Chicken

Creamy Chicken Liver Pasta With Mushrooms

Creamy pasta with chicken liver, mushrooms, guanciale, Parmesan and cream for a rich, savoury and comforting Italian-inspired meal.  Sometimes the most underrated ingredients create the most memorable meals. Rich, silky and deeply savoury, this bowl proves that humble ingredients can deliver restaurant-worthy comfort. #creamychickenliverpasta Growing up in the Philippines, chicken...

Steamed Pulled Chicken

A simple steamed chicken dish that transforms into something far more comforting than it has any right to be. Tender, juicy, and finished with sizzling garlic oil, it’s a quiet reminder that minimal effort can still deliver maximum flavour.  Steamed pulled chicken with ginger, spring onion, garlic oil, soy sauce...

Macanese Style Portuguese Curry Chicken

Macanese chicken curry with coconut milk, chorizo, potatoes, olives and spices, served with rice for a comforting meal.  A dish born from centuries of trade, migration, and cultural exchange. Tender chicken, potatoes, coconut milk, chorizo, and warming spices come together in a curry that belongs neither to Portugal nor China,...

Gallina con Guisantes

A comforting classic that brings together history, home cooking and that unmistakable tomato richness in every bite.  Filipino gallina con guisantes with chicken, tomatoes, peas, potatoes and carrots, a classic Spanish influenced stew. There are dishes you grow up eating, and then there are those you only truly discover later...

Chicken Tinga Tacos

Smoky shredded chicken in tomato chipotle sauce with lime, avocado and tortillas. Bold, comforting and easy Mexican classic.  Smoky shredded chicken simmered in a rich tomato and chipotle sauce, tucked into warm tortillas and piled high with avocado, lime and fresh herbs. This is the kind of meal that turns...

Roman Chicken

Roman chicken with chicken thighs, tomatoes, capsicum, prosciutto, white wine and herbs, a rich Italian braised dish.  Rustic, saucy and full of bold flavours, this is the kind of dish that feels like it came straight from an Italian kitchen into your home. After coming across this Roman Style Chicken...

Ginger Chicken

Braised chicken with old ginger, garlic, wood ear mushrooms, soy sauce, and Shaoxing wine in a deeply aromatic Chinese-style sauce.  Deeply aromatic, unapologetically gingery, and built for cold days. This is the kind of dish that warms you from the inside out, the kind you cook when you want comfort...

Chicken and Prawn Saffron Sotanghon

Chicken and prawn sotanghon soup with cabbage, carrots, glass noodles, fish sauce, and saffron-infused chicken broth.  Winter cooking in Zurich means adapting with what’s on hand. A familiar Filipino comfort soup, gently transformed by circumstance, care, and a pinch of something unexpected. #sotanghon #switzerlandseries #comfortfood #filipinocooking I’ve been here since...

Sausage and Red Kidney Beans Shakshuka

Shakshuka made with chicken sausages, red kidney beans, tomatoes, eggs, garlic, onion, and melted mozzarella cheese.  A warm pan, a few pantry finds, and a breakfast that felt grounding on a cold Swiss morning. This was comfort cooked straight from instinct.  #shakshuka This was the very first breakfast I cooked...

Creamy Chicken with Corn and Chorizo

Pan-fried chicken with sweet corn, Spanish chorizo, white wine, cream cheese, and cream in a rich, savoury sauce.  Comfort food with a bit of fire. Golden chicken, smoky sausage, sweet corn, and a sauce that actually has something to say. #creamychicken I am still deep into my Switzerland cooking series,...