Kendrick Cooks

A family cookbook, made in Canada

What are we
cooking?

The recipes we actually make—easy to find, clear to follow, and always worth repeating.

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Every dish comes from recipes we discussed, cooked, adjusted or deliberately shortlisted.

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Main ingredient

Chicken · Pork · Fish · Pasta · Vegetables · Chocolate

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Cooking method

Slow cooker · Oven · Stovetop · Air fryer · Deep fry · Stir fry

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Baking & sweets

Banana bread · Cookies · Chocolate · Cheesecake · Small batch

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Cuisine

Filipino · Japanese · Korean · Cuban · Italian · Cajun

From our cooking history

Made, discussed, shortlisted.

51 recipes

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Air fryer + stovetop · Pork · 1 hr

Air-Fryer Pork Belly Sisig

Crisp-edged chopped pork belly finished sizzling with onions and calamansi.

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Slow cooker · Pork · 6 hr 30 min

Apple-Soy Pork Chops with Gravy

Tender slow-cooked chops in Kendrick’s grated-apple soy gravy.

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Stovetop · Chicken · 1 hr

Arroz Caldo

Gingery Filipino chicken-rice porridge for cold Alberta days.

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Oven · Fruit · 35 min

Banana-Oatmeal Cookies

A soft, substantial banana cookie leaning toward the Subway style.

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No cook · Fruit · 5 min

Blueberry Protein Yogurt Breakfast Bowl

Greek yogurt, blueberries, protein and fibre for an easy cold breakfast.

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Deep fry · Chicken · 55 min

Bonchon-Style Crispy Chicken Bites

Double-fried thigh pieces with a sticky soy-garlic glaze.

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Oven · Chocolate · 1 hr

Browned-Butter Chocolate-Chip Cookies

Brown sugar only, with semi-sweet chips and dark chocolate chunks.

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Stovetop · Chicken · 40 min

Cajun Creamy Chicken

A warming, lightly spicy chicken supper with a rich pan sauce.

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Stovetop · Chicken · 40 min

Cajun Jambalaya with Leftover Rice

A practical shortcut jambalaya using day-old rice and the meats on hand.

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Air fryer or deep fry · Chicken · 45 min

Chicken Katsu

Air-fryer-friendly chicken cutlets with a thick panko crust.

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Stovetop · Chicken · 8 hr 20 min

Chicken Tocino

Sweet, garlicky boneless thighs with caramelized breakfast-style edges.

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Oven · Chocolate · 2 hr

Chocolate Crinkles

Fudgy chocolate cookies rolled generously in powdered sugar.

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Oven · Chocolate · 20 min

Chocolate Lava Cake in a Ramekin

A small warm chocolate cake with a molten centre.

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Stovetop · Pork · 35 min

Chorizo Rice with Caramelized Onions

Ellen’s favourite savoury rice with crumbled chorizo and browned onion.

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Oven · Chocolate · 45 min

Crackly-Top Chocolate Brownie Cookies

Deep chocolate cookies with glossy tops and fudgy centres.

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Stovetop · Noodles · 20 min

Creamy Chilli-Peanut Noodles

The social-media-style noodle bowl built from Kendrick’s pantry sauces.

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Slow cooker · Chicken · 6 hr 15 min

Creamy Garlic-Mushroom Chicken with Potatoes

Slow-cooked chicken, cremini mushrooms and potatoes in a creamy garlic sauce.

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Deep fry · Chicken · 35 min

Crispy Lemon-Pepper Calamansi Chicken Bites

Thin, crisp coating tossed in a glossy butter-calamansi sauce.

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Oven · Vegetables · 50 min

Crispy Roasted Potatoes

No-boil russets with rough, crisp edges and a fluffy centre.

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Slow cooker · Chicken · 6 hr 20 min

Cuban Mojo Chicken

Garlicky citrus chicken, shredded cleanly and finished with reduced mojo.

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Oven or grill · Pork · 5 hr

Filipino Pork BBQ Skewers, No-Ketchup Style

Sweet-savory skewers built around soy, calamansi and caramelized edges.

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Stovetop + oven · Pasta · 50 min

Filipino-Style Party Carbonara

Creamy penne with ham, bacon and the familiar sweet-savory party flavour.

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Oven · Dairy · 5 hr

Graham-Crust Cheesecake with Caramel

A practical 9-inch cheesecake made from honey-graham crumbs.

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Stovetop · Condiment · 15 min

Homemade Unagi Sauce

A sweet soy-mirin glaze for sushi bake, rice bowls and maki.

