I am generally not a big dessert fan, to either make it or eat it. I usually eat too much dinner to have room for dessert, and as well, I don’t have time to make a lot of desserts. I also find many desserts to be too sweet and …

I have struggled so much with cooking rice to be perfect. I have always had a problem where the rice was never fluffy, and the center was hard and brittle while the outside was mushy. I don’t think I have ever made rice successfully on the stovetop. I am …

Crab Salad. I have made this appetizer for all kinds of parties and family gatherings, and I am asked for the recipe all the time. You will need a pack of imitation crab meat (or real crab, if you are that rich), 2-3 hardboiled eggs, a half of a …

Palak paneer is the side dish which can be served with the paratha (flat bread)
Ingredients:
Spinach 2 bunches, green chilly paste to taste, salt to taste, cottage cheese 200 grams chopped, butter 3 tea spoons, garam masala 1 tea spoon, the paste of boiled tomato and onion 1 cup.
Method:
Now take …

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 - …

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 …

This is a snack like thing as well as could be taken as breakfast also. It can be prepared very easily in very less time and it tastes excellent. I like this a lot and it is mouthwatering when I think of it. It is good …

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 …

A dimsum stall is located in front of our office. I visit it whenever I crave for authentic Chinese dimsum. I love the Xiao Long Bao, Beef Balls, Hakaw, Spareribs and Chicken Feet. As I love cooking, I decided to recreate the Dimsum Style Chicken Feet that I love eating. …

This recipe has been passed down from my grandmother to my mother and then to me and my brothers. I’ve never heard of anyone else making tacos quite like this.
You will need:
4 cups of oil
salt to taste
2 cups shredded cheddar
2 cups diced tomatoes
2 cups shredded lettuce
3 pounds thawed …

Masala dosa is another interesting recipe and it is also the very popular India breakfast which can be prepared very soon just in few minutes. And also it is very tasty.
Ingredients:
3 cups of rice, one cup of white gram, one cup of rice flakes. Now soak all …

A delicious sweet that is must and should in one of the Indian festivals is before you.All you need to have to taste this sweet:
1.Rice - one cup
2.Green dal (split)- ½ cup
3.Coconut pieces- ½ cup
4.Green cardamom-4
5.Sugar-3/4 th cup
6.Ghee-4 table spoons
7.Cashews and kissemess
Preparation:
1)Wash the rice and drain all the …

Have you tried to make the dessert, Chocolate Ice Cream Cake before..? Well you should. It is very delicious actually and you could engage the help of your nieces and nephews that are interested to help out.
You will need flour of course, some sugar, eggs, bits of salt, …

There are dozens of risotto recipes that I have tried over the years, and the variations are endless, given that to the Italians, risotto is really about using up leftovers and changing it up all the time to create unique versions of this national staple. This recipe is one …

I first discovered mahi-mahi several years ago, when I was in a fish market and they didn’t have ahi or halibut, which were what I was looking for. My husband made an amazing dish with it, and since then, we have eaten it whenever it is available fresh, which …

Peach is a great dessert to have for all occasions. In my family we look forward to having peach cobbler at holiday family functions. Peach Cobbler is very good especially with some nice vanilla ice cream. You can eat it warm when it is freshly out the oven or …

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 …

Seafood and combined with pasta is a rare experience for me. I liked this recipe for the very reason that it is peculiar. The taste of clams and prawns give a different taste to the pasta making it more tasty than traditional pork, bacon or beef. Here is the …

Ingredients for making koftas :
Cauliflower - 1 medium sized
Ginger - 1tsp (cut into long thin strips)
garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
milk - 1/2 cup
corn flour - 2 tsps
green chillies - 2
bread crumbs - 4 tsps
paneer - 4 ounces
ghee - for frying
salt
Method : To prepare kofta :
1. Cut cauliflower into …

I was thinking of food I can serve as appetizer or my cousin’s birthday party, and my friend recommended me this recipe for smoky canapes which serves 20 people.
What you need are:
8 ounces of reduced-fat cream cheese (soften them first)
4 ounces of crumbled blu cheese
1 tablespoon of Worcestershire …

When I moved recently, I temporarily stayed in a studio at a hotel. I had a stove top and a microwave, but I didn’t have an oven. I really started to miss baking cookies in the oven, so I had to get creative in my new little …

The thing that attracted me to this recipe is that it has two of my favorite things incorporated together: Peaches and Amaretto. I love a good, ripe peach when they are in season and even when they are not. I also have become fond of the sweet liqueur amaretto …

Nuts like hazelnuts and other types of nuts are really delicious, if you want to mix them up with a snack like ice-cream. Here is my own made up recipe for Ice Cream with Nut and Oreo Crunchie that I sometimes serve for myself while watching a good DVD …

