This site is a Filipino recipe Blog where Filipinos can share recipes and exchange ideas about cooking their delicious, native dishes. Although this is mainly focused on Philippine cuisine, I’m not leaving out the western cuisine. Having said that I’m also going to include American food on this recipe blog site for the ones who wish to serve their family American food, and yes everyone is welcome to this site.
I’m not a professional chef nor do I have extensive training in the kitchen. An empty stomach and a craving for food is what drives me to search for good recipes and modify it to my taste. Part of my cooking inspiration is also from my late father. He was a professional butcher and loved to cook also. Nothing fancy here. This is mostly country style cooking “where taste is more important than looks”. Please cook with me and enjoy my recipes and welcome to Filipino Food Lover’s.
Mabuhay!
Robert Colinares
Filipino Food Lover’s
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Filipino Food and Cooking! Recipes, cooking methods, and a whole lot more. A self-taught, enthusiastic Filipino cook blogging to share his knowledge and delicious personalized recipes with detailed pictures to others. Please do not hesitate to post your comments and questions or if you just want to say hello!
Thank You,
Robert Colinares
Just dropped over from Group Recipes.. Would love to learn to cook some of your dishes..
Yummy. Waiting for an invite
Linda,
Thanks for dropping by and yes try some of my dishes you might find your new favorite dish. I wil try to post more recipes at “Group Recipes” as soon as I get a chance.
Gary,
I would be more than happy to invite you for a cook off party. I know you like Chinese that’s why you need to taste some Filipino dishes. I promise I will cook something that you can handle..
I just discovered your site. And let me tell you how happy I am. I recently moved away from home and can only make a few filipino dishes (because i didnt really know the names of the foods my mom cooked just how they looked=P). I have been missing home cooking more than ever lately but when I found your site I realized I just may be able to cook them up myself! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! I am sure my husband will enjoy it too=) I was running out of dishes to make lol
You’re very welcome Jennifer! The sole purpose of this foodblog is to lend a hand to our fellow Filipino’s that are away from the Philippines and craving for the food that they love.. I hope you like my recipe’s and please don’t hesitate to post any questions you may have about my recipes.. Cook safely!
-Robert
Hi Robert,
I live here in Pacific Grove , California for 3 months now.Im here for a temporary work and I am from Paranaque, Philippines.I miss very much the Filipino home cooking.This morning, I craved for Nilagang Buto- buto.I have the ingredients but didnt know exactly how to cook it right.So i decided to Google it for help.And i chanced upon your website and found the recipe quite simple.Off I went to the kitchen and started to make the Nilagang Buto buto and Voila!It was very tasteful and pinoy na pinoy ang lasa.My other pinoy housemates loved it so much that they forgot to leave some for my room mate.Anyway, just to let you know i really dont know how to cook to begin with.Im used to have our househelp do it for me or my wife who is a good cook, too.But being far away from my family(they are all back home in the Phils.) forced me to learn how to cook basic at least, otherwise baka mamatay ako sa gutom, he he.Im so thankful to your website, some of the recipes that I read are just simple to cook.From now on, I will always visit you site.We never know that i have a passion for cooking afterall.Thanks again!
Hi Robert,
Can you give me some stores that I can order online for delivery. I live in PA and during winter, driving to Pittsburgh is too much.
I enjoy your website!
Dale,
I am glad that you find my recipes useful. That is the sole purpose of this site, to help Filipino’s who are away from home cook the foods that they are basically craving for. So which recipe did you use, the Tagalog version or my mom’s simple version? By the way just in case you are looking for any recipes that aren’t posted on here you can let me know what they are and I will try and help you out.
-Robert
Betsy,
I have to be honest, I really don’t order a lot online because I have an international grocery store fairly close, but a couple sites that I checked out online and considered ordering from were http://www.filgoods.com and http://www.pinoygrocery.com . Just remember that when you order online most things won’t really be fresh, most likely frozen. Online sites are good for spices and dry ingredients though. By the way, thanks for checking out my blogsite.
