Panlasang Pinoy

I have been seeing this man for maybe two months already.  I keep on going back to him.  His site is always on top of my google searches.  He's simply amazing!  I wonder where he gets all the recipes he features on his site.  His recipes are truly delightful, enjoyable and definitely "Panlasang Pinoy".  His recipes are so easy to follow and his cooking videos are very helpful.

Years ago, I attended a workshop on making dimsums and siopao so I tried to make siopao at home but it went disastrous.  I never attempted to make it again until recently, whenever we attend a Filipino gathering, my children always eat the siopao bun (the white part only).  We're in India so the only time they get to eat siopao is when we attend a Filipino potluck.  Hey! if they can make it here then I can make it too.  I googled the siopao recipe and saw Vanjo's website.  His videos really help a lot.  Now we don't have to wait for another Filipino get-together to enjoy siopao. :-)

I used butter instead of lard, I guess that gave the yellowish tint.  It's not yet the perfectly shaped Siopao but it surely tastes good.

This is fresh lumpia.  Guess who made it!?!  It's not me nor my cook.  My Indian neighbor and friend made this!  We've been exchanging recipes and home-cooked goodies for awhile.  One day I wasn't expecting she'll like  lumpiang sariwa but I sent some to her nevertheless.  Her picky daughter liked it so much that she's been requesting her Mom to make it.  I sent her the Panlasang Pinoy link and then the next day she sent me this picture.  It gave me a sense of pride and joy to see another culture embracing ours.  I'm able to share a Filipino recipe to a very good Indian friend and everyone in her family really liked it.

I have made... err... (I will not take all the credit) we have made embutido, empanada, siopao, fresh lumpia, buttered puto and pandesal using Panlasang Pinoy.  Thank you Vanjo Merano.  I'll absolutely and regularly try more of your recipes.