FWN Fellow 4/23/15 FWN Fellow 4/23/15

Yummy Dessert: Halo-Halo, Just In Time For The Warm Weather

Halo-halo is described as “a compound Tagalog word for ‘mix-mix’ halo-halo means just that: to mix in a glass, a concoction of several layers of cooked sweet fruits and shaved ice, and eaten with a spoon,” says Luning Ira. “It may be said that halo-halo is a restatement of the Filipino (a multi-racial, multi-cultural blend) and the flair for synthesis.”

FWN Fellow 3/30/15 FWN Fellow 3/30/15

PINAY LIFESTYLE: Arroz Caldo With Chicken Recipe by Sony Robles-Florendo (U.S. FWN100™ '07)

Sony Robles-Florendo shares her recipe for Arroz Caldo with Chicken in her book, Signature Dishes of the Philippines. Sony has been an advocate for the international recognition of Philippine cuisine.

FWN Fellow 3/24/15 FWN Fellow 3/24/15

Did you know? Planting Myths in Tarlac, Philippines

Tarlac, a province created in 1874 from a piece of Pampanga and Pangasinan, has no native inhabitants. It's northern towns are populated by Ilokanos but partly by Pangasinense and its southern towns are inhabited by Pampangueños and Tagalogs from Bulakan. Tarlac sits in the center of Central Luzon making it the crossroads from any direction.

FWN Fellow 3/19/15 FWN Fellow 3/19/15

PINAY LIFESTYLE: Filipino dishes not complete without the "sawsawan" (dips) - The Complete "Sawsawan" Guide: Bulacan, Philippines

"Philippine Food & Life" by Gilda Cordero-Fernando, Mila S. Enriquez & Dez Bautista shares the complete sawsawan guide from the Philippine Region of Bulakan.