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Congee days and ramen nights

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Asian cold noodle salad

Symbolic food on Lunar New Year

Pork dumpling soup

Chinese dishes from my childhood

Chinese-style fried rice

How to cook Chinese-style fried rice

Shrimp, mushroom and sausage fried rice

Are all Asian fried rice dishes derived from Chinese fried rice?

Sweet and savory spring rolls with different kinds of wrapper

How to wrap, store and reheat spring rolls

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.

Banoffee in wineglass topped with shaved dark chocolate

Banoffee with a tropical twist

Cook time: 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 glasses

Duck breast teriyaki

Duck breast teriyaki

Cook time: 25 minutes minutes

Servings: 1 person

Vietnamese banana and tapioca pearls in coconut milk (che chuoi)

Vietnamese banana and tapioca pearls in coconut milk (che chuoi)

Cook time: 18 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

Baked Buffalo chicken wings with dipping sauce on serving plate

Baked Buffalo chicken wings

Cook time: 20 minutes minutes

Servings: 2 people

Coconut Sriracha soda can roast chicken

Coconut Sriracha soda can roast chicken

Cook time: 1 hour hour

Servings: 4 people

Leftover roast turkey farmer's pie

Leftover roast turkey farmer’s pie

Cook time: 40 minutes minutes

Servings: 6 people

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