The Happy Home Cook: Longganisa with Apples and Asian Pear

The Happy Home Cook:  Longganisa with Apples and Asian Pear

Using ingredients in non-traditional ways has always been a culinary adventure for me. Filipino longganisa, for instance, is traditionally served at breakfast, most often fried in Lonsilog. I’m certain I’m not the first to cook or serve longganisa for lunch or dinner, but I haven’t come across any recipes that prepare it in ways other than fried, or recipes that showcase its savory goodness in a main course.

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Jamey Buencamino Strikes a Chord

Jamey Buencamino Strikes a Chord

Meet Jamey Buencamino, classical guitarist and rocker too.

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Opinion: Many Filipino Children Are Treated as Criminals

Opinion: Many Filipino Children Are Treated as Criminals

Why lowering the age of criminal liability to 9 or 12 is a crime against humanity.

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Forgive Us Our Signs 13

Forgive Us Our Signs 13

Ang Pinoy talaga!
Culled from various Viber and Facebook postings.

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It’s More Bun in Cid’s Ma Mon Luk, Chicago

It’s More Bun in Cid’s Ma Mon Luk, Chicago

In Chicago, feed your hankering for mami-siopao at Cid’s Ma Mon Luk Restaurant.

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The Happy Home Cook: Lomi

The Happy Home Cook: Lomi

A classic noodle dish from Cid’s Ma Mon Luk

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The Link Between Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and the Philippines

The Link Between Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and the Philippines

There’s more historical interaction between Filipinos and Australians than meets the eye.

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Passion in the Time of Revolution

Passion in the Time of Revolution

Why you should read The Betrayed, a complex and rich novel whose main characters are not heroic.

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Hello, Dali: Salvador, Venus and Me

Hello, Dali: Salvador, Venus and Me

As a young man, the author bought a ‘Salvador Dali print,’ and for a good part of his adult life worried if he had been conned.

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The Happy Home Cook: Mami

The Happy Home Cook: Mami

Mami noodles, for the cold weather.

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