I have never been a big dessert fan, but when entertaining, I find that most people like dessert. I decided to try to find some light dessert recipes, ones that won’t add to the over-eating and extra calories of the holiday season. I mainly looked up dessert recipes that …

Dry fruit salad, this recipe is very rich in calories. But it is very tasty that it can�t be missed. It is very good for growing children. And for once in a while it can be prepared.
Ingredients:
Mixture of dry fruits according to your choice 1 cup, …

The potato parath is also very easy to prepare but this is the paratha, which gives the maximum taste. These parathas are also very soft to eat. They have the perfect taste and do not need any kind of side dishes to eat it with.
Ingredients: wheat flour …

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 …

Entertaining at home is one of the things I like most. I always invite my relatives and friends for dinner. I either ask my housekeeper to cook or I call for delivery because cooking is not really my forte. But there are times when my womanly instincts kick-in and …

Our little boy loves to make pancakes and this is a weekly thing that we do. My wife and I take it in turns so he knows that mummy’s and daddy’s are both good in the kitchen. We use a very simple recipe which my wife’s late grandmother and …

Lapu Lapu is one of the famous variety of fish in my country. It is named after a local hero who killed Magellan, the Spanish invader. This recipe was provided by Knorr as part of its promotion. There are several ways on how to cook this fish and this …

Ingredients:
Take one table spoon of butter, and 300 grams of shaved chicken sliced, one big sized onion chopped, 50 grams of mushrooms chopped, 4 table spoons of tomato puree, and 6-7 cloves of garlic. Finally some salt and pepper according to taste.
Method:
Now take a frying pan and melt …

Crabs night has become a recent tradition as of late for my family because it’s one of few meals where you can really indulge with your hands without raised eyebrows.
Usually when I cook crabs I do so in a large pot with quite a number of seasonings and spices …

In the Greek kitchen most of the times when cooking for our family and friends,we use our experience in making a dish which means that if something goes wrong the first time, the second time will be perfect. So, do not get dissapointed if you don’t succeed the first …

Whenever I am entertaining family and friends at my home, I like to make sure there are plenty of deviled eggs to go around since they are a staple appetizer in the south.
Since I’ve learned how to make deviled eggs they are my go to appetizer because they …

I got this recipe from world-of-crepes.com while searching for recipes for crepes. I really like eating crepes orginally with mango crepe. Shangri-La has the best crepe and so with French Baker Restaurant. This has cream cheese and chocolate sauce. Below is the recipe and my opinion on it.
Ingredients:
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This time,when you make some dish with bottle guards, don’t throw away the peels. Rather you can prepare a tasty chutney from it like this:
Take frying pan and pour 2 teaspoons of oil and let it heat on medium flame . Add 1 teaspoon cumin seeds ,2 teaspoon …

I personally love to eat cotton candy and so does my kids. It has been a favorite of mines since being a little kid going to carnivals and functions. There is just something about the taste that keep you wanting to eat more of it. It is very addicting …

I was searching for new and interesting hors d’oeuvre recipes for the holiday entertaining season, and I came across an entire chapter in one of my mom’s recipe books devoted to canapés. I almost skipped that chapter, because for some reason, I always associated canapés with quiches or tarts …

Are you tired of the usual spaghetti dinner? Do you want another way to feed your family pasta? I do. So I made this Penne and Meatball recipe to make a little twist on my family’s favorite dish. It is easy and very simple. All the ingredients are easy …

Ingrediens:
Slice of Bread
Red pepper
Vegetable oil
A pinch of Salt
It’s easy to cook and it’s tasty. Also, this could be one quick breakfast. You only need the ingredients which I have stated above and 5 free minutes before you rush to work. First, spread oil on top of a slice of …

Ingredients:
2 Eggs
Salt
Black Pepper
1 Scotch Bonnet Pepper
Cooking/Vegetable oil
Bread
Butter/Margerine
Cheddar Cheese
Tomato (sliced)
Lettuce
Method:
Preheat frying pan with cooking/vegetable oil
Whisk together - 2 eggs with a pinch of salt and black pepper
Grate 1/2 scotch bonnet pepper and add to egg batter
Fry until golden but not crisp (fry crisp if desired)
Toast 2 slices of bread
Apply butter/margerine, cheddar …

I love Pillsbury Orange Sweet Rolls, they are quick to make and they are delicious. The dough comes pre-made and pre-cut, all you need to do is open the can, separate the 8 rolls, put them on a greased cookie sheet and bake in the oven for 9-11 minutes …

I like spaghetti so much! Specially when the pasta is really just right! Al dente as what some call it. In this recipe, tuna is used instead of ground pork or beef, and this sure is healthy. I didn’t use real chicken stock instead I just …

