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"Many years ago, when we lived in San Diego the first time, a friend of ours from the Philippines gave me her recipe for lumpia. When Evelyn made it, it would melt in your mouth. I've yet to master that experience with my lumpia, but it's coming along. This is the best recipe by far - and the only ones my family will eat. Enjoy!"

Ingredients: eggs, green onions...

"I am posting this here so I don't lose it! This is the first time I got this right - at least the way my MIL and her family makes it. (Note the measurements are still altered by taste: too sour, more soysauce; too salty, more calamansi juice). If you don't have calamansi (a native small lemon that's sweet and sour at the same time), you..."

Ingredients: pepper, cooking oil...

Ingredients: cooking oil, eggplants...

Ingredients: corn oil, cornstarch...

"One of the best recipes I know that uses pork tongue. Beef tongue can also be used."

Ingredients: hot sauce, pork tongue...

"This is a variation of a popular Filipino dish called Bistek a la pobre. This is a mainstay in my family's weekly diner menu back home. The beauty of this recipe is that it is very flexible and you can make it any way you want it. My mom would sometimes make this with finely chopped carrots. I prefer adding chopped spring onions to the stir fried..."

Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, lemon juice...

"You choose what you like for this one. I found this in response to a thread."

Ingredients: pepper, shrimp, green beans...

"Filipino Beef Stew.
Sweet and Tasty.
This is a Filipino favorite food."

Ingredients: cornstarch, garlic, ginger...

"This is a very easy recipe, it's delicious. This is a 35 to 40 minutes meal, I made this a lot of time and I can never have enough of it."

Ingredients: green beans, olive oil, onions...

"Ground beef soup with tomatoes and potatoes. Doubles easily for a crowd. Serve with rice or bread."

Ingredients: lard, olive oil, onions...

"This is a tasty dish from the Philippines. I live in the Philippines and this dish was prepared by my Filipino wife, it is the common recipe for Caldereta in the Philippines. It is a rich, very filling meaty dish and when served on a bed of cooked rice can be a one dish family meal."

Ingredients: onions, garlic cloves...

"Sinigang is a famous Filipino dish, typically sour, that can be made with chicken, beef, pork, shrimp or fish. Usually prepared with tamarind or less commonly with guava or mango. This one is a mix of beef & pork and gets it's sourness from lemon juice, making it quite different from most other sinigang recipes I've seen."

Ingredients: pepper, white radishes...

"Meatloaves are one of the versatile mainstays in any homemaker's recipe file. They're easily turned into an extraordinary entree, and provide for flexibility in ingredients and preparation. This recipe is just one example: Manila style, a bit unusual, and combined with the creamy goodness of shredded cheese, it's just as appetizing and..."

Ingredients: pepper, eggs...

"This is a Filipino recipe and whenever I bring this for lunch at work, my officemates can't help but "sample" it. The beef is tender and juicy with a buttery-garlic flavor. :)"

Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, beef tenderloin...