Every time my sister is in town, she has only one request. She would ask me to make”Ginataang Kalabasa at Sitaw“, or “Squash and Long Beans in Coconut Milk”. Over time, her request has become frequent and automatic that I don’t bother to ask her. Recently, we celebrated her birthday and sure enough, it was the vegan dish on the…
Roasted Tomatoes with Coconut Vinegar
Sometimes people ask me, “Is it hard to go vegan?”. They seemed baffled and amazed, presuming veganism is challenging and daunting at the same time. They would admire my work as “going the extra mile” to sustain my lifestyle. I was once in their shoes, so I rather not give them attitude and feel offended. Instead, I like…
Vegan Filipino: Pinakbet Stew
Pinakbet is a hearty Filipino stew made of vegetables like squash, eggplant, string beans, okra, and many more. It’s traditionally seasoned with onions, garlic, and bagoong or shrimp paste but you could also use soy sauce. It has a nice savory taste that pairs well with a side of rice-make it brown rice or quinoa…
Vegan Lugaw Recipe
Aside from this blog, I also share my recipes on my YouTube channel. At first I thought I would have an instant slew of subscribers. Little did I know that it takes a lot of hard work to produce a shoot and there’s no guarantee if somebody, aside from family and friends who I urged to check…
Vegan Sisig Recipe
In this video, I’m going to show you a vegan version of Sisig, a Filipino dish traditionally made with pig parts. This vegan version tastes just like the original except you can make this in half the time. The traditional version would take three hours to cook! This vegan version takes 30 minutes or less, especially if you’re going to use high…
Vegan Filipino Menudo
I’ve featured few versions of vegan Filipino Menudo recipes on this this blog-and I’m going to add yet another version that I hope you could try. This time, I’m featuring two ingredients that would create the pork flavor and texture without the pork. No, it’s not just adding a fake pork product in the mix. You could,…
How to make Mung Bean Stew
Vegan Mung Bean Stew or Munggo Guisado (“moong-goh gee-sah-doh”) is the perfect introductory dish to those who are still learning about Filipino vegan food. It’s suitable for two reasons. First, this hearty dish traditionally has mostly vegetables, making the vegan version still taste highly familiar even to big Filipino meat eaters. Second, it’s packed with…
How to make Vegan Pancit Palabok
Happy weekend! Pancit Palabok is a great dish for gatherings, potlucks, get-togethers like the Memorial Day holiday for example. If you’re on a meatless lifestyle, this dish will reassure you there’s something vegan (Filipino) and delicious at your party. Kain na, let’s eat! Noodles: 2 packets of Excellent rice bihon (Excellent is the brand name!)…
The Complete Adobo Series
There’s more than one way to veganize Adobo. You could use tofu, tempeh, kale, mushrooms, kangkong, etc. As long as your Adobo has tons of garlic and soy sauce or vinegar, or all three of them, then you have yourself an Adobo dish or Adobo rendition. Adding some fat from refined coconut oil wouldn’t hurt…
Vegan Mechado Recipe
****THIS RECIPE HAS BEEN UPDATED. PLEASE SEE THE MOST RECENT VERSION BY CLICK HERE**** Yes, the time has come to do a vegan Mechado Recipe, a vegan version of the Filipino meat and potato stew also known as Mechado. But, this is not just any Mechado, this is my mom’s Mechado. My mom would always…