Since I live at least half of the year in Alberta, I have learned to cook —˜close to home’ and use some meat that I wouldn’t likely find anywhere other than this province. While I admit that I have not developed a taste for some of the gamier meets, …

Ingredients
Black gram dal (Urad dal)- 2 cups
Big oninion - 1
Cumin seeds - 2 spoons
Curry leaves- a few
Salt as per taste
Procedure:
Soak black gram dal for two hours. And grind it to make fine paste. Donot add water while grinding. Because the dough should be tight enough to make vada. Now …

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 …

French toast is one of my favorite foods for breakfast. It is fairly easy to prepare and the ingredients are fairly simple. You need three eggs about nine slices of bread, a tablespoons of milk, a teaspoon of cinnamon. Mix the eggs with the cinnamon and milk. Power milk …

Ingredients:
3 to 6 large corn cobs or 1 Can Sweet Corn
4 cups Water
2 tablespoon Corn flour
Soya Sauce
Vinegar
Salt as desired (do not over salt)
Granulated sugar as desired (not too much)
Method:
Cook the corn in a Pressure Cooker until tender.
Grind the corn and cook in a medium pot on medium flame.
Mix corn …

When I was in high school, our band would take an annual trip to NYC to see a Broadway musical and experience a different kind of restaurant than we were used to. The first time I went with them, we saw “1776″ and ate at a German restaurant …

I make tortilla pizzas at least twice a week, because they’re easy to make, affordable, and the ingredient combination options are endless. The first time I made a tortilla pizza I was trying to avoid going to the grocery store, so I scraped leftovers together from my refrigerator …

This recipe is concocted via trial and error by my mom. She briefed me the recipe and I have tried making this Thai red curry paste before and though this is not my specialty, it is none too bad if I give it a chance. But I’m …

Kulfi is the name of an ice cream which is very tasty and very easy prepare at home.
Ingredients:
Milk one liter, sugar to taste, cashew nuts to garnish, edible saffron color, vanilla essence.
Method:
Take the vessel and pour the milk and boil it. We need to boil the milk to …

Mixed vegetable soup is another interesting soup, which is very healthy as it includes many kind of vegetable. It is also good for kids especially those children who don’t eat much vegetable.
Ingredients: corn flour 3 tea spoons, salt to taste, crushed pepper corn to taste, mixed vegetable according …

3 tablespoons of borwn sugar
1 teasponn od cinnamon
1 can of cresent rolls
8 marshmallows
2 tablespoons of margerine
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Cover 8 muffin cups with a nonstick cooking spray. Mix together the brown sugar and cinnamon. Dip each marshmallow into the cinnamon and sugar mixture …

I am a big fan of food blogs. One of the food blogs that I think is worth mentioning is that of Ree Drummond also known as the Pioneer Woman. I always have a fun time reading what she posts. Her recipes are not only very easy to make, …

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 …

What is an Indian Tosey? It is actually in English called Pancake Crepes, and the taste is exactly that of a pancake plus crepes-like. Sometimes crunchy and gentle, and it goes easy on your throat. Very tasty.
This is a very popular Indian dish or menu …

We just made these for lunch, and they are great! Quick, easy, and fairly healthy. They are also very portable, so they make good lunches for work or university.
Ingredients:
chicken (either the stir fry meat or the pre-packed kind)
red pepper
spinach
hoisin sauce
Tortillas (we like the flavoured kind)
Directions:
Cook the chicken. We like …

Perhaps the first that will come up when you put on the search keywords “free cooking recipes” will be this link: http://www.freecookingrecipes.net. That is on top of my list when I did search for a free recipe online. Believe it or not I had once searched a website instantly …

I am a huge mushroom fan-I put them in every dish I possibly can, and I write down or print off every recipe with mushrooms in it that I can find. I was at a friend’s house last weekend and was helping her set up for a party. She …

I do not know why, but lemonade at the fair always tastes so much better than lemonade that you get at a restaurant or from a canister. My sister gave me the following recipe and it taste just like the fair lemonade that you buy for several dollars …

I was looking for some lower calorie pasta recipes after the usual over-indulgence of the holidays, and I found a few, including the following one. This one replaces half of the pasta with thin strips of zucchini, and uses low-fat ricotta cheese. This is about 280 calories per serving …

Here is a fun and tasty recipe I created last week. It was a big hit.The kids loved it, so I guess it’s a keeper. I call it Taco spaghetti. I had made Taco’s and had a lot of meat left over, so I decided the next nite to …

At times, I simply get an urge to go on a baking spree. And when these moments come to me, I want to make sure the whatever it is I whip up, is a fresh new recipe that I haven’t tried before and will be absolutely mouth watering to …

I always end up with left over bananas. And since I don’t want to waste food, I always turn them into something else like banana milk shake, banana pancakes and banana bread. Among these, Banana Bread is my favorite. Aside from the fact that it saves my bananas, other …

