Recipes Reviews
Lyndsey’s perfect Roast Potato’s
My wife has a great simple recipe for making the perfect roast potatoes. She normally makes these when we have a roast dinner on a weekend. The roast potatoes she makes are crispy and have a great flavour as they are mixed with herbs.
All you need to …
Leg of Lamb Stuffed with Brie
I am not a big lamb fan, and even when it is prepared by gourmet chefs at fancy restaurants, it is just not my first choice. The only place that I can truly say I enjoyed lamb was in Morocco, because the dishes they cook their generally cook all …
Cornflake cookies Recipe
I would like to share a very yummy and easy dish.
Ingredients :
Butter : 1/2 cup
Egg : 2
Walnut : 2 cup
Vanilla essence-1 tsp
baking powder - 2tsp
sugar-2 cup
Maida - 2 cup
Dates - 1 cup
salt - little
Method :
1. Mix butter and sugar and melt it in low flame. When it becomes …
Ricotta Gnocchi with Toasted Hazelnuts and Sage
I have made this recipe ahead of time and frozen it, and it freezes really well. It is surprisingly easy as well, and the hazelnuts give it such a great nutty flavour, which is very unique for gnocchi. This recipe is from the cookbook Araxi, by James Walt, which …
Chili Cheese Fries (recipe)
When I was younger I didn’t quite have the taste for chili cheese fries, but as I got older it seems like my taste buds have changed and now I can’t get enough if them. They are absolutely good and I love making them. They are quite easy to …
Oven Baked Steamed Rice Recipe
I have struggled so much with cooking rice to be perfect. I have always had a problem where the rice was never fluffy, and the center was hard and brittle while the outside was mushy. I don’t think I have ever made rice successfully on the stovetop. I am …
Fried Pigeons recipe
It is good to surprise your family, or if you are so fond of throwing out big dinners, your guests, with exciting, yet amazingly delicious recipes once in a while. Not only you stir up the excitement in everybody’s dining experience, yet also give room to try new foods …
Bisi Bele Bhath recipe
Ingredients :
Rice - 1cup
Thor dhal -1/2 cup
Tamarind - 1 lemon size
Potato- 2
green peas-1/4/cup
peeled small onion - 1/2 cup
salt
ghee
cashewnut-5
To prepare masala powder
Red chillies - 10
coriander seeds - 2 tsp
fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp
urad dhal - 1/2 tsp
gram dhal - 1 tbsp
cinnamon, clove
coconut (grated) - 2 tbsp
Fry all the above masala …
Stir-Fried Chicken with Chilies and Basil Recipe
This is another way of cooking chicken. It is simple and less hassle compared to frying it. Most importantly it is not deep fry therefore more healthy.
Ingredients:
500g Chicken Breast, skinless, ground or sliced
50g Basil leaves
30g green and red chillies, sliced
1 1/2 tbsp. light soy sauce
1/4 cup oyster sauce
1 tsp. dark …
Apple and Hazelnut Crisp
I love the traditional (and somewhat unimaginative) apple crisp for dessert, because it is relatively nutritious compared to many other sweet dishes, plus it is simple to bake. I went looking for low-fat and low-sugar dessert recipes after the usual five-pound holiday weight gain this year, and I came …
Beansprouts with Fried Beancurd and Sliced Pork Recipe
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 …
Cream pudding recipe
Most of the kids and even elders love to eat the tasty desserts at the end of the meals. And I have an interesting dessert recipe, which is very tasty and creamy. Just try the following recipe.
Ingredients: raw milk one cup, jagery 3/4th cup, milk powder 1 …
Amaretto Sour Recipe
When I first had my amaretto sour at the ripe old age of 21, I like Carrie Bradshaw, had found my signature drink.
I love amaretto sours because even though they are alcoholic beverages they don’t taste like one, which is great for someone like me who don’t really drink …
Masala dosa recipe
The masala dosa is prepared for the breakfast in south India. The dosa is very crisp and it delicious food which is eaten with the potato subjee (for which I have given the recipe in my earlier recipes) or else it is also eaten with any kind of …
Cucumber & Lettuce Salad recipe
1 medium to large cucumber
1 cup of chopped lettuce
Green onion
1/2 teaspoon of sugar
1 teaspoon of vinegar
1/2 cup of sour cream
Salt
Dice the cucumber into cubes, combine with the chopped lettuce and snipped green onion. Sprinkle some salt and stir. Add vinegar, sour cream, and sugar, stir again.
