I like making my own Potato Salad with Eggs. It is one of the most convenient and simplest light dish and snack ever to make. It’s only the different ingredients that one use for their own preference.
You will need some potatoes; perhaps around 3 or more, depending on …

Here’s an easy to make and not too expensive vegetarian pasta dish which I love. It is vegetarian but you don’t have to be avegetarian to enjoy it!
You need spaghetti (whole wheat is best); broccoli (vary amount according to taste); 1-2 cloves of garlic; olive oil; grated parmesan cheese; black …

Pastitsada
This is the favourite dish of the Corfiot people on Corfu island of Greece. If you ever visit Corfu, go to one of the local-traditional tavernas and try it. The locals usually cook it on Sundays (and quite spicy)where all the family is gathered around the table and …

Ingredients:
3 cups of cut chicken, green chilly paste of 1 tea spoon, garlic (optional), some chopped ginger garlic paste, 3 chopped onions, cumin seeds powder 2 spoons, pepper corns 6, salt according to taste, oil 4 spoons, chopped coriander leaves to garnish.
Method:
Now first of all take all the spices with …

Ingredient:
Mihi Rice 1 Kg
Milk 1 Kg
Curd 250 gm
Ghee 100 gm
Lime 1 piece
Salt
Water
Method:
Clean the Rice with normal water and keep it
Fill Water in a vessel till its ? length and heat it on high flame for 2 minutes
Add cleaned Rice in it and boil it on medium flame for 5 …

Mixed vegetable soup is very nutritious soup and it is a very essential and vital soup for the kids. It is very simple to prepare it.
Ingredients:
Mixed vegetable chopped according to your choice, corn flour 4 tea spoons, sugar 3 tea spoons, salt to taste, black pepper powder to …

Just the other day, I made seafood paella. I bought all the necessary ingredients which all come in large quantities. In short, I have leftover ingredients including mussels. I do not want it to stay long on my freezer so I decided to gather all my creative juices and …

Ingredients
Gram flour - 2 cups
Rice flour - 2 cups
Chilli powder - 3 tablespoons
Asafetida powder - 2 tablespoons
Butter - 100 gms
Table salt - to taste
Oil - for frying
Method:
Mix the rice flour and gram flour with chilli powder, asafetida powder, salt and butter. Take a little of this mixture, add water …

I like pocket size viands which gives you controlled amount as to how much you will take. Just like this recipe that was released by Knorr, this is like Shanghai rolls which allows you to limit your bite by selecting a few sizes of rolls. This recipe gave me …

I created my own recipe for chicken pot pie one night when I was trying to make a meal out of leftovers. I had two large cooked chicken breasts from the previous night, and I was trying to figure out how to make them stretch so I could …

Sweet Potato Pie for me has been one of those great desserts reserved for special holidays, but my craving would continue yearlong. I’ve had some of the best sweet potato pies and the ones reserved for your worst enemy: the type of sweet potato pie that was not strand …

All of want to have the mixed fruit salad, because it is very tasty and nutritious food. Did u know that it is very easy to prepare.
Ingredients:
Milk one cup, custard powder vanilla flavored 3 tea spoons, sugar 4 table spoons, fruits like banana, apple, pineapple, orange, black grape …

Take a large piece of aluminum foil, place it into a baking pan and press down so that it takes the form of the pan. Spread some mayonnaise in the middle and put in the ingredients in layers.
1. Potatoes. Peel, cut into small cubes, place into the pan and …

I’ve always wanted to learn how to make paella, because I love the flavors of chicken, shrimp and rice together. I’ve watched people make it on cooking shows, but the steps involved usually seemed too complicated and time-consuming. So until recently, I’ve only had paella in restaurants. …

6 potatoes
1 large onion
5 eggs
2/3 cup milk
4 tablespoons butter
salt
Peel potatoes, dice them into medium size pieces and boil, but not until fully cooked; take the potatoes off the heat when they are still a little hard and drain. Place potatoes into a greased casserole dish, chop the onion and …

