I’ve been slowly making my way through Rick Bayless’ Mexico One Plate at a Time. I’ve been a fan of the PBS series in the past. The recipes I have tried from his book have included hits and some misses. For the most part, this one was a hit.
I …

I think it’s really time for everyone to try something new. Why is it that when there are special occasions, we always find chocolate cake, or brownies, or fruit cup cakes, and the same desserts served from the last party you went to. People can almost predict what is …

I’ve always liked Chicken Florentine, but I’ve only had it in restaurants, or when someone else has cooked it for me. Until recently, I haven’t attempted to make it because it just seemed like a complicated dish that would take a lot of time to make. When …

I love this dessert or snack, Peanut Butter Cookies very much. My mom and I would have a fun time preparing this and I will always treasure those moments together.
To make this, you will need some peanut butter, flour of course, some form of vanilla essence, sugar, …

When you are not in the mood for red sauced spaghetti, but you crave for pasta then this recipe is worth giving a try. This is different than the usual meat-tomato sauce spaghetti but this will surely satisfy your craving for a good heartwarming comfort food. This recipe can …

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 …

I like pocket size viands which gives you controlled amount as to how much you will take. Just like this recipe that was released by Knorr, this is like Shanghai rolls which allows you to limit your bite by selecting a few sizes of rolls. This recipe gave me …

When I was on holiday last year in Devon I discovered my now favourite soup and this is how I make it. It is easy to do and quick and full of goodness and even my two children eat it. It is watercress and orange soup.
This recipe serves four
One …

This is another Arabian recipe which is very delicious, and very ideal for the health conscious. This does not have any pork, chicken or beef, only pure peas, spices and flour. If you might have some concerns about eating pork or the like, you can try this as an …

If you are a lover of lasagna, you will probably love this treat. This is really a mexican recipe that borrows heavily on the Italian original. However, instead of layering noodles between the meat/cheese mixture, you use tortillas. Corn tortillas will provide the casserole with a …

Ingredients:
Butter-flavored vegetable oil cooking spray
Granulated sugar
Stick margarine (softened)
Pureed drained apricots and canned in juice
Large egg whites
Low-fat buttermilk
Whole wheat pastry flour or whole wheat flour
Ground cinnamon
Baking powder
Ground cardamom
Sweetened dried cranberries
It is really up to the individual as to how much these ingredients you want to add on or …

ingredients:
Rice - 1 cup
Water - 1 ½ cup
Turmeric powder- 1 spoon
Green chilli - 5 (long)
Red chilli- 3-4 (long)\
Garlic flakes- 10-12
Cuminseeds- 2 spoons
Chana dal - 4 spoons
Ground nuts- 7 spoons
Mustard- 1 spoon
Curry leaves- ½ cup
Tamarind pulp- ½ cup
Ginger - 1 spoonful small pieces
Oil- 4 spoons
Salt as per taste.
Method:
1.Add …

Ingredients :
Capsicum - 1/2 kg
Coconut - 1 cup (grated)
Tamarind - lime sized
salt
oil - 3 tbsps
To season :
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida - 1 pinch
cloves - few
jaggery - as desired
turmeric powder - a pinch
Fry in a teaspoon of oil and powder the ingredients given below:
Red gram dhal - 1tsp
Bengal gram …

With the holidays coming up friends and families usually gather around, waiting for the holiday meal to be served. What can you do to sate all those watering mouths that are anxiously awaiting your perfect dinner? Serve a very simple, and extremely tasty cheeseball.
To make the perfect cheeseball you …

I found this recipe for Polish Reuben Casserole in the Favorite Brand Name Simple 1-2-3 One Dish cookbook. I decided to try it because I love Reuben sandwiches, and this recipe seemed like a creative way to combine the basic flavors and ingredients of a Reuben sandwich. …

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, …

Tomato soup is, as we all know a very tasty and ever liked soup. It is very simple to prepare it at home and it also needs very less amount of ingredients. The tomato is very rich in vitamin C. it is very good for the kids.
Ingredients:
Tomatoes …

Ingredients :
Palak (spinach) - 2 bunches
Masoor dhal - 1/2 cup
Onions - 2
Tomatoes - 2
Ginger, chilli paste - 2 tsp
salt and sugar to taste
Oil - 1tbsp
Method :
1. Cut palak finely and cook with enough water.
2. Cook dhal with little turmeric powder in pressure cooker.
3. Cut onions and tomatoes finely.
4. Heat …

Tangy Holiday Yogurt Dip
Serve with crisp vegetables. Yields 1 cup of dip
1 cup nonfat plain yogurt
2 tablespoons chili sauce
1 to 2 teaspoons prepared horseradish
Mix all ingredients. Then cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.
This is a great yogurt dip to use for the holidays or …

Bread omlet is a very interesting recipe and very nutritional one too. It is very ideal recipe to have it for the breakfast.
Ingredients:
2-3 pieces of bread, 2 eggs, green chilly chopped, salt to taste, onion 2 tea spoons chopped, oil to grease it on the pan.
Method:
Make the small …

As a former bartender, I think I sometimes take it for granted that drink recipes that may seem simple to me aren’t as commonly known to the general public. I think the pina colada falls into this category. I think the first thing you should understand is …

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 …

Ingredients:
1 medium sized chopped onion.
2 tablespoon olive oil.
4 tablespoon flour.
1/2 tablespoon curry powder.
1/2 tablespoon salt.
1 pint stock or bouillion cude.
1 large cooking apple (cored, peeled and diced).
1/2 tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce.
4 hard-boiled eggs (sliced).
Method:
Cook onion in oil until transparent.
Stir in flour, curry powder, salt and cook, stirring often until a smooth …

