One of the most popular drinks in the Caribbean, especially St. Thomas and St. John is rum punch. For anyone not of legal drinking age, it’s fruit punch, which is the same thing minus the rum. In my days of bartending on St. Thomas and St. John, …

I am a huge soup fan; I love eating it, and I even enjoy making it, because I always make a huge batch, freeze it in one or two portion sizes, and pack it for lunches for my family. I find that most soups taste even better after being …

The ABS-CBN Magazine called Food came up with a Special Recipe Collection for different kinds of meals. I got the edition for main course because I know I am hopelessly deficient in cooking. I take my baking talent, that is, the ability to follow measurements to a tee, and …

If you love to picnic, you will love this recipe. It is perfect for taking to family gatherings and is so easy to make. Simply mix the following ingredients together.
2 15 ounce cans dark red kidney beans that have been drained (I also rinse my with cold …

I don’t know about you, but Potato Wedges Stuffed with Chicken and Eggs really works for me. I love restaurants and hawker centers that serve this menu, and this recipe review is very yummy for me.
I love to match up my potato wedges with lots of chicken bits and …

While reading a magazine, I found a recipe by Chef Brian Morin, who co-wrote a book called The Beerbistro Cookbook, which I assume is all about recipes either using beer in the recipes or food that goes well with beer. This particular recipe looked amazing, but I had a …

I love the taste of Chocolate Chip Muffins Recipe very much. This is something that I had quite a bit of a time to make because of the fact that there are lots to be taken care of.
Like for instance, you need to use very fine flour …

While preparing for a pot luck dinner my classmates and I were having before class one night, I was wondering what it was I was going to bring. I had signed up to bring cookies, however I wanted to bring not just any old cookie. No way, I wanted …

Kankur 250 gm (peeled)
Garlic powder 2 teaspoon
Red chilli powder 2 teaspoon
Sugar ? teaspoon
Salt 1 teaspoon
Garam Masala powder 1 teaspoon
Pulse cake few around 50 gm
Oil
Water
Tez patta 1 to 2
Method:
Add oil in a vessel and heat it up
Fry Garlic powder, Red chilli powder, Sugar and Tez patta on medium flame for 5 …

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 …

I love beansprouts. This Thai recipe was originally the recipe of Chef Anton of Thuk Thai. This was published in Kris Aquino’s magazine several issues ago when they had featured his restaurant. I tried this at home. I did not like beancurd so I have to shove it off …

I am a huge port fan, but I had never done anything but drink it before I found this recipe. I was looking for a more nutritious dessert recipe to serve over the holidays, because I was sick of shortbread and other traditional but boring desserts. I also happened …

I am going to share a recipe today, I really love to eat. And also I just love to make it.This dish is called “Pulao”. It is made with simple ingredients, and it is too much tasty. And this dish is ideal for main course. To make “Pulao” we …

You can use a pre-made Graham pie crust for this recipe, or you can make one yourself by mixing together 18 single Graham cracker crumps and 1 stick of melted butter and pressing the mixture into a 9 x 9 pan (I use pre-made, much less trouble). Bake the …

Tomato curry is a very special and different all purpose kind of side dish which is very very yummy. It needs very less amount of ingredients and is very healthy recipe. Not down the ingredients.
Ingredients:
Tomatoes 6 big size, onions 4 medium size, 8-10 cloves of garlic, green …

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 …

Salmon is one of my boyfriends favorites. I came up with a great salmon loaf recipe that he raves over. And it is so simply to make that it takes me longer to pick out the bones in the salmon than it does for me to whip …

Mixed rice
Preparation of healthy and vitamin enriched Mixed Rice that can be taken as break fast, lunch or dinner is very easy. All you need to have:
1. One cup of rice
2. One tomato
3. ½ cup grated carrot
4. ½ cup beans( sliced small)
5. ½ cup cauliflower pieces
6. ½ …

This is a tasty Indian chuney which suits well for Idlis, dosas (pancakes), as well as rotis.
Ingredients:
Onions-3
Ripe red tomatoes-4 of medium size
Red chillies-6
Salt
Oil
Curry leaves
Mustard sedds-1 spoon
Cumin-1/2 spoon
Blackgram-1/2 spoon
Haldi-1/4 spoon
Method:
Heat 5-6 spoons of oil in a pan. Fry onion pieces and red chillies in the oil till the onion …

I found this recipe watching a Japanese tv show. It’s a quick and easy way to make custard cream. No more tedious constant stirring over the stove top.
Ingredients:
1 tbsp pancake mix(key ingredient)
3 tbsp granulated sugar
2 egg yolks
150 cc(150ml) milk
How to make:
1)Mix all the ingredients together into a …

This is simple and sweet Halloween creation that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. The hardest part about making this snack item is the ghost shapes. First though, let me tell you what you will need to pull this off: white bread, whipped cream cheese and black …

There is a backlash these days against eating pâté, but I must confess that I haven’t yet jumped on that bandwagon. I serve and eat it as a treat, usually once of twice a year during the holidays, and more often than not, my guests are all over it. …

