Camote Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallows
Hey there! It’s April from Relax Lang Mpm blog. Let me share with you my easy sweet potato casserole recipe that’s perfect for the holidays. Now you may know I live here in the beautiful island province of Marinduque, and we don’t have the easiest access to grocery stores with all the ingredients. But one […]
Crispy Pata Done My Way: A No-Fail Recipe Hack Guide on the Filipino Pork Knuckle Classic
Dear sweet parents and caregivers! April here helping you relax into motherhood from my tropical island home. Today we’re bringing some elbow grease and island flavor to a classic Pinoy comfort food – crispy pata. This delectable dish features a whole pork leg that is boiled until tender, then deep-fried to perfection, resulting in a crispy and flavorful treat that is […]
Edible Gifts Made with Love
What do you give someone who seems to have enough? What do you give someone who you don’t really know? What do you give someone you love to bits? The answer to this is food! if you’re looking for gifts for special occasions such as Christmas, or birthdays, or even just an I’m thinking of […]
Beef Morcon Recipe -Morcon ala Emilia
This Beef Morcon Recipe, lovingly called Morcon ala Emilia is a recipe shared by Chef Myrna Segismundo at the Maya Kitchen Cooking class for the Culinary Elite Series for her December Christmas menu. What is Morcon Beef Morcon is a classic Filipino Christmas Food and mostly served only for the Noche Buena menu and on […]
Cochinillo Recipe (Roast Suckling Pig) Stuffed with Atchara Rice
A roast-suckling pig is a thing of beauty. Feel free to shed a tear or 2 for this beautiful roast suckling pig, only about 2 – 3 weeks old, a cochinillo recipe prepared just for you! Hi everyone! It’s April from Relax lang Mom blog. As the Christmas season approaches, I thought I’d share one […]
Slow Cooked Beef Caldereta Recipe
Beef Caldereta is a Filipino beef stew with Spanish heritage. It’s one of our specialty dishes and something you’d often find in special occasions. In our small island province though, the most common is kalderetang kambing (goat stew). Maybe because it was cheaper? I can see how the price might be a concern for this […]
Slow Cooked Hardinera
Hardinera is a dish that we only eat at Christmas or town fiestas. It’s like a combination meatloaf and menudo, and somewhat the same as Everlasting – another type of Filipino Meatloaf prepared for Christmas. They are usually sold in Llaneras for about a hundred to 200 pesos in markets. This is one of the […]