This is my favourite recipe for making guacamole and was given to me by a friend of mine. This recipe I am about to give you is a very easy and very quick guacamole. It is really tasty and I would really recommend it. It goes great with …

This is a quick, easy and hearty meal for those days when you don’t feel like cooking, are in a hurry or just want a hot comfort food.
It’s cheap to make and serves ten with leftovers. My family likes it and I don’t mind cooking it because it is …

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 …

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 …

Pita Pizzas
Yields 8 servings
This is a fun and delicious pizza alternative. There are no high sugars or heavy sauces. You will enjoy the fresh and savory taste from eating pita pizzas. Not only are they delicious and fun to eat, I like that they are …

One recipe that I have found to be very effective in feeding a large family as well as having an explosive taste that everyone can love, is the Pepperoni and Cheese filled Monkey Bread. For those who don’t know what monkey bread is, it is a type of bread …

I came across this recipe for Mexican Lasagna in the Favorite Brand Name Simple 1-2-3 One Dish Cookbook when I was looking for different ways to cook ground beef. The recipe met my main requirement, which is that it has to be easy to make. I’m also …

I like meatloaf. However, my husband is not a fan of it. I was looking online for a new recipe for meatloaf. I was hoping to find something different enough that it might appeal to my husband. I found a recipe for a cheesy meatloaf. …

Caldereta is a very popular Filipino dish. Every household have their own versions. MY grandma’s is different from my mom’s caldereta and I myself have my own modified version. Well my version of Caldereta passed the family critiques’ (Grandpa, Papa & hubby) evaluation and it is a hit on fiestas, …

To make a herbed ricotta, you can choose any types of method or your own set of creativity. As for me, I have tried this ricotta spread and you can also choose different herbs and nuts or even substitue say toasted pine nuts for the almonds or basil …

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 …

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. …

In what comes next I will reveal as I used you another recipe that is specifically Romanian. This is called stuffed peppers.
Stuffed peppers, like highly seasoned forcemeat balls (mititei), meat cabbage (sarmale) or minced meat croquette (parjoale)
are very common to traditional meals.
I learned to cook stuffed peppers from my …

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 …

As a present from my mother, she got me a cookbook called Cooking for Kids. This cookbook is great for anyone who has children elementary age or younger. They have receipes for everything from snacks to meals. For every holiday they have different recipes for the …

Top Secret Recipes, the website that has the clone recipes of restaurant food, has always been a favorite of mine. I enjoy just reading the free recipes, and trying to make the recipes, just like the food I have been served in restaurants.
Top Secret Recipes has evolved, from …

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 …

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 …

I am a very frugal minded person, so when I find a new recipie for everyday things (that usually cost loads at regular store) I try it and then play with it until it is exactly how I want the product to be. Here is one for a …

Now I am going to share the mango ice cream, which I experimented for the first time at my home. This is the recipe, which I did not learn from anywhere. I just prepared it once and served it to every one of my family. I …

Ingredient:
Brinjal 1 (fresh and big)
Green chillies 2 to 3
Onion ? (small)
Ginger paste ? teaspoon
Salt ? teaspoon
Oil
Method:
Clean intact not peeled Brinjal with clean normal water
Put the Brinjal on oven on low flame
Change sides of the Brinjal as many times required
Roast it on low flame till the exterior skin of the …

I love this pancake recipe because it always works. If you follow the directions, you can be certain that you will have nice, yummy pancakes, easy to flip and not undercooked or burned. You will need:
1 egg
1 cup of sour milk (if you don’t have it, use regular milk …

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 …

I ate tuna salad sandwiches all of the time when I was a kid. I used to like them pretty plain with only tuna fish and mayonnaise on white bread. I still enjoy eating tuna salad sandwiches, but now my tastes are a little more sophisticated. …

Procedure to prepare a very tasty seafood is before you. Prepare and taste it.
Required Ingredients:
1. one cup of prawns(peeled off)
2. two big onions
3. one medium sized tomato
4. 3 green chillis
5. 5 garlic flakes
6. 1 inch ginger piece
7. 2 cloves
8. small piece of cinnamon
9. 2 green cardamom
10. 2 tea spoons …

The tomato sauce is very common and we all know about it. But the tomato chutney is something different and it is very tasty too. It can be used as we use the tomato sauce.
Ingredients: tomato 8 medium size, salt to taste, taste maker according to taste, …

