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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...

Filipino Bicol Express Recipe

  I will share with you how Manang V cooks her Filipino Bicol Express the traditional way. I also have the Bicol Express Healthy Version Recipe  you may also view it. Filipino Bicol Express Recipe Ingredients: 1 Kilo – Pork (slice 1 inch) 1/4 Cup - Ginger (peel and slice thinly) 3 Cloves - Garlic (chopped) 1/2 Cup - Onion (chopped) 1/4 Cup - Cooking Oil 6 Cups - Gata (coconut milk) 1 Cup -  Hot Chili Peppers (Siling labuyu) (chopped) 2 Tbsp - Ginger (minced) 1 Tbsp - Patis (fish sauce) 1 – Pork Cube 1 1/2 Cup - Bagoong (shrimp paste) 1/4 Cup - Ginger Cooking Instructions: In a pot pour cooking oil when hot add garlic, onion and ginger sauté a dd pork season with pork cubes, bagoong, patis, hot chili pepper and gata The gata has lessen and has thicken it is already cooked. It is best to serve hot over rice and ready to eat.  NOT SPONSORED. Subscribe @ Carmina Lifestyle YouTube Channel  a place to look, discover and share. T...

Three Ways of Picadillo Soup Recipe

There are three ways to make your picadillo soup you can either use ground meat or substitute using corn beef and there are some people who add tomato sauce, or they add other vegetables such as carrots and egg to this dish. Basic Picadillo Soup Ingredients: 2 – Potato (peels and sliced into cubes) 1 – Onion (chopped) 2 – Cloves Garlic (minced) 1 - Cup Dahon Sili (chili leaves) 1 - Cup Malanggay leaves (optional) 1 - Kilo Ground Pork (any meat) Patis (fish sauce) to taste 5 Cups - Water Picadillo de Mais Recipe Added Ingredients to Step 2: 3 Cups - Small Pouch Del Monte Original Style Tomato Sauce  1 - Carrot (peel and cut into cubes) 2 - Cup - Fresh Corn - shredded 2 - Eggs (well beaten) No Soup Picadillo Recipe Added Ingredients to Step 2: 3/4 Cup - Green Peas (frozen) 1/2 Cup - Raisins 2 - Tomato (chopped) 1 - Knorr Beef Cube 1 - Cup Water Cooking Instructions: Step 1 In a pot pour small amount of cooking oil when hot add garlic and onion sauté than add ground pork mix together....