Rating: 10
Grape Preserve
My wife and myself always make our own preserve and our eldest sons favourite is grape preserve, he loves it and very often has it on toast for his breakfast and sometimes has it on sandwiches to take to nursery.
All you need for this lovely preserve is:-
1 kg of …
Sinful bars
I am a huge fan of cashews and anything sweet. So when my aunt gave my mom this recipe several years ago, it became one of my favorites. And it is so easy to make.
First you mix the following together: 1 1/2 cups of flour, 3/4 …
Mixed Rice recipe
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 …
Bitter Gourd Masala curry recipe
Ingredients :
Bitter gourd - 1/2 kg
Tomatoes - 2or 3
Big onion - 1
Sour curds - 1/4 cup
Turmeric powder
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
chilli powder - 1tsp
ginger - 1inch piece
coconut - 1/4 cup scraped
sugar - 2tsps
oil
salt
Method :
1. Cut onions, mince ginger, chop tomatoes and keep aside
2. Cut …
Cheesy Creamed Spinach Casserole
I love spinach. It isn’t always a favorite of my daughter. However, she has been liking spinach dip lately. I found a recipe for cheesy creamed spinach casserole. I thought I would give it a try since it sounded like something similar to a dip.
The …
Shredded Chicken Salad
This recipe is not hard to make and is considered one of my favorite recipes of all time.
To make this, you will need chicken parts and this depends on what you like actually. As for me, I always prefer thighs and drumsticks since they are easy to …
Pasta and Brocoli recipe
This is a simple meal for a quick meal, a before or after meal and something you can also eat for lunch any day. It is another vegetable-filled enjoyable meal developed by my wonderful mother. She taught me and now I am going to enjoy teaching you. You should …
Vegetable Salad with Cream Cheese recipe
Cut lettuce, tomatoes, and cream cheese, not too finely. Peel and grate carrots. Combine the vegetables and the cheese, add some canned corn (drained). Sprinkle some salt and dress with olive oil. Carefully stir the salad, mixing the ingredients together, and serve. Store leftovers refrigerated, not very long as …
Simple Mexican Stew
This is a little stew that I threw together one evening when coming in, rushed and late from a long day at the barn. I had hungry children to feed and I was hungry, too! We eat fairly simple at home, but very healthy dishes with short time preparation …
Baked Salmon Fillet
Do you love to eat Baked Salmon Fillet? I do, sometimes and instead of the normal fish fillet types of fish, sometimes eating a Baked Salmon Fillet menu is a fresh change.
It ain’t that hard to make this menu as well. You need a good amount of flour, …
Bottle guard peels chutney
This time,when you make some dish with bottle guards, don’t throw away the peels. Rather you can prepare a tasty chutney from it like this:
Take frying pan and pour 2 teaspoons of oil and let it heat on medium flame . Add 1 teaspoon cumin seeds ,2 teaspoon …
Hot Fudge Sundae Cake Topped with Rich Chocolate Pudding
This is a low-fat dessert and the taste is kind of nice although not as delicious as the rich ones. One bite of this cake and it makes me swoon with delight. Here are the ingredients, enjoy.