Crabs night has become a recent tradition as of late for my family because it’s one of few meals where you can really indulge with your hands without raised eyebrows.
Usually when I cook crabs I do so in a large pot with quite a number of seasonings and spices …

One of my very favourite meals in the world is the Vietnamese Subs, which can very in meat used (usually, beef, pork or chicken), and even styles. I have had great ones and mediocre ones, but finding a restaurant that serves good ones is always a priority when I …

Mashed Potato Homemade Style is very fun to make. Amateurs and pros can do this recipe and make it one of the fun ways to serve your family and love ones.
First of all, get around 6-8 potatoes in handy. And get your electric mixer appliance ready as well. …

Ingredients :
Green gram - 1 cup
Onions - 5
Green chillies - 3
Tamarind - small lemon sized (soak in little water)
Oil - 1tbsp
Dhania powder - 2tsps
jeera powder - 1/2 tsp
red chilli powder - 1/2tsp
salt
sugar - 1tsp
Method :
1. Soak green gram for 10 hrs in enough water.
2. Strain and tie it in …

Sweet Cornbread is very good and the sweet part is just simply meaning with sugar added to it. Some people just make it without the sugar but I love the taste of it when it has lots of sugar added to it. This is a quick recipe to make …

In my earlier review we came to know about the sweet butter milk which is called as lassi, but now we are going to write about the masala butter milk which is not sweet but it is little spicy and little tangy in taste. Normally this kind of …

I don’t want to brag about my 20 years of cooking experience, but it is from that experience that I learned to create so many new dishes that are not just great for day-to-day meals, but for parties and picnics as well.
With parties serving almost the same menu …

The most easily to prepare and ready to use breakfast is perhaps bread. It can be topped with different toppings to make it even yummier. This recipe gives one such topping that can be used to make a quick and delicious breakfast.
For this you would require around 6 bread slices …

I first heard of Quiche was during the episode of “Friends”, the sitcom. Then I saw it at Starbucks one time. Then just lately I saw it outside the label of a famous corned beef. A quiche is a baked flan or tart with savory filling. It is like a …

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, …

A friend of mine who completed Culinary School several years ago recently gave me her copy of On Cooking: A Textbook of Culinary Fundamentals, second edition, as she had purchased the fourth edition of this book. All of the information in the second edition is still relevant today, …

Butter paratha is the Indian flat bread and it is a very good break fast and also very easy to prepare. It needs only a few ingredients. And it is also a whole some food which is very nutritious.
Ingredients:
2 cups of wheat flour, water to make the …

There are times that we want to have a break on the rice. I discovered one recipe which allows you to enjoy eating without worrying about rice. If you’re taking a break from meat, this can also be a good alternative.
Ingredients:
3 tbsp olive oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 …

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 …

I have loved rice pudding for years and can not get enough of it. I was so happy when I first made it and now I make it any time I have the taste for it. This recipe is fairly simple and easy and it doesn’t take long to …

Grilled eggplant offer a smoky option to say a rich goat cheese. I love grilling options, and that includes eggplant. My best advice would be to look for eggplants on the slender side, around 3-4 inches in diameter at their widest point. But for instance, my …

Fry or grill pork chops the way you would normally do. In a separate pan roast some onion in vegetable oil, sliced into rings or half-rings. Add one or two cans of mushrooms (depending on how many pork chops you’ve got; I love mushrooms, so for me, 1 can …

Making chocolate pudding is fast and convenient for parties and functions and it is fun to make. The kids sure do love it and can make quite a mess doing so but it is very fun and rewarding when finish. I was taught how to make it from a …

During the winter time, nothing is better than a nice bowl of hot soup. For this winter, I always make one specialty soup for those extra cold days: Lipton’s creamed corn noodle soup.
I first discovered the Lipton recipe on the side of a box of soup I purchased a …

Milk pudding is a wonderful and easiest recipe, which I make very often at my home and all the members of my family love to teat it. it is very tasty and just tastes like milk and is very good to eat. Here is the procedure:
Take a …

Onion pakode are the snacks which are very delicious and very crispy. It is an ideal snack to serve with the tea in the evening. The taste is very good and it is also very easy to prepare.
Ingredients:
Onion slices one cup, gram flour 3/4th cup, red chilly powder …

The lemon rice is very tasty recipe, which is made using the boiled rice. This is the easiest rice recipe, which I have learnt and it is also very tasty to eat. It needs very few ingredients and can be prepared in just few minutes
Ingredients: if we …