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Umami Days

Congee days and ramen nights

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Snacks

Strictly speaking, a smaller serving of any savory dish can be a snack. And dishes labeled "dessert" is just as good when served between main meals. So, yes, our list of snack recipes includes both sweet and savory. Our favorites include banana spring rolls (turon) which we make with cheese, banh mi (with pork or chicken), chicken empanadas, mushroom fries (with or without basil) and cheese-stuffed chili spring rolls.

Chili lime shrimp skewers served over grilled pineapple and flatbread

Chili lime shrimp skewers

A delightful summer snack or appetizer, peeled and deveined shrimps are basted on the grill with a mixture of melted butter, minced garlic and ginger, chilies, lime …

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Cheese-stuffed chili spring rolls

Cheese-stuffed chili spring rolls

Finger chilies are split open, stuffed with cheese, wrapped like spring rolls, dipped in egg, dredged in flour and fried. Little dynamites with gooey cheese!

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Pita pocket stuffed with chicken, eggs, vegetables and cheese

Fully-loaded pita pocket

A portable breakfast (or picnic sandwich) that has everything in it — meat, cooked vegetables, eggs, raw vegetables and cheese.

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Bacon pepper pancakes with cheese sauce

Bacon pepper pancakes with cheese sauce

Make your pancake batter, stir in bacon, bell peppers and scallions, then cook as usual. Instead of the traditional sweet syrup, pour melted cheese over them. Oooh, …

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Korean sweet pancake (hotteok)

Korean sweet pancakes (hotteok)

Flattened bread dough with syrupy nut and sugar filling cooked on the stovetop. A delicious pancake to enjoy for breakfast or snack with coffee or tea.

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Honey sesame biscuits

Honey sesame biscuits

Year-end holidays often involve baking pies. If you have excess pie crust dough, here's an idea about what you can do with it.

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A stack of pancakes, made from scratch, topped with butter and drizzled with honey

Make perfect fluffy pancakes from scratch

"From scratch" simply means there are no pre-mixed ingredients in the recipe. In short, no pancake mix. And they were the best pancakes I’ve ever made.

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