To all my fellow Filipino’s and Filipina’s that are away from the Philippines and craving for their favorite Filipino dish, my name is Robert Colinares. I’m 35 years of age. I am a Filipino American, married to a beautiful American woman, and a father of two wonderful boys. I also happen to be in charge of the kitchen for the reason being I like cooking way more than my wife and sadly to say, it also shows in my middle section. I was born in Antipolo Rizal. I then moved to Quezon City where I grew up before coming to the U.S. in 1992. I’ve been living here ever since. I know how it feels when it comes to craving for the food that you grew up with and how much you miss it. There are still ways of being able to indulge yourself on some of our native tastes. We can share recipes, cooking methods, and where to get those authentic Filipino ingredients or what’s the best substitute for it. Living here in the Midwest can be quite challenging when looking for certain Filipino ingredients.

We live about 50 miles “Southwest of St. Louis, Missouri,” but with a little bit of driving we’re lucky enough to have an International Grocery Store that sells Filipino food and ingredients. So, let’s get cooking and enjoy the dishes we all love and miss so badly.

Magluto na po tayo!

Sincerely Yours,
Robert Colinares – Missouri, USA

This is our latest family picture right after my youngest son baptismal 7-15-2007

New Addition to the site:

Photo Gallery of Flipino Food Lovers & Colinares Family is ready for viewing, Please check it out!

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Below are several pictures of our kitchen. My wife picked the design. I just had to make it happen for her. It’s not the best kitchen but we put a lot of work in it. I guess that’s why we’re sort of proud of it.

This is my oldest Trevor James, trying to help dad cook.

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1. on 13 Sep 2007 at 7:09 pm1juliana

   hi there!
   thanks for dropping by my site. na homesick tuloy ako just by looking at the pictures of food. keep posting. your food blog is very informative. by the way, may I link you up?

2. on 30 Sep 2007 at 2:25 am2Robert Colinares

   Juliana,
   Thanks for dropping by also. I actually ran into your site while browsing. You can link up with me if you want and then I will do the same for you as soon as I add a non-food blog area to my links.
   Thanks,
   Robert

3. on 30 Sep 2007 at 12:55 pm3juliana

   i already added you in my link. thanks.

4. on 16 Oct 2007 at 6:03 am4Robert Colinares

   Thanks, Juliana! I also added you in my links..

5. on 01 Nov 2007 at 7:51 pm5Dennis

   Maraming salamat po sa masasarap na mga recipes Mr. Robert Colinares. You have a wonderful family!

6. on 02 Nov 2007 at 4:44 am6Robert Colinares

   Dennis,

   Your welcome and thank you for the compliment. God bless!

   -Robert

7. on 12 Apr 2008 at 1:08 pm7Veronica

   Hi Mr. Colinares & Family,

   I add your website on my favorite.
   God bless your family.

   veronica

8. on 12 Apr 2008 at 1:12 pm8Robert Colinares

   Veronica,

   Thank you for adding my site to your favorites list and God bless you also.

   -Robert

9. on 02 May 2008 at 11:09 am9Alex

   Thank you very much Robert for this website and your efforts.. This is really an authentic and trustworthy website.. I noticed that most Filipino recipe sites where just copied and pasted from other websites (no idea if infringement law applies) but yours are truly original and remarkable because you cooked it first.. Do you have like food email updates on new recipes?

   Thank you.. I bookmarked your site already..

10. on 04 Aug 2008 at 12:52 am10DOL

    Superb website! Short, concise and straight to the point recipes. Great photo’s of the different entre’s.

    You also have a beautiful family! Thanks ……..

11. on 04 Aug 2008 at 11:54 am11Nancy

    Hi Robert,

    Thank you very much for your website. I had added it on my favorites. I only learned how to cook when I moved to Florida by going online and looked for easy recipes. You have such a beautiful family. Take care and God Bless!

12. on 19 Aug 2008 at 10:08 pm12angie trilana

    This is an awesome site! I would recommend it to my fellow busy Mom,who has pasion for cooking. Steps are so easy to follow.. It’s now on my favorite list site..I just tried cooking ur beef broccoli recipe and my family loves it! keep up the good work,Robert! Can i ask u a favor? I’ve been looking for a LENGUA ESTOFADO Recipe,Do u have it? The one cook with a white sauce and mushrooms? Thanks so much in advance and hope to hear from you..

