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How-tos

Left: wrong way to serve pasta. Right: correct way to serve pasta

How to serve pasta: sauce over noodles or noodles in sauce?

In Pasta
How to julienne vegetables

How to julienne vegetables

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownies Stacked on White Plate

How to slice brownies (and other cookie bars) neatly

One-third cup of pork lard

How to make lard

Chili Honey Fried Chicken

How to cook the best fried chicken

Lifting cooked pasta from the pan using kitchen tongs

How to cook al dente pasta minus the myths and hype

In Pasta
Applesauce and walnut ice cream in cone

How we make ice cream

Illustration of custard thick enough to coat the back of a spoon

Making custard: best practices

Salchipapas, Peruvian streetfood of sliced sausages and French fried potatoes

Perfect French fries: tips and tricks

In Side Dishes, Snacks
Grilled burger with cheese oozing out

How to grill perfect burgers

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Connie Veneracion, Chiang Mai, 2020

Hi, I’m Connie!

Welcome to Umami Days, a blog that advocates innovative home cooking for pleasurable everyday dining. No trendy diets, no food fads and definitely no ludicrous recipe names like crustless quiche, noodleless pho or chocolate lasagna.

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