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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 slice brownies (and other cookie bars) neatly

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

Making custard: best practices

Salchipapas, Peruvian streetfood of sliced sausages and French fried potatoes

Perfect French fries: tips and tricks

In Side Dishes, Snacks

How to grill perfect burgers

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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.