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When Mom Violy spotted Crisostomo’s handwritten menu, something in her chest lit up: home-style lumpia, sinigang steaming in clay pots—could this be the comfort food she’d been missing?

Carmina informed Mom Violy that she would visit her home on Saturday, November 8, 2025. She asked if Mom Violy wanted to go out for lunch and mentioned needing to do some grocery shopping due to an upcoming big storm. Mom Violy suggested trying Crisostomo, a Filipino restaurant inside Robinsons Magnolia. Carmina forwarded the menu for her to choose what she wanted to eat, while Carmina already knew her order. I chose pork barbeque served in a set of three pieces with a vinegar dipping sauce. I skipped rice and opted for lumpiang hubad, fresh lumpia without a wrapper, topped with peanut sauce.  Mom Violy initially craved the classic Pinoy paella, but when it wasn’t available, she decided on sinigang na baboy with an extra serving of rice. A family member chose sisig with garlic rice. Carmina enjoyed her meal with Mom Violy and particularly liked the  lumpiang hubad , though she kept wondering why it had no wrapper. I explained that it’s called "naked" because it’s served witho...

Mabuhay to the Philippines Recipes to fill you up for a whole month vacation!


No time to travel to the Philippines it is alright I have a lot of recipes to share with you from secret recipes my mom use to cook when I was young or handed recipes from our cook Manang V either way we have loads of Filipino dishes for you to cook and try at your home.

Sample of Filipino Breakfast:
https://www.carminalifestyle.com/2019/10/the-authentic-filipino-breakfast.html

Breakfast Menu:

Tocino Recipe:
https://www.carminalifestyle.com/2020/01/filipino-chicken-or-pork-tocino-recipe.html

Tapa Recipe:
https://www.carminalifestyle.com/2019/10/filipino-tapa-recipe.html

Daing Recipe:
https://www.carminalifestyle.com/2019/12/filipino-marianted-daing-recipe.html

Paksiw Bangus Recipe:
https://www.carminalifestyle.com/2020/01/filipino-paksiw-bangus-recipe.html

Lunch or Dinner Menu:

Paksiw na Lechno:

https://www.carminalifestyle.com/2020/01/filipino-paksiw-na-lechno-kawali-recipe.html

Sarciado Recipe:
https://www.carminalifestyle.com/2020/03/filipino-sarciado-recipe.html

Torta Eggplant Recipe:
https://www.carminalifestyle.com/2020/03/filipino-torta-eggplant-recipe.html

Vegetable Recipe:
https://www.carminalifestyle.com/2020/01/filipino-mixed-vegetable-recipe.html

Chicken Curry Recipe:
https://www.carminalifestyle.com/2020/01/filipino-chicken-curry-recipe.html

Lumpia Shanghai:
https://www.carminalifestyle.com/2019/12/filipino-lumpia-shanghai-recipe.html

Shrimp Lunpia Shanghai:
https://www.carminalifestyle.com/2020/01/shrimp-lumpia-shanghai-recipe.html

Langka Recipe:
https://www.carminalifestyle.com/2019/12/filipino-langka-recipe.html

Chicken Apritada Recipe:
https://www.carminalifestyle.com/2019/11/filipino-chicken-afritada-with-eggplant.html

Ukoy Recipe:
https://www.carminalifestyle.com/2019/10/ukoy.html

Chicken or Pork Adobo Recipe:
https://www.carminalifestyle.com/2019/10/chicken-or-pork-adobo-recipe.html

Caldereta Recipe:
https://www.carminalifestyle.com/2019/10/moms-secret-recipe-caldereta.html

Menudo Recipe:
https://www.carminalifestyle.com/2020/01/filipino-menudo-recipe-with-secret.html

Sinigang Recipe:
https://www.carminalifestyle.com/2019/11/filipino-sinigang-tamirind-soup-recipe.html

Chicken Tinola Recipe:
https://www.carminalifestyle.com/2020/03/filipino-chicken-tinola-recipe.html

Beef Nilaga Recipe:
https://www.carminalifestyle.com/2020/03/filipino-beef-nilaga-recipe.html

Filipino Barbecue:
https://www.carminalifestyle.com/2019/10/filipino-chicken-barbecue-recipe.html

Merienda (Snack):

Pancit Recipe:
https://www.carminalifestyle.com/2019/11/3-ways-to-cook-filipino-pancit-recipe.html

Turon Recipe:
https://www.carminalifestyle.com/2019/11/filipino-turon-recipe.html

Lugaw and Arroz Caldo Recipe:
https://www.carminalifestyle.com/2020/03/filipino-lugaw-and-chicken-arroz-caldo.html

Sopas: Sometimes cooked for lunch, dinner or merienda
https://www.carminalifestyle.com/2019/12/filipino-sopas-chicken-noodle-soup.html

Filipino Spaghetti Recipe:
https://www.carminalifestyle.com/2019/12/original-filipino-spaghetti-recipe.html

Dessert:

Ube:
https://www.carminalifestyle.com/2019/12/filipino-halayan-ube-recipe.html

Tikoy:
https://www.carminalifestyle.com/2019/11/tikoy-recipe.html

Buko Pandan Salad:
https://www.carminalifestyle.com/2019/10/buko-pandan-and-fruit-cocktail-recipe.html




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