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, …

I usually pick up a complimentary magazine at my local liquor store called Flavours, and there are always great recipes inside. This following recipe is by Brandon Boone, and he wrote an article with several recipes that he said are not very time consuming to prepare and cook, and …

I come from a big family and we always spend weekends together on picnics, beach get-togethers, or even watching basketball games! You see, if you have a big family, you will never run out of fun. There’s always something to do every weekend.
I am sort of the cook in …

My cousin cooked this one time and I enjoyed it. My cousin gave me her recipe but it was too localized. I searched this online and found it at allrecipes.com. I studied the recipe and tried this and eventually I’ve developed my own. I incorporated some hints albeit the …

I was invited to a friend’s house for appetizers and drinks a few weeks ago, and she served an appetizer that I was completely in love with on first bite, and I insisted on getting the recipe. She said that she found it in a magazine, and that everyone …

Peeled and sliced kiwis (about 3 large)
Peeled and cubed mango (about 1 medium)
Peeled and sliced bananas (about 2 small)
Peeled and cubed papaya (about 1 very small)
Hulled and sliced fresh ripe strawberries
Unsweetened grated fresh coconut or unsweetened or sweetened flaked coconut
Fresh orange juice
Orange-flavored liquid syrup
This dish personally to me is …

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 …

I am easily bored with vegetables and salads, but am always trying to get more servings of vegetables and fruits into my diet. I found this recipe in a cook book my mom had in her house, called Inspired by Ingredients, when I asked her if she had any …

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 …

I don’t like hashbrown. One time I had the occasion to eat it at Shakey’s Pizza because my officemate insisted in trying it. It tasted like old potatoes which was just repacked just to avoid waste. It was awful but since we need to eat potatoes for our potassium …

Ingredients :
Capsicum - 1/2 kg
Coconut - 1 cup (grated)
Tamarind - lime sized
salt
oil - 3 tbsps
To season :
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida - 1 pinch
cloves - few
jaggery - as desired
turmeric powder - a pinch
Fry in a teaspoon of oil and powder the ingredients given below:
Red gram dhal - 1tsp
Bengal gram …

Spetzofai
This is a delicious spicy dish made of sausages (usually home made
ones which they are the best but if you cannot find them just buy any pork sausages or alternatively beef sausages). It is a good combination of meat and veggies and it accompanies perfect your wine during the …

Here is a rich, filling dish for a cold winter night. You will need:
1 pack of egg noodles
1 lb hamburger meat
½ pack of sour cream
2 cans of cream & mushroom soup
1-2 small cans of mushrooms
½ stick of butter or margarine
1/3 cup of chopped onion
some garlic powder and salt
Start boiling …

Do you ever get tired of the usual dessert in your table? Our family does. So my late grandpa formulated a Yummy Tapioca & corn Dessert for a change. The recipe was passed on to my dad, and then to our generation. It is very simple to make and …

If you need a really quick and easy and super cheap recipe, this is a good one. It is not great cuisine, but your kids will eat it and you can prepare it quickly after work. This meal feeds a family of four for less than $5.
Ingredients:
1 …

Many people buy the mix fruit jam in the shops, which is preservatives included, and it is also not very fresh. Instead of doing so we can prepare the mixed fruit jam at home very easily which is nutritious, natural, fresh one and also very tasty one.
Ingredients: fruits …

Hmmm… This is one of my all-time favourites! The taste of the milky spicy chicken and the curry taste burying into my tongue is always a wonderful dining experience for me. My kids love this recipe. My family are crazy over this. What is with dish that makes it …

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 …

My wife has a great simple recipe for making the perfect roast potatoes. She normally makes these when we have a roast dinner on a weekend. The roast potatoes she makes are crispy and have a great flavour as they are mixed with herbs.
All you need to …

I occasionally try my hands at kitchen, especially on weekends, and I quite enjoy being a part time chef. Today we made vegetable pizza. I bought pizza bases, and cheese rolls from the store.
The integrands included, finely chopped, carrots (1 big size), radish (half big sized), cucumber (half medium …

My wife makes Tutti Fruiti ice cream quite well. I also help her in kitchen so I know how to make it. The process is not so simple as such though. It does require lot of stuff, so better make a list of them.
First of all Tutti …

My adult son, who lives with us, enjoys espresso coffee every day. We don’t have an espresso machine, so, when he is home, he ‘fixes’ his coffee that we do have to make it taste a LOT like the espresso mochas that he likes so well.
With our regular coffee, …

