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Meaty with a dash of veggies

Blanched Chinese broccoli with ground pork adobo

Blanched Chinese broccoli with ground pork adobo

They are not traditional partners but boldly flavored Filipino adobo, made even richer with the addition of oyster sauce, is just so good with lightly seasoned greens.

See recipe ↗

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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Agedashi tofu

Appetizers

Thai-style cucumber salad

Salads

Two bowls of Pureed leeks and potato soup garnished with fried shallots

Soups

Crispy pork belly in coconut cream sauce garnished with slices of red and green chilies and served with kaffir lime wedges on the side

Main Courses

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

One Bowl Meals

Garlic butter corn and green beans in Noritake bowls

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Tonkatsu (Japanese fried pork cutlet) with sauce and shredded cabbage

Tonkatsu

Goat Cheese, Potato and Tomato Salad

Goat cheese, potato and tomato salad

Udon and pork with chili peanut sauce garnished with scallions and sesame seeds

Udon and pork with chili peanut sauce

Crispy calamari with dipping sauce

Crispy calamari

Campari orange cocktail served with orange twists

Campari orange cocktail

Tequila Cranberry Cocktail

Tequila cranberry cocktail

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