20 dishes that I need to know in this lifetime...

According to Serious Eats there are 20 basic dishes one needs to know so you can plan your meal for a month. Aside from  being healthy in so many ways, it is  frugal  to cook your meals at home.

Since I am a Filipino my list is a little different than theirs.

- Sinigang, may it be meat, fish or shrimp, a good sour broth  is a winner in our household.

- linguini with meat sauce. my mom always cook this and I have my own version.

- chicken  macaroni soup.  

- lumpiang shanghai. 

- arroz caldo with tokwa't baboy.

- chicken and pork adobo.

- pancit guisado

- embotido

- daing na bangus

- filipino fried rice

- tortang talong

- beef nilaga

- chicken mami

-  fish sarciado

- chicken tinola

- pork barbecue

- omelet

- shrimp with coconut milk

- stir fried green beans

- bistek ( beef steak )

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