Hi, I'm Carmen.
I'm Carmen Spillette, the Filipino-Canadian home cook behind Eat With Carmen. I make easy recipes for real weeknights. Mostly Asian-inspired. Lots of air fryer. Lots of rice cooker. Plenty of Filipino classics. If it needs three pans or a culinary degree, I'm probably not making it.
My Story
Born in Manila. Moved to Vancouver when I was 11. My siblings and I learned English by watching Disney movies on repeat. True story.
I come from a huge Filipino family. Over 75 first cousins. Big family means big tables, and big tables mean somebody is always cooking.
No culinary school here. I learned by watching hours of Food Network while nursing my babies, then cooking my way through every craving. My Lola's adobo and my papa's fried rice (the cold butter trick, trust me) are still the recipes I measure everything against.
I started Eat With Carmen in 2023 with zero tech or blogging experience. Today it reaches millions of readers a year, and more than 500K of you follow along on Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, Facebook and YouTube.
Cooking has always been my happy place. Now I get to share it with you.
Love, Carmen
What you'll find here
- Air fryer recipes that actually get crispy. Start with Garlic Miso Chicken or browse all my air fryer recipes.
- Rice cooker meals where everything cooks in one pot. Try Rice Cooker Chicken and Rice or Rice Cooker Beef Pepper Rice.
- Filipino recipes, made simple. Classic Chicken Adobo, Garlic Fried Rice and Chicken Lumpia, plus every Filipino recipe on the site.
- Easy Asian dinners in 30 minutes or less. Bang Bang Chicken Bowls, Sweet Chili Chicken Bites and the rest of my 30 minute meals.
Every recipe is tested in my own kitchen. If it doesn't work on a Tuesday night with the kids yelling, it doesn't go on the site.
As seen on
- Live cooking segment on Breakfast Television, making my rice cooker recipes.
A few more things about me
- I split my time between Vancouver Island and Cabo San Lucas.
- My two Filipino-Canadian boys keep me on my toes, and I want them to know exactly where they come from.
- Favorite things besides family: skincare, dog walks and feeding my neighbors.
- Our family's favorite night out is Korean BBQ. Then I go home and recreate the marinades.
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Start here: my most-made recipes
- Easy Miso Chicken (Garlic Miso Chicken Thighs)
- Sticky Sweet Chili Chicken Thighs in 25 minutes
- Chicken Bulgogi (Dak Bulgogi)
- Spicy Sesame Chicken (VIDEO)
- Miso Glazed Black Cod (Nobu Copycat)
- Chicken Adobo Rice Cooker
- Crispy Beef Rice Bowl
- Best Japanese Steak Sauce (ready in 5 minutes)
- Air Fryer Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe
- Korean Fried Chicken Air Fryer
- Air Fryer Eggplant Recipe
- Sesame Braised Cabbage
- Honey Balsamic Air Fry Bone-In Chicken Breast
- Miso Glazed Eggplant (Air Fry or Baked)
- Foolproof Air Fryer Ribeye Steak with Garlic Butter
- Rice Cooker Beef Pepper Rice (Pepper Lunch Copycat)
