If you are expecting some visitors on a special dinner, here is one meal I would like to suggest, and hope you would trust me on this. I have help dinners on special occasions, and parties, and picnics, and I do all the cooking, so I somewhat know which …

I don’t really like “white cakes,” as I call them (I prefer chocolate), but my family does, so I have purchased and tried Betty Crocker Super Moist French Vanilla Cake Mix. The cake is easy to bake, just like other similar cake mixes: you blend together 3 eggs, 1/3 …

This recipe is very popular in Southern California and it has many variations. My sister and her family make this often, not just for breakfast either. In restaurants all over California, this type of omelet is always on the menu. You can use home-made salsa if you have time, …

This recipe is actually a Kraft foods recipe that I found a few years back and altered. I love the ease of a crock pot but hate how so many recipes for it taste the same and this one does not taste like it came out of the …

Beef Pares, which is beef cooked in broth served with stir fried rice and scrambled edd, has always been a comfort food for ordinary folks here in the Philippines and is mostly served in roadside carinderias (small restaurants). It is usually eaten at the start of the day to …

As I’ve told you before, I’m gonna post some juices recipes that I invented it by myself :) I’ve been consuming juices for quite some periods now, and it keeps me healthy and almost free from any cold :) who says that something healthy should be tasteless?? :) I’m …

Growing up, I loved it when my mother made this delicious bean pot. It is so good that I looked forward to every meal that she served this casserole with.
Start by browning a pound of ground beef. After browning beef, add 1 cup of brown sugar, 1 …

Hearty soups have always been a comfort food in our home. On cold days and nights, nothing will warm you and fill you up like a good bowl of Minestrone Soup. I have seen several chefs and cooks made their very own version of this delicious soup, so getting …

This is one of the recipes features in Kris Aquino’s magazine from Chef Anton of Thuk Thai. However, the omelet is so plain and it does not have literally meat in it. I have incorporated my own ingredients to it.
Ingredients:
2 eggs
3 ml fish sauce
dash of …

http://www.allrecipes.com is easily my favorite online recipe collection. Their main page always has links to seasonally appropriate food collections and tips for any upcoming holidays.
The recipe collection is user submitted, and is divided into several easy to navigate categories. Their search options are great too, …

Ingredients:
Kabuli chana- 1 cup
Finely shopped onion pieces- two spoons
Black pepper powder- ½ spoon,
Chilli powder- ½ spoon
Lemon extract- 1 spoon
Coriander leaves- a few finely chopped.
Salt as per taste
Preparation
1.Soak kabuli chana(white big size) overnight.
Take pressure cooker and add chana,salt,pinch of turmeric powder and water and let it cook for 6 to …

Ingredients :
Bread slices - 6
Gram flour - 1/4 cup
Rice flour - 2 tbsp
salt
Chilli powder - 1/4 tsp
Garam masala powder - 1/4 tsp
Grated onions - 1 cup
To Grind :
Green chillies - 3nos
Coriander leaves - 1 small bunch
salt
Ginger - small piece
Method :
1. Cut bread slices into 4 small pieces
2. To the …

I love Thai soup. There is this spicy hot soup which was listed among the most must-try in Kris Aquino’s magazine taken from Thuk Thai recipe’s. I love this kind because it is not monotonous and if you are a person who craves for spicy food, then is definitely …

I first fall in love with Chocolate Mousse before but I had innovative skills and tried a different twist to it. There is a new way to enjoy a delightful cold dessert treat. I like this kind of dessert because it is not too sweet and boring like a …

If you are looking for an easy, yet filling snack, look no further than the Greek Meatball wrap sandwich. You will only need a few items (including a George Foreman grill) in order to make this sandwich. First, skip all the fuss of making your own …

If you like seafood you will love this recipe. It is another ‘mezes’ dish but you can also cook it and enjoy it as a main dish with a fresh green salad and fresh bread. Don’t forget the cold beer or the wine. The difficult part would be to …

Milk gravy of one type or another was, and still is, a very popular item with my family. I stopped making it when I got married because my inlaws had never made it and thought it was too unusual for their tastes. But I’ve been divorced for …

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 …

Kalakand is a very rich sweet dish, which is also treated as a very special sweet dish. This sweet dish is either prepared or bought from sweet stalls during the very special occasions. Milk is the main ingredient to prepare this sweet dish.
Ingredients: milk solids 1 cup, …