13. on 28 Aug 2008 at 3:01 pm13clayton sneed

    My wife (Pinay) and I just moved to jackson mo about 110 miles south of st. Louis. Did you have to go to St. Louis to find a Filipino store?? We cant even find a good soy sauce or a real asian rice here! email me if you have time…thank you
    Clayton & LV

14. on 17 Sep 2008 at 12:31 am14jonas maceda

    Hi Robert,

    I’m a Filipino-Canadian lives here in BC, Canada. Today I was craving for filipino foods and searched online about amplalaya con carne and came acrossed your website. I’m happy to see some of the recipes, nice pix you have included and your family pix. I will buy those ingredients tomorrow and will cook amplaya con carne. Please post more recipes and hope to see the recipe of siopao sauce. God bless.

15. on 08 Oct 2008 at 10:05 pm15ryan yarn

    wow! what a handsome couple…

    i came upon your site because i was learning how to cook, being the bachelor tha t i am and a struggling yuppie here in manila, it is ironic i found this from someone in the US…

    i am from bicol and you have a good article on bicol express…oragon ka!

    god bless!

16. on 18 Oct 2008 at 11:46 pm16Aby

    Hi Robert,

    I’m a Filipina living in Victoria, BC in Canada. Thanks for posting all of your wonderful recipes. It was a real torture looking at those mouth watering pictures. The pics make me really miss my mom’s cooking. I am so homesick na, huhuhu, sob! lol! Do you have a recipe for cassava cake, adobong manok sa gata, laing and binagoongan? Would you post them for me? I’d really appreciate it.

    All the best.

17. on 06 Nov 2008 at 9:52 am17ktdrew28

    nice family pics! God bless you all!

18. on 07 Jan 2009 at 7:51 pm18Ann

    I love your blog but your I noticed that your last posting was in Feb 2008. Are you alright?

19. on 09 Jan 2009 at 5:27 pm19Robert Colinares

    Ann,
    Thanks for your concern. To be honest with the reason I have not being able to post anymore recipe for this blog is I am back to school and between homework and taking care of the family leaves no time for anything else. whenever I started this blog I was laid off and have all the time in the world but unfortunately that is not the case anymore. I promise, I will add more recipes as soon as I get a chance. Thanks for your support!
    -Robert

20. on 21 Feb 2009 at 3:53 am20tigerclaw

    nice kitchen u got there.

21. on 21 Feb 2009 at 3:55 am21tigerclaw

    tigerclaw is my nickname actually it is jarrett

22. on 22 Mar 2009 at 10:48 am22Filipino

    You got a very good looking kitchen there. Now I know why you are so passionate to cook food.

23. on 15 Apr 2009 at 12:11 pm23Julie

    Hi! Just wandered onto your blog. I’m Filipino by heritage, but grew up American. I want to improve my Filipino cuisine repertoire. Great food pics! Looking forward to reading more. Can I list your blog on my blogroll?

24. on 14 Jun 2009 at 2:42 pm24Nancy

    Hi, I just chanced upon your site and I must say it’s the best and easiest to use from among the many websites I’ve seen. I know where to go now for Filipino recipes. I like the simple interface, detailed ingredients and procedures, and the pictures of course. Many thanks for sharing. Best, N.

25. on 04 Jul 2009 at 9:58 am25Robert Colinares

    Julie,

    Sorry for a long delay, yes you may add my Blog to your blogroll.

    Thanks,
    Robert

26. on 01 Aug 2009 at 1:27 pm26Lii

    Hi Robert, I came to your website looking for the recipe for the pork kabobs and I think I have found THE one. I beleive you when you say you have been perfecting it and have found it. As a cook myself, I do that all the time. I will only make it a second time if it is THE one. I am excited to try this. I was wondering if you could e-mail me the bulk recipe you started out with. I would also like to know if there is a big difference when you use the different soy sauces. I look forward to hearing from you.

27. on 10 Aug 2009 at 8:27 pm27Mel D.

    Robert,

    First off beautiful family. I am married to an italian american with two beautiful girls. I came to the US when I was about 9 years of age, I’m 30 now, and I’ve been using your website for at least a year. Thank you for all the recipes, you have made is so much easier for dinner time or any family events where we have to cook! One request, how about paksiw na baboy? Any recipes on that? it the baboy with bamboo shoots I think.

28. on 29 Aug 2009 at 8:15 pm28Miss J

    Hello,

    I like your blog. It is very informative. Can we exxhange links? I have three blogs I am working on right now. Please check this blog http://filipinoconnect.com..

    Thank you and God bless you!

    Mabuhay!

29. on 07 Sep 2009 at 12:33 pm29Cathy Stephens

    Kumusta Robert!!
    Thank goodness for your site me and my husband just love it. We too live outside of st. louis (o’fallon, MO) and my family is also from samar. You have a beautiful family!

