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Chicken, tomatoes and thyme in olive oil, with pot of thyme in background

Chicken, tomatoes and thyme in olive oil

Onion, garlic, tomatoes and thyme are sauteed in olive oil, chicken is stirred in, broth is added and everything cooks …

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Macaroni salad with ham and cheese, carrot, celery, crushed pineapple, pickle relish and mayo

Macaroni salad with ham and cheese

Boiled macaroni, cubes of salty ham and cheese, sweet crushed pineapple, pickle relish, sliced celery and chopped carrot are …

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Chicken, baby potatoes and mushroom salad

Chicken, baby potatoes and mushroom salad

Baby potatoes are boiled in salted water and tossed with blanched button mushrooms and boiled chicken meat with a simple …

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Family favorites

Ramen, cucumber, soy sauce quail eggs, mushrooms, pickled vegetables and shrimps equals Asian cold noodle salad

Asian noodles

Vietnamese shrimp spring rolls with herbs and dipping sauce

Spring Rolls

Fried spinach and cream cheese dumplings in plate

Dumplings

Peri-peri pork skewers

Skewered

Beef brisket bbq pasta in white stoneware bowl

One Bowl Meals

Air fried crispy pata (pork hock) with dipping sauces

Air fried

Korean stir fried vegetables and glass noodles (japchae)

Korean stir fried vegetables and glass noodles (japchae)

Historically a noodleless dish, japchae evolved into a sweet-salty Korean stir fried noodle dish that uses dangmyeon, a thick …

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Potatoes and green beans salad

Potatoes and green beans are boiled, drained and tossed with crumbled tinapa (salty smoked fish) soaked in spicy oil.

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Pork bulgogi rice bowl

Thinly sliced pork is marinated in soy sauce, ginger, shallot, garlic, mirin, sugar and gochujang for 10 minutes then seared …

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Recipes by main ingredient

Chicken stewed in tomato cream sauce

Chicken, duck & turkey

Air fryer lechon kawali (crispy pork belly) recipe

Meat

Mackerel Poached in Olive Oil

Seafood

Tempura-style drispy green beans

Vegetables

Yaki onigiri sprinkled with aonori

Rice & grains

Baked mac and cheese served with focaccia

Noodles

Chicken 1-2-3

Chicken 1-2-3

The dish derives its name from the proportion of seasonings used — one part sugar, one part rice wine, two parts vinegar and …

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Grilled eggplant salad with sesame soy dressing

Grilled eggplant salad

Eggplants, bell peppers, tomatoes and onions are grilled, chopped and tossed with homemade sesame soy dressing. Thinly sliced …

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Spicy tuna tartare

Spicy tuna tartare

The natural brininess of fresh tuna joins a creamy and spicy sauce in this quick recipe for your next appetizer or side dish. …

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Recipes by course

Bacon asparagus puff pastry spirals

Appetizers

Broccoli salad with miso mayo dressing

Salads

Squash (not pumpkin) soup in sakura bowls

Soups

Japanese braised pork belly (buta no kakuni) and halved hard boiled egg garnished with scallions

Main Courses

Gyoza on plate with dipping sauces

Side Dishes

Tarte Tatin topped with whipped cream

Sweets

Beef shigureni with eggs, rice and greens

Beef shigureni

Thinly sliced meat simmered in soy sauce, sake and mirin with ginger and sugar. A tasty and boldly flavored stew, the sauce …

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Mexican pork adobada in while bowl

Mexican-style pork adobada

A spicy smoky stew cooked with pork belly and Mexican-style adobo sauce made with chili flakes, chipotle, roasted garlic, …

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Pork rendang over rice

Pork rendang

Rendang does not refer to a dish or a class of dishes. Rather, it describes a method of slow cooking meat until the cooking …

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Kitchen island with engineered quartz countertop

Kitchen

Bangus harvest

Food Tales

Basil in pot bathed in sunlight

Edible Garden

Setting up a shabu-shabu meal at home

Dining

Pork ribs sinigang

Sinigang, the iconic sour soup from the Philippines

Sinigang is a vegetable soup with a salty-sour broth. Meat (usually bone-in pork) or seafood (shrimps or prawns are popular) …

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Frying green beans tempura in carbon steel wok

Buying a wok? Make it carbon steel.

If you could have only one cooking pan, what would it be? My answer is a wok because I can stir fry, pan fry, deep fry, …

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Stir frying chicken, vegetables and quail eggs in carbon steel wok

Guide to stir frying

Perfect stir fried dishes do not happen by magic. You need the right pan, cooking oil with high smoking point, and prepping …

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