It is very difficult to have consistently interesting dishes when you are attempting vegetarianism for the first time. Being somewhat of a picky eater as well as holding down a full time job makes for a complicated dinnertime. What I am usually in search of is a recipe that …

I had been enjoying aioli sauce for about a year before I even knew what it was. When I was living in the Caribbean I used to get what I thought were some of the best burgers and fries I’ve ever eaten from a small island restaurant and …

I saw this recipe in a cookbook. Ever since I saw I wanted to make it, so the other night for dinner I did. It turned out great, everyone loved it. Well everyone except for my sister but she doesn’t really care for chicken. Everyone else loved it and …

Carrot delight is a sweet dish and it is the favourite dish of almost all the Indians. The Carrot delight is also called as carrot halwa and is prepared in most of the occasions. It is nutritious, healthy and a very tasty dish. It also takes …

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 …

The Greek “mezes”
The Greek kitchen is very well known all over the world for its healthy ingredients in a great variety which derives from fresh local products. Pure olive oil, olives, dairy, herbs, vegetables in season, honey, seafood and fish are the components to create a complete and healthy …

This Halloween recipe is really very simple and sweet. Better yet, the source of the sweetness does not come from chocolate or candy or any other typical Halloween treat. This recipe calls for dried fruit and dried fruit has a natural sweetness to it that helps make this snack …

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 …

I have a really great recipe for Lemon cookies that I want to share today. These Lemon Snowflakes are delicious and so easy to make that one batch will not last long in your household.
Take one package of Pillsbury Lemon cake mix and mix it with …

Ingredients :
Rice - 1cup
Carrot - 3
Onions - 2
Roasted peanuts- 2 tbsp
Oil - 2 tbsp
salt
cinnamon- 1 inch piece
clove - 3
To grind :
coriander seeds - 2 tsp
jeera - 1 tsp
Red chillies - 4
Grated coconut - 2 tbsp
Roast all the above in little oil and grind
Method :
1. Cut onions into small pieces
2. …

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 : Items needed to prepare this simple gravy are :
Fresh peas : 1/2 kg
Pepper powder : 1/2 tsp
salt
Oil - 3 tbsp
grind together :
Tomatoes - 5
Ginger - 1 small piece
Green chillies - 4
Coriander leaves - 1 small bunch
Method
1. Heat oil, fry the ground paste in a medium …

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 …

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 …

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 …

This is one of the best cookies on earth!!! My mom used to make this on tea parties, yet she always believe coffee is bad for kids so she doesn’t bake this on weekends no matter if we beg her to. But I hang around the kitchen a lot …

Ingredients :
Big Onions - 2
Small Potatoes - 1/4 kg
Curds - 1cup
salt
Oil or ghee- 2 tbsp
Cardamom- 3
Turmeric powder
Grind together:
Coriander leaves - 1bunch
garlic - 5 flakes
Green chillies - 5
onion -1
Cinnamon - 1inch piece
cloves - 2
Method :
1. Cook potatoes in pressure cooker
2. Peel the skin and keep aside
3. Cut onions into fine …

I just love Burrito Wraps very much. The flour-taste, the tortillas, I should think and the juicy and nice meat inside are just so, so awesome. I love Burrito Wraps of any kind; be it a home-made one or the ones which I buy from restaurants or at …

I remember when I used to work for a breakfast/dining restaurant where I worked on the morning shift, and nothing but breakfast items were ordered. My boss told all the servers that we should eat everything on the menu to get a glimpse of how each item tastes. The …

This crouton recipe is a variation of the one that I got from Alton Brown (from the show Good Eats of the Food Network). I tweaked it a bit to suite my tastes, and so far it has been a HUGE hit with my salad-loving family!
What I also love …

I have always had a love for baking stemming back to my childhood. I’m guessing it came from the Mennonites in the family, as they are very well known for their cooking and baking. I tried many banana bread recipes before I found the perfect one. I use this …

The coco-fried rice is a good and healthy recipe made using the rice and coconut milk. It is very simples and takes only a few ingredients and it is also easy to prepare it.
The ingredients: 2 cups of coconut milk (grind the grated coconut well adding water and …

This cake is really good and it turns out great. This cake doesn’t take long at all to make and is a great dessert to have around the house. I had learned how to make this recipe a few years back and I now make on occasions when ever …

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 …

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 …

I am currently pulling as many recipes for appetizers that I have never made before from the internet, old recipe books and from friends and co-workers. I am bored of the same old appies that you see at all the seasonal parties, such as spinach dips, sausage rolls and …