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Meaty with a dash of veggies

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Tuna macaroni salad

Tuna macaroni salad

Pasta+ Seafood+ Vegetable / fruitrecipe by Connie Veneracion

Toss boiled pasta, pineapple, pickle relish, celery, carrot, Japanese mayo and cheese, chill and enjoy.

Cook time: 12 minutes minutes

Servings: 8 people

Arugula, tomato and salted duck egg salad with ginger vingaigrette

Arugula, tomato and salted duck egg salad with ginger vingaigrette

Course: Salad, Side Dish

Cook time: 0 minutes minutes

Servings: 3 people

Grilled chicken salad with fruits and nuts

Grilled chicken salad with fruits and nuts

Course: Salad

Cook time: 20 minutes minutes

Servings: 3 people

Fresh mushroom and vegetable salad with lemon butter dressing

Fresh mushroom and vegetable salad with lemon butter dressing

Course: Salad

Cook time: 6 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 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

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.

Recipe highlights

Vietnamese shrimp spring rolls

Spring rolls

Salmon katsu piccata

Salmon

Fried chicken wings with honey adobo glaze

Fried chicken

Sigarilyas at tinapang bangus sa gata (winged beans and smoked milkfish in coconut milk)

Cooked with coconut

Grilled cheese and green onion kimchi sandwich

Cooked with kimchi

Crispy pork belly in coconut cream sauce

Pork belly

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Meaty with a dash of veggies

Chinese steamed pork buns (baozi)

Chinese steamed pork buns (baozi)

Course: Breakfast, Snack

Cook time: 20 minutes minutes

Servings: 16 pork buns

Chicken empanadas

Chicken empanadas

Course: Snack

Cook time: 40 minutes minutes

Servings: 12 four-inch empanadas

Spicy beef nachos with cheese sauce

Spicy beef nachos with cheese sauce

Course: Snack

Cook time: 25 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

Banana bread with chocolate chips and nuts

Banana bread with chocolate chips and nuts

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cook time: 30 minutes minutes

Servings: 3 small cakes

Lengua (beef tongue) estofado

Lengua (beef tongue) estofado

Course: Main Course

Cook time: 30 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

Beef stew a la House of Kimchi

Beef stew a la House of Kimchi

Course: Main Course

Cook time: 7 hours hours 15 minutes minutes

Servings: 6 people

Tofu and shiitake in soy ginger sauce

Tofu and shiitake in soy ginger sauce

Course: Main Course, Side Dish

Cook time: 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

Bandeja paisa

Bandeja paisa

Course: Main Course

Cook time: 15 minutes minutes

Servings: 3 people

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