Get Updates In Your Inbox !

Sign up with email to receive news & updates.

cochinillo (suckling pig) stuffed with atchara rice
Pinoy Christmas Recipes with Chef Jessie Sincioco at The Maya Kitchen

Cook Pinoy Christmas Recipes that family and friends will love! Chef Jessie Sincioco is coming back to The Maya Kitchen! This event will be the last event for Maya Kitchen’s Culinary Elite Series this year. Today she’s preparing Pinoy Christmas Recipes titled The Flavors of an Elegant Filipino Christmas. I can tell that The Maya Kitchen went all out with the preparation for this event. The band was playing Pinoy classic Christmas songs when we we entered The Maya Kitchen. There were people mingling and laughing and I couldn’t help but smile myself. There were Christmas decorations and a drool worthy Christmas table setup by Rustan’s. The event felt like a

Relax Lang Mom -From the Filipino Kitchen: Stories & Recipes to Savor Slowly 7
Waiting for Halo-Halo

“Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice.” That opening line from

Relax Lang Mom -From the Filipino Kitchen: Stories & Recipes to Savor Slowly 8
Desserts at the Center

I came across the Doreen Gamboa Fernandez Food Writing Award announcement and decided to join. Thinking about this year’s theme, “Minatamis,” I found myself reflecting on dessert in my own

Sabaw sabaw bed weather assorted Filipino soup
Turo-Turo Soup Always Hits Different

Kapag umuulan like today, marami sa atin ang unang hinahanap ay sabaw. Something hot, uncomplicated, and filling. For those who don’t have the time to simmer stock at home, there

ABOUT ME
Relax Lang Mom -From the Filipino Kitchen: Stories & Recipes to Savor Slowly 11
Hi I'm April!

I write from the heart of a Filipino home, where every recipe has a backstory, every hack is born of necessity, and every tip is tested by real life.

RelaxLangMom is my evolving diary of practical homemaking with flavor: tipid cooking, smart home tricks, honest reviews, and quiet reflections from the kitchen to the keyboard.

I’m a writer, mom, and weekend food alchemist who believes that simplicity is about doing what matters.

Let’s make life easier, tastier, and a little more intentional.

Relax Lang Mom -From the Filipino Kitchen: Stories & Recipes to Savor Slowly 12
FOLLOW ME

Get fresh updates
about my life in your inbox

Scroll to Top