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Delicious Filipino and Asian Recipes

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My name is Lalaine, and welcome to Kawaling Pinoy, where you’ll find hundreds of Filipino and Asian-inspired recipes, cooking tips, and how-to videos.

I worked for many years as a Food Service Director in a skilled nursing facility until May 2016, when I made the giant leap to quit my job and blog full-time. May I say, best decision ever? I feel so blessed to be able to wake up in the morning and do what I love to do in my pajamas!

I was born and raised in the Philippines. In 1990, I migrated to California with my family. I never really learned, or should I say, never had to learn to cook in the Philippines. But, after a few weeks of living in the U.S. and living on fast food, I realized I had to find my way in the kitchen fast. You can only have so much McD’s in your life.

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I try to keep the recipes as authentic and as close to home as possible, but on occasions, I need to substitute due to limited or lack of access to indigenous ingredients. Cooking is subjective. The recipes here reflect my tastes, and they are for you to tweak, as necessary, to suit yours.

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My family meals are mostly the simple and basic afritada, adobo or sinigang but I certainly do not shy away from the balut, the isaw, and the Adidas that make the Filipino cuisine unique. One of the dishes I terribly miss from home is ginisang camaro or sauteed crickets in tomatoes. Yes, crickets. Browse my favorite recipes!

yellow adobo on a white bowl

Adobong Dilaw

chopped slow cooker crispy pork belly on a wooden cutting board

Slow Cooker Lechon

panda Express Chow mein copycat in a white bowl

Panda Express Chow Mein Copycat

plain and colored salted eggs on a platter

Salted Eggs

cheese and hot dog bread rolls on a white plate with ketchup on the side

Cheese Dog Bread Rolls

Honey Garlic Chicken in a serving bowl

Honey Garlic Chicken

Beef Curry in a blue serving bowl

Beef Curry

Otap cookies on a baking sheet

Otap

eggplant stew with shrimp paste and pork belly in a white serving bowl

Binagoongan Talong

milkfish stew with eggplant and chili peppers in a white serving bowl

Paksiw na Bangus

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Filipino Pork Barbecue on a white serving dish with vinegar dipping sauce and atsara on the side

"I have made this recipe a few times for family gatherings… always a hit!"

I have made this recipe a few times for family gatherings… always a hit! The dipping sauce takes it to the next level! Ty for sharing, Aloha.

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Sinantomas in a white serving bowl with a plate of steamed rice on the side

"This one came out really delicious!!!"

I'm not a good cook!! But this one came out really delicious!!! Had compliments from family for the first time

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Adobong Itlog in a white serving bowl with a plate of steamed rice on the side

“recipe is so simple yet so delicious'’

“Hi Ms. Lalaine! This recipe is so simple yet so delicious. My family loves it!”

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Oven Roasted Pig's Head in a roasting rack

“Your recipe was awesome!’

“Oh my…I bought a pig's head to make brawn, and then thought I would find another recipe to try. Your recipe was awesome. Easy to do, although a long cooking time it was well worth the wait. Meat was absolutely divine, moist, and easy to pull apart. The crackling was just so amazing. Thank you.”

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Frequently Asked Questions

I have a question about a recipe. Can you help?
If you tried a recipe and found ways to improve it, please leave feedback and share it with other readers! Your comments and suggestions, and feedback are always welcome. I love hearing what you think. You can email me at lymanalo@kawalingpinoy.com or use this contact form.

Failures and mishaps can happen. If you tried a recipe and it didn’t turn out well, I would love to troubleshoot with you to have better results the next time around. You can leave your questions in the comments or shoot me an email and I will try my best to figure them out with you. However, please understand that many factors come into play why the recipe didn’t work as expected and I may not be able to precisely pinpoint what went wrong as I am not in the kitchen with you.

I’ve never cooked Filipino & scared I’m going to mess up!
I know the frustration of spending precious time and valuable ingredients on a recipe only to be sorely disappointed, so I make sure Kawaling Pinoy recipes have been tried and well tested in my kitchen to ensure they work and deliver delicious results. Along with detailed instructions, I also provide tips and tricks on how to recreate the dish easily and successfully in your kitchen.

I also have over 300 cooking videos on our video page which are a great help for visual learners!

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For other questions or collaborations, email me at: lymanolo@kawalingpinoy.com