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Welcome to my personal cookbook, a treasure trove of the very best recipes I've ever created and the dishes I keep coming back to time and time again. These culinary gems are more than just delicious; they're heartwarming favorites that my family and I enjoy on a regular basis.

  • A plate of Tonkatsu, or Japanese pork cutlet with thick slices of tender pork encrusted in a golden layer of crispy panko and served with a drizzle of tonkatsu sauce and fluffy cabbage salad.
    Tonkatsu (Japanese Pork Cutlet)
  • Gochujang Braised Pork Belly
  • Samgyetang (삼계탕)
  • Pork Tamales
  • Secrets to making the crispiest wings ever! Glazed in a sweet and savory sauce that's loaded with ginger, garlic and black pepper this Tebasaki recipe is dangerously addictive.
    Tebasaki (Japanese Chicken Wings)
  • With fall-off-the-bone tender chicken stewed in a paprika and sour cream sauce, Chicken Paprikash (Paprikás Csirke) is a Hungarian classic that comes together from just a handful of ingredients.
    Chicken Paprikash
  • Throw together a delicious Japanese fried rice that comes together in minutes from a handful of ingredients with this Yakimeshi recipe.
    Yakimeshi (Japanese Fried Rice)
  • A plate of easy small batch kimchi
    Small Batch Kimchi
  • Recipe for fluffy, moist blueberry yogurt pancakes
    Blueberry Yogurt Pancakes
  • A juicy roll of chicken seasoned and steamed.
    Chicken Chashu
  • These easy Hungarian Nokedli dumplings are made with just 4 ingredients and come together in less than 10 minutes.
    Nokedli (Hungarian Dumplings)
  • This recipe makes the best apple pie ever, with a flaky all-butter crust overstuffed with sweet autumn apples.
    Best Apple Pie Recipe
  • With tender seasoned hamburger patties smothered in pan-gravy, topped with a fried egg and crispy fried onions, Loco Moco is a mouthwatering Hawaiian classic that's easy to make and satisfying.
    Loco Moco
  • Noone will ever guess these decadent chewy chocolate chunk cookies are plant-based. Best of all, this vegan chocolate cookie recipe comes together in minutes.
    Vegan Chocolate Cookies
  • This easy stir-fry recipe makes a mouthwatering bowl of spicy chicken with black pepper sauce in a matter of minutes.
    Black Pepper Chicken
  • Burnt Basque Cheesecake is a ridiculously simple dessert that comes together from a handful of ingredients. Matcha (green tea powder) gives this one its vibrant green hue and fragrant flavor.
    Matcha Basque Cheesecake
  • An overhead view showcases bronzed chicken thighs bathing in glossy mustard gravy, steam curling up to invite a hearty spoonful.
    Poulet à la Moutarde
  • Close-up of Matcha Latte Hot Chocolate in a clear glass mug, showcasing the vibrant green color and creamy foam layer on top.
    Matcha Latte Hot Chocolate
  • Roast Chicken with Crispy Skin
  • This mouthwatering bowl of Arroz Caldo (Filipino Chicken and Rice Porridge) is garnished with chicken cracklins, crispy garlic, a soft boiled egg, scallions, and Calamansi.
    Arroz Caldo (Chicken Porridge)
  • Best Buttermilk Fried Chicken
  • Chicken egg and caramelized scallion udon noodle soup.
    Chicken Udon
  • Spicy and savory 15 minute Pork & Kimchi Pasta piled high on a dark plate, the vibrant red of the kimchi and juicy pork belly pops against the creamy strands of spaghetti and vibrant green scallions.
    Kimchi Pasta
  • Phở Gà (Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Soup)
  • Black Pepper Beef is a classic Chinese stir-fry made with beef, onions, and peppers.
    Black Pepper Beef
  • Kimchi Risotto
  • Yuzu Posset
  • The creamiest Panna Cotta recipe ever. Using egg whites instead of gelatin, gives this Italian classic a buttery melt-in-your-mouth texture.
    Creamiest Panna Cotta (No Gelatin)
  • Arroz con Pollo
  • Delicious hot Spinach Dip that's plant-based.
    Vegan Spinach Dip
  • Closeup of a plate of homemade California rolls filled with crab, avocado and cucumber wrapped in tangy sushi rice and nori.
    California Roll
  • Chicken Nanban with Japanese-style tartar sauce and a shredded cabbage salad.
    Chicken Nanban
  • How to make a perfect Eggs Benedict, with ham, avocado and a poached egg slathered with a citrusy Hollandaise sauce.
    Best Eggs Benedict
  • Perfect Sunny Side Up Eggs
  • A silky dome of vanilla-specked vegan panna cotta draped with glossy black sugar syrup, artfully served on a slate plate.
    Vegan Panna Cotta
  • Easy stove top Japanese roast beef rice bowl with pan roasted A5 grade wagyu, an onion glaze, and tangy wasabi cream.
    Roast Beef Donburi
  • An easy hot eggnog that will warm you up from the inside out.
    Warm Eggnog Recipe
  • This easy trick will make your poached eggs perfectly oval without whispy egg whites.
    How to Make Poached Eggs
  • Pain Perdu has a crisp caramelized exterior with a rixh custardy interior that's redolent of butter and vanilla.
    Pain Perdu (French Toast)
  • Chocolate filled mochi balls are like the Japanese version of chocolate truffles.
    Chocolate Filled Mochi
  • Pillowy butter mochi ricecakes make for a delicious mid-afternoon snack.
    Butter Mochi
  • These meatless gyoza (Japanese dumplings) are just as flavorful as the original with a crisp pan-fried bottom and steamed noodly top.
    Vegetable Gyoza (Vegan)

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