Recipes Reviews
Lemon rice rasam recipe
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 …
Scalloped Potatoes recipe
12 cups of sliced potatoes
1 cup of chopped onion
2 cans of cream of mushroom soup
1 can of cream of celery soup
2 cups of milk
1 teaspoon of salt
pepper
Peel and slice the potatoes. Take a greased baking dish and spread 6 cups of sliced potatoes in the bottom. In a separate …
Carrot Halwa
Carrot halwa is a sweet dish, which is again a very nutritious and rich recipe. This sweet dish is best for the growing kids and even for elders.
Ingredients:
Carrot grated 2 cups, milk 2 cups, sugar 2 cups, fresh cr�me 1 cup, cardamom powder for flavour, edible color.
Method:
First of …
Loaded Baked Potato Salad recipe
This has quickly become my favorite recipe when having a cook-out or contributing to a pot-luck. It is quick, easy, and delicious. My measurements are going to be guesses because I never measure when I make it, so eyeball it with me.
You’ll need:
3 regular sized cans of pre-diced potatoes
1 …
Sponge cakes (Cozonaci), Receipe
The next receipe I will present to you is less specific Romanian, but very often found on the Romanian feast dinner tables
of Easter and Christmas. Of course sponge cakes (’cozonac’ in Romanian) can be bought also from the store but using my recipe
described below that I tried and perfected …
Chocolate Ice Cream Cake
Have you tried to make the dessert, Chocolate Ice Cream Cake before..? Well you should. It is very delicious actually and you could engage the help of your nieces and nephews that are interested to help out.
You will need flour of course, some sugar, eggs, bits of salt, …
Pepper and Sausage Frittata recipe
I am of the opinion that a meal that contains eggs can be eaten at any meal, at any time of the day. Eggs used to have a bad rap because of the cholesterol it supposedly contains; in reality, eggs are high in protein and low in fat and …
Roasted Trout with Eggs recipe
1 lb trout fillets
4 eggs
3 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons snipped parsley
Salt, pepper
Put the butter on a preheated frying pan, let it melt and warm up until its bubbly. Place the trout fillets into the butter and roast on high heat, flipping, until crust forms on both sides. When done, remove …
Campbell’s Lemon Broccoli Chicken
I was looking through the recipes on the Campbell’s soup website. I came across the Lemon Broccoli Chicken recipe. It looked easy and sounded like it would taste pretty good.
I browned 3 pieces of chicken breast in 1 tbsp of oil in a pan. The recipe …
Crusty Top Baked Mac and Cheese
Do you love macaroni and cheese? Well, who doesn’t. It is an all time comfort favorite of kids and adult alike but the question is: Do you usually get the boxed ones? Try this easy mac and cheese and you will come back for more. Well, it is really …
Chanterelle Mushrooms in Phyllo Cups Recipe
This is another appetizer that to me is a great one and I love serving my family this whenever I am free. I love cooking them with butter and it kind of adds a nutty flavor because of the high temperature, the butter do melt. So, I …
Sinful Bars recipe
Here is a great recipe for bars that are to die for. They are called Sinful bars. Once you sink your teeth into these delicious bars you will understand where the name came from.
1 1/2 cups flour …
Lahanodolmathes (Greek speciality) recipe
In the Greek kitchen most of the times when cooking for our family and friends,we use our experience in making a dish which means that if something goes wrong the first time, the second time will be perfect. So, do not get dissapointed if you don’t succeed the first …
Bran Flax Muffins recipe from allrecipes.com
A couple days ago, I decided to make bran flax muffins according to the recipe from allrecipes.com. The recipe was rating really high and had almost 300 reviews, so I thought… why not to try it out? But honestly I was not too impressed. I mean they are ok …
Homemade Mushroom Soup recipe
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. …
Bangan bhartha (Brinjol recipe)
Bangan means bringol. It is a very tasty recipe made of brinjols.
Ingredients:
Brinjol 5-6 big sized, onion 2 big chopped, tomatoes 3 medium chopped, coriander leaves chopped, red chilly powder and salt to taste, one tea spoon of coriander seeds powder and one tea spoon of cumin seeds powder. …
Mango Sweet pickle
Ingredients:
Take 5 big sized tender or green color mangos; now take 2 cups of sugar or according to taste for sweetness. Salt to taste, 3 spoons of cumin seeds, 3 spoons of cardamom seeds, 2 spoons of poppy seeds, and red chili powder according to taste.
Method:
Now take all the …
Betty Crocker Country Favorites Cookbook
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 …
Diced Pork Omelet Recipe
This is one of the recipes features in Kris Aquino’s magazine from Chef Anton of Thuk Thai. However, the omelet is so plain and it does not have literally meat in it. I have incorporated my own ingredients to it.
