Smores have always been a favorite of mine since I was a child. In the past years, I have discovered several ways to make a varitey of smores.
First of all, there is the traditional smore. Toast the marshmellow, then stick it between two graham crackers that have …

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 …

German Chocolate Cake is one of my favorite desserts and I always use to look forward to having it at family functions until I was taught how to make it myself. It is really easy and doesn’t take long at all for preparation or to make. This turns out …

Bottleguard sweet is very easy to prepare and is a very healthy recipe for both kids and adults. You just required daily used ingredients only. The procedure is as follows:
Ingredients:
Peeled and grated bottle guard: 1/2 cup
milk: 1/2 cup
sugar : 5 to 6 spoons as per taste
salt: a pinch
saagu daana …

I am always on the lookout for recipes that make salads less boring. I never look forward to plain green salads, so when I found this recipe, I was pretty excited. The blue cheese got me interested, because blue cheese is one of my very favourite foods of all, …

Tomato soup is, as we all know a very tasty and ever liked soup. It is very simple to prepare it at home and it also needs very less amount of ingredients. The tomato is very rich in vitamin C. it is very good for the kids.
Ingredients:
Tomatoes …

To make this really scrumptious meatloaf, you’re going to need a few things:
3-4 lbs of lean ground beef
1 small yellow onion
1/4 cup minced garlic
1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
1/4 cup shredded parmagiano/asiago cheese
1/4 cup mozzarella cheese
1/3 cup Italian bread crumbs
red wine vinegar (or Worcestershire sauce)
1 jar chunky veggie tomato …

I am always searching for ways to make vegetables more interesting, especially during the holiday season when I have company for dinner or have to take a dish or two to friends’ houses. I was so tired of the usual veggies and dips, so I began to search out …

This is a Pasta and Chicken Salad I have been making for many years now. I make this for parties and barbeques we host or go to. All my family and friends know I love making this and eating it as well, so it is constantly requested. …

Spring, and summer! It’s time to make Salads. I’m a big salad fan!
Everyone in our house likes salad. I make many different salads in spring and summer. Here is one of my favorite salads.
Pasta Salad
1 lb. box Tri colored Rotini
Pepporoni, deli sliced ham, Sliced cappocola
Broccoli crowns ( cut …

Coconut and Bread combination, you will experience what taste and satisfaction really means.
I have been trying a combination of foods for a long time. In my combination reverie, I never came across the satisfactory taste I had in bread and coconut combination.
I was at friends place having fun, playing …

Are you busy like me and need very easy recipes that take less than 10 minutes to prepare and that will be ready when you get home? Then this recipe is for you. A friend suggested this recipe to me last fall and my family loves it. …

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 …

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 …

One of my favorite foods to cook would have to be lasagna. I love it! There is nothing better than pasta, cheese, and meat. If you are looking for something fairly easy to cook for dinner one night,then you should try this recipe out. It doesn’t take long either. …

The sweet corn soup is also very nutritious and it is the tastiest soup among many other soups. This has been my favourite soup since my child hood. Whenever I have the time I prepare the sweet corn soup for my self. I just love it.
Ingredients:
Sweet …

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 …

Won tons are actually Chinese food. It can be eaten fried or steamed. It’s also good when added to soup making it its main attraction. For me won tons are very fun to eat, they’re delicious and very flavorful. I tried making this won ton soup …

I have not met anyone who doesn’t enjoy the warm and gooey taste of a rice krispie treat. With the snap crackle and pop of the krispies and the sweet deliciousness of the marshmallows. But with this recipe for this tasty dessert altered by changing the kind of krispie’s …

Ingredients :
Soya pieces : 1 cup
Onion : 1
Tomato : 2
Chilli powder : 1 tbsp
salt
mustard seed
cardamom powder
Ginger - small piece
Garlic - 4 pieces
Coriander powder
Method
1. Soak soya pieces in hot water for 2 minutes
2. Squeeze water from soaked soya pieces …

I really like jams and I eat them every morning. There’s no better jam than the one made at home. I usually make fig and plums jam, chestnut jam, apricot jam and similar usual jams. About a year ago a friend gave me the recipe for a jam of …

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 …

If you don’t want to eat prepared spaghetti sauce, this is an easy recipe. It’s healthy, fresh and will make your home smell good. You can use fresh tomatoes if you want. I use canned simply because it is easier. Easy Spaghetti Sauce tastes very fresh and we think …

This is not really a direct sort of recipe for making vegetable stock, but rather what one can do to get as close as possible to a vegetable stock. This is a recipe that I have experimented and I think has a special place in my heart. …

