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Congee days and ramen nights

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Korean sweet pancake (hotteok)

Korean sweet pancakes (hotteok)

Flattened bread dough with syrupy nut and sugar filling cooked on the stovetop. A delicious pancake to enjoy for breakfast or snack with coffee or tea.

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Boa ideia Caipirinha

Boa ideia Caipirinha

A cachaça-based drink, Blue Curaçao is added to make this blazing topaz blue cocktail reminiscent of the tropical sea on a summer day between sunrise and noon.

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Fried dumplings on plate with dipping sauce

Does dumpling / spring roll meat filling have to raw before wrapping?

Generally, yes. But there are exceptions. Some meat varieties, even when fully cooked, can be minced and be used as dumpling filling. Read on.

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Crispy tofu skin fingers with spicy honey lemon ginger sauce

Crispy tofu skin fingers with spicy honey lemon ginger sauce

Cakes of fresh tofu skin are cut into fingers and fried over low heat until golden and crisp. Make a no-cook sauce for dipping and you have a lovely snack or appetizer.

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Honey sesame biscuits

Honey sesame biscuits

Year-end holidays often involve baking pies. If you have excess pie crust dough, here's an idea about what you can do with it.

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A stack of pancakes, made from scratch, topped with butter and drizzled with honey

Make perfect fluffy pancakes from scratch

"From scratch" simply means there are no pre-mixed ingredients in the recipe. In short, no pancake mix. And they were the best pancakes I’ve ever made.

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Guacamole

Guacamole

In this upgraded and non-traditional recipe, roasted bell peppers, onion, tomatoes, garlic and lime juice are added to mashed avocados to make a delicious dip.

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