Ginataang Hipon. Shrimp cooked in coconut milk.

Gobba Gobba Hey Coconut Gobs with Ube Filling

Cantaloupe melon coolers with a squeeze of calamansi — the perfect summer drink.

Deep-fried fish balls with sweet and sour sauce. Classic Filipino street food.

Ensaimada. Filipino-style brioche lavished with melted butter and a flurry of sugar.

Calamansi Blueberry Cornmeal Pancakes

Dinuguan. Filipino pork blood stew. Yes, you heard right. Pork blood.

Saveur Magazine’s Black Forest Cake for my blog’s birthday.

Buko (Young Coconut) Pie and Ube Ice Cream.

Suman (sticky rice cakes) with coconut jam and mangoes.

Have you tried binatog? It’s a Filipino street food favorite. Hominy with grated coconut and lots of sugar.

Fish Pinangat. Whole fish simmered and soured in calamansi and tomatoes.

Camaron Rebozado, batter-fried shrimp with mango-pineapple sweet-sour sauce.

The best banana cake. Ever. Recipe by NYC’s Pichet Ong.

Grilled Chicken Inasal: grilled chicken marinated in achuete oil.

Achuete is natural food coloring. Learn how to make achuete oil to color soups, stews, and grills.

Chicken Afritada. Braised chicken in tomato sauce and fish sauce with marble potatoes and red bell peppers.

Sotanghon Guisado. Fried mung bean noodles with wood ear mushrooms, vegetables, and fried egg.

Vanilla Ice Cream with Coconut Jam and Coconut Milk Crumbs.