Ingredients:
2 eggs
3 ml fish sauce
dash of …
“Sarmale” (Cabbage meat rolls- Romanian dish), Receipe
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 …
1-2-3 Quick and Easy Fruit Cobbler
This is an old family favorite recipe that my grandmother used for any fruit cobbler. It was always so easy to remember because most of the ingredients were 1 cup of flour, sugar and milk, then one stick of butter melted and one large can of fruit or one …
Vegetable fingers Recipe
Ingredients :
Moong dhal - 1/2 cup
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Green chilli paste - 1 tsp
Finely cut onion - 3 tbsp
Finely cut carrot, beans, cauliflower, cabbage - 1/2 cup
salt
curds - 3 tbsp
cooking soda - 1/4 tsp
oil to deep fry
Method :
1. Wash moong dhal and soak in water for 2 …
Chile Salsa recipe
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 …
Moroccan Tomato Soup
It’s not hard to make Moroccan Tomato Soup. I love this recipe at times, especially when I have a sore gums or something. I will make it a point to prepare this recipe. Of course you will need tomatoes for this recipe. And some salt, pepper …
Gadbad Ice cream recipe
Gadbud ice cream is a different kind of ice cream recipe, which I have learnt from one of my friend. It tastes too good and also looks little different. This is the ideal recipe for the sweet lovers. Just try it.
Ingredients: vanilla ice cream one cup, chopped …
Corned Beef Quiche recipe
I first heard of Quiche was during the episode of “Friends”, the sitcom. Then I saw it at Starbucks one time. Then just lately I saw it outside the label of a famous corned beef. A quiche is a baked flan or tart with savory filling. It is like a …
DIY Homemade Onion Rings
One of my family’s favorite treats is fried Vidalia onion rings. However, I have always had trouble getting the batter and the frying down pat so my onion rings are usually always mushy. I saw this recipe online and I decided to try it to see how it worked. Actually, …
Cake Icing
Cake Icing is not that hard to make. I learned the basic steps and here I would like to share with you guys. I would rate it based from my own personal review and experience making it later.
In order to get that creamy and very soft texture, you …
Chicken Chile Rellenos Bake recipe
I am always on the lookout for recipes that you can bake in one casserole dish, because I like being able to make it up ahead of time and then bake it closer to dinner. I also like making a large amount so that I have plenty of leftovers …
Won Ton Soup (recipe)
Won tons are actually Chinese food. It can be eaten fried or steamed. It’s also good when added to soup making it its main attraction. For me won tons are very fun to eat, they’re delicious and very flavorful. I tried making this won ton soup …
Chicken Pot Pie recipe
My recipe for Chicken Pot Pie. This is a different version of Hurry Up Chicken Pot Pie by Paula Deen. Below is my recipe:
Ingredients
2 cups cooked chicken or canned chicken
3 hard boiled eggs, chopped up
1/2 cup thinly sliced carrots
1/4 cup celery (cut up)
…
Tomato soup recipe
The tomato soup is the very popular soup and it is the soup, which is liked by most of the people. But we don’t need to spend our money to have the tasty soup and we don’t even need to visit the restaurants to have the tomato soup …
Pillsbury Moist Supreme Dark Chocolate Cake Mix
I love chocolate cakes, and this dark chocolate cake mix has proved to be very good. The mix comes in a 18.25 oz box, with a protective plastic bag inside. The cake is very easy to make; the clear directions are given on the back of the box. Basically, …
Recipe for Goulash
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 …
French Dip Spread Recipe
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 …
Autumn Chicken Bake recipe
I created this dish based on a recipe I read on the back of a Stove Top Stuffing mix box. The recipe called for stuffing (obviously), some mixed vegetables, and chicken breast. The recipe itself is very simple. But my version, the Autumn Chicken bake …
Creamy Dijon Sausage Pasta recipe
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 …
Tomato sauce recipe
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 …
Lemon rice recipe
The lemon rice is very tasty recipe, which is made using the boiled rice. This is the easiest rice recipe, which I have learnt and it is also very tasty to eat. It needs very few ingredients and can be prepared in just few minutes
Ingredients: if we …
Sausage & Penne Pasta
We all like to have something that doesn’t take to long to cook. Here is a hearty quick dish. It is very filling & it is pretty cheap to make. You can also have a veg on the side if you like.
Ingrediants:
5 Hot Sausage links (decased)
1 lb Ricotta cheese
1/2 …
Roasted brinjal with curd
The recipe called fried brinjol with curd is very nice and it gives different taste, which is very good. it can be a very good combination with the bread, roti, paratha, and even with the plane rice
Ingredients:
Brinjol 2 big size, curd 2ups, salt to taste, green chilly paste …
Mushroom Pâté Toasts recipe
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. …
Seafood Paella recipe
Two nights ago, my husband craved for some seafood paella. Its been a year since we last ate one. So the following day, I went to Walmart and check out some of the basic ingredients of Seafood Paella and I am lucky that its just a one-stop grocery and I …
Flapper Pie recipe
This is a very old recipe and a classic. My family loves this and I make this for a ’special’ treat for them. I hope you enjoy this one.
Crumb crust:
1 1/4 c. graham crumbs
1/4 c. butter or margerine
1/4 c. granulated sugar
Set aside 1/3 c. of this mixture. …
Turkey-Veggie Meatloaf
Are you thinking of ways to make yourself and your kids eat vegetables? I have the same problem with myself and my 3 year old niece. That is the reason to modify the basic meatloaf recipe my mother used to make. I made sure that in …
Coconut Shrimp Recipe
I was first introduced to coconut shrimp when I lived in the Caribbean. A lot of restaurants in the islands offer it on their menus. I can’t remember the specific restaurant I first tried it at, but I know I was hooked on the taste the first …
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