In my search for an affordable, easy, and good dessert; I stumbled across one of Food Network’s program and saw Panna Cotta. Unfortunately, I was not able to catch all the ingredients needed to make this dessert. So, I checked it out on their website only to find out …

As a busy student, it’s hard to find time for good, healthy eating. My food bible has been AllRecipes.com. You can search for practically anything. I just enter a general type of dish I want (like “chicken casseroles” or “Italian”) and pages of matching recipes come up. They’re submitted …

Brie is one of my favourite cheeses, and since I love sandwiches, I often make my sandwiches with as many different and gourmet cheeses as I can find. Brie is great with sandwiches because it is soft, so you get the grilled cheese effect easily. This recipe is great, …

When I first had my amaretto sour at the ripe old age of 21, I like Carrie Bradshaw, had found my signature drink.
I love amaretto sours because even though they are alcoholic beverages they don’t taste like one, which is great for someone like me who don’t really drink …

Any type of Mexican food is good in my book. I make Mexican food a lot, but sometimes I seem to get stuck on the same recipes. I decided I needed to add a little variety to Mexican night at my house, so I referred to the …

I have already posted my recipe of stuffed peppers with hamburger meat; here is one for veggie lovers. You will need:
Sweet peppers, red, green or yellow
Carrots, onion, tomatoes - in equal proportion
Parsley (fresh or flakes)
Salt, sugar
Prepare sweet peppers by cutting out the “butts” and removing the seeds.
Prepare the stuffing. …

Ingredients:
Half liter milk and some fine quality rice of about 250 grams, and take some sugar(may be 250 grams), now finally take some ghee (4 table spoons of melted butter) and some finely chopped nuts according to your choice to garnish it with.
Method:
Now first of all wash the rice and …

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 …

Ingredients :
Basmati Rice : 1 cup
Ground tomato paste - 1 cup
water - 1cup
green chillies - 4
Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
peeled small onion - 10
Garlic - 4 flakes
Peeled green peas - 1/4 cup
lemon - 1/2
salt
ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
coriander leaves
cashew nuts
cinnamon, cardamom, clove, bay leaf
Method :
1. Wash rice …

I was reading my local newspaper the other day, and I found a recipe that my husband wanted to try so badly that he made it that very night. The article said that it is from a new cookbook on Provencal cuisine, called The Provencal Cookbook: Shop, Cook, and …

Ingredients:
Take one cup of boiled rice, cumin seeds 2 tea spoons, salt to taste, butter 3 tea spoons, garam masala 1 tea spoon, lemon juice - a tea spoon and one pinch of turmeric powder.
Method:
Now take the pan and add the butter and when it melts add the cumin …

This recipe is very popular in Southern California and it has many variations. My sister and her family make this often, not just for breakfast either. In restaurants all over California, this type of omelet is always on the menu. You can use home-made salsa if you have time, …

Small-Batch Baking is a collection of recipes for just enough baked goods to serve one or two people. All of the recipes I’ve tried so far have worked. Some of her recipes, such as the lemon curd, are less fuss than the full size versions I’ve tried of …

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 …

Carrot delight is a sweet dish and it is the favourite dish of almost all the Indians. The Carrot delight is also called as carrot halwa and is prepared in most of the occasions. It is nutritious, healthy and a very tasty dish. It also takes …

Recently I learnt a very good snack by watching the cookery show in the television. That is stuffed potato. This is easy, simple to prepare and also look very attractive and delicious. When I prepared it most of my friends loved it and they have tried it …

Back about twenty years when my kids were on the W.I.C. program, there was a load of recipes that were given out for staying to a budget and learning how to cook from scratch. There is some recipes to this day I use.
Now when I tell someone tuna spaghetti …

Ingredients : The items needed to prepare this simple and tasty dish are :
Onions (big) -3
Green chillies -6
Tomatoes - 2 or 3
salt
Bengal gram flour - 1/4 cup
oil - 2 tbsp
seasoning - mustard, black gram
dhal - 1tsp
Curry leaves and coriander leaves for garnishing
lime juice - optional
Method :
1. Cut onions, …

This is a “fancy” potato dish that I usually make for company, or when I want to have our family dinner look a little special. It takes some extra effort to make, but, in my opinion, it is well worth the trouble.
What you need is several large potatoes, some …

Spaghetti Sauce is one of my favorite recipes to make and I’ve honed over twenty years. I had thought at one time about selling this sauce but I would rather share it I think. This sauce is called Spaghetti Sauce but you can use any type of …

This recipe is actually a Kraft foods recipe that I found a few years back and altered. I love the ease of a crock pot but hate how so many recipes for it taste the same and this one does not taste like it came out of the …

My cousin concocted this secret recipe, but then again, she said that it is not exclusive and that she learned from other people as well. This method is simple and yet delicious and I love it so much. I love using tomatoes, basil pesto and also smoked …

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 …

The chocolate ice creams are the mostly liked ice cream among all the varieties of ice creams. We don’t need to empty our pocket to buy this one from the shop; we can prepare the very tasty chocolate ice cream very easily at home. Just note down the …

