I like organizing potluck dinners with my friends. Potlucks ease the burden of one person doing all of the work, and I think they’re a great opportunity to try different recipes. Recently, I signed up to bring the dessert for a potluck dinner I was attending. …

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 …

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 …

French toast is one of my favorite foods for breakfast. It is fairly easy to prepare and the ingredients are fairly simple. You need three eggs about nine slices of bread, a tablespoons of milk, a teaspoon of cinnamon. Mix the eggs with the cinnamon and milk. Power milk …

This recipe is not really your typical macaroni and cheese casserole, but rather I tried preparing this dish by following some simple steps. It is not complete in the end without adding a tossed green salad and I usually use this for a dinner food.
Ingredients:
1 pound penne pasta …

I really like lasagna. It is also a dish my whole family enjoys. However, I do like to find easy to make meals. I normally make lasagna using recipes that don’t require the noodles to be cooked ahead of time. The lasagna would taste OK …

Even my little sibling could make this. With the supervision of an adult, in the first place. This is easy for those of us wanting to watch a movie late at night, and after coming back home, feel like wanting to eat a particular snack. No need …

This is one healthy soup I would be sharing with you today. I know it because this is something I experimented on my own, developed for some time, and perfected it finally. My Lentil Soup is great for dinners or huge meals when there is plenty of guests. If …

I am a huge mushroom fan-I put them in every dish I possibly can, and I write down or print off every recipe with mushrooms in it that I can find. I was at a friend’s house last weekend and was helping her set up for a party. She …

I never knew that chicken meat can also be used in making sweet and sour dishes. Pork and fish is what I usually cook until I learned this recipe from a Judy Lew’s Chinese Cuisine cookbook. I like the recipe because the ingredients used here are …

My cousin concocted this secret recipe, but then again, she said that it is not exclusive and that she learned from other people as well. This method is simple and yet delicious and I love it so much. I love using tomatoes, basil pesto and also smoked …

I have done many variations of grilled prawns over the year, with varying ingredients. I have served prawn skewers as appetizers or even as the main meat course for dinner. This recipe adds the taste of lime, and is delicious, as well as simple to make.
Ingredients:
12 bamboo skewers
24 large …

The most easily to prepare and ready to use breakfast is perhaps bread. It can be topped with different toppings to make it even yummier. This recipe gives one such topping that can be used to make a quick and delicious breakfast.
For this you would require around 6 bread slices …

This curry is tasty to eat and very simple to make.
Ingredients required:
1. Fresh Beans ¼ kg
2. Potato -1
3. Tomato-1
4. Onion-1
5. Garlic - 3 flakes
6. Mustard-1/2 teaspoon
7. Chilli powder-1 teaspoon
8. Oil-3 spoons
9. Salt as per taste.
Preparation
1. wash beans and cut them in to small pieces.
2. Take one potato, peel it …

I don’t want to brag about my 20 years of cooking experience, but it is from that experience that I learned to create so many new dishes that are not just great for day-to-day meals, but for parties and picnics as well.
With parties serving almost the same menu …

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 …

Shrimp with yoghurt? I thought the idea was a bit of a stretch but it was good. I have been exploring middle eastern cuisine and I am loving it because of its low calorie ingredients. Mainly because they loathe pork. When I visited Muscat, Kuala Lumpur, Casablanca, this is …

Snip green onion into a bowl, add some finely chopped lettuce (approximately the same amount or less). Dice 1-2 hard boiled eggs and add to the salad. Sprinkle some salt and slightly stir, mixing the ingredients together. Dress the salad with mayonnaise. The salad is served as a side …

We call this dish “Porcupines” in our family, because these meatballs have rice in them and, well, kinda look like cute little porcupines. You will need:
1 lb of hamburger meat
1 egg
1/2 cup of instant rice
1 can of tomato soup
some water and salt
Thaw the meat, add the egg, rice, 1/3 …

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 & …

I was looking for some lower calorie pasta recipes after the usual over-indulgence of the holidays, and I found a few, including the following one. This one replaces half of the pasta with thin strips of zucchini, and uses low-fat ricotta cheese. This is about 280 calories per serving …

I watch as many of the cooking shows on TV as I possibly can. But the problem is, even if I see recipe I like, not all of the ingredients are available where I live. And then there are times when I want to treat myself so some ethnic …

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 …

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 …

Lately I am rather fond of European dishes, even though I am an Asian. I had been having spaghetti for breakfast lately and I want to try more European dishes. I then found this recipe for California Raisin Rice. It is really nice!
To serve a family of 8, these …