Ingredient:
Brinjal 250 gm
Garlic paste 1 teaspoon
Red chilli powder 1 teaspoon
Green chillies 2 to 3
Onion 50 gm
Mustard 1 teaspoon
Sugar 1 teaspoon
Salt 1 teaspoon
Oil
Water
Method:
Chop the Onions into small pieces and keep it in a dish
Clean the Brinjal with clean normal water and slice it up into small pieces
Spread a little bit …

Although I am trying to eat more vegetables, plain old boring green salads are not my favourite way to incorporate healthy food into my meals. I am therefore always on the lookout of new salad and cooked vegetable recipes. I also bought the chickpea salads at the deli counter …

Fiesta Rice is one of the Specialty of Filipinos. I love the Toppings on the top of it.It’s the Mixture of different foods and that’s the reason why they Call it Fiesta.I am sure anyone will love it.
The Following are the Ingredients and Steps:
3/4 Kilo Miraculous Rice,cooked
1/2 Cup …

One of my favorite candy bars is the Salted Nut Roll. The following recipe reminds me of them slightly. They sort of taste like them, and they are irresisitable.
First you mix the following together: 1 1/2 cups flour, 2/3 cups brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, …

This recipe has been passed down from my grandmother to my mother and then to me and my brothers. I’ve never heard of anyone else making tacos quite like this.
You will need:
4 cups of oil
salt to taste
2 cups shredded cheddar
2 cups diced tomatoes
2 cups shredded lettuce
3 pounds thawed …

Ingredients:
Cooked rice- 2 cups
Yoghurt 1-2 cups
Salt as per taste
Mustard - 1 teaspoon
Garlic - 5-6 flakes
Peppper whole - 8-10 seeds
Cumin seeds- 1 teaspoon
Red chilli - 3-4
Curry leaves - a few
Balck gram split - 1 tea spoon
Sunflower …

Pudina drink is my all time favourite drink. Actually it is a very tasty juice made using the mint leaves. This is a nutritious drink, which gives a lot of energy, or I can say it is a refreshing drink, which makes us fresh. Note down …

My first taste of Embotido dish is a very pleasing experience it have the qualities of meat that have been mix with cheese, my mother cook this dish at Christmas day it is one of our family tradition to cook Embotido at Christmas day. I just ask my mother …

The carrots are good for our health and using the carrots if we can make a very interesting recipe then it becomes an ideal recipe. Such a recipe is nothing else but the chilled and yummy carrot milk shake, which I am going to write the recipe of.
Ingredients: …

Tomatoes are powerful antioxidants that help protect our body against free radicals. It is a vegetable that is anti-cancer so I always make it a point to include tomatoes in my diet. I get my daily dose of lycopene by eating ripe red tomatoes. If you are one of …

This recipe, which I am going to share is a very common dish, and I know many people heard about it, but many people doesn’t know how to prepare it, so I am sharing this recipe of “Chicken Lollypop” with you. So, to prepare this dish, we need these …

I made this recipie quite often and every body enjoys
Preparation time: 25 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Servings : 4
I /1.2 kg : chicken, quartered pieces
to pasts : ground black pepper
2 …

Have you ever thought what you can do with cucumbers except for putting them in a salad? If so, here is a recipe of a cucumber-based hot vegetable dish for you. This recipe is not hard to follow, all you do is basically chop your veggies and fry them …

This recipe Wholemeal Bread Chocolate Ice Cream is perhaps one of the easiest snack or dessert to make. This was taught by my boyfriend and I have picked up the tab since from him and he loves it every time I make this for him.
First of all, get some …

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 …

Vanilla milk shake is so simple and it is very very easy to prepare. It is the favorite drink for all the members of my family. It hardly takes a few ingredients but still it is very tasty and ideal drink to have it in the hot …

Because I live so close to Little Italy and am able to find great Italian ingredients, I have been looking for recipes containing Italian cheeses and meats. This following recipe caught my eye in a magazine, because goat cheese and pancetta are two ingredients we purchase whenever we can …

Chicken Quesadillas are one of my favorite dishes. I love to eat this and it is fun making it too. I had other people make it for me all the time and wanted to learn how to make it for myself. So when I finally learned how to make …

Palak paneer is the side dish which can be served with the paratha (flat bread)
Ingredients:
Spinach 2 bunches, green chilly paste to taste, salt to taste, cottage cheese 200 grams chopped, butter 3 tea spoons, garam masala 1 tea spoon, the paste of boiled tomato and onion 1 cup.
Method:
Now take …

Ingredients :
225g red bean paste, 1 cup fresh milk, 1/2cup whipped cream
Method:
1. Slightly whisk the whipped cream, add fresh milk, stir well. Chill in refrigerator for 1-2 hours.
2. Take out the milk mixture, add red bean paste, stir well.
3. Pour the mixture into joystick mould. Put in freezer …

Ingredients:
1. rice 1 cup
2. mint leaves 1/2cup
3. onion 2
4. green chilli7
5. grated coconut 2tsp
6. oil 3tsp
7. salt to taste
method:
1.cook rice and keep it a side
2.take a pan and put 1tsp oil and fry green chilli and mint leaves
3. the grind mint leaves,green chillis ,coconut and salt
4. now pour the remaining …

Baking was fun for me when I was a teenager and I had a lot of time on my hands. Now my schedule is a lot more hectic, and unfortunately baking seems more like a chore to me than a fun project. I still prefer homemade desserts …

“Shahi Paneer”, which means “Royal Paneer”, is an Indian vegetarian dish with quite a huge fan base as any Indian food lover would testify. Strictly vegetarian dish with an absolutely great taste that too with a whole lot of nutrients. The following is the recipe for preparing Shahi Paneer.
Ingredients:
Paneer …