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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...
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Filipino Kamote Que Recipe

Kamote que is one of my favorite merienda that we cook in our home and each day this is a common food that Filipinos love to eat. Kamote is known as a sweet potato. Kamote que is brown sugar coated on the kamote that has been fried up. This is a common street food you will see when you walk around outside that has three pieces on a barbecue stick. Homemade Kamote Cue Recipe: Ingredients: 4 Pieces Kamote (sweet potato) - sliced 2 Cup - Brown Sugar Cooking Oil Bamboo Stick Cooking Instructions: In a pan you will add enough cooking oil and heat it up once it starts to boil add the brown sugar until it turns brown. Add the kamote fry for 10 minutes and flip both sides to be cooked once the sugar has stuck on the kamote remove the kamote. Add three pieces on the kamote slices in a bamboo stick. My favorite is adding cinnamon powder on my kamote cue to add more flavor this is optional.
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Homemade French Fries Recipe

We love eating French fries and when you have potatoes in your home, and you are craving for something to snack on I would make time to make my own that will almost taste like in any other fast food restaurant the only difference it is the healthy way. You have two choices to peel the potato or to keep the skin it all depends on your preference. Homemade French Fries Ingredients: 1 Kilo - Potato Salt Cooking Oil Preparing: Clean the potato.  Cut each potato long way in half, cut 1/2-inch slices to make it look like matchsticks. Method before Frying the Potato: Soak in a bowl prevention that the potato doesn't stick to each other when you fry it. The starch on the potato will be removed rinse it well in cold water and strain. Dry potato on a rack For Crispy French Fries: Soak in hot water.  Frying: Heat up the oil in a pot. Cook the fries. Strain it and season with salt.  You can add flavoring to your French fries you can refer to my Flavored Fries for the recipe and instr...
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Create Your Own Personal Pizza Recipe

I am a cook, baker and everything else that kids in your family want you to become when their friend's comes over to hang out at you r home. Create Your Own Personal Pizza Recipe Ingredients : Del Monte Original Tomato Sauce or any brand Shredded Mozzarella cheese (any cheese) Frozen Pizza Crust or bread Topping: Choose what topping you would like to add to your homemade pizza : 1.     Any type of meat 2.     Any type of vegetable There are two brands of frozen pizza crust in the Philippines: I prefer using the mini pizza crust it is easier to use and your family can eat their own individual pizza in case you have family members who prefer different toppings on their pizza.  You can also use bread that is about to expire or bread you feel you can no longer want to make a sandwich out of it.   I don't have an oven in our home. I will be using an air fryer that we have in our kitchen. I know it may sound strange a person not havin...
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