I have been cooking for twenty years and have my favorite recipes that I follow. Occasionally, however one has to come up with their own dishes and one of my simplest dishes is Lite Summer Pasta. When it’s a hundred degrees outside, as it gets here in Southern …

Ingredients :
Palak (spinach) - 2 bunches
Masoor dhal - 1/2 cup
Onions - 2
Tomatoes - 2
Ginger, chilli paste - 2 tsp
salt and sugar to taste
Oil - 1tbsp
Method :
1. Cut palak finely and cook with enough water.
2. Cook dhal with little turmeric powder in pressure cooker.
3. Cut onions and tomatoes finely.
4. Heat …

Cut lettuce, tomatoes, and cream cheese, not too finely. Peel and grate carrots. Combine the vegetables and the cheese, add some canned corn (drained). Sprinkle some salt and dress with olive oil. Carefully stir the salad, mixing the ingredients together, and serve. Store leftovers refrigerated, not very long as …

Ingredients :
Mixed diced vegetable (carrot, beans, potatoes, peas etc.)- 4 cups
Onions - 5 cut into thin long slices
Tomatoes - 4 or 5
Salt
Oil - 2 tbsp
Grind together :
Grated coconut - 1 cup
Poppy seeds - 1 tbsp
Garlic - 10 flakes
Green chillies - 10
Ginger - 1/2 inch piece
Roasted gram - 1tbsp
cloves - …

Peanut Butter Playdough is one great way to entertain your children and their tastebuds simultaneously! Not only is it a hoot to watch children make their own playdough from scratch, but it creates endless hours of fun and activity for children ages three through eighteen! What is …

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 potatoes. French fries are my favorite, but I also love a hot or cold potato salad to compliment any meal. My mother taught me how to make this type of potato salad. You will need six white potatoes, one half sup mayonnaise (or you can use real …

This is a sauce made of mint leaves, which can be used as tomato sauce. This is also a very tasty recipe and is very easy to prepare.
Ingredients:
Mint leaves one bunch, tamarind pulp and salt to taste, 4 green chilly paste, sugar 4 teaspoons, and some tastemaker according …

I am a very frugal minded person, so when I find a new recipie for everyday things (that usually cost loads at regular store) I try it and then play with it until it is exactly how I want the product to be. Here is one for a …

Recently I had what some people would call a hankering for strawberry pie. I was craving something sweet, and I was reminiscing about the strawberry pie my family used to get from a small family-owned restaurant in my hometown. Unfortunately, I now live several miles away from …

Ingredients:
semolina(sooji) - 1cup(200gm)
onion - 2 medium size
tomato - 2 medium size
greenchilly - 3
ginger …

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 …

I was searching for new and interesting hors d’oeuvre recipes for the holiday entertaining season, and I came across an entire chapter in one of my mom’s recipe books devoted to canapés. I almost skipped that chapter, because for some reason, I always associated canapés with quiches or tarts …

I found this recipe for Green Beans with Blue Cheese and Roasted Peppers in the Favorite Brand Name Simple 1-2-3 One Dish cookbook. I’ve never really liked green beans, but the picture of this dish in the cookbook looked so good that I decided to try it. …

This is one of the ‘mezes’ dish in Greece. They serve it in any restaurant or traditional Greek taverna or in any of the small places they call “ouzeri” and you can find hundreds of small dishes like this. This one is sort of a dip, although the translation …

I wasn’t going to post this recipe on the site. It was too easy. But when guests once again asked, “How do you fry such delicious potatoes?”, I made up my mind. That’s the thing: I don’t fry anything. I just rest for an hour and a half. It fries …

I cook because I like to see others smiling. I am always trying new recipes and combinations because I like to capture my own smile.
The tortillas, in the original meaning of the word, were (as far as I know) some simple pita that Mexicans in particular,and South Americans in …

If you, like so many of us, work all day at a job that actually pays you, and then, rush home to begin your next job……dinner and such, this should be helpful to you! This dinner is made quickly, easily, can be done by anyone, while ending up looking …

Ingredients :
Raw banana - 2big (plantain)
Onions - 4 or 5
Garlic - 5 flakes
Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsps
salt
chilli powder - 1 tsp
Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
jeera powder - 1/2tsp
mustard powder -1/2 tsp
fenugreek powder - 1/2 tsp
tomatoes - 1/2 kg
oil - for deep frying
Method :
1. Slice onions into 1 …

Ingredients:
4 Medium size Eggs
1 can Tomato Sauce
1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
2-3 steam curry leaves
1 tblspoon Sour Cream Or Yogurt
Salt to taste
1 Teaspoon Red chillie Powder
1 Teaspoon Turmeric powder
1 green chillies finely chopped
1 tablespoon Oil
Cilantro for garnishing
Method:
Take some oil in a pan and mustard seeds and curry leaves and let it …

This is a little stew that I threw together one evening when coming in, rushed and late from a long day at the barn. I had hungry children to feed and I was hungry, too! We eat fairly simple at home, but very healthy dishes with short time preparation …

Since I live at least half of the year in Alberta, I have learned to cook —˜close to home’ and use some meat that I wouldn’t likely find anywhere other than this province. While I admit that I have not developed a taste for some of the gamier meets, …