Janis’s Specialties
She blends sophistication and street-smart cooking techniques to bring delicious meals to her family’s dinner table. From her hearty pansit dishes to her savory Pinakbet and ginisa recipes, and even her creative take on Pinoy Mac & Cheese, she always strives to ensure the authenticity of each Filipino dish she prepares, despite her busy schedule balancing work and home.
Janis also inspires herself in learning international cuisines… for instance, Korean cooking. And her kidos love it!
Pinoy Meat Recipes & More
Filipino Lumpia, Pork-Cabbage Eggrolls, Lumpia Togue
amazonFind Filipino cooking ingredients on AmazonShop on Amazon → One of the cornerstones of Filipino cuisine that food lovers around the globe have embraced is the delectable Filipino Lumpia, also commonly referred to as eggrolls. As one of the list of some of...
Chicken Adobo with Boiled Eggs, Adobong Manok sa Nilagang Itlog
amazonFind Filipino cooking ingredients on AmazonShop on Amazon →A versatile Filipino dish that can be made with either pork or chicken, vegetables like Kangkong. long beans or cabbage, or seafoods like squid, tuna or mackerel. This widely popular Filipino is...
Homemade Pinoy Mac & Cheese
amazonFind Filipino cooking ingredients on AmazonShop on Amazon →Indulge in the Delights of Janis's Home-Baked Pinoy Mac & Cheese and experience the comforting taste of a classic dish with a Filipino twist: Janis's Home-Baked Pinoy Mac & Cheese. This...
Delicious Arroz Caldo
amazonFind Filipino cooking ingredients on AmazonShop on Amazon →Arroz Caldo is a dish originating from the Spanish recipe, Arroz Caldoso, a rice dish simmered in broth. The Filipino version is a rice porridge with sticky sweet rice, chicken, and flavorful...
Filipino Pansit Noodle Recipes
How to Make Chicken Pansit Bihon Guisado
amazonFind Filipino cooking ingredients on AmazonShop on Amazon → Discover the allure of Pansit Bihon, a captivating rice noodle dish with its own unique charm. Often mistaken for Sotanghon when uncooked, Bihon sets itself apart by retaining a slightly opaque...
Nimfa’s Pansit Canton Recipe, Filipino Chow Mein
amazonFind Filipino cooking ingredients on AmazonShop on Amazon →Pansit Canton is among our beloved Filipino Chow Mein noodles! This popular Filipino noodle dish is a favorite for many occasions. When preparing my Pancit Canton recipe, I enjoy incorporating as...
Pansit Canton with Fish Balls & Pork Belly Strips
amazonFind Filipino cooking ingredients on AmazonShop on Amazon →Janis's Pancit recipes differ mostly in ingredients, although more time is given when cooking Bihon and Bato noodles, due to their firmer noodle texture. As with Pansit Canton, its noodle texture is...
Pansit Bihon Guisado with Fish Balls
amazonFind Filipino cooking ingredients on AmazonShop on Amazon → Pansit Guisado is a recipe termed for Pansit Bihon recipe. What's particular with Janis's dish is that she added Fish Balls, along with chicken on it, so we're naming this Pansit Bihon Guisado with...
Pansit Canton Guisado
amazonFind Filipino cooking ingredients on AmazonShop on Amazon →Pansit or Pancit is originally introduced by the Chinese immigrants to the Filipino natives, in the earlier centuries. Over time, it has become a Filipino local dish, and in fact has turned into a...
Bicol’s Tasty Pansit Bato Recipe
amazonFind Filipino cooking ingredients on AmazonShop on Amazon →Pansit Bato is Bicol's original Filipino noodle recipe, a saucy noodle named after a small town called "Bato" in Camarines Sur, in Bicol region. Its noodle texture is similar to Canton, but Bato is...
