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Meaty with a dash of veggies

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Pork patty spring rolls

Pork patty spring rolls

Cook time: 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

Japanese chicken curry

Japanese chicken curry

Cook time: 1 hour hour

Servings: 4 people

Cajun dirty rice

Cajun dirty rice

Cook time: 15 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

Recipe highlights

Vietnamese shrimp spring rolls

Spring rolls

Spanish oxtail stew

Organ meat

Fried chicken wings with honey adobo glaze

Fried chicken

Fish head soup with coconut cream

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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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.

Meaty with a dash of veggies

Duck breast teriyaki

Duck breast teriyaki

Cook time: 25 minutes minutes

Servings: 1 person

Chicken, tomatoes and thyme in olive oil

Chicken, tomatoes and thyme in olive oil

Cook time: 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

Singapore noodles (curry bee hoon) with crispy pork belly

Singapore noodles (curry bee hoon) with crispy pork belly

Cook time: 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

Pork, spinach and pineapple rice paper spring rolls

Rice paper spring rolls

Cook time: 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 2 people

Salt and pepper pork

Salt and pepper pork chops (Cantonese-style)

Cook time: 15 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

Chinese braised pork hock

Chinese braised pork hock

Cook time: 7 hours hours

Servings: 4 people

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

Winged beans and smoked milkfish in coconut milk

Cook time: 15 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

Smoked salmon and cream cheese pâté on crackers

Smoked salmon and cream cheese pâté

Cook time: 0 minutes minutes

Servings: 3 cups

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