Much More Delicious

There is alot of great food out there, but I try to design my food and my travel experiences, the way I live my life — I love to take what is “maSarap” (a good flavor, pleasant taste), and makes it “MA’s masarap.”

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Our Story

Welcome To MasMasarap

I get such pleasure out of sharing a wonderful  meal with family and friends.  Growing up in the Philippines,  I was blessed to have had a mom who loved to cook and was creative in feeding a large family of growing children.  We were surrounded by a huge variety and bounty of flavors to experience.

Love and Laughter were the pillars of our dinner table, and I have come to treasure and strive for the same standard in my own home.

— Mary Ann

Only the Best

Fresh Ingredients, Heart & Soul

This is the secret for creating much more delicious / MA’s masarap experiences. Willingness to try new things, no fear of failure, accepting of critiques, and efforts towards perfection.

Sam’s Favorite

Tortang-Talong

Filipino  version of an eggplant omelet.  Delicious when served with white rice, boiled camote leaves with soy sauce, lemon and tomato. Must serve with ketchup or jufran.

Always a Favorite

Baked Salmon

Always a crowd pleaser.  Anyone who has ever enjoyed a meal at Mary Ann’s house has enjoyed her cooked-and-seasoned to perfection baked salmon.

Filipino Dessert

Masmasarap Desserts

Always an elegant display of colorful, petite, individual sized sweet treats. Never any guilt of overdoing it.

Covid Birthday Salad

Spiralized Veggie Noodle Salad

This colorful salad consists of zucchini, red cabbage, red bell pepper, carrots, and pine nuts, drizzled with rice wine vinegar.

DIY Pasta

Pasta Primavera ala Mary Ann

Homemade pasta with broccoli, red pepper, green peas, vegetarian sausage, sprinkled with parmesan cheese.

Classic Pancit

Vegetarian Pancit

Pancit is a popular Filipino dish with rice noodles, cabbage, carrots, and tofu.

This Week’s Food Quotes

“No one who cooks, cooks alone. Even at her most solitary, a cook in the kitchen is surrounded by generations of cooks past, the advice and menus of cooks present, the wisdom of cookbook writers.”
Laurie Colwin

“I don’t know what it is about food your mother makes for you, especially when it’s something that anyone can make – pancakes, meat loaf, tuna salad – but it carries a certain taste of memory.”

― Mitch Albom

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