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 …

I am always looking for easy vegetable recipes that my family will eat. I know that serving raw or lightly steamed vegetables is the healthiest choice, but my family gets tired of it and I cannot serve a boring plate of steamed carrots to my guests. This …

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 …

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 one of a better snack options that during my free time, I could make it. The recipe is called, Blackcurrant Ice-Cream Float. You will need fresh blackcurrant and it can be any amount that you like. Less or more, depending on your taste, appetite and …

Telor Balado actually means eggs dipped in spicy red sauce. Usually, it is sambal. Fragrant rice is nice, and whenever I want to eat a nice cooked meal, I would choose Telor Balado on my spicy days.
You can just eat it like that, or you can choose to …

You will need:
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 cups flour
1 1/4 cup oatmeal
Zest of 2 lemons 1 orange chopped(or grated) fine
Juice of 2 lemons
1 can(14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
Cream butter and sugar, add the flour and oatmeal to make a bit crumbly dough. Set aside. Stir juice and zest into …

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 …

Collard Greens is a southern tradition that families have been cooking for years. Especially for the holidays like Christmas and thanksgiving I just love making Collard Greens. It has such a unique taste to it and is very yummy. It is fulfilling and you can season it to the …

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. …

I started liking potatoes when I first encountered mash potatoes as a side dish. It tasted really good and it complemented the taste of the steak that I was eating. I have encountered one of the recipes which gives me different variation to mashed potatoes. I thought at first …

One of our favourite meals is a sweet and sour courgette, and we normally serve it with pork, but any meat will do. We enjoy this dish either hot or cold.
For the sweet and sour courgettes this will serve up to 6 people you will need the following:
900g …

Cornbread muffins are my absolute favorite recipe to cook. I learned how to make it from a life long friend and it turns out so good that I often make it around the holidays. They are fairly easy to make and it doesn’t take long either. Very fast and …

This recipe comes from a childhood girlfriend of mine’s mother who is a nutritionist. This recipe works well as a well balanced vegetarian meal that even meat eaters will enjoy. This is also a wonderful pot luck meal and tastes great cold. I like to bring …

The vanilla milk shake is another recipe, which I would like to share with all of u. I love this milk shake, as it can be prepared in just few minutes whenever we think of it and it also takes very less ingredients. Lastly it is also very …

Dutch Oven Snipe Apple Pie, so you�ve never heard of such a thing? Your probably not alone. Dutch Oven Snipe Apple Pie is something my son’s boy scout troop invented as part of an initiation ritual for new boys into the troop in the fall. What we typically would …

For whatever reason I do not find myself making a lot of things in the kitchen that involves cherries—”fresh or canned. Therefore, since I love making cheesecakes I figured this recipe from Favorite Recipes would be a great time to use cherries.
Because this recipe was based off Philadelphia cheesecakes, …

When you picture Italian food, what comes to mind - pizza and pasta? Do panic when you think of high calories and high carbs? Think again.
This meal is a menu for a perfect Italian light dinner that combines the zest of organic goat’s cheese with the sparkle of red …

In south India we prepare many kinds of rasam, which is served hot with the plane rice. It is a best combination for the plane boiled rice. And now I am going to tell the very interesting recipe that is rasam made of tomato. Actually tomato …

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 …

Coconut rice is a very easy and very tasty to eat kind of recipe which my husband likes a lot. Even I love to prepare it because it is very easy to make and needs very less ingredients.
Ingredients:
Rice one cup, 2 cups of coconut milk, some spices …

Peeled and sliced kiwis (about 3 large)
Peeled and cubed mango (about 1 medium)
Peeled and sliced bananas (about 2 small)
Peeled and cubed papaya (about 1 very small)
Hulled and sliced fresh ripe strawberries
Unsweetened grated fresh coconut or unsweetened or sweetened flaked coconut
Fresh orange juice
Orange-flavored liquid syrup
This dish personally to me is …

There are different methods into making a nice and delicious scrambled eggs. Here is my version, and I think it rates around 8 or 9; really depending on my mood and the amount of eggs and cheese that I use. Also, water element is pretty important and lately …

The veg fried noodles are the most liked recipe. My husband and my children always ask me to prepare it on all the Sundays. At home we can prepare the veg fried noodles which is tasty, hygienic and it can be prepared in very less amount compared …

I am a big fan of southern-style cooking, but have to admit that it is usually full of fat and is generally fried, calorie-laden and full of grease. But it tastes so good! When I lived in the US, grits were a big thing with the locals, so when …

