Cooking for other people has always been a source of fulfillment. From a childhood dream to becoming a professional chef, my journey was truly a roller coaster ride. After I graduated from culinary school, I was set to take off and join the thrilling commercial kitchen brigade.

“Pulutok” or Bopis recipe from Pampanga’s Kusina ni Aling Bevang.

Craving for our roasted pork belly “lechon” while living in another country or while under quarantine? I created my roasted stuffed pork belly roulade recipe out of similar longing for our “lechon” while living in the UK since 2002. In celebrations or a time of good meal for the family, this is a fine meal we can share with the people who mean most to us.

Who can ever resist the lure of tocino with garlic fried rice and fried egg for breakfast… or any meal of the day for that matter? Tocino is a Spanish word for bacon and it is likely one of the lasting influences of Spain’s 400+ years of colonization in the Philippines.

Talk about comfort food, and a flurry of images seize the mind. At times, the craving for comfort food becomes so intense especially if the comfort food being craved for is not readily available elsewhere.