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Spicy pasta tinapa with sweet mangoes

Spicy pasta tinapa with sweet mangoes

Pasta+ Seafoodrecipe by Connie Veneracion

Salty and tangy with the inimitable smokiness of tinapa and the unrivaled sweetness of fully ripe mangoes harvested at the height of summer.

Cook time: 18 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

Pancakes from scratch

Pancakes from scratch

Course: Breakfast, Snack

Cook time: 15 minutes minutes

Servings: 8 pancakes

Pork version of gyudon

Pork version of gyudon

Course: Main Course

Cook time: 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 3 people

Churros con chocolate

Churros con chocolate

Course: Snack

Cook time: 30 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

A la revuelto Gramajo

A la revuelto Gramajo

Course: Breakfast

Cook time: 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 3 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.

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