This polenta torte comes from The Accidental Vegan by Devra Gartenstein. It is a luscious, unusual dish that is perfect for anyone who loves mushrooms! I am a mushroom fan, so I happen to think this is one of the best dishes out there. It is best if you …

As the name itself indicates, soursop is sour. I don’t like to eat soursop on its own, but I do enjoy eating soursop jelly very much, as the sour-sweet sensation feels great.
To make soursop jelly, you will need:
10g agar-agar powder
100g castor sugar
300ml water
100g sousop
50ml water
70g …

My grandmother would usually be the one to always make the hot water cornbread until I decided to learn how to make it one day. It is very good and it is just a little different from the regular cornbread. This one is fried while the regular one is …

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 …

When we are trying to avoid eating beef or pork, I began to think of substituting fish on most of my recipes. It is healthier and it is just as delicious. Egg rolls and spring rolls are family favorites. Hence, the birth of my tuna roll recipe. It is …

I know how of tough it is to decide what to serve for the next meal. I am a mother of two, and I always make it a point to serve really healthy food, and have to be complete with all the essential nutrients. But if I really …

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 …

Whenever I make Meatball Pasta dish, I love to add lots of sausages, a bull’s eye egg and also lots of nice-cut out veggies. I find eating it like that is truly healthy and there’s just so many nutrients that I could get by that.
To make this dish is …

I tried mix and match this recipe that my friend had given. The recipe that I have tried before makes up to 7 cups and I think the taste is quite awesome.
Ingredients:
1 cup dried black-eyed peas; soaked for 2 hours or up to 8 hours
1 …

When I first got hold of packed couscous while I was in the US, I was excited to try it. When I tasted it, the taste was dry and very bland. When I searched some recipes online to check if how we can make couscous taste good, I encoutered …

Ingredients:
Half liter milk and some fine quality rice of about 250 grams, and take some sugar(may be 250 grams), now finally take some ghee (4 table spoons of melted butter) and some finely chopped nuts according to your choice to garnish it with.
Method:
Now first of all wash the rice and …

As an out of the home worker all day, I really enjoy fixing up recipes that allow me to do ‘other things’ while they nearly make themselves, while keeping the healthy foods on our dinner table!
I think most of you will love this for any dinner…….company should be enjoyed, …

At times, I simply get an urge to go on a baking spree. And when these moments come to me, I want to make sure the whatever it is I whip up, is a fresh new recipe that I haven’t tried before and will be absolutely mouth watering to …

Tomato sauce is readily available in the market. But it is full of preservatives. So we can prepare the tomato sauce at home for less cost which is healthier and fresh one.
Note down the ingredients:
500 grams of tomatoes, cup of sugar, salt to taste, 3 table spoons …

The tomato sauce is very commonly used in almost all the houses. Most of the kids love eating it with the bread and even with the roties(Indian flat bread). There are many kind of tomato sauces of many brand available in the markets but all of them …

One of my favorite candy bars is the Salted Nut Roll. When I had these bars, they tasted so close to the Salted Nut Roll that this is one of my favorite recipes ever.
Base:
1 package yellow cake mix …

Smores have always been a favorite of mine since I was a child. In the past years, I have discovered several ways to make a varitey of smores.
First of all, there is the traditional smore. Toast the marshmellow, then stick it between two graham crackers that have …

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 …

Onion pakode are the snacks which are very delicious and very crispy. It is an ideal snack to serve with the tea in the evening. The taste is very good and it is also very easy to prepare.
Ingredients:
Onion slices one cup, gram flour 3/4th cup, red chilly powder …

This receipe is very easy to make and kids will like it.I used to prepare this during festive time.
Ingredients Needed:
1.vermicelli(broken)—1/2 cup
2.Milk— 1 cup
3.Sugar—1 cup
4.Ghee—2 tbs
5.cardomom—3 pods
6.cashew and raisins
Procedure for Preparation:
Fry the vermicelli in ghee .Until the broken vermicelli becomes golden color,fry it.Try to keep the flame as small as …

