Category Archives: Meat

Humba

HUMBA is a Visayan staple dish of stewed pork, cooked in soy sauce, vinegar and sugar. In taste and in look, it is very similar to adobo, so much so that you can rightfully refer to it as the Visayan … Continue reading

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Sweet and Sour Pineapple Pork

CONSTANTLY looking for easy-to-prepare recipes that will allow you to whip up freshly cooked meals for your family despite having very little time to spend in the kitchen? Here’s one tried and tested recipe that you can turn to whenever … Continue reading

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Beef Short Ribs Adobo
(Amy Besa for The Maya Kitchen)

LAST August 30, 2014, I caught the special cooking class conducted by Purple Yam’s Amy Besa at The Maya Kitchen Culinary Arts Center in Makati City. Besa and husband Romy Dorotan made in 1995 when they opened a Filipino restaurant, … Continue reading

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Mechado ni Lola Asiang
(Nancy Reyes-Lumen for The Maya Kitchen)

IT’S difficult to get the women of the Reyes culinary clan together when there’s no special family occasion, but it happened this morning (June 29, 2013) during the Heritage Recipes of the Reyes Girls cooking demo event held at The … Continue reading

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Braised U.S. Shortribs
with Rosemary and Port Wine Glaze

THE difference between a delicious, succulent and flavorful piece of steak and a dry, tough and so-so steak is a good piece of top-quality meat. If you’ve got a piece of ‘certified’ Angus Beef, all you need is salt and … Continue reading

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