I do not know why it took me so long, but I finally figured out to make my Beef Burgandy in the slow cooker. I had always done this on the stove top before. My husband loves my Beef Burgany recipe, he is actually the one that suggested I …

Ingredient:
Brinjal 250 gm (fresh and big)
Salt 1 teaspoon
Garlic powder 2 teaspoon
Oil to fry
Method:
Clean the Brinjal well with normal clean water
Slice the cleaned Brinjal into medium square pieces
Take Garlic powder and Salt in a dish and mix it together
Spread the Garlic powder and Salt mixture all over the sliced Brinjal …

To prepare Delicious Coconut Rice you need to have following ingredients
. one coconut
. 1 cup of rice
. 10 long green chillies
. 2 cloves
. ½ inch cinnamon stick
. one big onion
. 2 teaspoon garlic-ginger paste
. ½ cup of vegetable oil
. few coriander leaves
. salt as per taste.
Extracting Coconut milk:
.Break the …

The kids who do not like to eat the vegetable for them, the paratha roll with vegetable is the ideal food, which can be prepared for the breakfast. It is very tasty, easy to prepare and takes very less amount of time for preparation.
Ingredients: wheat flour …

Almost everybody I know love to eat Fried Shrimp. And there’s different methods that you can choose to cook this. And one of the best that I love would be considered very convenient and easy to do.
You will need olive oil or vegetable oil. I’m all for …

Many people love carp meat but few know how to cook it properly. I love the dishes from carp because they are very easy to prepare and I can obtain a very special taste. Over time I learned to cook fish in several ways: grilled fish, smoked fish, fish …

As much as I enjoy slaving away in the kitchen, there are days when I come home tired from work and just need my favorite comfort food to snack on while checking out the latest on the television scene. When I say comfort food, I mean tortillas and anything …

I have to admit that I’m one of those people who have never been to a state fair or carnival, but somehow I have managed to get my hands on the funnel cake that is served there. There was a restaurant of some sort that used to be located …

I really like lemon bars and lemon pies, so when I found a recipe for lemon cookies I decided to try it. I found the recipe in the Favorite Name Brand Bake Sale Cookbook. I’ve made several recipes from this cookbook, and most of them were excellent, …

Like I said before, starting 13 years ago I collected some recipes thinking to edit my own receipe book.
This is another recipe harvested from local folklore, specifically Romanian. As each recipe which I will
present here this recipe has been tried by me several times and each time I got …

This is an easy everyday recipe you can do without compromising your schedule, yet still be able to serve great meals on the table. Oriental Noodles and Han is a great way to treat your family without much trouble. What’s more, it is very healthy and tasty, and can …

The spinach contains a lot of iron content and it is very good for our health. Those who are lacking the iron content in the body for them the spinach is the best and the natural medicine
Ingredients:
Spinach one bunch, boiled potato chopped 1 cup, salt to taste, black …

When I get tired of the plain boring rice that even the Chinese Fried Rice is not enough to satisfy my craving for something different, a recipe for a creamy pesto rice was born.
I experimented on it but it turned our pretty good. Well rice is like …

Are you fond of spicy foods? My husband is. That is the reason why I have learned to eat and cook these kind of food too. We also like the taste of coconut cream/milk as well as the acquired taste of bagoong (or what is known to others as shrimp …

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 …

Earlier this year my husband I took our kids and a few of their friends to the Georgia State Fair. One of the main things that my girls wanted was a large funnel cake. Well they got one, but they were over $5 and they were tiny. We were all …

Who does not like pancakes for breakfast? They are fluffy, delicious, and filling, but most people are too busy or just too lazy to go through the process of making them from scratch. Box mixes are an easy alternative, however in a time where we really do not know …

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 …

Carrot mix
carrot (grated) - 1 cup
cabbage(grated)- 1 cup
coconut (grated)- ½ cup
tomato 2
onion 1
garlic 3 flakes
ginger small piece
red chilli powder - 1 teaspoon
turmeric powder- ¼ teaspoon
salt as per taste.
Add three spoons of oil to pan and saute sliced onions,ginger and garlic well. Add tomato pieces,cabbage,carrot and coconut at a time. …

There are dozens of risotto recipes that I have tried over the years, and the variations are endless, given that to the Italians, risotto is really about using up leftovers and changing it up all the time to create unique versions of this national staple. This recipe is one …

Egg wine is a very popular beverage in Japan, especially in winter when it gets very cold. I myself like this very much as it makes me feel warm and stronger every time I drink it. You can buy egg wine in supermarkets but you can make it yourself, …

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, …

Spring, and summer! It’s time to make Salads. I’m a big salad fan!
Everyone in our house likes salad. I make many different salads in spring and summer. Here is one of my favorite salads.
Pasta Salad
1 lb. box Tri colored Rotini
Pepporoni, deli sliced ham, Sliced cappocola
Broccoli crowns ( cut …

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 …

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 …

This recipe for homemade fries is one of my guilty pleasures. It’s the result of my experiments using recipes I found online for making fast food fries at home. My original goal was to try to duplicate a recipe I found for making McDonald’s fries at home. …