Instant Pot Tender Beef with Spinach

This soy sauce based recipe is a favorite of my daughters and one of my preferred ways of making beef chuck. I often make this with a combination of vegetables, such as long or green beans, chayote and bok choy, but this time went the simple route of just spinach in trying this out in…

Chicken Afritada in the Instant Pot

Chicken Afritada is a Filipino stew cooked in a tomato based sauce. It’s a Spanish influenced dish and similar to caldereta, which is made with beef. I’ve been craving a stew with the weather so chilly here in California in the evenings and mornings and this was perfect. In this recipe I used chicken breast…

Chicken Adobo Drumsticks in the Pressure Cooker

When I first asked my mom for her adobo recipe, she would say things like, “add a little bit of,” “you could add,”, “maybe this”, “cook until…” Being new to cooking then, it was daunting! I had no idea if a “little bit” was a teaspoon or a cup. She doesn’t have a recipe for…

Shredded Chicken Breast Adobo in the Pressure Cooker

Adobo is what reminds me of home, of family. I love the tanginess of the vinegar complimented by the salty richness of the soy sauce. Add in pepper, garlic and onion– yum!