Butter-flavored vegetable oil cooking spray
Granulated sugar
Fat-free milk
Prune puree …
Beef Leafs recipe
Take a large chunk of beef, the shoulder part used for pot roasts, and cut it into very thin slices. The best way to do it is to have the meat not fully thawed; when it is still a bit frozen, slicing is much easier. Preheat a frying pan …
Spaghetti with Potato Sauce recipe
I cook this recipe maybe three months ago. At that time, I am tired with spaghetti old recipe that sauced with all tomato things. Then I think that I want to make some spaghetti but not sauced with tomato, I am tired with this entire tomato recipe. So what …
Chocolate Chip Muffins Recipe
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 …
Khir (sweet dish)
Have u ever tasted the Indian old traditional but yet interesting and delicious recipe which is very easy to cook and good to eat. This dish is called Khir and one more speciality of this dish is that all the ingredients added are easily available at home at any …
Thor Curry Recipe
Thor 2 (fresh)
Mustard 1 ? teaspoon
Green chillies 2 to 3
Sugar ? teaspoon
Salt 1 teaspoon
Oil
Water
Method:
Peel the fresh Thor and slice it up to fine pieces
Add two cups of water in a vessel and add Thor in it
Add a little bit of salt and boil it on medium-high flame for 5
Minutes
Take the …
Betty Crocker Super Moist Party Rainbow Chip Cake Mix
I bought this cake mix mostly for my husband, he is a fan of white cakes like Angel Food. The picture of the cake on the box looked like something he might like, so I decided to give it a try. As usual with cakes of this type, cooking …
Caprese Salad Recipe
I really love to cook and here is an appetizer that I would love to share with you all. This is like a fresh bite-size appetizer that requires little hassle at all and I love to dress it up beautifully in a nice presentation; courtesy of my own …
Cauliflower fritters Recipe
Ingredients :
Cauliflower - 1
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt
Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
Maida flour - 1/2 cup
Bread crumbs - 12/ cup
Oil
Method :
1. Seperate florets from cauliflower and wash nicely.
2. Boil water with little salt and turmeric powder
3. Add cauliflower florets to the boiled water and …
Thai Pineapple Fried Rice recipe
My version of Khao Phad Saparod or most commonly known as Thai Pineapple Fried Rice is both mix of various recipes plus my own discovery as I mastered this. I have encountered this recipe once in Kris Aquino’s magazine and then I have made research online. I have put …
Chicken & Broccoli Alfredo Casserole (recipe)
If you are looking for a light brunch food that will be filling, but not too heavy for a mid-morning/early afternoon meal, then you will want to try this recipe. A diversion from the traditional Chicken Fettucine Alfredo, this dish is more like something that you’ll want …
Melitzanosalata (aubergine salad) recipe
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 …
Home Made Furniture Polish
As an eligible bachelor, shopping for me is not an activity I perform with all that much conviction, as I nearly always just pop into the shop in question, get exactly what I want (without really comparing prices too much), pay and get out.
Naturally, certain things that would be …
Raw mango chutney recipe
The raw mango chutney can also be used as a sauce, which can be served with the bread sandwich, rice and also with the roties. The main ingredient to prepare this chutney is the raw mango, which is very sour.
Ingredients: we need to take 3 big sized …
Orange cake recipe
This is a really easy recipe for beginners or even for kids 5 and older. When I make it, my older daughter, who is five, always enjoys helping me out. The ingredients are simple and affordable, and the outcome is wonderful! So let’s see what we need:
You’ll need 2 …
Spetzofai (spicy sausages with peppers) recipe
Spetzofai
This is a delicious spicy dish made of sausages (usually home made
ones which they are the best but if you cannot find them just buy any pork sausages or alternatively beef sausages). It is a good combination of meat and veggies and it accompanies perfect your wine during the …
Spinach and Crab Roll-Up Appetizer Recipe
Every so often I host poker night at my home, and since I take pride in being a good host, I like to provide appetizers for everyone. I usually serve something easy like potato chips and sandwiches, but on one occasion I happened to have a little extra …
Chocolate Brownies
This is one of my mom’s favorite cooking. I love indulging myself with these rich and cake-like brownies. Ingredients are simple and as follows:-
Butter-flavored vegetable oil cooking spray
Prune puree or prune baby food
Light corn syrup
Fat-free milk
Vanilla extract
Granulated sugar
Large egg whites
Large egg
All-purpose flour
Unsweetened cocoa powder
Baking …
Bonny’s BBQ Marinade & Sauce
Well Spring is here, and summer is close behind. It’s that time again to be thinking about our summer menu’s. I like to start BBQing as soon as the weather warms up. Having a backyard BBQ is my favorite thing to do. I enjoy inviting friends and family over …
Prawn Skewers with Lime Marinade
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 …
Poached Peaches in Honeyed Wine
I have never been a big dessert fan, but when entertaining, I find that most people like dessert. I decided to try to find some light dessert recipes, ones that won’t add to the over-eating and extra calories of the holiday season. I mainly looked up dessert recipes that …
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