I always claimed that I wouldn’t go for as many pub lunches as I do if I could find decent recipes for such traditional pub fare as shepherd’s pie, bangers and mash, and steak and kidney pie. I guess my husband believed me because one day recently he presented …

We can prepare the very much natural and tastier and nutritional mixed fruit jam at home very easily.
Here are the ingredients:
Take one cup of papaya, cup of banana, cup of pineapple, cup of black grape, cup of orange fruit, cup of apple (all the fruits must be pealed and …

For the holiday season, I have been searching for some different salads and appetizers, something better and more unique than the usual boring fare. I found some interesting-sounding salads, and tried out a few last week. The biggest hit of all of the salads, and the one that I …

Ingredient:
Milk 500 ml
Saboo 250 gm
Sugar 200 gm
Egg 1 piece
Raisins 20 gm
Vanilla Flavouring half teaspoon
Water
Method:
Take water in a vessel and heat it up on medium flame
Add Saboo in it
Boil it for 10 minutes on medium flame
Throw the extra water and keep the boiled Saboo in a dish
Add Egg and Sugar …

If you love omelettes but hate the mess involved with making them at home, or if you are looking for a healthier alternative than frying your eggs, you are going to love the ziploc bag omelette. This healthy, convenient spin on traditional omelettes can’t be beat. To make a …

I admit to not really liking duck as far as food goes. I am unsure whether I have just had it so rarely that I haven’t found a dish that I like, or whether the thought of eating an animal that I think is cute is somehow not my …

The egg omlet is a very commonly prepared recipe but now I am going to make this egg omlet more nutritional and more interesting by adding some finely chopped vegetable. This recipe is also quite different and is much tastier. Try this one.
Ingredients: eggs 2, finely chopped …

Ingredient:
Pudina leaves 4 branches (fresh)
Green chillies 25 gm (fresh)
Yoghurt 2 Kg
Chat Masala 1 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Method:
Pluck and clean Pudina leaves with normal clean water
Take Pudina leaves, Green chillies and Salt in a dish and mix them and grind them together into a fine paste and keep it
Take Yoghurt in …

Ingredients :
High Protein Flour - 360g
Flour - 60g
Castor Sugar …

My recipe for Chicken Pot Pie. This is a different version of Hurry Up Chicken Pot Pie by Paula Deen. Below is my recipe:
Ingredients
2 cups cooked chicken or canned chicken
3 hard boiled eggs, chopped up
1/2 cup thinly sliced carrots
1/4 cup celery (cut up)
…

Diced Cucumber Shrimp Spread
Yield approximately 2 ‘ cups spread
Per Tablespoon: 15 calories, 1 g fat, 2 g protein, 0 g Carbohydrates, 20 mg sodium
This is a great appetizer for those that are on a low sugar, low carbohydrate or low fat diet. It is best served with sliced …

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 …

Ingredients :
Potatoes - 5, Onions-3, Fresh curds-1 cup,Ajinomoto-1/2tsp,green chillies-3,salt-as required,red chilli powder-1 tsp, oil-enough to deep fry,bengal gram flour-2 tbsps,baking powder-1/4 tsp, garam masala powder-1/4 tsp
Method
1. Cook potatoes in pressure cooker till half cooked.
2. Peel outer skin and dice into big cubes.
3. Sprinkle little salt, baking powder and bengal …

For whatever reason I do not find myself making a lot of things in the kitchen that involves cherries—”fresh or canned. Therefore, since I love making cheesecakes I figured this recipe from Favorite Recipes would be a great time to use cherries.
Because this recipe was based off Philadelphia cheesecakes, …

Ingredients:
Black gram dal - 1 cup
Rice - 2 cups
Fenugreek seeds - 1 …

The sweet corn is normally every one likes. Most of the people love to have the sweet corn and when it is spiced and hot it becomes much tastier. I have a nice recipe which is really good.
Ingredients: 500 grams boiled sweet corn, black pepper powder 1/4th …

In what comes next I will reveal as I used you another recipe that is specifically Romanian. This is called stuffed peppers.
Stuffed peppers, like highly seasoned forcemeat balls (mititei), meat cabbage (sarmale) or minced meat croquette (parjoale)
are very common to traditional meals.
I learned to cook stuffed peppers from my …

Do you love macaroni and cheese? Well, who doesn’t. It is an all time comfort favorite of kids and adult alike but the question is: Do you usually get the boxed ones? Try this easy mac and cheese and you will come back for more. Well, it is really …

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 …

This recipe is what I call “one for the boys” for my husband and his friends love this whenever they bond over bottles of beer and wine. This dish never fail to give me unsolicited praises from the gang. They always look forward to their drinking …

Cooking time 15—20min
Oven temperature …

Gobi dum is very easy to make and very tasty too.
Ingredients :
Big caulflower : 2
Butter or oil : 3 tbsps
Onions (Big) : 7
Garlic : 8 flakes
Cashewnuts : 10
Red chillies : 5 to 6
salt : as required
Turmeric powder
cloves - 4
cinnamon-3
cumin seeds : 1 tsp
Grated coconut - 1 cup
Coriander seeds - …

