A dimsum stall is located in front of our office. I visit it whenever I crave for authentic Chinese dimsum. I love the Xiao Long Bao, Beef Balls, Hakaw, Spareribs and Chicken Feet. As I love cooking, I decided to recreate the Dimsum Style Chicken Feet that I love eating. …

Prime rib is a treat that I buy only occasionally, usually when it goes on sale at local meat stores or grocery stores. Other than tenderloin, it is my favourite type of roast, because it is juicy, and makes great leftovers. In fact, my favourite thing is making beef …

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 …

I make a mean breakfast taco, as my family will attest. There is nothing better than starting off the morning with fresh, hot breakfast tacos topped with my fresh salsa, and then heading to the stable for a ride!
You can use the meat of your choice. I prefer chorizo, …

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 …

Mixed vegetable soup is another interesting soup, which is very healthy as it includes many kind of vegetable. It is also good for kids especially those children who don’t eat much vegetable.
Ingredients: corn flour 3 tea spoons, salt to taste, crushed pepper corn to taste, mixed vegetable according …

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 …

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 …

Top 3 Halloween Recipes
In my opinion, these are the creepiest recipes for Halloween parties. They are easy and fun to make. None of the ingredients are too expensive except for the maybe the one with alcohol and dry ice. That’s the main ingredient for the witch’s brew. This really …

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 …

Small-Batch Baking is a collection of recipes for just enough baked goods to serve one or two people. All of the recipes I’ve tried so far have worked. Some of her recipes, such as the lemon curd, are less fuss than the full size versions I’ve tried 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 …

Vanilla cupcakes are my absolute favorite and they are just so addicting to me. I love to make them with my kids as our family time or when we are going to an event. I even made them for my son’s class one time and they absolutely loved it. …

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, …

“Learning to entertain with confidence” is the caption and in my opinion it delivers. This book is more than just a cookbook with recipes, it goes over how much food you should make per person, table settings, decorative ideas and party planning from timetables, shopping and …

I love pancakes and that is why I want to try each and every pancake recipee that I find or hear about. One of these recipees that I recently stumbled upon is a North African pancake recipee. It is specifically from Algeria, where you can find many great and …

If you love omelettes but hate the mess involved with making them at home, or if you are looking for a healthier alternative than frying your eggs, you are going to love the ziploc bag omelette. This healthy, convenient spin on traditional omelettes can’t be beat. To make a …

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 …

“Mackrel Rundown” is a traditional Jamaican recipe which I think might have originated from the African slaves in the days of slavery. I first heard about it when I was about six, when a teacher read a Jamaican riddle to my class where the answer was “rundown”. When she …

I always want to bring out my creativity and introduce to my kids surprising weekend meals. Unfortunately both my kids are boys, and are not really interested in cooking coz they claim it is a girl’s thing. I just let them participate by helping me prepare the ingredients and …

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 …

Low Cholesterol Deviled Eggs
Yields: 8 deviled eggs with two halves being a serving
Per Serving: 55 calories, 3 g fat, 3 g protein, 1 g carbohydrate, 210 mg sodium
This is a favorite that I like to double and take to family reunions. The eggs have less cholesterol …

What else can be a better option to go for when you are on dieting than a plate full of delicious salad to munch on! This sprouted beans salad has the goodness of sprouted beans combined with the healthy vegetables.
You can prepare this salad by taking 500 gms of …

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 …

I know, I know, you’re probably thinking “There is no way I’m eating my lasagna is soup form!” Trust me when I say, once you have this, you will be begging for more. As a newlywed and someone who loves to cook, I’m always on the hunt for new …

I found a recipe for cucumber dill chicken salad on some website and was intrigued. I followed the author’s instructions and was amazed at how succulent the salad was. According to the article, sour cream and mayo are used in conjunction with a few crunchy veggies. …

Growing up, whenever we had meatloaf, I frowned. I really could care less for it. But now that I am grown up, I long for my mothers meatloaf. I have never found her recipe, but came up with this one after countless tries at trying to …

Chocolate ice cream is every ones favorite ice cream. And it is very simple and easy recipe to prepare at home.
Ingredients:
1 liter milk, sugar 1 cup, chocolate bars 3,
Method:
First of all boil the milk and reduce it to half and now add the sugar and wait till it …

