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Umami Days

Congee days and ramen nights

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One Bowl Meals

Rice bowls and noodle bowls to feed a few or to feed a crowd. With meat, with seafood, meatless, with or without broth. For everyday meals and even for special occasions. Make beef pho, poke bowl, fried rice. Cook pasta in every imaginable way.

Pork and chicken BBQ fried rice

What to do with leftover grilled skewered meat

Skewered meat is lovely when fresh off the grill but reheating can turn the meat dry. I like to chop the meat instead and add it to fried rice.

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Beef tendon and bone marrow noodle soup

Beef tendon and bone marrow noodle soup

Tendon-rich beef shanks with the marrow safely hidden in the bone are simmered in water seasoned simply with fish sauce and peppercorns, and served with noodles and the …

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Fresh rice noodles and clams stir fry

Fresh rice noodles and clams stir fry

When we chanced upon vacuum-sealed fresh rice noodles and frozen shucked clams in the grocery, this dish happened.

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Smoked salmon, arugula, herb croutons and kesong puti salad

Smoked salmon, arugula, herb croutons and kesong puti salad

Soft and creamy kesong puti (white cheese made from carabao's milk in the Philippines) is the crowning glory for this summery fish and vegetable dish.

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Smoked salmon salad with fruits and nuts

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

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 …

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Chicken yakisoba

Chicken yakisoba

Found the photos in my hard drive. They were taken in February 3, 2021 but no recipe was ever posted. If I remember correctly, it was after I had already cooked the dish …

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