I find this recipe unique among the other grilled dishes I know because this one’s grilled just before you put any seasoning on the meat. It’s grilled as plain meat, nothing added on it. This is also from the cookbook we have at home that already …

This is a Pasta and Chicken Salad I have been making for many years now. I make this for parties and barbeques we host or go to. All my family and friends know I love making this and eating it as well, so it is constantly requested. …

Here is a nice meal to serve for special birthday dinners. Could be a nice surprise treat for the birthday celebrant himself too. Peach-Glazed Pork Chops comes unwrapped in a pretty, peach glaze and makes dining a wonderful experience…
Great meals like this one is relatively simple to prepare but …

I use butter all the time, but I wanted to try to but down on the time it takes by using a recipe I read about using a food processor.
The ingredients are really simple.
Heavy whipping cream- unless you can get your hands on fresh cream, but I think that …

I will present next a recipe perfected by me during over 15 years, namely apple pie. Almost everyone knows how to make a
certain kind of pie but following my advice you will get a pie almost perfect. What really matters to the apple pie
is the mode of preparation …

This is the rice made using some spices and chopped tomato. This is very tasty rice. Just try it once.
Ingredients:
One cup of rice, salt to taste, green chilly paste � tea spoon, garam masala (spice powder) 1 � tea spoon, chopped onion � cup and chopped tomato � …

I’m a huge fan of pizza in general, and I love to experiment with different homemade pizza recipes. I’ve been hooked on Boboli pizza crusts for years, but until recently I didn’t think to check their website for recipe ideas. I used to top my Boboli crusts …

This recipe is from the p90x weight loss dvd series nutrition guide. It is meant as a high nutrient meal for weight loss and muscle gain.
The real recipe is as follows:
1 pound strip steak or beef labeled for stir fry
1/4 Cup Soy Sauce
1/2 of a red onion chopped …

Ingridients:
Milk-1cup,
All purpose flour-1cup,
Bread powder-2cups,
Eggs-3,
Curd-1/4cup,
Baking soda-1tsp,
Sugar-11/2cups,
Raisins-50gm,
Butter-1/4cup
Vanilla-1tsp
Method: Mix baking soda in curd and keep it aside for 10-15 min.Beat egg and butter with sugar powder well.Mix it with the flour slowly.Add breadpowder and curd little by little.Add milk,mix it well.Add ground fruit.Add essence as vanilla or add powdered cardamom.
Grease the tray,pour …

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 …

If you are someone that is looking for a basic, mild salsa and would like to make your own, and thus get more salsa for your money as opposed to purchasing jars of it in the grocery store, it is not that difficult. This is the first salsa recipe …

The Bangan bhartha is a very special and popular dish in north India and it is liked by most of the Indians. It is very simple and the preparation needs less time.
Ingredients: Brinjol 3 big size, finely chopped tomato one cup, and finely chopped onion 1 cup, …

You can prepare this dish, Tuna and Bean Salad in less than 30 minutes even once you get around the hang of it.
I remember always cooking this recipe that was taught by my mom whenever she went to work when I was schooling during those times and I …

Pimento Cheese Dip
Yields about 1 ‘ cups of dip
1 cup dry curd low-fat cottage cheese
1 cup nonfat plain yogurt
1 four ounce jar pimentos, thoroughly drained
1 teaspoon onion powder
cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese (approximately 2 ounces)
Place all ingredients except Cheddar cheese in a food processor or blender. Cover and …

While preparing for a pot luck dinner my classmates and I were having before class one night, I was wondering what it was I was going to bring. I had signed up to bring cookies, however I wanted to bring not just any old cookie. No way, I wanted …

The onion pakoda is a very crispy and crunchy snack, which is preferred by many people. This snack is also very easy for preparation, and it gives the best taste when it is eaten with the tomato sauce or with the green chutney.
Ingredients: onion chopped 1 cup, half …

Whenever I am entertaining family and friends at my home, I like to make sure there are plenty of deviled eggs to go around since they are a staple appetizer in the south.
Since I’ve learned how to make deviled eggs they are my go to appetizer because they …

The bread omlet is my favourite breakfast, which is good to eat, fast to prepare, and not only that it is also very nutritious, because it is made using the eggs.
Ingredients: bread pieces 3, chopped onion 3 teaspoons, finely chopped green chilly ½ tea spoon, salt to taste, …

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 …

Who doesn’t love a classic hamburger? You can not get much more all AMerican than that. I have made burger after burger and here is one of my favorite ways to make them.
First you will need to light up your grill and let it heat up. …

I got “Sandra Lee’s Recipe Box” in Big Lots. I got it for just $7, which I think is very cheap and reasonable. I like watching Sandra Lee on Food Network Channel. I like her outfits that are usually coordinated with her kitchen, tablescape and even plates. She …

Grilled Steaks with Baked Potatoes is a nice, delicious and pretty fattening meal but once in a while, it is awesome to be eating this and taking a bit of a luxurious time to prepare this nice meal.
Get some nice meat around 3-4 pieces and this is enough for my …