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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 Chicken Afritada with Eggplant Salad Recipe


This has always been my favorite dish my mom cooks for me when I was young. She would match it with eggplant salad.

 Filipino Chicken Apritada Recipe:

Ingredient:
  • Cooking oil
  • 2 Tbsp Garlic crushed
  • 2 Tbsp while or red onion sliced
  • 1 pack with either leg, thigh or wings of your choice
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 1/2 tsp fish sauce (Patis)
  • 2 pieces potato peel and cut into chunks
  • 1 piece of carrot peel and cut into chunks
  • 1 Del Monte Tomato Sauce
  • 1 small red bell pepper sliced 2-inch strips
Step 1:
  • In a pot you will pour a small amount of cooking oil sauté the garlic and onion with patis.
  • Add the chicken
  • Add the water
  • Simmer until boiled for 10 minutes
Step 2:
  • Add the potato and carrot
  • Add the Del Monte Tomato Sauce until potato and carrot are cooked
Eggplant Salad Recipe:

Ingredient:
  • 2 pieces eggplant
  • 1/8 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 Tbsp white vinegar
Step 1:
  • Grill eggplant on your stove flip back and forth
  • Remove the skin after being cooked
Step 2:
  • Slice eggplant into 3-inch length
  • Add white vinegar, black pepper and salt
  • Mix together
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