A celebration of Filipino food and the search for a connection to my past

Entrees

Arroz Caldo w/rotisserie chicken (Instant Pot)

Arroz Caldo w/rotisserie chicken (Instant Pot)

So in 1994, I had just started taking care of my mother who had just been diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma. I was 27 and the family was still in shock that my mother was sick. One day, she asked me to make Arroz Caldo (a kind of Chicken soup porridge). I was shocked because I had never made it before and my mother had never taught me to make it. So I thought it was a strange request.

Cacio e Pepe (Instant Pot)

Cacio e Pepe (Instant Pot)

I’ve tried a couple different recipes for this and this is my favorite: https://pressureluckcooking.com/instant-pot-cacio-e-pepe/ or this one: https://thebellyrulesthemind.net/4-ingredient-instant-pot-cacio-e-pepe-recipe/