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 …

I know that many of you people like to eat Macaroni with cheese, so for you I want to share a very easy to make recipe of “Macaroni cheese”. Like I said that it is easy to prepare, and it is too much tasty, specially kids loves to eat …

4 good size chicken breast
1 teaspoon butter
1/2 cup of milk
Boil your chicken breast just like in the original recipe for chicken and dumplings. Once your chicken has cooked, pull it off the bone. Put all chicken back in the broth you took it out of and bring to a …

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, …

I had my wisdom teeth taken out and I needed to eat something that was smooth and light enough for me to eat. I was kind of picky on the soups I wanted to eat and this recipe has been the best one I have tried so far. The …

This is the first time I have ever attempted a recipe such as this one. I’ve made mashed potatoes, and baked them. But never like this. Anyway, it’s fairly simple:
Take one or two Idaho baking potatoes, bake them and mash them.
Add (1) tablespoon of cream cheese, …

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, …

Banana pudding is one of my favorite desserts and I always find myself making it especially for the kids. They love this recipe and always want me to make it for them. I remember the first time I tried to make it and it didn’t turn out so good. …

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 …

This time,when you make some dish with bottle guards, don’t throw away the peels. Rather you can prepare a tasty chutney from it like this:
Take frying pan and pour 2 teaspoons of oil and let it heat on medium flame . Add 1 teaspoon cumin seeds ,2 teaspoon …

We just made these for lunch, and they are great! Quick, easy, and fairly healthy. They are also very portable, so they make good lunches for work or university.
Ingredients:
chicken (either the stir fry meat or the pre-packed kind)
red pepper
spinach
hoisin sauce
Tortillas (we like the flavoured kind)
Directions:
Cook the chicken. We like …

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 …

This is my version of Shepherd’s pie. It is very easy and is a family favorite. All that is needed is mashed potatoes, one pound of ground beef or ground turkey, a bag of mixed veggies, and cheddar cheese.
I usually make my own mashed potatoes …

Ingredients:
Take 5 big sized tender or green color mangos; now take 2 cups of sugar or according to taste for sweetness. Salt to taste, 3 spoons of cumin seeds, 3 spoons of cardamom seeds, 2 spoons of poppy seeds, and red chili powder according to taste.
Method:
Now take all the …

I was first introduced to dishes containing fresh and dried figs when my husband took a cooking class and came home with several recipes. I had never even tried figs before, but their flavour is wonderful, especially when combined with certain meats and cheeses. I had for some reason …

This recipe is basically for about 2 serves and I love this recipe so much as it gives out such an awesome appearance. There are a variety of dressings that one could use and I serve them with the griddled courgettes. Here are the ingredients:
340g or 12oz …

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 …

With the holidays coming up friends and families usually gather around, waiting for the holiday meal to be served. What can you do to sate all those watering mouths that are anxiously awaiting your perfect dinner? Serve a very simple, and extremely tasty cheeseball.
To make the perfect cheeseball you …

There are literally hundreds of recipes for Bruschetta, and I have tried several over the years. Many are time-consuming, some are uninteresting, and others require so many ingredients that you spend all of your time running around from store to store to find them all. I came across a …

Ingredients :
4 small bowls warm cooked sushi rice, 75g Japanese roasted eel, 3-4 pieces Japanese dried seaweed
Sushi Rice Seasoning : 1.5 tbsps sushi vinegar, salt
Method :
1. Mix sushi rice well with seasonings. Cut roasted eel into 4 pieces, set aside.
2. Divide the sushi rice into 4 equal parts. Put …

French toast is one of my favorite foods for breakfast. It is fairly easy to prepare and the ingredients are fairly simple. You need three eggs about nine slices of bread, a tablespoons of milk, a teaspoon of cinnamon. Mix the eggs with the cinnamon and milk. Power milk …

Everybody loves to have salad, if not once in a while, at least one meal in a day. Salads had become so popular due to its being so healthy and easy to prepare. However, people start to get tired of the same common salad served over and over, the …

It’s Delicious and Simple. With spring around the corner, it’s time to get out those healthy quick and refreshing recipes, put away the crock pot, and enjoy outdoor picnics and bbq’s.
This recipe, can be varied according to your own taste buds, my sister gave it to me and …

This recipe is most enjoyed by the family specially on weekends when everybody is present.
6 pieces beef shank
1 cup tomato juice
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup dill-pickle juice
1 piece …

I had baked a Cocoa Fudge Cake for my ex boyfriend before and he loved it very much. And I must say I made a good job at it, though that was around my first time trying out a Cocoa Fudge. If you dislike cocoa, you can also …