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Here’s another of hubby’s fusion meals, Papa’s Pork "Italiano":

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This meal consisted of sliced pork roast sautéed in olive oil, frozen grilled Mediterranean veggies, julienned onion, white pepper, minced garlic paste, bonito dashi, sake, mozzarella cheese, and parmesan cheese on a bed of rice.

Here’s an original idea with a twist on one of the popluar local dishes, Papa’s Portuguese MaboDofu:

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For the meal, hubby used Portuguese sausage, leek, tofu, tobyanjan sauce, minced garlic paste, white pepper, mustard greens, bonito dashi, chicken broth granules, and cornstarch on a bed of freshly-steamed rice.

This is another of hubby’s delish grilled meals, Papa’s Simple-Man BBQ Dinner:

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No aluminum needed for this meal, included were steak marinated in soy sauce, red wine, minced garlic, and white pepper; chicken marinated in sesame oil, white pepper, and dried tarragon flakes; sweet corn on-the-cob; leek slices; store-bought onigiri with daikon; and fresh tomato slices.

This home cooking meal idea is good for the road, as well. It takes up less room in the ice chest and/or provides an alternative to buns, Grilled Chili-Dog Dinner:

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The meal included grilled Portuguese sausage, cheddar melt cheese, and chili beans wrapped in toasted tortillas; leftover rice reheated with turmeric, butter, milk, and dried parsley flakes; molded and garnished with a pickled plum pinch; and a small salad of julienned iceberg lettuce, quartered cherry tomatoes and black olives, and dried oregano flakes; drizzled with a creamy sesame seed dressing.

Here’s another of hubby’s unusual fusion meals, Papa’s Shrimp "Italiano":

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This meal consisted of fresh tomatoes, frozen shrimp, mustard greens, julienned onion, white pepper, minced garlic paste, bonito dashi, sake, mozzarella cheese, and parmesan cheese on a bed of rice.

This meal is a twist on two well-known dishes, Tomato-Pepper Steak Stroganoff-Style:

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The meal included thin beef slices sautéed in butter with julienned onion, minced garlic paste, canned diced tomatoes and liquid, frozen julienned bell pepper, Bulldog sauce, powdered marjoram, dried oregano flakes, dried parsley flakes, white pepper, brown sugar, red wine vinegar, cracked black sesame seeds, and sour cream added, on a bed of steamed rice with a parsley sprig garnish.

This meal is a bit more involved than most of my dishes, but still not that complicated, Shredded Grilled-Fish Wrap Dinner:

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The dinner consisted of grilled white fish that had been “dry-rubbed” with minced garlic paste, powdered thyme, and white pepper; shredded and sautéed with chopped leek in a butter and white wine sauce; cooled and mixed with a sour cream, diced cherry tomato, diced black olive, and chopped fresh parsley sauce; and wrapped in toasted tortillas; julienned iceberg lettuce leaves with quartered cherry tomatoes, a drizzle of creamy cheese dressing, dried oregano flakes, grated black sesame seeds, and grated parmesan cheese; canned chili beans with a fresh parsley garnish; and leftover pre-cooked rice reheated with instant miso soup package; molded; and garnished with a pickled plum pinch.

Here’s another of hubby’s simple and tasty home cooked meals, Papa’s Beef & Veggie Stir-fry:

For this meal, hubby added water spinach (ensai) and ground beef to some leftover chicken-veggie mixture; stir-fried in olive oil with a bit of chicken bouillon granules; and placed the dish on fresh, steaming white rice.

Here’s another original come cooking idea mixing East and West influences, Tuna-Greens Wrap Dinner:

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For this meal, I fried seachicken (canned tuna), frozen karashina (mustard greens), pork luncheon meat (spam) slices, julienned white onion, minced garlic paste, minced ginger paste, white pepper, and leftover ramen spice package in the canned tuna oil and wrapped the mixture in toasted flour tortilla shells; added molded leftover precooked rice with turmeric and cracked black sesame seeds; and finished the meal with instant miso soup.

Here’s another of hubby’s delish home cooked meals, Papa’s Miso-Ginger Pork Dinner:

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Ingredients included in the meal were pork sautéed in sesame oil, white onion, julienned bell pepper, minced ginger paste, miso, white wine, carrot slices, minced garlic paste, powdered cayenne pepper, rice, and black sesame seeds.