Egg curry is an excellent side dish to have it with the plane rice or even with the roties. We can also use it as a best stuffing between 2 bread slices to make the bread sandwich. Not only that the eggs are very rich in protein …

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 …

When I’m at the mall, the aroma of freshly baked cookies coming from the food court is usually almost irresistible. Every once in a while I’ll buy a couple of cookies, but they’re usually outrageously priced, so I always feel guilty about splurging later. Recently when I …

Ingredients:
3 to 6 large corn cobs or 1 Can Sweet Corn
4 cups Water
2 tablespoon Corn flour
Soya Sauce
Vinegar
Salt as desired (do not over salt)
Granulated sugar as desired (not too much)
Method:
Cook the corn in a Pressure Cooker until tender.
Grind the corn and cook in a medium pot on medium flame.
Mix corn …

Hello guys,
Today I’m going to present you a recipe which I like very much. I totally love any kind of pasta and that is why I have learned a few recipes. This is a very simple one and when you’re finished, I promise that you’ll be really satisfied.

So first of …

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 …

I have already posted my recipe of stuffed peppers with hamburger meat; here is one for veggie lovers. You will need:
Sweet peppers, red, green or yellow
Carrots, onion, tomatoes - in equal proportion
Parsley (fresh or flakes)
Salt, sugar
Prepare sweet peppers by cutting out the “butts” and removing the seeds.
Prepare the stuffing. …

1 lb of hamburger meat
1 lb pack of classic mixed vegetables
2 cans of tomato soup
mashed potatoes (lots)
shredded cheddar cheese
Boil mixed vegetables and fry hamburger meat, stirring and mashing it into as small pieces as you can. Since I use real mashed potatoes, not instant, I usually start boiling potatoes …

This is a very old recipe and a classic. My family loves this and I make this for a ’special’ treat for them. I hope you enjoy this one.
Crumb crust:
1 1/4 c. graham crumbs
1/4 c. butter or margerine
1/4 c. granulated sugar
Set aside 1/3 c. of this mixture. …

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 …

The payasam is a sweet dish, which is an Indian traditional sweet dish. It is prepared using the sweet potatoes. This recipe is very tasty. I do prepare it normally during the festivals as it takes less time for preparation.
Ingredients: sweet potato ½ kg which is scraped …

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 first started drinking vanilla milk when I was in high school because my mom would buy it all the time. Publix used to sell it as one of their products, but they no longer sale the rich milk which is why I had to do my best to …

The sweet corn soup with cottage cheese is of course the favourite for all of us. It is healthier, tastier and the easiest soup to prepare. This soup is the favourite for all my family members and even to me, whenever I get some time I do prepare …

It is a very simple side dish made using the fresh pees and cottage cheese.
Ingredients:
100 grams of fresh pees, cottage cheese 100 grams, garam masala, green chilly paste and salt to taste, ginger garlic paste 1 tea spoon, the paste of boiled onion and tomato 1 cup. Some water …

Mushroom soup is my favourite soup. I love to eat a lot of mushrooms and the soup made of the same is also very tasty. Even my kids love it. Mushroom is also a healthy food which carries all the nutrition values. This is very easy …

Our family likes potatoes, and I’ve got several different ways of cooking them (alternating just mashed and fried gets old pretty fast). Here is one of our favorites, Potato Patties. They are easy to make, and once the potatoes are boiled it does not take much time at all. …

I was on the look-out for nutritious, simple appetizer recipes that would be far less boring and ordinary than the usual veggies and dips and chips and salsa. I found lots of great recipes for dips, salsas and tapenades, but did not find a lot of unique and tasty-sounding …

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 is a very nice recipe for anyone out there even if you do not know how to cook at all. Chicken Breast Peppered is very easy to make and very good for days that you are having pangs of hunger especially.
Get ready these ingredients, which would be 3 …

Pepper Chicken Baked Potatoes is pretty easy to make. The only key essence to this would be to bake your potatoes well and easy. You will need some cut onions, lots of nice bits chicken, and mix and match of everything from chicken wings right up to chicken …

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 do not know why, but lemonade at the fair always tastes so much better than lemonade that you get at a restaurant or from a canister. My sister gave me the following recipe and it taste just like the fair lemonade that you buy for several dollars …

The palak paneer is the recipe made using the cottage cheese and the spinach. This is the side dish, which is served hot with the plane boiled rice, or even with the roti (that is Indian flat bread). It is very spicy yet tasty.
Ingredients: spinach 3 …

I learned to make this particular simple dish, Egg Salad Mix before and it is really easy and yet convenient to make. Here I go. You will need around 3 eggs or more, depending on the number of servings that you want.
Boil 3 eggs and after boiling, peel …