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

Poultry

Perla’s Pancit Canton (Instant Pot)

Perla’s Pancit Canton (Instant Pot)

Ingredients: 2 large skinless chicken breasts 4 cups water (with chicken bouillon) or chicken stock 2-3 sections of bean thread noodles 1 medium pack of canton noodles 2 cups cabbage, chopped 1 cup carrots, julienned 1/2 onion 2-3 heads garlic canola oil yellow food color Read More …

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.