Recipes Reviews
Blueberry & Avocado Smoothie
Blueberry & Avocado Smoothie is a healthy beverage drink that I love to make during those really hot weathers that appear humid too. I don’t normally buy it outside that much because I find it a bit of a waste of money. Unless I have a strong urge …
Green chutney recipe
This green chutney is made using the mint leaves, which is also called as pudina chutney. This chutney is like a sauce, which is sweet, and salty, it enriches the taste of any other food, such as the plane rice with the chutney, with bread, with dosa (south …
Whole Wheat Banana Pancakes
Who does not like pancakes for breakfast? They are fluffy, delicious, and filling, but most people are too busy or just too lazy to go through the process of making them from scratch. Box mixes are an easy alternative, however in a time where we really do not know …
Mussels with Fennel recipe
Over the holidays, I spent a great deal of time searching out unique appetizers that I could serve for company during the seasonal dinners and parties. Loving seafood like I do, I especially looked for appetizers that used seafood or shellfish, and I managed to come up with several …
Pork Stroganoff Recipe
Whenever I want to cook, which isn’t too often, I would usually get recipes from cooking shows that I frequently watch or by searching the internet. The Pork Stroganoff is one of my favorite recipes and I got it from the internet. I’ve been cooking this for a long …
Mango Milk Shake
My favorite fruits are mango and I love any desserts or any food made using the mangoes. Here is an interesting milk shake made using the riped mangoes. It is not only very tasty, it is also very easy to prepare which only takes 6-7 minutes to …
Bagel with Cream Cheese
My sister loves this Bagel with Cream Cheese dessert or snack very much, I couldn’t really understand why. Sometimes when my mom is on a night shift, she would ask me to prepare this.
Here are the steps. Buy some bagels and I usually get mine at Cold Storage …
Black Bean Dip recipe
I love a good dip, and this easy to make, serve and eat Black Bean Dip is a must have in every cook’s kitchen! I serve this dip all year round to family and friends everyone adores the flavors and is amazed when I explain how simple …
French Toast Recipe
It turns out that French toast is a lot easier than I thought it would be to make. I loved having it for breakfast, even dinner sometimes, but I would only eat it if someone else was making it, or if I was at a restaurant. My …
Butternut Squash Soup with Pumpkin Seed Oil
The first time I had butternut squash soup, I fell in love with the creamy richness and warming flavour. This was at a fancy restaurant, so I assumed it would be horrifically difficult to make, but I happened across this recipe in a new cookbook I received, and tried …
Kulfi ( ice cream )
Kulfi is the name of an ice cream which is very tasty and very easy prepare at home.
Ingredients:
Milk one liter, sugar to taste, cashew nuts to garnish, edible saffron color, vanilla essence.
Method:
Take the vessel and pour the milk and boil it. We need to boil the milk to …
Fried Pickles recipe
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 …
Dutch Mustard Soup
I lived in The Netherlands for more than 2 years (studies and work), thus, I have a good personal experience of the Dutch cuisine. Coming from a country with a world wide famous cuisine, and after assuring you that I am the kind of the open minded person that …
Cheesy Chicken Pot Pie
I tried cooking pot pie many times and there is something so good about this particular dish. There were some variation that I have tried like ground beef and pure vegetables. I happen to get this recipe from an Eden Cheese print ad.
Ingredients:
1 1/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 …
The Original Rice Krispies Treat Recipe
I’ve had all kinds of variations of Rice Krispie Treat recipes, but the original recipe I’ve been making since I was a child is by far my favorite. I’m a firm believer that sometimes less really is more, and I think the recipe I grew up with is …
Recipe for the Painkiller, a popular drink in the Caribbean
The Painkiller is an aptly named drink, because you won’t feel any pain after you drink one, or much of anything else for that matter. It’s especially popular in the British Virgin Islands, but I had several requests to make one when I was bartending in St. Thomas. …
Beans and potato curry recipe
This curry is tasty to eat and very simple to make.
Ingredients required:
1. Fresh Beans ΒΌ kg
2. Potato -1
3. Tomato-1
4. Onion-1
5. Garlic - 3 flakes
6. Mustard-1/2 teaspoon
7. Chilli powder-1 teaspoon
8. Oil-3 spoons
9. Salt as per taste.
Preparation
1. wash beans and cut them in to small pieces.
2. Take one potato, peel it …
Flavorful Egg Toast
This recipe is very simple, but it offers something different from your usual breakfast. It’s great for college students who need something very quick and super easy that will still give them energy for the day.