This summer season we had plenty of mango crops. Out of which, we have chosen most sour and tasty mangoes that will give more longetivity to the pickle. Normally mangoes will be green in color and might weigh in between 400-1500 grams. We have selected one of the best …

As an out of the home worker all day, I really enjoy fixing up recipes that allow me to do ‘other things’ while they nearly make themselves, while keeping the healthy foods on our dinner table!
I think most of you will love this for any dinner…….company should be enjoyed, …

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 …

I crave tiramisu on a regular basis. As much as I love it, my body doesn’t love all the fat it contains. The following is a low-fat recipe for one of my favorite treats.
15 ounce container of fat-free ricotta cheese
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
1 3/4 …

The kids who do not like to eat the vegetable for them, the paratha roll with vegetable is the ideal food, which can be prepared for the breakfast. It is very tasty, easy to prepare and takes very less amount of time for preparation.
Ingredients: wheat flour …

I never knew that chicken meat can also be used in making sweet and sour dishes. Pork and fish is what I usually cook until I learned this recipe from a Judy Lew’s Chinese Cuisine cookbook. I like the recipe because the ingredients used here are …

I love any dish that contains mushrooms, especially exotic ones. I source out groceries and specialty markets that carry out-of-the-ordinary mushrooms, those varieties that aren’t available at the neighborhood grocery store. My favourites are chanterelles, but there are many interesting and delicious varieties that taste great in various dishes. …

I really like lasagna. It is also a dish my whole family enjoys. However, I do like to find easy to make meals. I normally make lasagna using recipes that don’t require the noodles to be cooked ahead of time. The lasagna would taste OK …

I don’t understand why some people do not like the taste of Zucchini Bread. It is very tasty and to make this, you will need the finished effect of a very smooth and light and fluffy type of bread. That would be the successful finished bread product.
To make …

Almost every family in the country knows that grits are almost always apart of the breakfast meal. My family enjoys grits almost every morning. There are a new type grits I just tried and they are called parmesan cheddar cheese grits. You need four cups of water, 1/2 teaspoon …

Pumpkin 500gm
Garlic Powder 2 teaspoon
Salt 1 teaspoon
Jeera Powder 1 teaspoon
Green Chillies 2 to 3
Sugar 1 teaspoon
Oil
Water
Method:
Clean Pumpkin with clean normal water
Peel it and slice it into small pieces
Add oil in a vessel and heat it up on medium flame
Fry Jeera Powder and Green Chillies on medium flame for 2 minutes
Add …

I love to cook. I really enjoy cooking sauces, since I’m the sneaky cook who manages to grate up all those veggies some of the guys think they don’t like into my secret sauces! We like speghetti really well, and I try to keep it ever changing……as for the …

Cornbread muffins are my absolute favorite recipe to cook. I learned how to make it from a life long friend and it turns out so good that I often make it around the holidays. They are fairly easy to make and it doesn’t take long either. Very fast and …

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 …

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 …

Vanilla milk shake is so simple and it is very very easy to prepare. It is the favorite drink for all the members of my family. It hardly takes a few ingredients but still it is very tasty and ideal drink to have it in the hot …

Ingredients:
Toor dal 150gm
Spinach one bunch
Chilli powder - 1 teas poon
Tamarind pulp-2 teaspoons
Turmeric powder - little
Salt as per taste
Garlic 4 flakes
Red chilli …

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 …

One of the first few dishes I have learned to cook when I got married was Chicken Curry, which also now happens to be my husband’s favorite dish at home.
The first time I cooked this dish for dinner I religiously followed the recipe I saw on the Internet. Eventually, …

The cabbage is very good for our eyes. This recipe tastes very good and is very easy to prepare. It needs very less amount of ingredients.
Ingredients:
Green cabbage chopped 3 cups, onion chopped 2 cups, tomato chopped 2 cups, green chilly paste 1 tea spoon, salt to taste, …

This polenta torte comes from The Accidental Vegan by Devra Gartenstein. It is a luscious, unusual dish that is perfect for anyone who loves mushrooms! I am a mushroom fan, so I happen to think this is one of the best dishes out there. It is best if you …

I try to fed my family at least two pieces of fish a week and I have come across a fish that is very simple to cook, but it tastes delicious. The fish is red mullet and the taste of red mullet when it is grilled is wonderful in …

Though I have been cooking for over twenty years, I still have the passion and eagerness to learn new things, experiment on new recipes, and even get tips and trade recipes from those who love to cook. I watch Food Network a lot, and even locally produced cooking TV …

I always end up with left over bananas. And since I don’t want to waste food, I always turn them into something else like banana milk shake, banana pancakes and banana bread. Among these, Banana Bread is my favorite. Aside from the fact that it saves my bananas, other …