I lived in The Netherlands for more than 2 years (studies and work), thus, I have a good personal experience of the Dutch cuisine. Coming from a country with a world wide famous cuisine, and after assuring you that I am the kind of the open minded person that …

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. …

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 …

Zucchini mash is a side dish that can be served hot or cold. You will need 3-4 zucchinis, small ones, the size you can normally buy in a store; if you grow your own and let them grow large, you might need only one. The other ingredients are:
4 medium …

Do you ever get tired of the usual dessert in your table? Our family does. So my late grandpa formulated a Yummy Tapioca & corn Dessert for a change. The recipe was passed on to my dad, and then to our generation. It is very simple to make and …

Easy Oven Fries
4 Potatoes
1T Olive Oil
Shake and Bake Mix
Scrub potatoes and cut into quarters. Place potatoes in a large bowl and coat with Olive Oil. Once potatoes are coated evenly, set aside.
Fill Shake and Bake plastic bag with mixture. Add potatoes and shake until evenly coated. …

1 can of Bush Pork & Beans with Onion
1 piece of beef (it is up to you how big; if you like meat, put a large chunk the size of a stake)
1/3 cup of ketchup
1/2 teaspoon of salt
Boil the beef, take it out, cut into small pieces, and put …

I had never made stuffed peppers until I tried a recipe for Stuffed Green Peppers in the Favorite Brand Name Simple 1-2-3 One Dish cookbook. I thought it was a really good recipe, so when I found another recipe for stuffed peppers in the same cookbook I knew …

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 …

Most people don’t like taking brinjal but it can be quite delicious if cooked in the right way. I like brinjals and they are one of the many few vegetable I really enjoy. One of favorite item is the Roasted brinjals and I would like to share the recipe …

I have learned this recipe from my mom ,she used to cook this on special occasions , parties .Every body loved this dish most of all she used to say one full chicken , fish ,turkey or lamb leg on a table look more attractive and gives …

I enjoy cooking with potatoes, and I’ve tried lots of potato recipes over the years, but I had never tried to make my own potato salad until recently. I used to just buy containers of it from my grocery store’s deli. I finally decided to try making …

Many people buy the mix fruit jam in the shops, which is preservatives included, and it is also not very fresh. Instead of doing so we can prepare the mixed fruit jam at home very easily which is nutritious, natural, fresh one and also very tasty one.
Ingredients: fruits …

I love to cook good food that does not require me standing over it. I enjoy visiting my family during the cooking time! I like to take chicken breasts,(boned and skinned….much healthier this way), and let them bake in the oven with garlic seasoning. I place the chicken breasts …

Boil the beets, from 40 minutes to over 1 hour depending on their size and quantity. If you’ve got only 2 or three medium sized ones, 40 minutes will be enough. Large ones, bigger than a tennis ball, should be cooked for over an hour.
Let the cooked beets cool …

If you can secure a fresh piece of tuna from your local market, then you really need to cook up this recipe. It is fairly easy, and very delicious. My family loves tuna, and I buy it fresh from my grocer whenever it is available, simple to make this …

Brownies are a great treat to have for the entire family. I often make them for my kids as treats or for dessert on certain holidays. They really enjoy them and so do I and it is really easy to make. It is a great way to come up …

Let me share you the delight of eating Philippine dishes!
I love home made snacks and delicacies and other Philippine dishes. My number one favorite is Pork in Sour Broth (Pork Sinigang). I know how to cook it but my boyfriend’s dad can do it better and I love eating …

I have a really great recipe for Lemon cookies that I want to share today. These Lemon Snowflakes are delicious and so easy to make that one batch will not last long in your household.
Take one package of Pillsbury Lemon cake mix and mix it with …

I have always loved a good sandwich. While most people find sandwiches boring, or only for lunch, I have enjoyed making very unique and unusual sandwiches for both myself and my family over the years. I actually used to be known as the Sandwich Queen at work, because all …

If you love to grill or you simply hate the clean up of cooking, you will love these Burger Foil packets. They are a cinch to make and clean up is a breeze.
To start, tear off fouur sheets of foil, making sure they are good sized. They …

Pastitsada
This is the favourite dish of the Corfiot people on Corfu island of Greece. If you ever visit Corfu, go to one of the local-traditional tavernas and try it. The locals usually cook it on Sundays (and quite spicy)where all the family is gathered around the table and …

I make alot of candies and cookies for the holidays. When it comes to fudge I have tried several different recipes. I have made it from scratch, where you have to let it boil to a soft ball stage or check with a temperature guage to make sure it …

