The Happy Home Cook: Bulanglang Batangas-style with Crispy Tawilis and Calamansi Dipping Sauce

The Happy Home Cook: Bulanglang Batangas-style with Crispy Tawilis and Calamansi Dipping Sauce

Every region in the Philippines has its own version of bulanglang, loosely translated as boiled vegetable soup. This Batangas version is best enjoyed with tawilis, the freshwater sardine also known as sardinella tawilis, found only in the volcanic waters of Taal Lake. 

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Memorial Day and Filipino WWII Veterans: Remember the Dead and Recognize the Living

Memorial Day and Filipino WWII Veterans: Remember the Dead and Recognize the Living

May recognized two communities through celebrating both Asian American/ Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Older Americans Month.

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Le Happy Chef

Le Happy Chef

Rex de Guzman a.k.a. Le Happy Chef is intent on lifting Filipino cuisine out of obscurity in the UK.

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Lives Larger Than Themselves

Lives Larger Than Themselves

Gemma Cruz Araneta and Myrna H. Francia, ICM, led two different lives but lives always attuned to a larger humanitarian and spiritual truth. 

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The Happy Home Cook: Le Happy Chef’s Anglicized Recipe of the Pinoy Sisig

The Happy Home Cook: Le Happy Chef’s Anglicized Recipe of the Pinoy Sisig

Le Happy Chef shares his recipe, which is one of the dishes served at LUZON, a modern Filipino restaurant in London. According to restaurant director, Nadine Barcelona, the dish was an absolute hit.

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'Inclusion, Not Exclusion': Survey Finds Asian Americans Reject Exclusionary Rhetoric from Candidates

'Inclusion, Not Exclusion': Survey Finds Asian Americans Reject Exclusionary Rhetoric from Candidates

Divisive rhetoric, particularly anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant sentiment, caused more than 40 percent of Asian American voters to state that they would not vote for a candidate who expressed those views. 

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The Spirit Carver

The Spirit Carver

Peek into an Ifugao woodcarver-shaman’s spiritual journey.

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Shooting for the Stars

Shooting for the Stars

Fil-Am Hip Hop Artist Dean Dario rhymes his way to happiness.

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Meat on the Street

Meat on the Street

Filipino food in Milwaukee? Be on the lookout for Meat on the Street.

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The Happy Home Cook: Mango/Grapefruit Salad for All Seasons

The Happy Home Cook: Mango/Grapefruit Salad for All Seasons

On our UP Area 1 e-group, ages ago, we had been exchanging recipes.  Bong Daza vaguely cited a salad of grapefruit and mango which he tossed together with a bagoong dressing. I was fearful that the bagoong's perfume would not go well with my Western guests' palates, so I kept the grapefruit/mango combination and added my own touches of taste and color with the red onion, pomegranate grains, chives and above all the kaffir lime leaves.

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