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About
My name is Karen Ruth Salvador and I live in Louisiana with my husband who I lovingly called Nunnie. I was born in 1981 in the City of Pasig, Philippines. I grew up in a family where everybody likes to eat and almost everybody knows how to cook. I lived from one aunt to another and that’s how I learned how to cook. And also, transferring from one place to another exposed me to different styles and ways of cooking.
I now live in Louisiana and I am also learning a lot of recipes here. I am not an expert in the kitchen. I just happen to have the passion and basic knowledge of cooking. I never worked for a restaurant either. I tried submitting applications but I always got denied. I have always wanted to be a chef, and I always wanted to work in the kitchen, even as a dishwasher, but nobody would accept me. I was just not that fortunate I guess.
The last aunt that I lived with before I came to Louisiana was a very good cook. Her kitchen may not be that big but she had everything she needed. I dreamed of having a nice kitchen of my own someday, not the fancy kitchen but the kitchen that has everything I need. Guess what? I have it now. Thanks to my loving husband.
I tried to learn from cookbooks before but I got no luck with that. I tried to understand the instructions but I guess I was just too slow because I couldn’t follow it. I need to see how it’s done before I can do it by myself. Cookbooks are not for me. So my goal right now is to be able to show people like me how to cook something easy without the confusion that you get from cookbooks. I am going to try to make it as simple as possible so that I can help you better.
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HI Karen, i am Mike’s niece Kim. I live in Missouri. My dad Daniel told me about your website, i hope to try some of your recipes soon. Since Grandma Geri passed i have not had any filipino food in a while so hopefully i can try some things on my own.
Please take care and say hello to Mike and i enjoy your site.
Kim
Hello Kim! Thanks for visiting the site. Me and Mike are trying to make videos as often as we can so that we can share more. I hope you find our video recipes easy to follow and if you have questions, you can always email me at karen@pinoy-recipes.com.
I really wish I could meet you all. Hopefully someday. Please take care and give my regards to everybody.
Karen
ever thought about going to culinary school or taking some night classes? That’s what I am trying to do as well, I love to cook but most restaurants would like their cooks to have a little knowledge in how to cook for the masses. Nice website.
Hi DuWayne, I am actually considering going to a culinary school. But I am going to wait to have the baby first and then we’ll see from there. If my schedule and budget can accommodate it, then I will surely go. I really do love cooking and sharing what I know.
Alo Karen and “Nunnie,”
My name is James Shafer, I also live in the “great” State of Misery (eeer aka Missouri, St. Louis to be exact) my so fiancee, Miriam Guibone, is also a lovely Filipina
She will be arriving in the US in the coming months from Singapore. She is originally from the town of Bohol in Panglau*. I have been trying to learn to make some Pinoy dishes for her so she will not feel to far from home 
I have some scattered about the web, but none really went into the detail that you and “Nunnie” provide! Even the cute color commentary from “Nunnie” about his $10 grill lol. Priceless 
Anyways after discovering your page on Facebook and your website, I am going to be making tomorrow your Pork BBQ Pinoy Style
I showed Miriam the link and the video and she greatly approves 
If you like? You can check some of my Pinoy creations I have made on my Facebook page, draukenue@yahoo.com or simply look for James K. Shafer.
Anyways thank you again for a great site!! I look forward to sharing more with you all!!
Ayo Ayo!
James
Hi James,
I am so glad you like our blog. Thank you. I hope I was able to help you with some of my Pinoy Recipe. Nunnie and me are having a lot of fun doing the video and I am glad you like our simple humor. By the way, that Pork BBQ Pinoy Style is really good. Let me know how it turns out for you. And if you have questions, you can always contact me. Thanks
hey sis! this is admin sol of the ATM page.. I so love your website! I always rely on cookbooks actually and from now on dito na ako sa website mo kukuha ng recipes! Thanks to you! My mom is a good cook pero di ko ata namana lahat ng kagalingan nya sa pagluluto hehe kaya lagi akong sa cookbook umaasa kasi nakakalimutan ko na din yung mga tinuro nya saken before.. thanks for sharing your recipes for other people to see.. mwah!!
Hello Admin Sol! By the way, thanks for creating the ATM fanpage, I am having so much fun kasi nakakarelate ako hehehe. Thanks din sa pagbisita sa weblog ko, sana i-try mo yung mga recipes ko at sana magustuhan mo. Kung may question ka sa mga recipes, please feel free to email me at karen@pinoy-recipes.com. And also, please keep the fan page alive, ansarap kasing libangan yun pag wala akong makausap hehehe thanks!
Hi Karen! Thank you for visiting our Dalareich Tableya website. I’m glad you are interested.. i will email you the prices and the details for the shipping. Are you in Louisiana right now?
Wow! I read James Karl Shafer comment above, his fiancee if from Bohol. We are from Bohol too. I want to visit and like his facebook fan page too but i can’t find it in facebook, maybe he is also interested to our tableya since he has a Boholana fiancee. 
Your website is really great! Thanks for sharing all Pinoy recipes to all. 
Hi Dalareich, I haven’t received any email from you yet. It’s good to know that you are in Bohol. We will be visiting Bohol when we go back to the Philippines and hopefully, we can try your tableya
Hi Karen!
Very interesting and informative site
do you think it would be possible to share your blogs and recipes in our site? http://www.filamnation.com so we can share with more Filipinos missing home cooked food? 
hope you can give me a reply through my email.
We will post under your name/account of course
Thank you!