I prefer beating the holiday rush by avoiding going to the malls because it seems like they could offer only two choices: expensive fancy stuff or inexpensive generic stuff. I plan to keep it smart and simple by baking and cooking homemade food gifts. Making my own gifts means I get to save time and energy. One…
HOLIDAY RECIPE: VEGAN CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES
When I think of the holidays, I dream of indulgent sweets like cookies and truffles. Maybe it’s the cold weather or the holiday spirit that puts me in the mood for them. What I’m not in the mood for is leaving the house to brave the cold, which is why I rather make my own truffles instead of…
Vegan Filipino: Pinakbet Stew
Pinakbet is a hearty Filipino stew made of vegetables like squash, eggplant, string beans, okra, and many more. It’s traditionally seasoned with onions, garlic, and bagoong or shrimp paste but you could also use soy sauce. It has a nice savory taste that pairs well with a side of rice-make it brown rice or quinoa…
Thanksgiving Toast to the Turkeys
This past weekend, my friends and I headed to Harvest Home in Stockton to visit an animal sanctuary. It was my first time visiting an animal sanctuary so I was very excited. I had seen photos before but meeting the rescued animals up close and personal no doubt gave a different experience. For one, I got to pet…
Vegan Coconut Pie “Buko Pie”
The holidays wouldn’t be complete without pies-warm, sweet, filling pies. To change things up a bit from apple and pumpkin pies, I’ll be making and bringing Vegan Coconut Pie to the party. Vegan Coconut Pie or Buko Pie is a delicacy of Northern Philippines primarily in provinces like Laguna and Tagaytay. Its coconut goodness will…
Roasted Caramelized Kabocha Squash
Recently I’ve been into oven roasting everything, roasting kale, roasting brussels sprouts, and now roasting kabocha squash. I love that the process of roasting makes the vegetables taste sweeter and more charred, not to mention it’s also very simple to do. One of those “set it and forget it” type of cooking. Healthwise, I think…
Where to Eat Vegan: Los Angeles
After my first successful demo at Savor Filipino, I was excited to do more. And do more demos I did. I got a Facebook message from a friend who said he knows a professor asking about me and asking if I could teach a demo showcasing my vegan Filipino recipes. I thought about it and said no….
Beer Battered Kang Kong Recipe
Kang kong is a semi aquatic plant that also goes by the name water spinach. The main difference from spinach is that water spinach has crunchy stems, which is great for a beer battered recipe. For my latest video recipe, I’m featuring just that: Beer Battered Kang kong. The recipe takes less than ten minutes to make which…
Vegan Lugaw Recipe
Aside from this blog, I also share my recipes on my YouTube channel. At first I thought I would have an instant slew of subscribers. Little did I know that it takes a lot of hard work to produce a shoot and there’s no guarantee if somebody, aside from family and friends who I urged to check…
Soul Veg, Vegan Soul Food in Chicago
Not so long ago, I went to Chicago for my boyfriend’s sister’s bachelorette party. I was the only vegan in the group but everybody was cool about it. They even let me meet up with a friend who lives there. My friend Joy who lives there now was equally gracious. She let me choose our meeting place knowing very well…
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- …
- 22
- Next Page »