30. on 08 Oct 2009 at 4:17 pm30angelita

    You’re recipes looks good although I haven’t tried this yet! But I print some of your recipes already for my future cooking. Your son’s are so cute! You have a pretty wife and more power to your cooking and God bless your business! I’m Filipino too! I have forwarded your web site to my children too for them to learn.

31. on 12 Oct 2009 at 2:30 am31Charles

    Hi Robert!

    Thanks for posting great recipes and being a filipino

    I manage the http://pampanguenacafe.wordpress.com website. I was wondering if we change exchange links and possibly use some of your recipes?!

    looking forward to hearing from you!

32. on 14 Oct 2009 at 2:43 pm32Mark Anthony

    I’ve found my favorite web site. Thank you! Salamat po.

33. on 30 Oct 2009 at 11:24 pm33jane

    Hi Robert!
    sweet and beautiful family you got there! Thank God you got this blog, it is really a big help lke for me craving for our foods in the Philippines. Hope po alam niyo gumawa ng carioca/karioka. please…=) thanks po in advance.=) God bless!

    Jane

34. on 15 Nov 2009 at 10:19 am34arnz

    Pre, ok itong website mo maraming Pinoy na matutulungan ito para matutong magluto isa na ako doon kaya, maraming salamat sa iyo !

35. on 17 Nov 2009 at 2:24 pm35Chen

    Hey
    You look like wonderful family and you have wonderful blog.
    I will be happy if there is a way to contact you by mail and maby even write a post here.
    Great site,loved it,Chen.

36. on 04 Dec 2009 at 6:31 pm36Wendy Smith

    You have some great pictures of Filipino food on the website. I have a Filipino restaurant customer in Anchorage, Alaska, USA, whoh may wish to use one or more of the food pictures on his Valpak coupon. Valpak is a national company who prints and mails coupons to likely customers, and so it would benefit his business if he could use one or more of the pictures on the website. Are they royalty-free for this purpose alone? Thanks, Wendy Smith

37. on 04 Dec 2009 at 8:51 pm37Robert Colinares

    Wendy,

    This photographs are mainly use for this site, However I do let my viewers or visitors use this images if they ask properly. The only thing I ask for those who wish to use this images is to kindly put credit on where they got the image from and or/ a link back if it’s going to be use on website.

38. on 09 Dec 2009 at 1:53 am38Mia

    Hi Kuya Robert,

    Just appropriate enough since you’re 10yrs my senior, I came across your website because I was craving pinoy dishes esp the bbq looks so yum! But what caught me is your beautiful family! You have such adorable kids!!! I am glad to find your site I added u on my favorites already hoping to try all the yummy dishes you made thanks a bunch for your generosity! more power 2u and your family!

    Sincerely,
    Mia of So. Cal

39. on 18 Dec 2009 at 6:12 am39Reymos

    This is really an awesome food blogsite! Thank you very much for featuring our Pinoy recipes! I will feature your site in my blog in the near future! Merry Xmas…

40. on 10 Jan 2010 at 8:17 pm40Lourdes Aquino-Carter

    11th January 2009 (Monday)
    Hi Robert,
    I am a Filipina-Australian living in Melbourne for over 28 years now. I’m originally from Frisco, Quezon City, Philippines.

    Thanks for your website which was found by chance while looking for TINAPA recipe. Yours was concise.

    I love cooking also and very good at it but of course, I like to enhance what I already knew and thanks for your wonderful website.

    You and your family look so fabulous and the kids are good looking as well. My children (daughter and son) are fully grown up (32 & 26) and am just waiting for any one of them to give me grand children which probably may happen one day soon since my daughter is getting married in June 2010.

    BTW, you’re most welcome to come and visit us here in Melbourne, Australia and stay with us. We can all exchange our cooking tips with each other. Internet’s really good – making it possible for everyone to connect and reconnect not only with the family abroad but to all our friends/relative and kababayans all over the world.

    Good luck with your study but here’s hoping that you find some more time in updating your blogs.

    All the best for 2010!

    Best regards,
    Lourdes

41. on 29 Jan 2010 at 1:05 pm41bongaxx

    Robert,

    my man, hows it goin, love ur site, so easy to understand and follow, for over 15 years i too do most of the cooking in my home, i was a not a cook back home but with the barkadas after the wee hours hunger strikes so i managed to learn some easy cooking, but only when i got here that i started to show interest in cooking, love it…so thanks for ur informative and easy to follow cooking, i was able to modify some of my own cooking….btw u got a wonderful family man…kaon na (cebuano for eating).

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