This recipe for Mushroom-Beef Stew came from the Favorite Name Brand Simple 1-2-3 One Dish cookbook. I decided to make it simply because the recipe looked like it would be extremely easy to make, plus I like beef and I love mushrooms. The directions call for this …

1 lb beef
2/3 cup chopped onion
1 cup mashed potatoes (thick)
1 egg
Parsley or parsley flakes
Salt, pepper
Flour
Vegetable oil
Boil and grind the beef. Roast the chopped onion in vegetable oil until yellow and add to the beef. Add mashed potatoes, egg, parsley, some salt and pepper. Mix it all well together with …

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 …

If you’re having a hard time deciding what to serve on the table for dinner, or if everybody’s complaining how you serve the same foods on the table, then I think it is time for you to try making something new.
There are tons of recipes you can get from …

This is a simple meal for a quick meal, a before or after meal and something you can also eat for lunch any day. It is another vegetable-filled enjoyable meal developed by my wonderful mother. She taught me and now I am going to enjoy teaching you. You should …

I love anything that has pumpkin in it, so I knew I had to make this recipe for Pumpkin Crunch Cake when I found it. I found it in the Favorite Brand Name Bake Sale Cookbook. I thought the recipe looked interesting, because I haven’t seen a …

You can use a pre-made Graham pie crust for this recipe, or you can make one yourself by mixing together 18 single Graham cracker crumps and 1 stick of melted butter and pressing the mixture into a 9 x 9 pan (I use pre-made, much less trouble). Bake the …

Normally, when one talks about Satay, the main ingredient that comes to mind would be either chicken or beef meat. But I tried out this rather new recipe and I’m not sure if others have tried. I call it my Satay Fish. Very easy to make this, …

This is my favourite recipe for making guacamole and was given to me by a friend of mine. This recipe I am about to give you is a very easy and very quick guacamole. It is really tasty and I would really recommend it. It goes great with …

I know how people would search endlessly for healthy meals that are not expensive. I am too. It is normal since I have kids and I have to watch my finances very closely. Yet, I don’t want my being too tight on my budget to get in the way …

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 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 …

Cooking time 15—20min
Oven temperature …

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 …

Kunda is a very popular sweet dish in south India. It is very popular because of its milky and yummy taste. It is available in all the sweet stalls. But guys it is also very simple and easy recipe to prepare it at home. I …

Black Pepper Fried Chicken is another nice dish that I love making. I learn this from my friend, when I was down at her place the other day. She gave me some interesting tips and I have followed that since.
You will need bread crumbs, a bit …

I was searching the Internet for an easy cold salad recipe to make to take to a barbeque when I found this recipe for Twenty-Four Hour Salad. I found it on allrecipes.com, which seems to be a great resource for a variety of recipes. The salad looked …

The other day, my husband wanted to eat one of those instant beef noodles. I stopped him and instead I made him a healthier and more delicious version of it, without the MSG and all the preservatives that you get from those instant noodles. It is a good thing …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Ingredients:
Butter-flavored vegetable oil cooking spray
Granulated sugar
Stick margarine (softened)
Pureed drained apricots and canned in juice
Large egg whites
Low-fat buttermilk
Whole wheat pastry flour or whole wheat flour
Ground cinnamon
Baking powder
Ground cardamom
Sweetened dried cranberries
It is really up to the individual as to how much these ingredients you want to add on or …

I asked my mom for some recipes for desserts to serve for guests over the holidays, and one of them that I tried recently, and was a big hit with the guests, was a delicious Orange Chocolate Mousse. The best part is that for a fancy dessert, it is …

This recipe is not really your typical macaroni and cheese casserole, but rather I tried preparing this dish by following some simple steps. It is not complete in the end without adding a tossed green salad and I usually use this for a dinner food.
Ingredients:
1 pound penne pasta …

Being from the far north of the country, I love to learn about the southern style of cooking and there is no better way to learn than by watching Paula Deen. On her show, Paula’s Home Cooking, we are taken into her own home kitchen, and sometimes into …

