My Mother’s Grandmother’s Potato Salad

You may ask why this isn’t simply called “My Great Grandmother’s Potato Salad.” Whenever my mom asked me to make this for her, she always said “My Grandmother’s Potato Salad.” When my sister asked her, “Why don’t you call her ‘Great Grandmother?’ Around us, you call your husband ‘Dad’ and your father ‘Grandpa’,” she replied, “We don’t really talk about…

Nomer’s Famous Fried Chicken

One of my favorite foods of all time, my father’s fried chicken is wonderful. As an example of how I always loved it, I lost my first tooth eating some of this chicken! I ate so fast, that the tooth came out in a drumstick… but I was enjoying the chicken so much that I…

Lumpia

This is a Filipino traditional recipe, and a Santos family staple. Its a great example of finger food that you can’t stop eating! First you’ll put 3 on your plate, then 4 or 5 on the next run, and before you know it, it’ll all be gone! Ingredients 1 Package of Lumpia Wrappers 1 lb…

Chicken Adobo

One of my father’s traditional Filipino recipes. This particular recipe has a very distinct and unique taste. It tastes great for any occasion! Pork may be used in this recipe instead of chicken, and it always goes great on rice! On a semi related note, you may notice the lighting in this image is a…

Nomer’s Famous Fried Shrimp

This, right here, is the legend, with a legacy of being gone in seconds at parties. Any event that we go to, we’re basically expected to bring this. Recently, I’ve taken up making it for parties. My father learned how to make this by going to restaurants, ordering fried shrimp, and experimenting with his own…