Kinilaw Na Pusit

Every Saturday night my family use to make kinilaw and invite everyone to joined us. How I missed those days where we sing and played outside our house and have our favorite beverages.


1 lbs. squid

2 Tomato
3 Key Lime
2 Thai Chili
Green onion
1 large Purple onion
1/4 cup chopped ginger
1 1/2 Cup Apple cider Vinegar
3 cups White Vinegar
Salt to taste


Cut squid into bite size and soak it in white vinegar for 10 minutes then squeeze the vinegar out and set aside. Cut tomato, ginger and onion into small cubes. In a large bowl add squid and all the ingredients and add the Apple cider vinegar. Add Thai chili cut in tiny pieces. Squeeze 2 key lime and use one as your garnish with the chop green onion.

Crab with Ginger

Filipino get really crazy about this dish the aroma of this dish is so delicious. Once you taste it you will keep coming back for more. My son Ricky love this so much and when I say he love it I really mean it because he will not share it to anyone :-)

6 Crabs
2 tbs butter
1 medium onion
3 cloves Garlic
1/4 cup thin slices Ginger
3 tsp Soy Sauce
1 Roma tomato cut into cube
Green onion
Salt and Pepper



In a large cooking pan melt the butter and add onion, garlic, tomato and ginger until golden brown. Add crab, soy sauce, pepper. Keep stirring until all the ingredients are mixed together. Add 1/2 cup of water and let it simmer in low heat setting for 15 minutes or until there little juice left. Add salt if needed

Sauteed Bean Sprouts

I love vegetables and bean sprouts is on the top of our list. During Rick's trip to Japan he tried many of Japanese cuisines and one of them is Sauteed bean sprouts and as Asian life is not complete without trying this taste vegetable. This vegetable also my son's favorite and he eat it by itself. So as my family's favorite food I am please to share this to all of you.

4 cups Bean Sprouts
1 Medium onion
1 Clove garlic
1 Tablespoon. Butter
1 tsp. Roasted Sesame oil
1 tsp Hot Sesame oil
2 tsp. Soy Sauce
1/2 small red Bell Pepper
Green onion as much as you want.
Salt and Pepper to taste

In a large skillet melt the butter and add onion and garlic until lightly brown. Add bean sprout and bell pepper and let it cook for a minute then add both sesame oil and cook it for additional 5 minutes and make sure to stir it once in awhile. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add the green onion and enjoy.