I find baking time-consuming and don’t do it very often. I am always on the look-out for easy baking recipes, and the following one really is easy, quick, and delicious. This one only uses only one bowl, and the frosting only takes 7 minutes to make. It is also …

Green Beans Potato Soup is very easy to make. It is one of the amazing type of soup that I really love to make and I find it easy to. You will need some potatoes; around 4-5; depending on your crowd actually. Then you will need to …

Cheese Lasagna is a dish to be enjoyed all the time. It is really good and the flavors that is put inside of it really makes it the perfect taste. The process is not long at all and it cooks in about an hour and 15 minutes. It is …

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 …

1 kilo prawns, deveined, but with the heads left on
1 head garlic, sliced crosswise
1 tbsp dried chili flakes
1 tsp Cayenne pepper
100 grams butter
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup lemon juice
1 tsp lemon zest
Salt and pepper to taste
Procedure:
Clean the prawns by placing them under the water. Do not remove …

There are many versions of this kind of Chicken Potato Salad in the internet or in various cookbooks. However, this one is a personal favorite. The combination and ratio was passed on from my great grandmother’s kitchen to our family’s youngest generation’s. In making our CHICKEN POTATO SALAD, you …

I like making my own Potato Salad with Eggs. It is one of the most convenient and simplest light dish and snack ever to make. It’s only the different ingredients that one use for their own preference.
You will need some potatoes; perhaps around 3 or more, depending on …

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 …

Potato Salad is my absolute favorite dish and look forward to eating it at family barbecues and functions. A lot of people take turns making the potato salad each year and I wanted to finally learn how to make it myself. Every bodies potato salad is different and has …

It was Sunday yesterday and everyone was at home. Sunday is my favorite day of the week because I get to spend it with my family. We sometimes go out but more often we stay home and just watch TV or put on a DVD. Since everyone was in, …

I like making boxed cake mixes, because they’re easy to prepare. However, I’m not a big fan of the tubs of prepared frosting that the grocery stores sell. So I’ve been experimenting with different frosting recipes that I can use on my cakes. I found this …

What is an Indian Tosey? It is actually in English called Pancake Crepes, and the taste is exactly that of a pancake plus crepes-like. Sometimes crunchy and gentle, and it goes easy on your throat. Very tasty.
This is a very popular Indian dish or menu …

I’m not a huge fan of nuts in my desserts, but I make exceptions when it comes to pecans. I love eating pecans plain or in pies, so when I found a recipe for Praline Pie I decided to try it. I found the recipe in the …

Idly is one of the Indian or I can say it as the south Indian recipe which can be just prepared within 10 minutes if we have prepared the batter for this just one day before. We can also store the idly batter in to the refrigerator for …

When I was in high school, our band would take an annual trip to NYC to see a Broadway musical and experience a different kind of restaurant than we were used to. The first time I went with them, we saw “1776″ and ate at a German restaurant …

Making chocolate pudding is fast and convenient for parties and functions and it is fun to make. The kids sure do love it and can make quite a mess doing so but it is very fun and rewarding when finish. I was taught how to make it from a …

When we visited my Great aunt a few weeks ago she cooked us a lovely meal. My wife knew what it was as she has eaten this type of meat before, but me and my eldest son had no idea. When we had all finished my wife thanked my …

Now I am going to share the mango ice cream, which I experimented for the first time at my home. This is the recipe, which I did not learn from anywhere. I just prepared it once and served it to every one of my family. I …

I discovered artichokes while travelling in Spain a few years ago, and while there are not many recipes out there for dishes containing artichokes, and sometimes you have to look a lot before finding fresh artichokes to buy, they are well worth the effort. The following is a great, …

If you are someone that is looking for a basic, mild salsa and would like to make your own, and thus get more salsa for your money as opposed to purchasing jars of it in the grocery store, it is not that difficult. This is the first salsa recipe …

This is one of the best type of cupcake for me ever. It is called Black Forest Cheese Cupcake and the steps aren’t that complicated if you practice for a few times. Here we go yeah.
You will need some nice amount of cheese and it could be any …