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 …

Ingredients:
Black gram dal - 1 cup
Rice - 2 cups
Fenugreek seeds - 1 …

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. …

Our family likes potatoes, and I’ve got several different ways of cooking them (alternating just mashed and fried gets old pretty fast). Here is one of our favorites, Potato Patties. They are easy to make, and once the potatoes are boiled it does not take much time at all. …

I took my wife out for a meal a couple of weeks ago. My mum and dad came down to our house to baby sit. My wife ordered the rabbit.
I like to cook and never cooked rabbit so as my wife tried the rabbit and liked I decided …

I have already posted my recipe of stuffed peppers with hamburger meat; here is one for veggie lovers. You will need:
Sweet peppers, red, green or yellow
Carrots, onion, tomatoes - in equal proportion
Parsley (fresh or flakes)
Salt, sugar
Prepare sweet peppers by cutting out the “butts” and removing the seeds.
Prepare the stuffing. …

Ingredients
Gram flour - 2 cups
Rice flour - 2 cups
Chilli powder - 3 tablespoons
Asafetida powder - 2 tablespoons
Butter - 100 gms
Table salt - to taste
Oil - for frying
Method:
Mix the rice flour and gram flour with chilli powder, asafetida powder, salt and butter. Take a little of this mixture, add water …

This is a great recipe that helps me start my mornings off in a good mood, and I love the way it makes me feel like I’m doing something healthy to help me and my family eat right.
One of my favorite ways to start off my day is …

I have always had a love for baking stemming back to my childhood. I’m guessing it came from the Mennonites in the family, as they are very well known for their cooking and baking. I tried many banana bread recipes before I found the perfect one. I use this …

ingredients:
greenchilly :250gm
turmeric powder :1 teaspoon
jaggery :150gm
tamarind :200gm
salt :4 tablespoon
oil(gingely oil) :250gm
asafoetida …

This version of Vegetable Lo Mein is my own creation after trying out several other recipes. It’s a vegetarian main dish that tastes very delicious and is also healthy. This recipe makes enough for a family of 4-6 people. Cut down on the amounts of all ingredients if you …

If you like to experiment with different foods like my self and my wife, than we suggest you try quail. I was always too afraid of cooking quail as I thought it would be hard, but it is not. It is a lovely piece of meat and well …

Well we just had this for dinner tonight, and I had forgotten how good this dish is! I have 3 grandkids who I cook dinner for every night. I am always introducing them to new dishes. I don’t like to cook the same old food, day in and day …

You may be thinking that a dish as simple as instant grits wouldn’t require a recipe, per se. Well you are in fact - wrong. In fact, making instant grits taste like they’re not instant requires a bit of skill. What you have …

Alfredo Sauce is very good and tasty and it goes down very smoothly in the mouth. I like to eat it with certain types of breads or even on certain Italian foods. It goes well with a lot of food and the great thing about it is that it …

I have been eating gumbo for a couple years now it is so fulfilling a good. At first when I was younger I hated gumbo and never like what people had put in it but as I got older I had manage to make my own gumbo and start …

I’ve been using this recipe for about 2 years now and it is one of my favorite cookie recipes. The cookies always turn out perfect. Don’t double this recipe, just make seperate batches. If you want your cookies to look perfect for the holidays just put the dough in …

This recipe is one of my favorites and it’s very easy to make. In Greece, we usually make this food on 25th March which is a national and religious celebration and the main dish of the day is fish, usually cod. Either fried, boiled or cooked. On that …

Ingredients:
Cauli flower one medium sized, tomato sauce one bottle, 10 -12 garlic cloves chopped, ginger finely chopped, 2 big sized onions finely chopped, corn flour 2 cups, Soya sauce, salt to taste, Maida flour one cup, and oil to deep fry.
Method:
Now make the small pieces of cauli flower and wash …

Beef Pares, which is beef cooked in broth served with stir fried rice and scrambled edd, has always been a comfort food for ordinary folks here in the Philippines and is mostly served in roadside carinderias (small restaurants). It is usually eaten at the start of the day to …

The secret of this recipe comes from a professional chef who had told me one simple thing: in order to make sure your ribs turn out soft, you need to boil them first. So, here is the process: boil the ribs for 30 to 45 minutes, depending on 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 …

This is a snack like thing as well as could be taken as breakfast also. It can be prepared very easily in very less time and it tastes excellent. I like this a lot and it is mouthwatering when I think of it. It is good …

Even though I know how healthy salads are for me, I am bored to tears of the usual green salads. I have spent a lot of time searching out recipes for unique and healthy salads, and I especially love salads that can be meals because they have enough protein …