I love makeing gifts for my family and friend. A day in the kitchen with my kids makeing Chili Salsa from the tomatoes, peppers, and onions we have grown in are garden can’t be beat as a gift to my children in family values. This recipe is easy and …

Ingredients :
Raw banana - 2big (plantain)
Onions - 4 or 5
Garlic - 5 flakes
Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsps
salt
chilli powder - 1 tsp
Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
jeera powder - 1/2tsp
mustard powder -1/2 tsp
fenugreek powder - 1/2 tsp
tomatoes - 1/2 kg
oil - for deep frying
Method :
1. Slice onions into 1 …

This is one of the ‘mezes’ dish in Greece. They serve it in any restaurant or traditional Greek taverna or in any of the small places they call “ouzeri” and you can find hundreds of small dishes like this. This one is sort of a dip, although the translation …

Oka cheese is a very famous and well-loved cheese in Canada; it is made in Quebec, and is readily available throughout Canada and the northern US. If you cannot find this cheese, I would and have used a spiced Gouda cheese.
I made this recipe last week, and it was …

Being bored of the traditional appetizers that both serve and eat when I am out, I made it my mission this holiday season to find and make some interesting, unique and fairly simple appetizers. One of the recipes I found and chose to make, mainly because I am a …

Whenever I want to cook, which isn’t too often, I would usually get recipes from cooking shows that I frequently watch or by searching the internet. The Pork Stroganoff is one of my favorite recipes and I got it from the internet. I’ve been cooking this for a long …

This is a great side dish that will go well with just about any meal. You can always double the receipe if you want it as the main course for a family. I have made this often and everyone always raves about it! You will need the following ingredients;
2 …

I planned on cooking pork chops for dinner the other week, and couldn’t decide what to marinate it with. So I looked online for some marinades and instead found a recipe for a cream cheese sauce. I experimented with it a bit, and ended up with this:
Ingredients:
- cup butter
- …

Do you need an easy, no fail recipe to impress someone then this is it. All you need is a large pot, a stove and some simple ingredients. I found this recipe a year ago and have served it to so many people, including those who have …

1 cup of buttermilk
4 large egg whites
2 tablespoons of sugar
1 1/5 tablespoons of canola oil
1 cup of flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 taspoon baking soda
1 cup blueberries
Mix the buttermilk, egg whits, sugar and oil together in a bowl. In another bowl you want to mix the flour, backing soda and …

The bushwacker is a delicious, deceptively strong, and refreshing frozen drink that is very popular in the Virgin Islands. They’re available pretty much at every bar and restaurant in the islands that has a blender. I served a lot of bushwackers when I was bartending in St. …

The onion roti is some thing very special and very different kind of recipe, which is prepared in south India. It is not only tasty to eat, at the same time it is also considered as a healthy food. In India we eat it for a breakfast.
Ingredients: …

When I was pregnant with our first child I used to crave anything pickled, my Mom gave me a recipe for Tiny Pickled Tomatoes which I loved, I had the same craving second time around as well.
You will need the following list of ingredients to make the tiny pickled …

In my house, Betty Crocker has always been the standard. I grew up with all kinds of BC cookbooks. It’s been a long time, though, since a new one has been acquired. Recently, an opportunity came up to get a new cookbook, the Betty Crocker Country …

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 …

Shrimp cocktail
What you will need:
- Two different types of lettuce
- Eggs
- Olives
- Shrimp
- Tiger shrimp
- Peppers
- Chili
- Lemon
- Asparagus
- Cucumbers
- Mushrooms
- Cherry tomatoes
- Salt and pepper
This is very easy to make and absolutely great as a first course. I made this about a week ago when I had …

Dutch Oven Snipe Apple Pie, so you�ve never heard of such a thing? Your probably not alone. Dutch Oven Snipe Apple Pie is something my son’s boy scout troop invented as part of an initiation ritual for new boys into the troop in the fall. What we typically would …

This is the rice made using some spices and chopped tomato. This is very tasty rice. Just try it once.
Ingredients:
One cup of rice, salt to taste, green chilly paste � tea spoon, garam masala (spice powder) 1 � tea spoon, chopped onion � cup and chopped tomato � …

Ingredients:
2 Oz. Flour
1 Egg
1/2 Tablespoon Water
1/4 Pint Milk
1 1/2 Oz Butter/Margarine
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
2 Oz Cheddar Cheese (Grated)
Method:
Sieve flour into a mixing bowl, make a hollow in the center, add egg and stir
Add half amount Milk and beat until pasty
Add the balance of the Milk, water and salt
Preheat oven to …

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 …

Sweet Potato Pie for me has been one of those great desserts reserved for special holidays, but my craving would continue yearlong. I’ve had some of the best sweet potato pies and the ones reserved for your worst enemy: the type of sweet potato pie that was not strand …

I love the Mango Graham cake my mom makes. If there’s an occasion or if we just want something sweet for merienda (mid-afternoon snack) or a dessert after dinner, we make this cake. It’s very easy to do since you donâ◚¬◞¢t need an oven to bake it. For this …

