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Tofu in tomato sauce
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Simple Tofu Recipe in Comforting Tomato Sauce

This simple tofu recipe allows you to have a healthy midweek meal real quickly. It's a kind of Asian comfort food. Recipe adapted from a cookbook.
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Tags: Cookbook, Tofu, Tomato, VeganNovember 1, 2023
Asian home food-aubergine in black bean sauce.
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Easy Viet Aubergine Recipe with Black Bean Sauce

This is our #1 aubergine recipe by far because of easy cooking and the flavour is just RIGHT! It's from a popular Vietnamese vegetarian cookbook.
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Tags: Aubergine, Cookbook, VeganOctober 10, 2023
Stir-fried bean sprouts with eggs.
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Japanese Easy Stir-fry Bean Sprouts Recipe (with Eggs)

A Japanese bean sprouts recipe which I cook regularly. It's easy and quick to make, particularly goes well with rice. It's budget-friendly too!
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Tags: Bean sprouts, Egg, Stir-frySeptember 28, 2023
pan-fry sesame crispy tofu recipe
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Sesame Crispy Tofu Recipe in 15 mins (No Deep-fry)

An easy tofu recipe which requires no pat dry, no deep-frying and can be done in 15 mins. Add it to your regular rotation!
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Tags: Tofu, VeganSeptember 20, 2023
Japanese style mapo tofu
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【One Pan】Easy Mapo Tofu Vegan(Japanese Recipe)

This mapo tofu vegetarian (also vegan) recipe is very easy that I cook it every week. No need to think, make the sauce, cook the tofu, and there you go!
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Tags: Beans and Peas, Tofu, VeganAugust 24, 2023
Stir-fried cabbage on a mezze plate.
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Mezze Cabbage with Shrimp Sauce

I like to stir-fry cabbage in a different sauce, like shrimp paste. It's pungent at first, but become mellow after adding the lemon juice.
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Tags: Cabbage, Stir-fryAugust 22, 2023
Sweet and Crispy! Butternut Squash Cheesy Pancake
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Sweet and Crispy! Butternut Squash Cheesy Pancake

Butternut squash is sweet, has long shelf-life and easy to store. Mix it with cheese and flour, and you'll have a super tasty savoury pancake in 15 minutes.
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Tags: One Pot, Pancake, PumpkinAugust 10, 2023
Scallion Sauce Mussels Recipe (10 Mins, HK Style)
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Scallion Sauce Mussels Recipe (10 Mins, HK Style)

This mussels recipe is very easy to follow. Once thaw the mussels, sauté some chilli, ginger and shallots, pour over the sauce, done!
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Tags: Seafood, Stir-fryAugust 4, 2023
The Perfect Cheesy Courgette Pancake
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The Perfect Cheesy Courgette Pancake

Just mix everything in a bowl and pan-fry it. SUPER EASY! If you got the right ratio, anybody can make the perfect savoury courgette pancake.
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Tags: Courgette, One Pot, PancakeAugust 1, 2023
Basic Korean Bean Sprouts Recipe (Zero Skill)
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Basic Korean Bean Sprouts Recipe (Zero Skill)

Bean sprouts recipe is always on my radar. And this Korean style is super easy to make, irresistible and goes well with rice.
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Tags: Bean sproutsJuly 31, 2023
Pan-Fried Balsamic Tofu Recipe
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Pan-Fried Balsamic Tofu Recipe

I like this Kung-Pao-like tofu recipe not requiring pat-dry tofu, just a light coating then pour over the sauce. Sounds easy, right?
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Tags: Stir-fry, Tofu, VeganJuly 28, 2023
トースターで塩焼きサバ
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Quick and Easy Toaster Grilled Mackerel Recipe (Learned from Japanese)

This is almost the most easiest grilled mackerel recipe. It's tasty, moist inside and crispy on the skin. I've tried many times and it never fails me.
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Tags: SeafoodJune 26, 2023
Mackerels simmered in miso sauce.
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Mackerel Simmered in Miso サバの味噌煮

This 20-minute miso mackerel recipe only requires 5 ingredients, and it tastes really similar to the one I had in Japan!
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Tags: One Pot, SeafoodJanuary 10, 2023
10-min Easy Garlicky Enoki Mushroom Recipe
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10-min Easy Garlicky Enoki Mushroom Recipe

Want something real quick and that goes well with rice? Try this garlicky enoki mushroom recipe. With a simple Chinese sauce, you can get this done in 10 minutes.
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Tags: Mushroom, One PotSeptember 7, 2022
Shrimp Stuffed Peppers with Black Bean Sauce
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Shrimp Stuffed Peppers with Black Bean Sauce

Shrimp stuffed peppers looks complicated to make, but it's really not - if you use a blender and frozen shrimp. And the sauce? Well, no difficulties at all.
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Tags: Bell Pepper, SeafoodAugust 29, 2022

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