After I got my B.S. in Horticulture at UF I attended bible college in Mulberry,FL for a couple of years and became good friends with Dr.Bancroft and his wife who had served for many years as Missionaries in the Philippines-they introduced me to Chicken Adobo and other "Filipino" dishes-they use the Calamondin in many of the same ways that limes are used in other tropical countries as you probably already know-there it is affectionately known as "kalamansi".I just finished eating my 310 calorie frozen dinner so this website that I stumbled upon a few minutes ago is making me more hungry! I hope to try more of these dishes.
http://www.philsa.org/food.html

Thanks DavidMac! I may know some members of the Filipino Community there in TAMU. You can scoot over to our place and we'll whip up whatever Filipino recipe you saw in that site. But beware, we only have the Americanized version, meaning, we ease off on the salts and fats... So it wouldn't taste as good.

Joe,
I have not tried Dinuguan-although it sounds a bit strange I suspect that it must be really good if Children know it as 'chocolate pork'.Is this one of the dishes that you like?

My wife makes the best dinuguan in Davis. I like it, but don't eat beyond half-cup. It is high in fats and iron at the same time. Fats alone are not correlated with heart risks, high iron diet are not correlated either, but when combined, they are strongly correlated with heart risks. Though I like it so much, will have to exercise moderation.

Joe
I was interested in the Chicken Tinola ,that you suggested for papaya, until I saw one cup of pepper leaves. Just how hot will the pepper leaves make it taste?

The pepper leaves do not contribute anything to the hotness. It is just like spinach, only a little bit firmer leaves than spinach.

Pepper leaves! Ah ha-another Pacific Island recipe secret-I would have never guessed that you could use them like spinach
http://www.carinderia.net/vegetables/dahongsili.html

And pepper leaves have medicinal wonders. It is like a natural anti-histamine, reduces your allergies too.

If you got allergic skin rashes, crush pepper leaves and salt together, then rub over the affected areas, the itchiness will disappear and the swollen rashes will dissipate. It worked for me when I was a kid, been hunting spiders to pet and play, so I always get rashes. Pepper leaves always did the trick for me.