Miswa Noodle Soup with Patola Recipe
amazonFind Filipino cooking ingredients on AmazonShop on Amazon →Miswa or Misua is very thin type of noodle, made from wheat flour. They easily dissolve in water when cooked. They originated in a place called Fujian, in China. Filipinos cook Miswa as a soup, it's...
Filipino Seafood Recipes
Sinangag sa Alimasag, Fried Rice in Crab Meat Paste
amazonFind Filipino cooking ingredients on AmazonShop on Amazon →Making Fried Rice can be as simple as sautéing chopped garlic in cooking oil, prior to applying steamed rice to fry, or applying more ingredients from shrimps to eggs, to chicken or pork slices, and...
Janis’s Garlic Shrimps with Crab Paste(Taba ng Talangka)
amazonFind Filipino cooking ingredients on AmazonShop on Amazon →There are many ways one can cook shrimps. Being the most common and cheaper type of seafood product in the Philippines, fresh shrimps are easily sold and therefore used in many types of Filipino...
Grilled Pampano & Mussels Soup
amazonFind Filipino cooking ingredients on AmazonShop on Amazon →Pampano is a highly valuable salt water fish in the Philippines. They are usually mistaken as Sapsap (Slipmouth fish) due to their similarities in colors and shapes. Pampanos are priced between...
Delicious Shrimp Chop Suey w/ Quail Eggs
amazonFind Filipino cooking ingredients on AmazonShop on Amazon → Chop Suey is originally a Chinese cuisine, but over time has become a popular dish worldwide, including the Philippines. Records tell that Chop Suey is invented by an American of Chinese descent,...
Ginataang Alimasag sa Malunggay at Langka
amazonFind Filipino cooking ingredients on AmazonShop on Amazon → In the Philippines, it's now easy to obtain your preferred type of crab from the local markets. You can choose from Blue Crabs, King Crabs, Dungeness, Coconut Crabs, and even Talangka. Curious...
Stir-Fried Zucchini & Baked Halibut
amazonFind Filipino cooking ingredients on AmazonShop on Amazon →Halibut is rare catch in the Philippines, but a similar fish(Flounder) is common in Batangas province. It's called "Dapa" in Tagalog and there are 3 types you can find in the Philippine...
Ginisang Upo & Pritong Salmon
amazonFind Filipino cooking ingredients on AmazonShop on Amazon →Also called bottle gourd, Upo is a slim, elongated shaped, tropical vegetable fruit, that has light green skin and white flesh, with multiple seeds inside. They grow on vines, some fruits are shaped...
Ukoy na Dilis, Filipino Anchovy Fritters
amazonFind Filipino cooking ingredients on AmazonShop on Amazon → Preparing Ukoy recipes can be made with either, fresh anchovies, shrimps or bean sprouts(togue). They are traditionally served as appetizers or part of a main course, with vinegar and fish sauce or...
Stir-Fried Shrimps Recipe
amazonFind Filipino cooking ingredients on AmazonShop on Amazon →Stir-fried shrimps is probably one of the quickest form of shrimp recipes you can do, to serve your family without missing the appetizing part of eating lunch or dinner meal. Simple ingredients with...
Filipino Vegetable Recipes
Ginataang Laing, Dried Taro Leaves in Coconut Milk
amazonFind Filipino cooking ingredients on AmazonShop on Amazon →The Bicolanos have a rich culinary tradition that incorporates plenty of chili and coconut - two great ingredients in the area, into their dishes. Ginataang Laing is perhaps one of the best...
Ginisang Talong with Bagoong Alamang
amazonFind Filipino cooking ingredients on AmazonShop on Amazon → Eggplants are believed to have originated from India. They come in many shapes, there's one with a shape of an egg, some are large and oblong in shapes(available at any grocery store). Then there's...
Ginataang Langka sa Alimango
amazonFind Filipino cooking ingredients on AmazonShop on Amazon → Jackfruits are rarely available in the common US markets, but you can find them in cans at any Asian store. Fresh, ripened jackfruits are also very rare in America, but once in a while, you'll find...