The Happy Home Cook: Ampalaya [Bittermelon] Braised with Beef

The Happy Home Cook: Ampalaya [Bittermelon] Braised with Beef

Enjoy this classic bittermelon dish.

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The Happy Home Cook: Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

The Happy Home Cook: Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Nora Daza’s take on a classic cake.

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The Happy Home Cook: Orange Spareribs

The Happy Home Cook: Orange Spareribs

Another mouth-watering recipe from culinary legend Nora Daza

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The Happy Home Cook: Lengua con Champignon and Mushroom-Butter Sauce

The Happy Home Cook: Lengua con Champignon and Mushroom-Butter Sauce

Another Nora Daza recipe for lengua lovers!

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The Happy Home Cook: Chicken Tinola

The Happy Home Cook: Chicken Tinola

After enjoying yourself during the holidays, its time to go back to lighter dishes, like Chicken Tinola.

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The Happy Home Cook: Chateaubriand

The Happy Home Cook: Chateaubriand

Nora Daza was undoubtedly the Filipino expert on French food during her time. She was the first to set up a French restaurant in Manila -- Au Bon Vivant -- which became the go-to place for gourmands and the well-heeled in the late 1960s. When she comes up with her own recipe for a French dish, we can be sure it's good.

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The Happy Home Cook: Nora Daza's Pato Tim

The Happy Home Cook: Nora Daza's Pato Tim

There are many recipes for Pato Tim on the web, but this one is from the late gourmet chef, Nora Daza, whose recipe books are the bible of Filipino immigrants in the US.

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The Happy Home Cook: Nora Daza's Humba

The Happy Home Cook: Nora Daza's Humba

A sweet Southern Filipino favorite

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The Happy Home Cook: Nora V. Daza's Royal Russian Salad and Homemade Mayo

The Happy Home Cook: Nora V. Daza's Royal Russian Salad and Homemade Mayo

With beets becoming more popular among health conscious foodies, here's a traditional favorite that uses them.

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The Happy Home Cook: Adobong Okra

The Happy Home Cook: Adobong Okra

Okra -- that slimy, finger-like vegetable that no one really likes -- has captured the attention of health gurus as a natural way to detoxify. 

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