1 medium to large cucumber
1 cup of chopped lettuce
Green onion
1/2 teaspoon of sugar
1 teaspoon of vinegar
1/2 cup of sour cream
Salt
Dice the cucumber into cubes, combine with the chopped lettuce and snipped green onion. Sprinkle some salt and stir. Add vinegar, sour cream, and sugar, stir again.
Rating: 10

This is a good recipe for someone who likes to eat pasta and wants to try something a little different. First of all, you cook the tortellini according to package. Then you saute one onion diced, one cup of sliced fresh mushrooms, one green pepper sliced, one …

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 - …

There are times that we want to have a break on the rice. I discovered one recipe which allows you to enjoy eating without worrying about rice. If you’re taking a break from meat, this can also be a good alternative.
Ingredients:
3 tbsp olive oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 …

I am a huge cilantro fan, and am always looking out for recipes which use fresh cilantro. I found this recipe in a cookbook by Jane Butel, called Hotter than Hell. This meal, which my husband made last week, is unique in that it has a crunchy texture, as …

Carrots
1 large onion
2 large tomatoes (or some ketchup, or tomato paste)
Vegetable oil
Salt
Prepare the sauce. Peel and grate carrots, chop onion and tomatoes, and fry them in vegetable oil until soft. Add some salt as you cook. If you are using ketchup and not tomatoes, just add it to carrots …

Egg wine is a very popular beverage in Japan, especially in winter when it gets very cold. I myself like this very much as it makes me feel warm and stronger every time I drink it. You can buy egg wine in supermarkets but you can make it yourself, …

A great dish to make in the Fall when there are alot of pumpkins around, or anytime you have extra butternut squash form your garden. This wonderfully creamy roasted pumpkin soup is delicious served with french bread, bread sticks or large salted pretzels.
Begin by cutting one large pumpkin, or …

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 …

I am always on the lookout for recipes that you can bake in one casserole dish, because I like being able to make it up ahead of time and then bake it closer to dinner. I also like making a large amount so that I have plenty of leftovers …

As an alternative to chicken as the main spread for those who are diet conscious, there is one recipe I learned from Men’s Health Magazine. It uses Corned Beef but it has rich in tomato. Though sandwich is not always our first meal of choice, I wanted to develop …

I’d like to share with you a really simple Steamed Fish fillet recipe that my husband and I experimented on and have been enjoying immensely for months now. I serve this dish weekly, with three or four night intervals.
We choose from the Pangasius, Cream Dory and Sole fish variations …

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 …

This is a tasty Indian chuney which suits well for Idlis, dosas (pancakes), as well as rotis.
Ingredients:
Onions-3
Ripe red tomatoes-4 of medium size
Red chillies-6
Salt
Oil
Curry leaves
Mustard sedds-1 spoon
Cumin-1/2 spoon
Blackgram-1/2 spoon
Haldi-1/4 spoon
Method:
Heat 5-6 spoons of oil in a pan. Fry onion pieces and red chillies in the oil till the onion …

Vanilla cupcakes are my absolute favorite and they are just so addicting to me. I love to make them with my kids as our family time or when we are going to an event. I even made them for my son’s class one time and they absolutely loved it. …

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 …

I know, I know, you’re probably thinking “There is no way I’m eating my lasagna is soup form!” Trust me when I say, once you have this, you will be begging for more. As a newlywed and someone who loves to cook, I’m always on the hunt for new …

There are different methods into making a nice and delicious scrambled eggs. Here is my version, and I think it rates around 8 or 9; really depending on my mood and the amount of eggs and cheese that I use. Also, water element is pretty important and lately …

Granted, spring has just really kicked into gear, but this recipe is one of my favorites all year along but, particularly in the winter. But now that the gardens are being set, turn to it in July and August for this supper time treat.
2 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil
2 …

Grits is a staple in the south. It’s a versatile grain that is mostly featured at breakfast, but can be prepared during other times of the day. For example, shrimp and grits are perfect for either lunch or dinner. Or you can make cakes with them and serve it …

This recipe is from the p90x weight loss dvd series nutrition guide. It is meant as a high nutrient meal for weight loss and muscle gain.
The real recipe is as follows:
1 pound strip steak or beef labeled for stir fry
1/4 Cup Soy Sauce
1/2 of a red onion chopped …

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 …

Smoky Mushrooms Spread
Yields approximately 1 � cups of spread
Per tablespoon: 2 calories, 1 g fat, 1 g protein, 2 g carbohydrates, 50 mg sodium
This is a great appetizer spread for all year round. It is best served over Melba toast or Ritz crackers. It is one of …

Vegetarian cooking is becoming more and more popular as people are becoming more health conscious. One of my favorite vegetarian cookbooks, and one that is perfect for someone who is just getting started in vegetarian cooking, is How to Cook Everything Vegetarian by Mark Bittman, I do not cook …

In south India we prepare many kinds of rasam, which is served hot with the plane rice. It is a best combination for the plane boiled rice. And now I am going to tell the very interesting recipe that is rasam made of tomato. Actually tomato …