-Robert
Look at all those foods. Yummy, I love it so much. Wish i’m home again.
Robert,
Thanks for the reply. Your guess was right. I did use your mom’s recipe ‘coz it’s easier and simple.The next time I do it, im gonna try yours. I will surely write you if I need something thats not in your site. Big thanks!
Dale
Mabuhay from the Philippines! my first time to visit your site. the dishes looks so yummy. I’m also not a chef or anything within that line. I’m a mom who looks for recipes which I can serve my family. Well, just now, I was thingking of serving beef steak, so I went online for an easy recipe, and I landed on your site. Can I use your recipe? It’s really easy and very pinoy. By the way, can I post some of your recipes on my site?
wanna learn all of this yummy dishes!!!
Dale,
I have to be honest with you I would rather cook my mom’s version. I like it a lot and I guess I’m so used to eating it from when I was growing up, but feel free to try my version. You can find Napa cabbage just about anywhere here in the U.S. and let me know how it turns out. Also try different types of soup bones such as beef shanks (bulalo) or if you want meatier meat use beef pot roast. Just avoid beef brisket, to me it tastes funny. Anyway good luck on your cooking journey and hopefully your roomate will appreciate your effort. Good luck!
Enchie,
Thank’s for dropping by my blogsite and also for the compliments. As far as posting my recipes on your site I guess that’s okay as long as you don’t post any more than 2 recipes at any given time. What I meant by that is if you decide to post another one after posting two already please delete one of them to post a new one. Also please put proper attribution (author, name of my site) on each of my recipes and a link back to this site. Other than that, I’m totally fine with your request.
Sincerely,
Robert Colinares
Hello Robert .. all your food recipes looks so good here that i am going to give up my obsession scouring the internet looking for already cooked filipino foods to be delivered. In fact that is how i stumbled upon your website :). Where I live, I have found only 2 filipino restaurant so far, but the taste wasn’t … shall we say reliable. They boast of authentic Philippine cuisine, but i’m disappointed to find out that the dishes seemed dry tasting and others are floating in too much lard. I am not much of a cook myself…. but i know good food when i taste it …. seeing all your dishes and the ingredients…. seems to simplify things… that I just might venture out in the Kitchen.
the spread of food loks so delish. ay kakagutom talaga.
Debbie,
Thank you for the compliments! I know what you are saying when it comes to Filipino restaurants, the food seems to sit for a little while before it actually gets served to the customers. It’s the nature of Philippine cuisine that a lot of the authentic Filipino food cannot be cooked as it was ordered. A lot of this food involves time to cook. That is why it is better sometimes to cook it yourself if you are looking for freshly cooked food and I’m hoping I have the recipe that you are craving for. If not please check back later on as I add more recipes to this blogsite. God bless and again thank you for dropping by!
Juliana,
Get your cooking hat on and try some of my recipes. That should take care of your craving..
-Robert
Discovered your site today. I am absolutely a filipino food lover, right down to the bagoong and balut. Just made aroz caldo last night and now I can’t wait to try some of your recipes. Since I don’t live with my parents anymore, I really miss homecooking. Your site is just another way to fixing that problem.
~R
R. Dela Cruz
This is what this site is all about for those who crave for Filipino food. I been away now from the Philippines for so long I know how it feels like when craving for the food you grew up with. I love bagoong my self, as fas as balut I can only eat it in the dark it taste good and all but I don’t like looking at it. Now you just remind me I have a good recipe on Pork Binagoongan. I do need to post it here some times. Anyway enjoy my recipes and thank you for stopping by. Also thank you for adding Filipino Food Lovers on your links section as you can see I did return the favor. Mabuhay!
