When I’m at the mall, the aroma of freshly baked cookies coming from the food court is usually almost irresistible. Every once in a while I’ll buy a couple of cookies, but they’re usually outrageously priced, so I always feel guilty about splurging later. Recently when I …

I was looking for some lower calorie pasta recipes after the usual over-indulgence of the holidays, and I found a few, including the following one. This one replaces half of the pasta with thin strips of zucchini, and uses low-fat ricotta cheese. This is about 280 calories per serving …

Ingredients:
1 box of elbow macaroni noodles (Mueller’s is the best brand)
1 can of evaporated milk
1 egg
3 9.6 oz blocks of Kraft cheese (mild are sharp)
4 tbs of butter
Directions:
-Preheat the oven to 375.
-Open the can of evaporated milk and pour into a mixing bowl. Break the single egg and add …

Here is an interesting recipe made using brinjols please note it down
Ingredients:
Brinjol 4 big size, onion 2 big size finely chopped, 3 big sized tomatoes chopped, coriander leaves, salt to taste, red chilly powder to taste, - tea spoon turmeric powder, 1 spoon taste maker.
Method:
First of all deep fry …

Here is a fun and tasty recipe I created last week. It was a big hit.The kids loved it, so I guess it’s a keeper. I call it Taco spaghetti. I had made Taco’s and had a lot of meat left over, so I decided the next nite to …

Mutton stew is one of the very famous non vegetarian dishes of India.It is very easy to cook and very delicious to eat.So here is the recipe of mutton stew.Hope you like it.
Ingridients :
1 kg mutton
4-5 Medium sized onions
2 Table spoon ginger-garlic paste
3 cloves
2 green cardamoms
2 Bayleaves
1 cinnamon …

Well everyone knows how to make a soup. No big deal you will say, but to get a quality soup one needs some experience
and to know a few secrets about it. I used this soup recipe for over 25 years and during this time I have improved it.
I tried different …

I am one of the few people in my family that loves stew more than almost anything. I find that stew, while usually time-consuming, is nutritious, delicious, and fills me up. I also love the fact that I can spend the time to make a stew, and then freeze …

Ingredients:
Take one table spoon of butter, and 300 grams of shaved chicken sliced, one big sized onion chopped, 50 grams of mushrooms chopped, 4 table spoons of tomato puree, and 6-7 cloves of garlic. Finally some salt and pepper according to taste.
Method:
Now take a frying pan and melt …

Do you like to taste this mouth watering Dish? Then why do you wait ? Start preparing it right now.Take one cup of rice, add two two cups of water and boil it till the rice is cooked well. Add ¾ th cup of grated jaggery …

The vegetable salad is a very very important part of our breakfast of even the dinner. I prepare many kind of vegetable salads, which are not only tasty but nutritious ones. I feed it to my children every day to keep them fit and fine.
Ingredients: vegetables chopped …

The upma is the very easiest break fast which can be prepared just in 20 minutes without any kind of preparations done before for this recipe. This recipe is not only easy it is also a kind of tasty and enjoyable food along with some pickle.
Ingredients: sooji one …

I am a huge soup fan; I love eating it, and I even enjoy making it, because I always make a huge batch, freeze it in one or two portion sizes, and pack it for lunches for my family. I find that most soups taste even better after being …

Ingredients :
Rice - 1cup
Thor dhal -1/2 cup
Tamarind - 1 lemon size
Potato- 2
green peas-1/4/cup
peeled small onion - 1/2 cup
salt
ghee
cashewnut-5
To prepare masala powder
Red chillies - 10
coriander seeds - 2 tsp
fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp
urad dhal - 1/2 tsp
gram dhal - 1 tbsp
cinnamon, clove
coconut (grated) - 2 tbsp
Fry all the above masala …

This rich, creamy strawberry milkshake is made with fresh strawberries and / or bananas. I will give you the strawberry recipe; if you prefer banana, just use one peeled banana instead.
For one large shake or two medium ones you will need: 1 cup milk, 2 tablespoons of vanilla ice …

I love spinach. It isn’t always a favorite of my daughter. However, she has been liking spinach dip lately. I found a recipe for cheesy creamed spinach casserole. I thought I would give it a try since it sounded like something similar to a dip.
The …

The payasam is a traditional sweet dish that is prepared in every Indian house during the festivals or for any such occasions. It is also known as kheer. This is also very tasty and the milk is the main ingredient used in it.
Ingredients: milk 4 big glasses, …

This recipe for Mushroom-Beef Stew came from the Favorite Name Brand Simple 1-2-3 One Dish cookbook. I decided to make it simply because the recipe looked like it would be extremely easy to make, plus I like beef and I love mushrooms. The directions call for this …

The Favorite Brand Name Simple 1-2-3 One Dish cookbook is one of my favorite cookbooks because the majority of the recipes really are simple, and one dish recipes make convenient meals. I also really like this cookbook because there are photographs of all the recipes. I often …

I bought this cake mix mostly for my husband, he is a fan of white cakes like Angel Food. The picture of the cake on the box looked like something he might like, so I decided to give it a try. As usual with cakes of this type, cooking …

My famous turkey tacos are just that. I guess, famous amongst my friends and family is more accurate. Everyone who has had them always comes around for more. So, I hope you will try them and let me know if you enjoyed them too. Here …

I love eating Taco’s while drinking low calorie beer with friends. I first discovered Taco in Cancun years ago. The local version here in my country is more localize. This recipe was published in Kris Aquino’s magazine. There were some ingredients which I omitted because I felt I did …

