We’ve been eating too much meat and not enough vegetables so last weekend, we cooked us up a preview of things to come in our garden. We can’t wait for summer! In the meantime, we had to content ourselves with market bought veggies. This is a quick and easy vegetable medley that can be a meal in itself...

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Whether it's the holiday season or anytime the rest of the year, these sugar cookies will please any cravings for sweets.

These don't have to be this boring circular shape, these cookies are perfect for piping into decorative shapes especially if you have a cookie press. If you'd rather do cut out, you can do that too, just cool the dough down first to make it easier to handle. It's really buttery so it can get pretty soft if left out too long.

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This is another one of our quick weekday meals that you can whip up in less than an hour from things that you will normally have on your pantry anyway.

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Another easy but delicious recipe for weeknights. Click here for the recipe for Braised Pork Anise.






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This is a very easy weekday meal, easily done in under an hour. Thirty minutes even if you plan ahead. This is certainly a better solution than fast food on those days when time is short.

Click here for the recipe for Baked Tilapia with Teriyaki Sauce & Onions.




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If you're a porker and you are tasting pork belly on your tongue right now, then this easy recipe is for you. For those times when you just gotta have some crispy skin and luscious pork belly, you gotta try Braised and Roasted Pork Belly.



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Ajay's Writings on the Wall is hosting the 25th edition of Lasang Pinoy and the theme is Make Your Own Bento!! The girls and I have been talking about making our own bento for the longest time. They just love those cute bento boxes! But our attempts have simply been half-hearted at best. Maybe this event will spur us to try a little harder. Look out for our attempts at bento!



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I finally worked up the nerve to join the Daring Bakers and this was my first challenge, Dorie Greenspan's Perfect Birthday Cake! It was a perfect them and timely considering March is my daughter Jade's birthday and we've been celebrating all month :)

I made the cake twice, the first time just the way it came with lemon flavored frosting and raspberry filling. The second time, I made it with pineapple filling and flavored yellow frosting. Both versions were delicious! But between all that buttery frosting and the flan I ended up making to use up the egg yolks, I think I need to lay off anything fatty for a while.

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