1 lb of hamburger meat
1 lb pack of classic mixed vegetables
2 cans of tomato soup
mashed potatoes (lots)
shredded cheddar cheese
Boil mixed vegetables and fry hamburger meat, stirring and mashing it into as small pieces as you can. Since I use real mashed potatoes, not instant, I usually start boiling potatoes …

Ingredient:
Coconut 1 (big)
Gur 350 gm
Ghee 40 gm
Ilaichi few
Water
Method:
Shred Coconut pulp and keep it in a dish
Add little Ghee in a vessel and heat it up
Add shredded Coconut pulp in it
Fry it on low flame for 5 minutes and keep it in a dish
Take Water in a vessel and heat …

Ingredients:
Butter-flavored vegetable oil cooking spray
Granulated sugar
Pureed very ripe bananas; about 2 medium small
Fat-free sour cream
Stick margarine, which is softened
Large egg white
Vanilla extract
All-purpose flour
Baking powder
Baking soda
Salt
The steps are simple and is taught by one of my colleagues. Preheat the oven to about 350 degrees and coat an 8-inch square baking …

Last night for the first time, I cooked Salmon Stirfry. I’m sure there are many ways to fix it but I think that this recipe was really easy and somewhat fast. Keep in mind this is coming from someone who is just learning to …

Oreo Cheesecake is very delicious! I love it, and sometimes, I replace the Oreo with chocolate chip cookies or other types of flavors like butterscotch and nut types of cookies.
In making cheesecake, whenever I have a taste, I will always remember the essence of vanilla. It …

A great dish to make in the Fall when there are alot of pumpkins around, or anytime you have extra butternut squash form your garden. This wonderfully creamy roasted pumpkin soup is delicious served with french bread, bread sticks or large salted pretzels.
Begin by cutting one large pumpkin, or …

The mushroom soup is the favourite soup for my kids and even I like this one a lot because it is very easy to prepare and is very nutritious for kids.
Ingredients:
Mushroom 6-8 finely chopped, corn flour 3 teaspoons, salt to taste, white pepper powder according to taste, coriander leaves …

Although I am trying to eat more vegetables, plain old boring green salads are not my favourite way to incorporate healthy food into my meals. I am therefore always on the lookout of new salad and cooked vegetable recipes. I also bought the chickpea salads at the deli counter …

Potato paratha is the very famous Indian break fast which not only very easy to make, it is also very tasty.
Ingredients:
Boiled potato 2, 2 cups of wheat flour, salt to taste, green chilly paste to taste, oil 2-3 spoons.
Method:
Pell off the potatoes and mash it, now add the salt …

Many people buy the mix fruit jam in the shops, which is preservatives included, and it is also not very fresh. Instead of doing so we can prepare the mixed fruit jam at home very easily which is nutritious, natural, fresh one and also very tasty one.
Ingredients: fruits …

I took my wife out for a meal a couple of weeks ago. My mum and dad came down to our house to baby sit. My wife ordered the rabbit.
I like to cook and never cooked rabbit so as my wife tried the rabbit and liked I decided …

Ingredients:
Cauli flower one medium sized, tomato sauce one bottle, 10 -12 garlic cloves chopped, ginger finely chopped, 2 big sized onions finely chopped, corn flour 2 cups, Soya sauce, salt to taste, Maida flour one cup, and oil to deep fry.
Method:
Now make the small pieces of cauli flower and wash …

ingredients:
Rice - 1 cup
Water - 1 ½ cup
Turmeric powder- 1 spoon
Green chilli - 5 (long)
Red chilli- 3-4 (long)\
Garlic flakes- 10-12
Cuminseeds- 2 spoons
Chana dal - 4 spoons
Ground nuts- 7 spoons
Mustard- 1 spoon
Curry leaves- ½ cup
Tamarind pulp- ½ cup
Ginger - 1 spoonful small pieces
Oil- 4 spoons
Salt as per taste.
Method:
1.Add …