Greek cuisine is world wide famous for its flavours and the healthy diet that constitutes. I am a big fan of it myself, I can admit; huge variety and great flavour combinations. A dish that I really enjoy, especially during the winter time, is the one known in …

When I began taking up culinary arts as a hobby, I was fortunate enough to find a website online that helps people new to cooking and provides the fundamentals to help me become a success in the kitchen.
The website is maintained by a professional chef named Danilo Alfaro. He …

My Quesadilla Recipe is so easy and they are yummy! The great thing is that you can add, change, take away just about any ingredient as long as you have a tortilla and cheese.
Flour tortillas
Shredded Cheese
Saut�ed onions, cut in thin slices
Saut�ed garlic, cut into think strips
Cooked chicken, shredded
Tomatoes, chopped
Warm …

One of my favorite appitizers is the jalepeno popper. But they are so costly to order at a restaurant and even to buy them at the store. So I came up with a really great recipe that is so easy to make.
All you need is a …

The first time I tried tasting this dish was when my husband cooks it for me one time. He got this recipe from his mom and he tried making it at home. I must admit that this is the nicest macaroni I’ve ever tasted in my life, …

A friend of mine who completed Culinary School several years ago recently gave me her copy of On Cooking: A Textbook of Culinary Fundamentals, second edition, as she had purchased the fourth edition of this book. All of the information in the second edition is still relevant today, …

I am always quickly bored of vegetables, but in the past year or so, I have made a concerted effort to get more vegetables and fruits into my diet. Therefore, I am always looking out for unique ways to cook or prepare vegetables. Occasionally, I find a recipe that …

Ingredients :
Bengal gram dhal -1 cup
Onions - 2
For the gravy :
Onions - 4 (cut into thin long pieces)
Garlic - 2
Tomatoes - 1/4 kg
(Blanch in hot water, remove the skin and make it into a paste)
Grind together :
Onion - 1
Ginger - 1 inch piece
Garlic - 4 flakes
Red chillies - …

Eating baked potatoes is one of the easy, healthy the styomach filling food. It can be eaten as a snack or as a side dish and many people do eat them in the main course with different sauces. Here is one of the best tasted baked potatoes one can …

The mushroom Manchurian is another favourite recipe of mine, which I prepare every once in a weak. My parents love it too. The soft and juicy mushrooms give a great taste when it is deep-fried and spices added. Just try this recipe which I hope u …

Snip green onion into a bowl, add some finely chopped lettuce (approximately the same amount or less). Dice 1-2 hard boiled eggs and add to the salad. Sprinkle some salt and slightly stir, mixing the ingredients together. Dress the salad with mayonnaise. The salad is served as a side …

I love entertaining and we have a lot of friends and family come over for diner parties. They all love my chocolate dipped fruit. It looks lovely and tastes even better. It is so easy to make all you need is the following.
225g / 8 oz …

Finger chips is a very interesting and very tasty recipe, which every one of us like. Even my children love to eat this snack. I prepared it once at home and that was so tasty; I hope u too will try this one.
Ingredients:
Potato cut in to the …

Chips and dip are always a smashing success at any kind of home or holiday party. One dip that I have come to discover, and is always a sure bet for popularity at my home parties, is the Crab Fiesta Dip. It is quick and easy to …

For many homemakers, the secret of perfect cheese pancakes is still inaccessible. For a long time, it remained a mystery for me, too. How make delicious cheese pancakes quickly and efficiently not spread out on the pan?
I tried different recipes, studied the quality of cottage cheese and the cooking process, …

If you’ve ever dined at a restaurant, you would have noticed the servers don’t just bring you ordinary butter. The butter usually has some sort of herb or spices mixed in to add flavor to your steak, chicken, fish, vegetables, or savory item you’ve ordered from the menu.
Compound butters …

I love fruit salads. It is a great meal without any guilt after you eat it. There are conventional combinations that I know but later on it makes it too plain for your taste. One of the things I wanted to concentrate on is to focus on two fruits and …

I have this receipe from about 13 years ago. I learned how to cook it for the first time from my mother in law, shortly after I met my wife. I needed a special cake for dessert at a certain festive dinner of my family and I recognize …

This is simple and sweet Halloween creation that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. The hardest part about making this snack item is the ghost shapes. First though, let me tell you what you will need to pull this off: white bread, whipped cream cheese and black …

I really like lemon bars and lemon pies, so when I found a recipe for lemon cookies I decided to try it. I found the recipe in the Favorite Name Brand Bake Sale Cookbook. I’ve made several recipes from this cookbook, and most of them were excellent, …

Mixed vegetable soup is another interesting soup, which is very healthy as it includes many kind of vegetable. It is also good for kids especially those children who don’t eat much vegetable.
Ingredients: corn flour 3 tea spoons, salt to taste, crushed pepper corn to taste, mixed vegetable according …

Telor Balado actually means eggs dipped in spicy red sauce. Usually, it is sambal. Fragrant rice is nice, and whenever I want to eat a nice cooked meal, I would choose Telor Balado on my spicy days.
You can just eat it like that, or you can choose to …

I asked my mom for some recipes for desserts to serve for guests over the holidays, and one of them that I tried recently, and was a big hit with the guests, was a delicious Orange Chocolate Mousse. The best part is that for a fancy dessert, it is …

My wife makes Tutti Fruiti ice cream quite well. I also help her in kitchen so I know how to make it. The process is not so simple as such though. It does require lot of stuff, so better make a list of them.
First of all Tutti …

My husband absolutely loves fried pickles and I often make them as a Saturday afternoon treat to go with a movie. I got the recipe online and it is really simple to follow.
The recipe calls for: 2 cups all-purpose flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, 2 eggs, 1 cup …

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 …