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Oven + pan · Chicken · 1 hr 10 min

Lemon-Pepper Yogurt Chicken

Herby yogurt-marinated thighs roasted and pan-finished for browned edges.

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Stovetop · Condiment · 15 min

Manila-Style Fishball Sauce

The familiar sweet, garlicky brown street-food sauce.

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Oven · Fruit · 1 hr 10 min

Moist Brown-Sugar Banana Bread

The exact vegetable-oil loaf Kendrick repeatedly came back for.

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Stovetop · Pasta · 1 hr

One-Pot Caramelized Onion Pasta

The creamy, deeply savoury pasta Kendrick successfully made for family and guests.

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Air fryer · Bread · 15 min

Pesto, Ham and Feta Pita Pizza

An air-fryer pita pizza with pesto, salty cheese and balsamic glaze.

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Grill or air fryer · Pork · 4 hr 30 min

Pinoy Liempo, No-Ketchup Marinade

Smoky-savoury pork belly with soy, calamansi, garlic and pepper.

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Deep fry · Pork · 1 hr

Pork Katsu with Rich Tonkatsu Sauce

Tender pork with the thick, craggy coating Kendrick wanted from Yabu.

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Stovetop · Condiment · 10 min

Rich Simmered Tonkatsu Sauce

The glossy restaurant-level sauce saved alongside Kendrick’s pork katsu.

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Oven · Butter · 55 min

Sea-Salt Butter Cookies

A brown-sugar version inspired by the café cookies at Because and Harlan.

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Oven · Chicken · 50 min

Sheet-Pan Chicken Koobideh

Persian-style ground chicken kebabs without wrestling with skewers.

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Oven · Chicken · 1 hr 5 min

Sheet-Pan Yogurt Chicken Kebab

Juicy calamansi-yogurt chicken with roasted onions and peppers.

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Slow cooker · Chicken · 5 hr 15 min

Slow-Cooker Chicken Fajitas

A hands-off tray of tender chicken, peppers and onions.

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Slow cooker · Chicken · 5 hr 30 min

Slow-Cooker Chicken Taco with Pico de Gallo

Seasoned shredded chicken kept separate from a fresh tomato topping.

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Slow cooker · Chicken · 6 hr 15 min

Slow-Cooker Jerk Chicken

Warm-spiced shredded chicken with a bright, savoury finish.

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Slow cooker + pan · Chicken · 5 hr 20 min

Slow-Cooker Korean BBQ Bulgogi Chicken

The best-tasting slow-cooker recipe from the original cooking series.

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Slow cooker · Pork · 6 hr 20 min

Slow-Cooker Onion-Gravy Pork Chops

Fork-tender chops in a deep, savoury onion gravy.

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Stovetop · Fish · 30 min

Soy-Garlic Saucy Tilapia

Four tilapia fillets in the extra-saucy soy-brown-sugar glaze Kendrick wanted.

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Slow cooker · Pork · 8 hr 30 min

Surf Expo–Inspired Cuban Pulled Pork Rice Bowl

The savoury, citrusy pork bowl that started this whole cookbook.

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Oven · Seafood · 55 min

Sushi Bake with Homemade Unagi Sauce

Creamy baked sushi rice finished with furikake, green onions and sweet soy glaze.

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Slow cooker + pan · Pork · 5 hr 30 min

Tender Toyomansi-Butter Pork Chops

Soft slow-cooked pork with lightly crisp, buttery calamansi-soy edges.

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Stovetop · Chicken · 55 min

Thick-Sauce Filipino Chicken Adobo

Kendrick’s saved adobo: glossy, savoury and deliberately onion-free.

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Stovetop · Chicken · 40 min

Tori Kuwayaki

A glossy sweet-soy chicken inspired by Sugi in Greenbelt.

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Stovetop · Condiment · 10 min

Toyomansi Butter Sauce

A quick calamansi-soy pan sauce for pork chops, steak and rice.

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Stovetop · Fish · 25 min

Tuna Pesto Pasta

A quick tuna pasta that works with either green or red pesto.

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Stovetop · Fish · 20 min

Tuna Sisig

A fast pantry sisig using three cans of Clover Leaf tuna.

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Oven · Vegetables · 45 min

Warm Roasted Tomato-Garlic Cheese Dip

Jammy cherry tomatoes, roasted garlic, mozzarella, parmesan and balsamic.

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Stir fry · Vegetables · 20 min

Yasai Itame–Style Vegetable Stir-Fry

A clean, savoury Japanese-style mix of cabbage, mushrooms and peppers.

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Kitchen note № 01

“The best recipes aren’t the fanciest. They’re the ones someone asks you to make again.”

— Kendrick