Ingredients :
Cauliflower - 1
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt
Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
Maida flour - 1/2 cup
Bread crumbs - 12/ cup
Oil
Method :
1. Seperate florets from cauliflower and wash nicely.
2. Boil water with little salt and turmeric powder
3. Add cauliflower florets to the boiled water and …

I use butter all the time, but I wanted to try to but down on the time it takes by using a recipe I read about using a food processor.
The ingredients are really simple.
Heavy whipping cream- unless you can get your hands on fresh cream, but I think that …

This medium spicy kidney bean curry is easy to make, tasty to eat.This is like a good medicine for the women especially for those who are about to reach their menopause state.
The main ingredients you require:
Kidney beans - one cup
Tomatoes - …

Around 7 in the morning is always the busiest hours for most of us. I wake up a little before 6 in the morning to prepare breakfast for my little kids and make them packed lunches too. I have to take a shower and make sure I am ready …

I am a fan of Chowking Spicy Chao Fan, but because I live far from Butuan city where the only Chowking fast food chain is located in our province, I decided to create my own version of Spicy Chao Fan so to satisfy my occasional craving.
Chinese Chao …

Do you want to grab a light snack but you want it as tasty as possible? I have come across this recipe which is ideal for the diet conscious. This is the healthy sandwich that every who are on the process of loosing weight needs.
Ingredients:
4 pieces …

I think it’s really time for everyone to try something new. Why is it that when there are special occasions, we always find chocolate cake, or brownies, or fruit cup cakes, and the same desserts served from the last party you went to. People can almost predict what is …

This recipe takes some time and work, so we only do it for company. While plain mashed potatoes can be rather boring, this dish is unusual and tasty. First, you make regular mashed potatoes (do not use instant mix, make the real thing). While potatoes are being cooked, open …

1 teaspoon olive oil
2 tablespoons chopped shallots
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon grated, peeled, fresh ginger
1 cup dried apricots, chopped
1/2 jalapeno chile, seeded and minced
3 tablespoons cider vinegar
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
1 teaspoon grated lime zest
2 tablespoons raisins or dried cranberries
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds, toasted and ground
1/4 …

Here is a nice meal to serve for special birthday dinners. Could be a nice surprise treat for the birthday celebrant himself too. Peach-Glazed Pork Chops comes unwrapped in a pretty, peach glaze and makes dining a wonderful experience…
Great meals like this one is relatively simple to prepare but …

If you have ever visited a Roly Poly restaurant, you will know that this place serves all sorts of rolled tortilla sandwiches. I fell in love with the Santa Fe chicken sandwich which has melted jalapeno cheeses, chicken, and tomatoes. This version is very similar, but has …

Ingredients:
Kabuli chana- 1 cup
Finely shopped onion pieces- two spoons
Black pepper powder- ½ spoon,
Chilli powder- ½ spoon
Lemon extract- 1 spoon
Coriander leaves- a few finely chopped.
Salt as per taste
Preparation
1.Soak kabuli chana(white big size) overnight.
Take pressure cooker and add chana,salt,pinch of turmeric powder and water and let it cook for 6 to …

I like to drink coffee. Cause I’m an insomniac, I find it really helps in boosting my awareness to the world (aka keeping me awake). Lately I’m bored with my Nescafe instant 3-1 mix :D so I tried to make something new. After many trials and errors, I invented …

Another favorite dessert of mine are parfait. I have tried mango and strawberry before but I was looking for something homemade and more exotic rather than traditionally Western. I have tried banana crepe but it tasted sour. I tried Banana Parfait. I got a recipe from a local magazine …

The green chilly chutney is something, which is applied to the bread sandwich, and it is also served with the roties, rice or any thing. It gives a spicy taste and normally the taste of the green chilly chutney suits with all kind of snacks.
Ingredients: green chillies …

Most of my friends and family members think I’m a little strange because I’m not a huge fan of ice cream. I don’t dislike ice cream, but it’s definitely not the first thing I would order if I were presented with a list of dessert options. However, …