I admit to not being a big lamb fan, but I am a huge fan of pesto. We usually have pesto on the Italian tradition, served with pasta and a side dish of meat. This recipe caught my eye mainly because I wanted to find a way to enjoy …

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 …

I stumbled across this recipe when I was searching through old cookbooks at my mom’s house, trying to find some interesting and new appetizer ideas for a dinner party I was giving. I was attempting to find some starters that were something other than veggies and dip, salsa and …

Starting with 1995 I have gathered several dish recipes thinking to publish an origibal book of receipes.
This is part of this receipe collection.
I will present here some original recipes of Romanian dishes. I took this decision because in one of my visits in the U.S.
I was offered several …

Here is another recipe given which is not only tasty, at the same time very healthy and nutritious. It is best suitable for those who diet.
Ingredients:
Cucumber 2 big size, onion - chopped, tomato 2 medium chopped, corn flakes 2 cups, salt to taste, taste maker 1 spoon, lemon …

I am not a big lamb fan, and even when it is prepared by gourmet chefs at fancy restaurants, it is just not my first choice. The only place that I can truly say I enjoyed lamb was in Morocco, because the dishes they cook their generally cook all …

Grape Jelly is another recipe that I’ve learned over the years to make. I think to learn to make Grape Jelly is a form of good investment, because it can also contributes to a good business idea plan.
The first mother of all steps would be to get …

I just invented this new wrap sandwich to help my energy levels out. And I am so happy with the even energy this wrap gives me, I had to share it!
Ingredients:
1 can of Pink Salmon, drained
A good handful of fresh spinach leaves, chopped
2 to 3 TBS of your favorite …

The lemon rice is very tasty recipe, which is made using the boiled rice. This is the easiest rice recipe, which I have learnt and it is also very tasty to eat. It needs very few ingredients and can be prepared in just few minutes
Ingredients: if we …

It is a very rich and tasty recipe. Everyone would like this dish. This dish is normally prepared during festival time. It is not suitable for sugar patients as it is made only out of cashews and sugar.
Ingredients:
Cashewnuts : 200 g
Sugar : 200 g
Method :
1. Soak cashewnuts in water …

Needed Ingredients:
2 cups of Besan
1/2 cup of curd
lime -1(juice)
Ginger small quantity
Green chilly–3-4 (depending on your taste)
Eno or Baking soda –1 pinch
sugar-2 tablespoons
Salt for taste.
For seasoning
Corriander leaves.
Mustard
oil to fry
Preparation:
Make a flowable but thick dough of the besan,curd and water.Add the lime juice,sugar and also the baking soda,salt.Keep it aside for …

My dad is a good cook and he taught me this recipe while I was young around the age of 18 or so. He told me that this recipe could make around 16 corncakes. Check this out and try this recipe.
Ingredients:
1 cup blue cornmeal, or regular …

Shepaka, as the name may suggest is a mix of Shepherds pie and Moussaka. The beauty of it, as with many recipes, is it’s flexibility, being able to add or swap parts of the recipe and also the way of cooking it.
It is a layered dish and you must …

Ingredients :
Bread : 6 slices
Potatoes : 4
Red Chillipowder :1tsp
Salt - 2 tsps
Water - to soak bread
For curry :
Oil : 6 tbsp
Onions : 2
Red chilli powder - 1tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
salt
curd - 2 tbsp
Tomatoes - 8
Coriander leaves - 1 bunch
For filling :
Oil - 2 tbsp
Onions-2 big
Panneer - 25 g
Green …

My mom taught me the recipe for Deep Fried Omelette Bread. It is very easy to make this actually. I cook up this whenever I feel a bit hungry and needing something of a light snack. First of all, take at least 1-2 pieces of bread …

One of the most popular drinks in the Caribbean, especially St. Thomas and St. John is rum punch. For anyone not of legal drinking age, it’s fruit punch, which is the same thing minus the rum. In my days of bartending on St. Thomas and St. John, …

Creamy Broccoli Soup.
This is a recipe your family and your dinner party guests will adore.
By incorporating a hard sharp cheese, this soup takes on a whole new class at the dining table.
-This is a stand alone meal.
Commence with a glass of white wine and a small salad as an appetizer.
Wet …

I love the normal light coffee mixture for this Coffee Cake Recipe. I learned to make this from my late grandma and she was an expert making this. Really missed her so much. She told me that elements of butter or margarine is very important and I …

Ingredients:
Mixed fresh, ripe berries (can be blackberries, blueberries, gooseberries, raspberries, red currants and strawberries)
Fat-free plain yogurt
100% fruit peach spread
Granola with no added fat
This recipe is actually a mixture of brightly colored ripe sweet berries and are layered in parfait glasses or something. I love this recipe because of …

Ingredients :
Black gram (whole) - 250 g
Garlic - 4 flakes (cut into thin round pieces)
Ginger - 1 tsp full (cut into long thin stripes)
chilli powder - 1 tsp
salt to taste
water
ghee - 1tbsp
fresh cream (whipped) - 1/4 cup
Method :
1. Fry the garlic in ghee, add water and ginger. Put dhal …

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 …

Today I want to share a very common recipe, but with a very uncommon touch. It is called “Chicken Sandwich”. I really like to make “Chicken Sandwich”, and to prepare it we need these ingredients:-
1) Brown bread,
2) Boneless chicken,
3) Mayonnaise,
4) Graded cheese,
5) Tomato,
6) Few Olives,
7) Saffron,
8) Oil
9) Salt to …

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 …

8 lasagna noodles
2 cans of apple pie filling
1 container or ricotta cheese
2 egg whites
1 teaspoon of almond extract
¼ cup of sugar
1/3 cup of flour
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
2 tablespoons of margarine
1/3 cup of light brown sugar
1/3 cup of oatmeal
½ teaspoon of vanilla
Preheat your over to 350 degrees. Cook the lasagna …

