About Siena

Welcome to Siena's Kitchen! SK is a cooking blog for at-home wannabe chefs looking to cook more, for moms out there who want to explore new recipes from around the world, for anyone who wants to add new dishes on their weekly meal plan.

If you love cooking, food, and kitchen is your new friend, you'll feel right at home here.

I'm the creator of this blog. I am a number cruncher by profession, an entrepreneur by vocation and an excellent cook by heart. I'm a passionate participant of life so I try to live and eat healthy each day. I follow the Japanese practice called “hara hachi bu” which means, “eat until you are 80% full” but I will elaborate this more next time. I love coffee, fresh spices and anything with coconut!

Cooking is such a big part of who I am that I can't imagine what life would be like if I couldn't do it. I enjoy creating meals, trying new recipes and tweaking old ones. 

My passion for cooking started in my junior year in college while watching The Naked Chef, a BBC TV cooking show by Jamie Oliver.  I was fascinated by his "strip it bare then make it work" principle to all his dishes, which created a perfect selection of simple, hearty and delicious recipes using fresh ingredients. You don't need pretentious ingredients to make a fantastic meal.

At Siena’s Kitchen, you will find flavors and food combinations I’ve acquired from my travels and years I have spent in the kitchen. You will also be introduced to the multi-culti combination of traditional Filipino cuisine.  

Óbidos, Portugal