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Congee days and ramen nights

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Asian cold noodle salad

Symbolic food on Lunar New Year

Four ways to serve nian gao: dipped in egg and fried, coated with sesame seeds and fried, as spring roll filling, and steamed with desiccated coconut

Four ways to enjoy nian gao

Pork dumpling soup

Chinese dishes from my childhood

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 create, test and publish recipes for family meals, and write cooking tips and food stories. More about me and my umami blogs.

Mango pomelo sago

Mango pomelo sago

Cook time: 15 minutes minutes

Servings: 6 people

Chicksilog (fried chicken, rice and egg)

Chicksilog (fried chicken, rice and egg)

Cook time: 15 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

Tilapia escabeche

Tilapia escabeche

Cook time: 20 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

Stir fried adlay (Job's tears) a la yang chow

Stir fried adlay (Job’s tears) a la yang chow

Cook time: 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

Chicken katsu with Thai-style mango dipping sauce

Thai-style mango dipping sauce

Cook time: 0 minutes minutes

Servings: 2 cups

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