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Umami Days

Umami Days

Meaty with a dash of veggies

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Breads, quickbreads, sandwiches & wraps

We do make bread at home, but we also enjoy making sandwiches and wraps with good quality store bought bread. We like bread with a light crispy crust for making banh mi, we like buns smothered with bread crumbs (nothing beats home baked pandesal), but we're really partial to flatbread and steamed bread especially when stuffed with meat and vegetables.

Also in this section are breakfast muffins which are essentially quickbreads.

Grilled cheese and scallion kimchi sandwich

Grilled cheese and green onion kimchi sandwich

Homemade green onion kimchi sauteed in butter and thick slices of marbled Monterey Jack cheese are sandwiched between two slices of bread toasted on both sides with …

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Breakfast Sausage Burrito

All-day breakfast sausage and egg burrito

The ever popular breakfast combo of sausage and eggs gets a new twist in this delicious portable breakfast. The recipe was originally published in June 4, 2019. I’m …

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Muffin-sized milk bread pudding

Muffin-sized milk bread pudding

Stale bread is soaked in custard overnight, dried cranberries, pumpkin and sunflower seeds are stirred in, the mixture is spooned into muffin liners and baked for 20 …

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Coconut corn pancakes

Coconut corn / scallion pancakes

Add a tropical Southeast Asian touch to your pancake batter by using coconut milk. Cook your coconut pancakes with sweet corn or scallions. Top with grated fresh coconut …

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Chicken salad sandwich with fries on the side

Not my mother’s chicken salad sandwich

My mother didn't add vegetables to her chicken salad sandwich filling. Just mayo, salt and pepper. I like to add celery, bell peppers, onion and sweet pickle relish.

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Bacon, spinach and cheese toast

Loaded toast with creamed spinach and bacon, and cheese

Moisten dry old bread with butter, bacon fat, cream and melted cheese. This loaded toast is fast enough to make for breakfast or a snack, but feel free to allot two to …

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Blooming bread with bacon and cheese

Blooming bread with bacon and cheese

A loaf of bread is cross-cut, stuffed with cheese, drizzled with melted butter and filled with crispy bacon before it goes into the oven and baked until the cheese melts …

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