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Meaty with a dash of veggies

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General Tso’s tofu

General Tso’s tofu

Tofurecipe by Connie Veneracion

Cubes of silken tofu are lightly coated with cornstarch, deep fried until a crispy crust forms and tossed in a sweet-salty-spicy sauce.

Cook time: 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 2 people

Roasted baby potatoes with chili, garlic and rosemary

Roasted baby potatoes with chili, garlic and rosemary

Course: Side Dish

Cook time: 30 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

General Tso’s chicken

General Tso’s chicken

Course: Main Course

Cook time: 15 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

Bacon pancakes with cheese sauce

Bacon pancakes with cheese sauce

Course: Breakfast, Snack

Cook time: 20 minutes minutes

Servings: 8 pancakes

Crowne Plaza Hong Kong-style congee

Crowne Plaza Hong Kong-style congee

Course: Breakfast, Snack

Cook time: 10 hours hours

Servings: 4 people

Connie Veneracion

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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.

Recipe highlights

Vietnamese shrimp spring rolls

Spring rolls

Spanish oxtail stew

Organ meat

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

A la revuelto Gramajo

A la revuelto Gramajo

Course: Breakfast

Cook time: 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 3 people

18th century American macaroni and cheese

18th century American macaroni and cheese

Course: Side Dish, Snack

Cook time: 30 minutes minutes

Servings: 2 people

Grilled tuna collar (inihaw na panga ng tuna)

Grilled tuna collar (inihaw na panga ng tuna)

Course: Appetizer, Main Course

Cook time: 20 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

Chicken salpicao

Chicken salpicao

Course: Main Course

Cook time: 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

Japanese beef and potato stew (nikujaga)

Japanese beef and potato stew (nikujaga)

Course: Main Course

Cook time: 40 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

Steamed fish steak with sweet soy sauce

Steamed fish steak with sweet soy sauce

Course: Main Course

Cook time: 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 2 people

Avocado, cucumber and blueberry smoothie

Avocado, cucumber and blueberry smoothie

Course: Breakfast, Snack

Cook time: 0 minutes minutes

Servings: 1 glass

Watermelon and yogurt smoothie

Watermelon and yogurt smoothie

Course: Snack

Cook time: 0 minutes minutes

Servings: 1 glass

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