Ingredient:
Brinjal 1 (fresh and big)
Green chillies 2 to 3
Onion ? (small)
Ginger paste ? teaspoon
Salt ? teaspoon
Oil
Method:
Clean intact not peeled Brinjal with clean normal water
Put the Brinjal on oven on low flame
Change sides of the Brinjal as many times required
Roast it on low flame till the exterior skin of the …

I make a lot of Mexican entrees, but I’m always unsure about what to serve on the side. I wanted to find a good side dish to serve with tacos and enchiladas, so I started looking for recipes. The Favorite Brand Name Simple 1-2-3 One Dish cookbook …

The chocolate milk shake is the heartbeat of almost all the children. And this is the very easiest milk shake for the mother to prepare. I have such a wonderful recipe of chocolate milk shake which can be prepared instantly just in few seconds.
Ingredients: cooking chocolates or …

I have learned this recipe from my mom ,she used to cook this on special occasions , parties .Every body loved this dish most of all she used to say one full chicken , fish ,turkey or lamb leg on a table look more attractive and gives …

This is one of my mom’s favorite cooking. I love indulging myself with these rich and cake-like brownies. Ingredients are simple and as follows:-
Butter-flavored vegetable oil cooking spray
Prune puree or prune baby food
Light corn syrup
Fat-free milk
Vanilla extract
Granulated sugar
Large egg whites
Large egg
All-purpose flour
Unsweetened cocoa powder
Baking …

I love eating Taco’s while drinking low calorie beer with friends. I first discovered Taco in Cancun years ago. The local version here in my country is more localize. This recipe was published in Kris Aquino’s magazine. There were some ingredients which I omitted because I felt I did …

Oreo Cheesecake is very delicious! I love it, and sometimes, I replace the Oreo with chocolate chip cookies or other types of flavors like butterscotch and nut types of cookies.
In making cheesecake, whenever I have a taste, I will always remember the essence of vanilla. It …

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 …

Ingredients:
Take one cup of boiled rice, cumin seeds 2 tea spoons, salt to taste, butter 3 tea spoons, garam masala 1 tea spoon, lemon juice - a tea spoon and one pinch of turmeric powder.
Method:
Now take the pan and add the butter and when it melts add the cumin …

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 …

I tried this recipe out for the first time the other day and I was surprisingly satisfied. We are big on grilled cheese sandwiches around here because it is something that my young children will actually it. I found a way to give it a fun twist and plenty …

I constantly try to find healthy but delicious recipes for salads in my ever-increasing effort to eat more vegetables and fruit. Lately, I have been trying some interesting salads, and this following recipe is definitely interesting. This has both fruits and vegetables as ingredients, and it is tasty. I …

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 …

I love Thai dishes and this is one of my favorites. This is like their version of Calamares. Most famously known as a delicious appetizer. This version from Thailand was more spicy and I love it more rather than the plain coating that we use to have which is …

Mousaka, I dare to say is the most popular and well known dish of the Greek kitchen. It’s a combination of vegetables, meat and a thick white sauce and it’s really delicious. It’s a summer dish but you can make it any time of the year if you can …

Making breakfasts doesn’t always have to be stressful and you don’t have to be sweaty and all panicky… I know, it is the busiest hour of the day. But guess what? I can make lovely breakfasts with ease and style. Sounds impossible? No it ain’t. It is a matter of …

My mom use to make the sweet quit often as its quick to make and tasty to eat .Now I make it for my children too
cooking time :10 min
preparation time : 15 min
Ingredients
coconut crushed :1 cup
sugar …

The bread omlet is my favourite breakfast, which is good to eat, fast to prepare, and not only that it is also very nutritious, because it is made using the eggs.
Ingredients: bread pieces 3, chopped onion 3 teaspoons, finely chopped green chilly ½ tea spoon, salt to taste, …

A lot of the pizza places and the majority of sub shops I’ve been to serve their own versions of an Italian sub. I like ordering Italian subs, because even though I never know exactly what’s going to be in them, they’re usually filled with a lot of …

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 …

Growing up, whenever we had meatloaf, I frowned. I really could care less for it. But now that I am grown up, I long for my mothers meatloaf. I have never found her recipe, but came up with this one after countless tries at trying to …

I love to cook, and especially around the holidays I can spend hours going through cookbooks and magazines like Taste of Home. While I usually stick to the easy meals I grew up with like meatloaf and pot roast, every once in a while I run across a …

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 …

Top Secret Recipes, the website that has the clone recipes of restaurant food, has always been a favorite of mine. I enjoy just reading the free recipes, and trying to make the recipes, just like the food I have been served in restaurants.
Top Secret Recipes has evolved, from …