Ingredients: Scrambled eggs, chedder cheese, American cheese slices, garlic powder, minced onions (in the …
Onion Paratha
The onion paratha is a kind of instant recipe, which can be prepared as a break fast and also for the dinner as our choice. The ingredients are very simple that we have at home always. This gives great taste with the curd or with the mango …
Mashed Potatoes Baked with Mushrooms
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 …
Simple 1-2-3 One Dish Cookbook
I enjoy cooking, but really like simple recipes. I don’t have a lot of time or money for complex meals, yet I get sick of the same old thing. A family member got me Simple 1-2-3 One Dish Cookbook as a gift and I have found it to be …
Grilled Lemon & Herb Chicken
I often wonder in my kitchen, thinking of what to do with the chicken on my fridge. Sometimes I just get to tired of frying and I crave for a yummy alternative. That’s when I put out all the dried herbs in the pantry and this Grilled Lemon & …
Mint Pakodas Recipe
Ingredients :
Gram dhal - 1 cup
Finely cut mint leaves - 1 cup
Finely cut coriander leaves - 1cup
salt
Oil to deep fry
To grind
Ginger - 1 small piece
Green chillies - 10
Method :
1. Wash gramdhal well and soak in water for 2 hrs
2. Grind the soaked dhal coarsely
3. Add salt, coriander leaves, mint …
Fish Curry in Coconut recipe
Ingredients:
10 pieces - skinless,boneless fish (Salmon, Tilapia)
1 small onion finely chopped
2 small tomatoes
5-6 garlic cloves
1 can - Coconut Milk
1 teaspoon - Red chillie powder
1 teaspoon - Turmeric powder
Salt to taste
1 teaspoon - Mustard seeds
2 stems - curry leaves
2 - green chillies
2 tbsp of oil
Cilantro to garnish
Method:
Wash and clean Fish …
Oatmeal Butterscotch Cookies Recipe
I found this recipe for Oatmeal Butterscotch Cookies in the Favorite Brand Name Bake Sale Cookbook under the “Chock-Full of Chips” section. At the time, I wanted to make cookies, but I wanted to make something a little unusual. I usually make oatmeal cookies with raisins, and …
Recipe for Reuben Sandwiches
I had my first Reuben sandwich at a restaurant in the Caribbean that was owned by a couple from New York. Although a Reuben is usually made with corned beef, they served theirs with a choice of either pastrami or turkey. I had a turkey Reuben the …
Campbell’s Lemon Broccoli Chicken
I was looking through the recipes on the Campbell’s soup website. I came across the Lemon Broccoli Chicken recipe. It looked easy and sounded like it would taste pretty good.
I browned 3 pieces of chicken breast in 1 tbsp of oil in a pan. The recipe …
Pasta & Chicken Salad
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. …
Chicken & Vegetable Bread Roll
Chicken & Vegetable Bread Roll is a light snack lunch that is kind of easy to make. The taste is around 7 or 8 depending on the ingredients that you can modify to suit your taste buds.
I use white bread for this recipe; and white bread has …
Spinach soup recipe
The spinach is a leafy vegetable, which contains a lot of Iron content. Particularly those who have low haemoglobin count in their body for such people the spinach soup is the ideal one which is also tasty. I recommend this soup to be taken by all the …
Melitzanosalata (aubergine salad) recipe
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 …
Chicken Continental Recipe
I had never heard of Chicken Continental until I heard Naomi Judd mention it on the television show The Talk recently. I love finding new recipes for everyday foods like chicken, so I looked up the recipe on the Internet. I was surprised to find the recipe …
Garlic Mushrooms On A Toast recipe
This is a quick recipe for a tasty appetizer called in our family “Garlic Mushrooms On A Toast.” The dish is good as a quick snack for two, and also works well as an appetite teaser for larger companies.
We use regular champignon mushrooms sold in grocery store, nothing …
Sweet Potato Pie (recipe)
Sweet potato pie is a must serve dish at all holiday functions in my family. I love it and always look forward to eating it on each occasion. There is just something about the taste that just keep me addicted to it and wanting more. I love it especially …
Beet Salad recipe
Boil the beets, from 40 minutes to over 1 hour depending on their size and quantity. If you’ve got only 2 or three medium sized ones, 40 minutes will be enough. Large ones, bigger than a tennis ball, should be cooked for over an hour.
Let the cooked beets cool …
Baked Salmon Fillet
Do you love to eat Baked Salmon Fillet? I do, sometimes and instead of the normal fish fillet types of fish, sometimes eating a Baked Salmon Fillet menu is a fresh change.
It ain’t that hard to make this menu as well. You need a good amount of flour, …
Pita Pizzas Recipe
Pita Pizzas
Yields 8 servings
This is a fun and delicious pizza alternative. There are no high sugars or heavy sauces. You will enjoy the fresh and savory taste from eating pita pizzas. Not only are they delicious and fun to eat, I like that they are …
Turkey Tacos
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 …
Blueberry Cheesecake Bars Recipe
I found this recipe for Blueberry Cheesecake Bars in the Favorite Brand Name Bake Sale Cookbook. I was perusing the cookbook for recipes I’ve never tried, and the combination of blueberries and cheesecake in a bar sounded really good. I was also drawn in by the photograph …
Chicken and Bacon Fajitas (recipe)
Chicken and Bacon Fajitas are really good and even more fun to make it. It doesn’t take long at all to prepare or make it and it turns out really good. Lots of family functions people have made this recipe and it now becomes a family tradition to make …
Garlic Breadsticks recipe
Ingredients: wheat bread, 1-2 hardboiled eggs, shredded cheese (any kind), garlic or garlic powder, vegetable oil.
Dip each slice of bread in milk and roast in vegetable oil. When done, cut each slice in 2 or 3 pieces. Rub each piece with fresh garlic (or sprinkle with garlic powder). Spread …
Risotto with Bacon recipe
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 …
Creamy Fruit Harvest Cake recipe
I have discovered this recipe from experimenting. This was one of those which learned from attending culinary institute however, I wanted to alter some of the ingredients and incorporate some of my own. This kind of cake uses raw fruits as ingredients. It is like window cathedral however, instead …
Perfect Southern-Style Instant Grits (recipe)
You may be thinking that a dish as simple as instant grits wouldn’t require a recipe, per se. Well you are in fact - wrong. In fact, making instant grits taste like they’re not instant requires a bit of skill. What you have …
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