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Native chicken adobo with immature eggs

Native chicken adobo with immature eggs

Chicken / duck / turkeyrecipe by Connie Veneracion

It took four hours in the slow cooker to tenderize the lean and intensively flavorful meat, but the long wait was worth it.

Cook time: 4 hours hours 15 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

Fried bean sprouts spring rolls (lumpiang togue)

Fried bean sprouts spring rolls (lumpiang togue)

Course: Snack

Cook time: 20 minutes minutes

Servings: 15 spring rolls

Cheese pimiento

Cheese pimiento

Course: Snack

Cook time: 0 minutes minutes

Servings: 3 cups

Salmon and mango salad: sweet, tangy, spicy

Seared salmon and mango salad

Course: Main Course

Cook time: 5 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

No fuss egg salad sandwich

No fuss egg salad sandwich

Course: Sandwich

Cook time: 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 sandwiches

Connie Veneracion

Hello and welcome!

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.

Recipes by main ingredient

Beef tendon shoyu ramen

Asian noodle

Spicy beef kaldereta

Beef

Meatballs sandwich (sub) with mozzarella served with fries and tomato sauce for dipping

Bread / quick bread

Japanese fried chicken wings (tebasaki)

Chicken / duck / turkey

Egg

Easy pepper garlic mushrooms

Mushroom

Baked macaroni and beef ragu with Mornay sauce

Pasta

Air fried lechon kawali (crispy pork belly)

Pork

Smoked salmon and furikake onigiri

Rice / other grain

Ebi (shrimp) tempura

Seafood

Agedashi tofu

Tofu

Sweet and tangy mango and tomato salad

Vegetable / fruit

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Meaty with a dash of veggies

Bacon teriyaki rice balls

Bacon teriyaki rice balls

Course: Snack

Cook time: 30 minutes minutes

Servings: 8 rice balls

Affogato with Kahlua

Affogato with Kahlua

Course: Dessert, Drinks

Cook time: 0 minutes minutes

Servings: 2 people

Smoked salmon salad with fruits and nuts

Smoked salmon salad with fruits and nuts

Course: Salad

Cook time: 4 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

Taiwanese braised pork belly

Taiwanese braised pork belly

Course: Main Course

Cook time: 50 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

Cheesy baked salmon with crispy crumb topping

Cheesy baked salmon with crispy crumb topping

Course: Main Course

Cook time: 20 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

Chicken and apple stew

Chicken and apple stew

Course: Main Course

Cook time: 40 minutes minutes

Servings: 6 people

Gising-gising with crispy pork belly

Gising-gising with crispy pork belly

Course: Main Course

Cook time: 20 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

Skewered pork belly teriyaki

Skewered pork belly teriyaki

Course: Main Course

Cook time: 20 minutes minutes

Servings: 3 people

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