Fusion

Baked macaroni and beef ragu with Mornay sauce

Slow cooker beef ragu, pasta and Mornay sauce are assembled in an oven-safe dish and baked until bubbly. It’s the ultimate mac and cheese. Meaty. Cheesy. Lovely.

Cook time: 6 30

Servings: 6 people

Fried rice with bacon, tomato, garlic and basil

The cooking technique is Asian; the flavors are Mediterranean. Garlic sauteed in rendered bacon fat forms the flavor base of this easy breakfast dish. The bacon topping is optional but who says no to bacon, right?

Cook time: 10

Servings: 2 people

Salmon katsu piccata

Japanese katsu meets Italian piccata in this dish of fried salmon tossed in calamansi butter sauce. Coating the fish with panko instead of flour gives it better texture and the crust soaks up the sauce better.

Cook time: 10

Servings: 4 people

Mango and melon smoothie

Almost ripe mangoes with a bit of tang make the perfect partner for the sometimes almost cloying sweetness of very ripe melon (cantaloupe).

Cook time: 0

Servings: 2 glasses

Creamy shrimp and broccoli spaghetti

Garlic sauteed in butter, sour cream, shrimps, pasta and broccoli florets are tossed in sour cream for an easy and delicious meal. Only one pot is required from start to finish.

Cook time: 15

Servings: 3 people