Seared salmon and mango salad
Seasoned salmon is seared in a pan, broken into chunks, and tossed with tomato, cucumber, onion, chilies, sweet ripe mango, cilantro and calamansi juice.
Cook time: 5 minutes
Servings: 4 people
No fuss egg salad sandwich
Cook time: 10 minutes
Servings: 4 sandwiches
Korean sweet pancakes (hotteok)
Cook time: 10 minutes
Servings: 10 pancakes
Fast and easy cheesy bacon fries
Cook time: 20 minutes
Servings: 3 people
Bacon asparagus puff pastry spirals
Cook time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4 people
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I’m Connie Veneracion, home cook and writer by passion, photographer by necessity, and good food, coffee and wine lover forever. I create, test and publish recipes for family meals, and write cooking tips and food stories. More about me and my umami blogs.
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