-Robert
Hello Robert, since the first time i stumbled upon your site, that was almost a month ago.. i have already tried 7 of your dishes (bicol express, giniling, bistek, fried pork chops, baguio beans, pork sinigang, & fried chicken wings) with great success … my american family enjoyed them as well. But I can’t seem find any store selling kangkong & I couldn’t think of a good substiute, so i was a bit sad of my sinigang… really wanted kangkong in it. I’m very particular with the list of ingredients since i have no imagination nor inventive enough to make substitutions. Oh in the future, will you also please make some Arroz Caldo, la paz bachoy(sp?), breaded pork chops, & vegetable lumpia(the one with bean sprouts)?. The arroz caldo would make an excellent winter time hot food. More Power to your website, it truly is a goldmine!
Debbie,
Well I’m really glad to hear that you have great success with your cooking. Unfortunately I don’t have an answer about the substitute for Kangkong (water spinach). Believe it or not some states here in the U.S. Kangkog is illegal can you believe that? One of the state that does not allow planting Kangkong for personal use is Florida or any state along the cost with a tropical climate. They are having a big problem clogging up there public water ways causing flood in those cities. My goodness our favorite veggie is illegal in some states.
As far as Arroz Caldo you have read my mind, it is actually on top of my list due to the weather change. Another thing I do have a good recipe for Breaded Pork Chops as well. I used breadcrumbs instead of flour and let me tell you it is good. Veggie Lumpia, Bean Sprouts in particular is impact my favorite among all lumpia. I will post the recipe as soon as get the wrapper and of course the bean sprouts. One thing I am not familiar is Batchoy I don’t think I ever have eaten that stuff before but I will definitely look into it. Anyway Thanks for your kind words and God Bless!
-Robert
Help!! I had a dear friend who used to make a Philipino dish for my children as they were growing up. We have since lost touch with eachother when she retired and moved back to the Philipines. My kids are now grown and crave my dear friend Remys food. Please help me find out the name and a recipe.
It was a round dough ball that was sweet, and had pork or chicken filling that was also sweet.
Francine
deesworld682@aol.com
Francine,
The only thing close to your description is called Siopao! Here is the recipe.
http://www.filipino-food-lovers.com/?p=70
I hope this is what you’re looking for!
-Robert
Mabuhay where I can buy a filipino cookbook i been searching in the bookstore I can’t find let me know .I like all the foods in your website and I relly miss it all. thank you so much God Bless.
Irene,
Thank you for the compliments! What I can tell you about buying a Filipino Cookbook is to go to Amazon.com, two cookbooks I purchased from there are:
Memories of Philippine Kitchens
Homestyle Filipino Cooking
Hopes this helps,
-Robert
Hi, Robert, please join Lasang Pinoy 24 for the month of February, with the theme coconuts. Details here. Thanks.
Kai,
Thank you for inviting Filipino Food Lovers.com to participate on Lasang Pinoy Episode 24 (LP24). I will have my entry ready before the deadline..
-Robert
wow! I have been searching a website that could really really help me out in cooking filipino dish that is easy and delicious, and I finally found this helpful site, I am working with europian people now and we had this daily food world viand for the night, and every wednesday and friday is my schedule to cook a filipino dish, and when I am out of ideas what to cook I’d surf the net and found this beautiful site, really guys thank you they loved it! Honestly, am not fan of cooking just eating, and now I loved to cook in the kitchen myself. Thank you guys=)) Mabuhay!!
Karen,
Thanks for the compliments, I am glad that you find my recipes useful. Compliments like this what gives us food bloggers inspirtaion to keep doing what were doing. God bless you!
-Robert
Hi,
you’ve got a great site here! You should put up recipes for sinigang (i can never get the sourness right!), tonola and tsino! (sorry if spelling is wrong.)
My mum used to make all these dishes for me and now that i live away from home i miss them!!
Aubrey,
Most people nowadays usues the mix it is so much easier and the most available one out there. Here is the recipe for Pork Sinigang.
http://www.filipino-food-lovers.com/?p=51
-Robert
I am interested in the food culture of your country. And I support your site. If there is time, please come in my site.