This is a really easy recipe for beginners or even for kids 5 and older. When I make it, my older daughter, who is five, always enjoys helping me out. The ingredients are simple and affordable, and the outcome is wonderful! So let’s see what we need:
You’ll need 2 …

Pan Fried Chicken and Pear Salad
This is an extremely simplistic recipe with an amazing combination of flavours to tantalize your taste buds but also substantial enough to leave you feeling like you’ve eaten a good sized main course. Lets start off with a list of ingredients.
You will need ( …

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 …

The masala dosa is prepared for the breakfast in south India. The dosa is very crisp and it delicious food which is eaten with the potato subjee (for which I have given the recipe in my earlier recipes) or else it is also eaten with any kind of …

Are you in search of a healthy way to eat chicken? Then take a look at this recipe. It all started when I saw that my quaker oat is expiring soon. I don’t ever want to throw away food, so I took it and divided it into 2. The …

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, …

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 � …

I don’t understand why some people do not like the taste of Zucchini Bread. It is very tasty and to make this, you will need the finished effect of a very smooth and light and fluffy type of bread. That would be the successful finished bread product.
To make …

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. …

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 …

Recently I learnt a very good snack by watching the cookery show in the television. That is stuffed potato. This is easy, simple to prepare and also look very attractive and delicious. When I prepared it most of my friends loved it and they have tried it …

I am always searching for ways to make vegetables more interesting, especially during the holiday season when I have company for dinner or have to take a dish or two to friends’ houses. I was so tired of the usual veggies and dips, so I began to search out …

Coconut and Bread combination, you will experience what taste and satisfaction really means.
I have been trying a combination of foods for a long time. In my combination reverie, I never came across the satisfactory taste I had in bread and coconut combination.
I was at friends place having fun, playing …

I am a huge mushroom fan, and I am always looking out for recipes with various kinds of mushrooms in them. This recipe is a real great find. It is easy to make, takes very little time, and works well as an appetizer or a side dish. Everyone who …

This recipe is very simple, but it offers something different from your usual breakfast. It’s great for college students who need something very quick and super easy that will still give them energy for the day.
Ingredients: Scrambled eggs, chedder cheese, American cheese slices, garlic powder, minced onions (in the …

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 …

Ingredients :
Soya pieces : 1 cup
Onion : 1
Tomato : 2
Chilli powder : 1 tbsp
salt
mustard seed
cardamom powder
Ginger - small piece
Garlic - 4 pieces
Coriander powder
Method
1. Soak soya pieces in hot water for 2 minutes
2. Squeeze water from soaked soya pieces …

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 …

My kids wanted to make some ornaments today, but we didn’t have any clay so I made my own. I followed the following recipe, and I have to say that I was very impressed by it. It was easy to make, did not make a mess, uses …

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 …

This recipe is actually can be considered as a vegetarian meal and you may substitute the vegan for butter, like I did. I kind of like using margarine as it tends to be salty, so I find that I don’t need additional salt when using margarine. If …

This recipe is really easy to make and won’t need accurate measurements. You can play around with the recipe by adding some of your favorite ingredients as well. Buy pack of chicken breast fillets in your local grocery. I love chicken breast fillets because white meat’ healthier and …

These is a very easy to make and very good taco dip. I’ve taken it to several parties and served it at my own house and it has always been eaten up, with many people asking for the recipe. I found the recipe in “Treasured Recipes” cookbook.
2 …

In India we need the different kinds of rasam recipes to have it with the boiled plane rice. Now I am going to write the recipe for the rasam, which gives the tangy lemon taste. It is spicy and juicy and proves to be a best combination …

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 …

The upma is the very easiest break fast which can be prepared just in 20 minutes without any kind of preparations done before for this recipe. This recipe is not only easy it is also a kind of tasty and enjoyable food along with some pickle.
Ingredients: sooji one …