This dish requires several small, oven-safe ceramic pots with a lid. Each pot is a separate serving, so if you’re expecting a company of 6, you will need 6 pots.
First, you dice mushrooms, if you are using fresh ones, and slightly roast them in butter. If you are using …

Ingredient:
Coconut 1 (big)
Gur 350 gm
Ghee 40 gm
Ilaichi few
Water
Method:
Shred Coconut pulp and keep it in a dish
Add little Ghee in a vessel and heat it up
Add shredded Coconut pulp in it
Fry it on low flame for 5 minutes and keep it in a dish
Take Water in a vessel and heat …

The coconut soup is very tasty and very nutritious soup. It is very interesting soup which give u a very unique taste when it is served hot.
Ingredients:
Coconut milk 3 cups, normal milk 2 cups, water 1 cup, salt to taste, sugar 4 tea spoons, black pepper crushed - …

This Halloween recipe is really very simple and sweet. Better yet, the source of the sweetness does not come from chocolate or candy or any other typical Halloween treat. This recipe calls for dried fruit and dried fruit has a natural sweetness to it that helps make this snack …

A delicious sweet that is must and should in one of the Indian festivals is before you.All you need to have to taste this sweet:
1.Rice - one cup
2.Green dal (split)- ½ cup
3.Coconut pieces- ½ cup
4.Green cardamom-4
5.Sugar-3/4 th cup
6.Ghee-4 table spoons
7.Cashews and kissemess
Preparation:
1)Wash the rice and drain all the …

I don’t recommend Banana Pudding to anyone whom might have diabetes or something. But this is one of the best light type of desserts to be eaten if you have the time to prepare. Nothing beats a homemade Banana Pudding surely.
You will need a nice amount of milk …

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, …

I’m going through a SERIOUS Banana & Ginger Soya Smoothie phase at the moment - well, it’s more than a moment, it’s more like a couple of months! It’s a pretty basic recipe, only takes a couple of minutes - so I thought I’d share it with the world!
WHAT …

I have a Greek friend who I often ask for recipes and ideas for Greek dishes and appetizers when I am stuck for meal ideas, or even when I am just bored of my own cooking. I was trying to get some ideas for appetizers for this holiday season, …

I have been cooking for 20 years now. Apart from it is something I needed to do as part of my chores when I was little, I consider cooking as my passion too. I grew up cooking every single day of my life. And now that I have kids, …

Ingredients :
Tomato - 200 g
Onion - 3
Green chillies - 3
Curry leaves
salt
pepper
coconut - 1/2 cup (shredded)
ghee
coriander leaves
clove
Method
1. Chop tomatoes, and onions.
2. Grind green chillies, coconut, pepper and clove
3. Fry onions in ghee till it becomes translucent.
4. To this, add chopped tomatoes
5. When the mixture boils, add ground paste
6. Add …

For a while, I have been experimenting with a relatively simple although fairly tasty recipe creation that I would like to share. If you like garlic and cheese, I think this recipe may be one that you will like. First of all, you will need bread. Pick any kind …

Ingredients :
Jeera - 1 tbsp
Lemon - 1
green chillies - 10 g
bengal gram dhal - 20 g
Rice - 400 g
turmeric powder
salt
mustard seeds - 5 g
curry leaves
gingely oil - 3 tbsp
urad dhal - 10 g
Method :
1. Wash rice and cook. Spread it in a vessel and allow to cool.
2. Squeeze juice …

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 …

Growing up, I hated it when Mom served us Spanish Rice for supper. I always grumbled when she made it but ate it anyway. It was always good. Now I long for those days of having her Spanish Rice. I follow this recipe and it …

Triple Chocolate Turtle Fudge is the absolute best fudge on earth! It is worth the wait of three hours to fully enjoy the dreamy taste this delight will induce on your sweet tooth. Add rocky road ice cream on the side and you’ve got a rich person’s choice of …

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 …

This is one of our favorite recipes at home. Usually, my wife always makes it once a week. I also love to help in preparing the meal. Omelet mushrooms tuna is very easy to make and contain lots of protein that good for the body. You can find the …

This gravy can be used as a sidedish to rotis,parathas.You may also stuff this inside the tortillas.It can also be added in the cooked rice to get a new type of variety meal.Most of the people wont like eggplant.But you will fall in love with eggplant after …

The ingredients required are: 2 cups of Cheddar Cheese Grits (you can just use regular old Quaker Oats Grits and doctor it up with some cheese and butter), Oil for deep frying, 4 wonton wrappers, 8 (or how many people you want to serve) wonton wrappers, 8 medium shrimp, …