Smoked salmon salad with fruits and nuts
I’m no fan of vegetable salads — especially the kind with nothing but raw leaves — but this salad, I can eat. With gusto. Why? Well, we have to start with the adage …
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Seared salmon salad with mango lemon dressing
Years ago, my older daughter, Sam, gave me a book of salmon recipes for Christmas. She knew very well what my favorite fish is. This salad is based on one of the recipes …
Camaron rebosado
Fried battered whole shrimps similar to (but not the same as) tempura, this Filipino dish has a Spanish name but the cooking technique is decidedly Chinese. What makes …
Korean-style fire chicken (buldak)
It’s fried chicken coated in a sauce that’s fiery, sweet, fruity and salty with a subtle tang. The best thing about the sauce? You can always adjust the …
Pork ribs and mushrooms teriyaki
A recipe from 2019, I cooked this dish just a week or two after the house renovation. I hadn’t figured out the best angles given the new lighting so I won’t …
Italian rice and Spanish sausage: a one-pot and one-bowl meal
Cook the rice in a mixture of water and sauce with a sausage on top. By the time the rice is done, it has soaked up flavors of the sausage. Just scoop rice onto a plate …
Browned sausage meat and fried quail eggs rice bowl
It is longsilog, the Filipino breakfast of longganiza (sausage), fried rice and egg. But there is nothing traditional about how the dish is prepped and served. First, …