1 medium to large cucumber
1 cup of chopped lettuce
Green onion
1/2 teaspoon of sugar
1 teaspoon of vinegar
1/2 cup of sour cream
Salt
Dice the cucumber into cubes, combine with the chopped lettuce and snipped green onion. Sprinkle some salt and stir. Add vinegar, sour cream, and sugar, stir again.
Rating: 10

Italian Toast is a creation of mine that I eat with spaghetti and pizza, although I have also had it on occasion with meats. First, set the oven to 300 degrees. What I then do is take a slice of white bread and place it on top of a …

1 medium size onion
1 medium size boiled potato
8 slices of bacon
8 fresh mushrooms (champignons)
4 large tomatoes (or 6-8 small ones)
4 eggs
3 tablespoons shredded cheddar cheese
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon real butter (do not substitute with margarine)
1 tablespoon snipped parsley
Salt, pepper
Pour olive oil on a large frying pan, add butter …

The carrots are good for our health and using the carrots if we can make a very interesting recipe then it becomes an ideal recipe. Such a recipe is nothing else but the chilled and yummy carrot milk shake, which I am going to write the recipe of.
Ingredients: …

Do you love to eat Baked Salmon Fillet? I do, sometimes and instead of the normal fish fillet types of fish, sometimes eating a Baked Salmon Fillet menu is a fresh change.
It ain’t that hard to make this menu as well. You need a good amount of flour, …

Carrots
1 large onion
2 large tomatoes (or some ketchup, or tomato paste)
Vegetable oil
Salt
Prepare the sauce. Peel and grate carrots, chop onion and tomatoes, and fry them in vegetable oil until soft. Add some salt as you cook. If you are using ketchup and not tomatoes, just add it to carrots …

Ingredients:
Take one kg chicken which is cut in to pieces, half cup of black pepper corns, half tea spoon turmeric powder and salt according to taste. 5-7 cloves of garlic and some curry leaves, 3 tomatoes chopped and one big onion sliced, one tea spoon coriander powder, 5 cloves, …

My wife makes Tutti Fruiti ice cream quite well. I also help her in kitchen so I know how to make it. The process is not so simple as such though. It does require lot of stuff, so better make a list of them.
First of all Tutti …

My sister taught me how to cook a recipe that she actually learned from our mother. She is the eldest in the brood so while I was still young and was only playing she was in the kitchen helping my mother and hence was able to learn all the …

Here are the steps in order for you to make Prawn Balls Coated with Potato.
Get some olive oil, some egg whites; around 3 or 4 in all and cornflour as well. If you have other forms of options for the type of flour to use for the …

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 …

I love seafood of all kinds, so I am always on the look out for new recipes for meals and appetizers that include shellfish and fresh fish. I also love ginger, and often look for recipes that incorporate this ingredient because it adds a slightly Asian vibe to many …

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 …

I love spinach. It isn’t always a favorite of my daughter. However, she has been liking spinach dip lately. I found a recipe for cheesy creamed spinach casserole. I thought I would give it a try since it sounded like something similar to a dip.
The …

If you are looking for a really quick and easy recipe that you can prepare for lunch or even for a party, you will want to look into this one. The items you’ll need are : sliced deli turkey, feta cheese, red peppers, cucumbers, fresh dill, cream …

This recipe, Cocoa Milk Cake is very yummy and cocoa taste-like that I am already salivating just thinking about it. I think young teenagers would even find making this easy and interesting. Here are the basic rules.
You need flour, of course and depends how much that you want …

Ingredients:
1. Prawn – 250 gm.
2. Lau – 500 gm (fresh and sliced)
3. Mustard – 1 teaspoon
4. Salt – 1 teaspoon
5. Green chilli – 4 to 5
6. Tamarind powder – 1 teaspoon
7. Ginger paste – 1 teaspoon
8. Jeera powder – 1 teaspoon
9. Sugar - 2 teaspoon
10. Oil
11. Water
Method:
1. Add oil in a vessel and heat it up
2. Fry Prawn on medium flame …

This is the worlds easiest recipe. My review is a 10 for simplicity and flavor. The best part of this recipe is it looks like you spent a lot of time on it but the whole prep time is about 2 minutes, less if you buy …