NOCHE BUENA

There are always leftovers from the Noche Buena feast, so you know there's always something to eat again. Leftovers may have a bad reputation but we think it's nothing to be afraid of, especially when you can use it again to make ...

“Marunong ka ba gumawa ng hamoncito?” one of my Lola’s loyal customers, a suki, had asked one day. (Do you know how to cook Christmas ham?) It was in the '70s when my Lola was selling pork at Tabora Divisoria Wet Market. ...

There's no need to buy an entire lechon for a small party. Make this super easy recipe for pork belly boneless lechon, and enjoy the crispy skin, the succulent meat, and the savings! This easy lechon recipe may look like it took a lot ...

Hosting a party for Christmas? Waiting for midnight to have your Noche Buena? Bookmark these easy appetizers—the dishes are as delicious as your showstopping mains: You already have the ingredients for this delicious cheese dip! All you need to buy is some crackers ...

Paella is really just a fancy term for a rice dish made for a crowd. It's a celebratory dish, and this easy recipe for a Paella Negra is one you can certainly serve for a special occasion such as Noche Buena. The ingredients are ...

Noche Buena is not complete without ubiquitous holiday ham! That also means though, that freezers are going to be full with leftover ham. Here are some ideas, recipes and quick swaps you can make to enjoy what's left of this holiday favorite: What defines ...

Dessert can be the best part of any meal, especially this Christmas. Whether it’s digging into a delicious cake, orbiting into delicious cookies, celebrating togetherness with delightful sweets are priceless experiences everyone deserves. If you're watching your sugar intake, you don't have ...

Christmas brings another opportunity for us to thoroughly enjoy queso de bola. It's a special, intrinsic part of every Noche Buena. We think it’s because it’s like a perfectly wrapped gift with its brilliant red wax sealing the hard, aged, umami-packed, deep yellow-hued cheese when opened. However, if ...

Christmas is not complete without ham! These three easy ham glaze recipes are what you need to make the most flavorful baked ham you could ever make. Pick your favorite according to what you want your ham to taste like: classic and tangy, ...

Chocolate is one of those delicious ingredients that unite people—it’s just like Christmas! If you need a dessert you can be sure that everyone would love, then chocolate desserts are your go-to. There’s a chocolate recipe that everyone can make too: from the ...

Boodle fight-style dining—a feast wherein food is laid out on banana leaves and everyone eats without any utensils, just their hands—is a great way to serve and feed a crowd. Boodle fights began with the military where it is the common meal prepared for the entire troop. ...

This roast chicken recipe is infused with garlic on two fronts: it's first rubbed all over with smashed garlic ensuring that it flavors the entire chicken and then it is roasted with an entire head of garlic with it. It is also flavored with butter ...

Noche Buena, which is Spanish for “night of goodness,” is the bountiful feast served during the eve of Christmas. The typical Noche Buena spread for most Filipino gatherings include the hamonado, embutido, baked macaroni, bringhe (local paella), and sometimes, lechon. But this isn't the same ...

You may think spinach is expensive and that used to be true. We’ve got the best news: SM Supermarket has frozen spinach in their freezers, and it only costs P50/500g! Use it together with an affordable can of mushrooms, some creamy and gooey cheeses, and you’ve ...

It’s Christmas time again, which means our craving for bibingka is back. It’s this craving that started it for Chef Michelle Marie Abalon of Sweetums Sweet Treats who now sells eight scrumptious versions of bibingka in red tin cans. You’ll love their classic bibingka thanks to an over-the-top generous topping ...

1 Grazing Tables by Aperitif If there was no grazing table at the party, did the party really happen? Make your Christmas party fabulous with a picture perfect grazing table put together by Aperitif. The best part? They are 100% customizable.Prices are available ...

Bibingka, a rice cake usually eaten during the holiday season, is almost always a part of the Pinoy Christmas season. Whether you get it from the roadside stalls after Misa de Gallo or Simbang gabi, or order it from your favorite resto serving it, bibingka has ...

Every Noche Buena spread deserves dishes that will make your guests sigh in delight with every bite, and the meat course and the desserts are usually the dishes everyone is looking forward to. However, we think the other courses should be just as delicious, ...

This Christmas, make bringhe, or the Filipino paella. It's a dish we transformed from a Spanish paella recipe but using ingredients that anyone can more easily get.It uses luyang dilaw, or fresh turmeric, to mimic the color of expensive saffron. It also uses malagkit instead of ...