Beef

Vietnamese Caramelized Minced Beef Rice Bowls

A quick and satisfying Vietnamese-inspired rice bowl that hits every note, sweet, savoury, spicy, and umami-rich. Perfect weeknight comfort food that’s ready in just 30 minutes.  Sweet and savoury Vietnamese caramelized minced beef rice bowl with pickled veggies and rice. Ready in 30 minutes. There are days when you just...

Kimbap

Ray loves Japanese food and Rae loves Korean, and today’s dish feels like the perfect harmony of their favourites, Kimbap, a Korean classic that bridges flavours, stories, and family moments.  Korean Kimbap recipe featuring crispy chicken, pickled radish, luncheon meat, and bulgogi fillings, perfect for lunch or picnics. It’s always...

Beef Pisawawan

A comforting Mindanaoan beef stew simmered with turmeric, coconut milk, and the fiery kick of palapa, rich, soupy, and full of island warmth.  Mindanao-style beef stew with turmeric, coconut milk, and palapa, a fragrant, mildly spicy dish from the southern Philippines. If you travel down to the southern parts of...

Mala Xiang Guo

A Sichuan stir-fry of beef, noodles, tofu puffs, quail eggs, lotus root, and greens tossed in a fragrant spicy mala sauce.  A fiery stir-fry loaded with bold flavours and textures, where every bite carries heat, fragrance, and crunch. #MalaXiangGuo In our household, whenever the craving for mala strikes, the first...

Carneng Asada

Carneng Asada, Jose Rizal’s favourite dish, blends Spanish flavours with Filipino twists like rice flour-thickened sauce.  A dish once reserved for the Illustrados, Rizal’s favourite Carneng Asada reflects Spanish influence, Filipino ingenuity, and a mother’s love. When we think of Dr. Jose Rizal, we picture him as the national hero,...

Champeni

Champeni is a Batangas beef innards stew with pineapple juice and tomato sauce, bold in flavour and rooted in Batangueño tradition.  Bold, rustic, and unapologetically Batangueño, Champeni turns beef innards into a rich, flavour-packed stew that’s both pulutan and comfort food. Batangas has always been known as the beef capital...

Oven Baked Korean BBQ Beef Ribs

Tender oven-baked beef ribs marinated in a Korean-style bulgogi sauce—sweet, savoury, and perfect for special dinners.  Rich, sticky, fall-apart tender beef ribs baked low and slow with bold Korean flavours—this is the kind of dish that steals the show at dinner. #OvenBakedKoreanBBQBeefRibs If there’s one cut of meat I’ll never...

Braised Beef Cheek with Creamy Polenta

Slow-braised beef cheeks served with creamy polenta, a rich and comforting dish perfect for an elegant dinner or cosy meal.  Velvety, slow-braised beef that melts like butter, paired with luscious polenta. Winter comfort food at its finest. Winter always brings out the slow-cook enthusiast in me, and nothing beats the...

Rufo’s-Style Saucy Tapa (Sweet-Savoury Saucy Beef Tapa)

Filipino-style beef tapa inspired by Rufo’s—tender, saucy, and perfect with garlic rice and egg. A sweet-savoury breakfast classic.  Tender beef soaked in sweet-savory sauce, garlic rice soaking up every drop—comfort food at its finest. You’ll want this on repeat! #RufosStyleTapa Here’s a confession: I’ve never actually tried Rufo’s tapa in...

Tomahawk Steak

A dramatic, bone-in ribeye steak known for its rich flavour and impressive size, cooked simply with salt, butter and oven-finish perfection.  Big flavour, big bone, big drama! This monster steak is juicy, buttery and looks straight out of a steakhouse kitchen. Cook like a pro at home! #TomahawkSteak Sometimes, food...