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 …

The mushroom fried rice is one of my all time favourite rice recipe as it is very tasty to eat and also very easy to prepare. The mushrooms are good for our health too. My kids also love to eat the recipes made using the mushrooms. …

I love making easy recipes that are nutritious and a food that my family will eat. My Cheesy Spinach Pasta is so easy and so simple, and your family will love it! My family loves pasta, and this one is a slightly different twist because in the end, you …

When traveling in Spain, I fell in love with the salsa that was served at the tapas restaurants that I ate at. It had a different flavour than the Mexican-style tomato salsa, and when I got home, I searched very hard to find a recipe for it. I was …

If you’re in the mood for a liquid lunch instead of a sandwich, you can always try a peanut butter and jelly shot. It’s the taste of the traditional favorite sandwich in the form of a liqueur shot. I discovered this little treat when I was enjoying …

This is wonderful curry to taste with rice or roti. And is very easy to prepare. Try it and see.
Ingredients
1.Brinjal - ½ kg.
2.Green Mutter (dried)- ½ cup
3.Drum stick- 2-3
4.Tomatoe- 2
5.Ginger- small piece
6.Garlic- 5 flakes
7.Mustard- ½ spoon
8.Cumin seeds- 1 spoon
9.Green chillis - 2
10.Onion - 1 big
11.Turmeric powder- ½ spoon
12.Chilli powder- …

Cool Banana Pops make for a refreshing and tasty treat during the hot summer months. You will need a banana, popsicle stick, some peanut butter, and a bowl of nuts. First, take a banana and peel it. Cut the banana in half. Then, take a popsicle stick and insert …

I love anything that has pumpkin in it, so I knew I had to make this recipe for Pumpkin Crunch Cake when I found it. I found it in the Favorite Brand Name Bake Sale Cookbook. I thought the recipe looked interesting, because I haven’t seen a …

I ate tuna salad sandwiches all of the time when I was a kid. I used to like them pretty plain with only tuna fish and mayonnaise on white bread. I still enjoy eating tuna salad sandwiches, but now my tastes are a little more sophisticated. …

Nuts like hazelnuts and other types of nuts are really delicious, if you want to mix them up with a snack like ice-cream. Here is my own made up recipe for Ice Cream with Nut and Oreo Crunchie that I sometimes serve for myself while watching a good DVD …

Ingredients:
10 pieces - skinless,boneless fish (Salmon, Tilapia)
1 small onion finely chopped
2 small tomatoes
5-6 garlic cloves
1 can - Coconut Milk
1 teaspoon - Red chillie powder
1 teaspoon - Turmeric powder
Salt to taste
1 teaspoon - Mustard seeds
2 stems - curry leaves
2 - green chillies
2 tbsp of oil
Cilantro to garnish
Method:
Wash and clean Fish …

The finess of herbs, combined with the creaminess of dijon, sausages and vegetables make this dinner dish a warming Winter delight. Serve hot, garnished with sweet fresh basil leaves, a green salad and buttered, hot crusty rolls.
Ingredients:
450 g (1lb) large herby pork sausages
350 g (12oz) wholewheat organic pasta …

1 lb of hamburger meat (or mix half hamburger and half pork, grinded)
1 medium to large potato
1 egg
1/3 cup of cold water
Onion powder
Salt
Vegetable oil
Peel the potato, grate it, and add to the meat. Add the egg, water, some onion powder and salt (I like these patties salty, so I …

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 …

The bhel puri is the Indian favourite or popular fast food, which is very spicy and tasty to eat. I have a very simple and tasty recipe of this bhel puri, which can be, prepare whenever we think of it.
Ingredients: corn flakes deep fried 2 cups, …

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 …

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 …

Parmesan Cheese Grits are, in my opinion, one of the most perfect ways to start the morning.This tasty dish is a great alternative to potatoes or mac and cheese. It is very easy to make and easily doubles. I love this simple dish for its flavor and texture. It …

Ok, so I tried this rice pudding recipe, which I saw in my local paper. It had the odd requirement to add cornstarch, I guess in order to thicken it. I tried it and it was horrible! You could really taste the cornstarch. Yuck! I was so disappointed, as …

Starting with 1995 I have gathered several dish recipes thinking to publish an origibal book of receipes.
This is part of this receipe collection.
I will present here some original recipes of Romanian dishes. I took this decision because in one of my visits in the U.S.
I was offered several …

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 …