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Christmas.

We don’t get snow, we don’t have a fireplace and we don’t believe in Santa Claus. But we love good home-cooked meals and the food is always better during the holidays.

Ham and kimchi fried rice

8 dishes you can cook with leftover Christmas ham

Sopas (Filipino creamy chicken macaroni soup)

Sopas on the Christmas table

Macaroni salad

Salads from Christmas past

Connie Veneracion, 2020

Hi, I’m Connie!

Home cook and writer by passion, photographer by necessity, and good food, coffee and wine lover forever. I write recipes, cooking tips and food stories. No AI is used in creating content for this blog.

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Mango sticky rice

Thai mango and sticky rice with coconut sauce (khao neaw mamuang)

Cook time: 25 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

Sour cream chicken and mushrooms in serving bowl

Sour cream chicken and mushrooms

Cook time: 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

Phuketian heritage curry with pork and vegetables

Phuketian heritage curry with pork and vegetables

Cook time: 15 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

Air fryer lechon kawali (crispy pork belly) recipe

Air fried lechon kawali (crispy pork belly)

Cook time: 2 hours hours

Servings: 4 people

Pasta Alfredo topped with bacon and parsley

Pasta Alfredo (no cream, of course!)

Cook time: 15 minutes minutes

Servings: 3 people

Braised baby potatoes (gamja jorim)

Braised baby potatoes (gamja jorim)

Cook time: 15 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

Chicken fried rice, a one bowl meal

Chicken fried rice

Cook time: 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

Arugula, tomato and salted egg salad with ginger vingaigrette

Arugula, tomato and salted duck egg salad with ginger vingaigrette

Cook time: 0 minutes minutes

Servings: 3 people

Simple syrup infused with citrus zests and lemongrass

Citrusy tea sweetener


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