This is a delicious combination of chocolate and cheesecake together. It is very easy to make and will tastes great. This quickly became a family favorite with my family.
For the filling you will need two eight ounce packages of cream cheese, one-half cup of sugar, one tablespoon …

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 …

Phad Thai is a very popular Thai dish, and easy to make. I learned to make it at the Koh Chang Thai Cooking School on Koh Chang, Thailand.
Phad Thai Sauce:
1/3 cup coconut sugar(or palm sugar) (If you cannot find either, try brown sugar)
3 tbsp fish sauce
3 tbsp tamarind juice
2 …

This is a “fancy” potato dish that I usually make for company, or when I want to have our family dinner look a little special. It takes some extra effort to make, but, in my opinion, it is well worth the trouble.
What you need is several large potatoes, some …

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 …

I often wonder in my kitchen, thinking of what to do with the chicken on my fridge. Sometimes I just get to tired of frying and I crave for a yummy alternative. That’s when I put out all the dried herbs in the pantry and this Grilled Lemon & …

Basundi is a traditional sweet dish, which we Indians prepare very often. The main ingredient of this recipe is milk. This is rich in calories and also in proteins. This is best sweet dish for the kids.
Ingredients: milk 2 litres, sugar 2 cups, saffron one …

Last night for the first time, I cooked Salmon Stirfry. I’m sure there are many ways to fix it but I think that this recipe was really easy and somewhat fast. Keep in mind this is coming from someone who is just learning to …

To make a herbed ricotta, you can choose any types of method or your own set of creativity. As for me, I have tried this ricotta spread and you can also choose different herbs and nuts or even substitue say toasted pine nuts for the almonds or basil …

I had never made stuffed peppers until I tried a recipe for Stuffed Green Peppers in the Favorite Brand Name Simple 1-2-3 One Dish cookbook. I thought it was a really good recipe, so when I found another recipe for stuffed peppers in the same cookbook I knew …

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 …

1 can of mushrooms
1 carrot
1 small onion (or a half of a larger one)
ring noodles (or any other kind of small, fine noodles)
Start boiling the water and, while it is getting to the boiling point, prepare the vegetables and the mushrooms. Dice the onion, peel and grate the carrots. …

“This is my grand mom’s recipe for Rolling Pudding. It’s the best I’ve ever tasted and it gets rave reviews from everyone I serve it to. Sprinkle with almond n some cherries, if desired for good garnishing”.
SERVINGS 8
INGREDIENTS for rolls:-
12 eggs
24 tea spoon custard
24 tea spoon sugar
5 drops vanilla …

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 …

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 …

Every fall I break out the crock pot because something about it makes me feel like fall. I am always looking for new recipes for it because of how easy it is. I have lots of days where I cannot be home to get a hot meal …

Here comes a very simple, and easy to cook, recipe for goulash. The taste is spicy and the meat of an overwhelming delicacy.
For four people you take:
1 kg. mixed meat (pork and beef) cut the meat into 1 inch squares.
1 kg. onions small cut
a bit of olive oil
1 cup …

The vegetable salad is a very very important part of our breakfast of even the dinner. I prepare many kind of vegetable salads, which are not only tasty but nutritious ones. I feed it to my children every day to keep them fit and fine.
Ingredients: vegetables chopped …

I like this recipe for its truly homemade taste. The ingredients below will make 3-4 servings. You will need:
2 large, skinned chicken breasts (or 3 medium size)
3 medium size potatoes
2-3 cans of mushrooms
1 cup of finely chopped onion
2 tablespoons of butter
1 tablespoon of flour
1 cup of milk
Salt, pepper to …

When you are in a hurry or are simply too lazy to cook up a full dinner, a great solution awaits! These simple veggie pizzas were a quick creation of mine when I had limited supplies and a lot of hungry mouths to feed one night. Requiring minimal effort, …

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 …

The sambar is the recipe of the kind of side dish, which is mainly used to eat it with the plane boiled rice. It is also eaten with the idly (for which I have given the recipe in my earlier reviews). The sambar is the mostly liked …

Do you want to grab a light snack but you want it as tasty as possible? I have come across this recipe which is ideal for the diet conscious. This is the healthy sandwich that every who are on the process of loosing weight needs.
Ingredients:
4 pieces …

My husband Steve loves Chicken Kiev as does our eldest Kurt here is my recipe for homemade Chicken Kiev. Here is what I use to make chicken Kiev for two people.
2 x 75g boneless and skinless chicken breasts, 40g unsalted butter, at room temperature, 4 tbsp chopped Parsley, …

I have not come across a cheese dip in the grocery store that makes use of blue cheese, so after some experimentation, I have come up with, I think, a dip that offers up an authentic and potent blue cheese dip. What I start out doing is dump about …

The spinach is very good for health. I prepare many kind of recipes using the spinach such as the spinach soup, spinach pakoda and many more. The spinach rice is a very simple recipe and is also very nutritious. The spinach is very rich in iron …