Shrimp cocktail
What you will need:
- Two different types of lettuce
- Eggs
- Olives
- Shrimp
- Tiger shrimp
- Peppers
- Chili
- Lemon
- Asparagus
- Cucumbers
- Mushrooms
- Cherry tomatoes
- Salt and pepper
This is very easy to make and absolutely great as a first course. I made this about a week ago when I had …

Ingridients:
Milk-1cup,
All purpose flour-1cup,
Bread powder-2cups,
Eggs-3,
Curd-1/4cup,
Baking soda-1tsp,
Sugar-11/2cups,
Raisins-50gm,
Butter-1/4cup
Vanilla-1tsp
Method: Mix baking soda in curd and keep it aside for 10-15 min.Beat egg and butter with sugar powder well.Mix it with the flour slowly.Add breadpowder and curd little by little.Add milk,mix it well.Add ground fruit.Add essence as vanilla or add powdered cardamom.
Grease the tray,pour …

I found this recipe for Watergate Salad on the back of a bag of Kraft Jet-Puffed Miniature Marshmallows. I needed a dish for a potluck dinner I was attending, and initially I was planning on making a sweet potato casserole with the marshmallows. The recipe looked interesting, …

Chicken Pandan is originally a Thai dish. It uses the aromatic benefits of pandan to infiltrate the chicken for a more tender and flavorful feast. In my country, it has been localized though I preferred the original Thai way. Here’s the recipe:
Ingredients:
1 kg. Chicken ( make …

1 lb trout fillets
4 eggs
3 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons snipped parsley
Salt, pepper
Put the butter on a preheated frying pan, let it melt and warm up until its bubbly. Place the trout fillets into the butter and roast on high heat, flipping, until crust forms on both sides. When done, remove …

I love cream cheese frosting because it is sinfully sweet and just makes any dessert it accompanies much more addictive. When I started learning the basics of baking cakes one of the things I wanted to learn from scratch was how to make cream cheese frosting. With the basic …

What else can be a better option to go for when you are on dieting than a plate full of delicious salad to munch on! This sprouted beans salad has the goodness of sprouted beans combined with the healthy vegetables.
You can prepare this salad by taking 500 gms of …

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 …

I am always looking for easy vegetable recipes that my family will eat. I know that serving raw or lightly steamed vegetables is the healthiest choice, but my family gets tired of it and I cannot serve a boring plate of steamed carrots to my guests. This …

When my wife was pregnant with our second child, she had cravings for anything pickled, so my mum gave me a recipe for me to do and it is so easy to do.
All you need is
About two kg of baby aubergines
1 large bunch of parsley chopped finely
2 whole garlic …

Just about anyone can make this recipe, Vanilla Ice Cream. You will need lots of egg yolks because in order to get that flurry vanilla flavor come out, you would definitely need it. Get around 8 to 10 egg yolks.
Prepare some vanilla essence in handy beside and also …

1 can of Bush Pork & Beans with Onion
1 piece of beef (it is up to you how big; if you like meat, put a large chunk the size of a stake)
1/3 cup of ketchup
1/2 teaspoon of salt
Boil the beef, take it out, cut into small pieces, and put …

The other day, my husband wanted to eat one of those instant beef noodles. I stopped him and instead I made him a healthier and more delicious version of it, without the MSG and all the preservatives that you get from those instant noodles. It is a good thing …

I think this is a sweet after mouth after a dinner and I have prepared this before; roughly from the TV that I watched and I inspired some of my own ingredients to make a delicious bake bits.
Ingredients:
Butter-flavored vegetable oil cooking spray
Canned pumpkin
Granulated sugar
Large egg whites
All-purpose flour
Baking powder
Baking soda
Ground …

Are you fond of spicy foods? My husband is. That is the reason why I have learned to eat and cook these kind of food too. We also like the taste of coconut cream/milk as well as the acquired taste of bagoong (or what is known to others as shrimp …

I am a vodka freak. I love cocktails and better news is, I love making my own cocktails than ordering it in a bar. I get to choose my own ingredients and other things that I want to put inside my glass. The result is one happy me. I …

I have gotten the inspiration to make this yogurt thyme dressing whilst watching a low-fat diet show. I think the taste is pretty nice and I would like to share the recipe with all of you out there. This recipe is especially useful for those of you …

This is one of our favorite recipes at home. Usually, my wife always makes it once a week. I also love to help in preparing the meal. Omelet mushrooms tuna is very easy to make and contain lots of protein that good for the body. You can find the …

The egg rice is a very healthy or a nutritional recipe. I feed it to my kids at least once in every weak. This recipe is very simple and I have not used many spices in this recipe. This is very tasty and a healthy food which …

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 …

This is a low-fat dessert and the taste is kind of nice although not as delicious as the rich ones. One bite of this cake and it makes me swoon with delight. Here are the ingredients, enjoy.
Butter-flavored vegetable oil cooking spray
Granulated sugar
Fat-free milk
Prune puree …

1 cup of buttermilk
4 large egg whites
2 tablespoons of sugar
1 1/5 tablespoons of canola oil
1 cup of flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 taspoon baking soda
1 cup blueberries
Mix the buttermilk, egg whits, sugar and oil together in a bowl. In another bowl you want to mix the flour, backing soda and …

Caldereta is a very popular Filipino dish. Every household have their own versions. MY grandma’s is different from my mom’s caldereta and I myself have my own modified version. Well my version of Caldereta passed the family critiques’ (Grandpa, Papa & hubby) evaluation and it is a hit on fiestas, …