From Japan.
hello there! thank you so much for this site! my boyfriend’s going to the US and he needs recipes he can quickly learn how to cook. this is heaven-sent!
hi! i really really REALLY love to eat!!! and everytime my tita may cooks… hmm yummy!
Hi Robert! I just discovered your site today. I’m just wondering if you can help my dad introduce his “bottled balut” in your community there. (yup, he bottled the balut under the supervision of the department of science and technology). We are from Pateros (I’m not sure if you are familiar with the place but it is the town of balut). My Dad is a “balut expert” ( he had the balut business since 1976) and it is his dream to make this Pinoy delicacy more accessible to our Filipino brothers abroad. By the way, my Dad is 65 yrs old and he is still very stubborn working on this. Hope you can help me help my dad. If interested, just let me know so I can refer my dad to you. Thank you… Melissa
Hi, I just love your blog…and I’d like to visit it as often as I could, could I link you in my blog? pleaaaassseeee….thanks
Mahalia,
Yes, you can add my site to your link section and to return the favor I will do the same for your site. God bless!
-Robert
Wow! I really, really love to cook your site was very helpful & interesting. This is my first time to visit your site I’m just searching my last name in the internet & found out your site.I’m from Camarines Norte, Philippines.
Hi,good day to you…So happy to know that we have a Filipino food section.I was a Chef before.now presently working as a RESEARCHER.in one company here in nearby manila area..So far work is good..Im,so happy to know that theres one you who do this…”MABUHAY KA”..MORE POWER TO YOU….GOD BLESS….
Shirley,
Good day to you too. I never guess that I would have a Colinares visitor. My family is originally from Samar in the Visayan province. I was born in Antipolo, Rizal and grew up in Manila. Now I live here in the America. Anyway, I am glad that you found my site. Colinares name is something you don’t hear very often, and I am very glad to hear from one. God Bless!
-Robert Colinares
Darn, my saliva is flowing right at my lips. Sarap!!
Great blog! Great idea! I was searching for a long time for recipes form the Phillipines. I spent my holidays there last year and there was the best food I ever ate, except of my mom´s dishes.
Wow! what can I say great site… indeed! and thank you for sharing. cheers!
Hi Robert, I am from Hawaii, my sister and I were talking last night about a Filipino delicacy, our neighbors cooked all the time, I believe it was called bagaowne, as you can see I dont know how to spell it. Would you please tell me what it is, and of course the correct spelling. thank you Rochelle
Rochelle,
Bagaowne? It sounded like you meant “BAGOONG”. Bagoong is a curing process done by fermentation using salt. The two most popular ones are the small anchovies, called “Bagoong Isda” and the other one is baby shrimps, called “Bagoong Alamang”. These two are commonly found in many Filipino dishes as a “key” ingredient. Bagoong Alamang (fermented shrimp paste) can also be cooked by itself by sautéing it with pork. The only downside of this Filipino delicacy is the nature of it. Bagoong does have a very unique taste and odor and for most westerners they find this ingredient very repulsive. If you would like to find out more about this ingredient try searching it on the internet, you will find all kinds of entries about it. God Bless!
-Robert
Hi Robert, im hardly looking here in the Philippines for a granite mortar & pestle like Jamie Oliver (the naked chef) using in his show but until now i can’t find it here. Do you know a place or store where i can buy that stuff. thanks GOD BLESS
Dell,
I am very familiar with Jamie Oliver and his show The Naked Chef, but unfortunately I don’t have any clue what kind of Mortar & Pestle he uses. I tried searching the web on what kind he uses and they do have it on Amazon.com but they are out of stock, but I found something very similar and here is the address http://importfood.com/mortarpestle.html this one is made of granite also but I don’t think it has Jamie’s signature on it.
-Robert