
Made with potatoes, hungarian sausage, corn, shrimp, musssels, and seasonings, this Instant Pot Seafood Boil is an easier and faster way to prepare this classic dish. And yes, this is what I prepared...
View ArticleGarlic Parmesan Calamari
Twinkle loves Calamari. Whenever she sees it in the menu, that’s what she wants to order just like when we were at Chili’s and at Olive Garden. So when friends from The fat Butcher sent over frozen...
View ArticlePaksiw na Hasa-Hasa
Paksiw na Hasa Hasa is a vinegar-cooked fish wherein the fish is simmered in vinegar, garlic, and other ingredients. If it were always up to me, our Paksiw would always be boneless Bangus belly. First...
View ArticleChili Garlic Prawns
Last New Year, the price of prawns, as expected, is super high. I got this 1 kilo of prawns for ₱1,500 pesos which is about 11or 12 pieces. However, shrimp is a savory symbol of good fortune. Eating...
View ArticleGarlic Butter Shrimp with Ketchup
I’ve been food blogging for so long but ngayon ko lang naisip lutuin itong dish na to. Whuuut? I don’t know why it took me such a long time to cook this here at home — maybe it’s Ykaie’s dislike to...
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