Oriental cooking has always fascinated me. The preparation and cooking time requires hard work and dedication. While I was growing up, I was just content in watching our family cook whip up such mouth-watering dishes and then when I entered adolescence I began creating exotic and oriental dishes. As …

I really like imitation crab meat, because I think it’s like having the pleasure of eating seafood minus the burden of preparing it. So I’m always searching for new recipes to make it with. During one of my recent online quests for easy crock pot recipes I …

If you love to grill or you simply hate the clean up of cooking, you will love these Burger Foil packets. They are a cinch to make and clean up is a breeze.
To start, tear off fouur sheets of foil, making sure they are good sized. They …

This is one of the recipes features in Kris Aquino’s magazine from Chef Anton of Thuk Thai. However, the omelet is so plain and it does not have literally meat in it. I have incorporated my own ingredients to it.
Ingredients:
2 eggs
3 ml fish sauce
dash of …

Stuffed Peppers are a tasty homemade dish that does not take too much trouble to make. The recipe I use requires 1 lb of hamburger meat, 1 egg, 1 can of tomato soup (it does not have to be Campbell, the no-brand-name version works just as well), a ½ …

The Greek “mezes”
The Greek kitchen is very well known all over the world for its healthy ingredients in a great variety which derives from fresh local products. Pure olive oil, olives, dairy, herbs, vegetables in season, honey, seafood and fish are the components to create a complete and healthy …

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 …

I want to share an Indian Style chicken full of spices and taste for taste buds. My mom use to cook the dish on weekends for the whole family and we always find it the tastiest dish .The best part is Lemon chicken is …

This is an easy recipe for a beet lover. Peel fresh beets and grate them. Dice some onion and fry it in vegetable oil until yellow. Add the beets, add more vegetable oil, sprinkle some salt and stir well. Fry on low heat for 10-13 minutes. Serve hot. Beety …

My kids wanted to make some ornaments today, but we didn’t have any clay so I made my own. I followed the following recipe, and I have to say that I was very impressed by it. It was easy to make, did not make a mess, uses …

Veal is such a tasty meat and if you are not sure how to cook it here is a very simple recipe that tastes great and well worth a try.
All you need is
1 lb of veal fillet or loin
2 tablespoons of olive oil
10 tiny onions peeled but kept whole
1 …

I make a mean breakfast taco, as my family will attest. There is nothing better than starting off the morning with fresh, hot breakfast tacos topped with my fresh salsa, and then heading to the stable for a ride!
You can use the meat of your choice. I prefer chorizo, …

Carrot halwa is a sweet dish, which is again a very nutritious and rich recipe. This sweet dish is best for the growing kids and even for elders.
Ingredients:
Carrot grated 2 cups, milk 2 cups, sugar 2 cups, fresh cr�me 1 cup, cardamom powder for flavour, edible color.
Method:
First of …

I was reading my local newspaper the other day, and I found a recipe that my husband wanted to try so badly that he made it that very night. The article said that it is from a new cookbook on Provencal cuisine, called The Provencal Cookbook: Shop, Cook, and …

I am not a potato salad fan, even in the summer when everyone serves it. I find it boring, bland and rarely tasty. I was complaining about this to a friend, and wishing that I liked this because it would be a good salad to serve when green or …

For the holiday season, I have been searching for some different salads and appetizers, something better and more unique than the usual boring fare. I found some interesting-sounding salads, and tried out a few last week. The biggest hit of all of the salads, and the one that I …

I am a big risotto fan, but am tired of my old recipes. I was searching specifically for risotto recipes, and found one that sounded unique and delicious, so I printed it off and tried it the next day. Like all risotto, there is a bit of work involved, …

Ingredients :
Onions - 2
Tomatoes - 3
Diced white pumpkin pieces - 2 cups
salt
sugar - 1/2 tsp
oil - 2 tsps
Grind together :
Coconut (scraped) - 1/4 cup
red chillies - 5 to 6
garlic - 3 flakes
cumin seeds - 3 tsp
garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
Method :
1. Cut onions into long thin pieces and …

Kulfee is a very well know or a very popular ice cream variety in India. It is available all over India and it is also very very tasty and that is why it is popular. But I have a very simple recipe of the kulfee ice cream, …

This recipe is for chicken fans who enjoy the broccoli flavor.
For 4 servings, you will need 4 medium size chicken breasts, 1 can of Campbell’s cream of chicken soup, 1 pack of shredded Cheddar cheese, and 1 back of frozen broccoli.
Cook your broccoli, drain it, and let it cool …

It’s rainy season once again and a bowl of hot soup will definitely soothe the senses and put you in a very relaxed mood. While it’s raining cats and dogs outside, I always make it a point to share a steaming bowl of soup to everyone in the family. …

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 …

Yummy to Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge. This is one of my hot favorites of all time snack-on and dessert. That’s why I’m trying to juggle my weight sometimes, and trying to shed some pounds.
A solution would be to add those really dark chocolates that are not …

Nuts like hazelnuts and other types of nuts are really delicious, if you want to mix them up with a snack like ice-cream. Here is my own made up recipe for Ice Cream with Nut and Oreo Crunchie that I sometimes serve for myself while watching a good DVD …

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 …

I first learned about this recipe through the Rachel Ray show. It’s now a Rachel Ray recipe. Rachel was featuring a lady (Stephanie) who has vowed to cook all of her meals in a crockpot for 1 year.
She talked about an enchilada recipe. I …

German Chocolate Cake is one of my favorite desserts and I always use to look forward to having it at family functions until I was taught how to make it myself. It is really easy and doesn’t take long at all for preparation or to make. This turns out …

I recently learned how to make my very own Alfredo sauce. And I don’t think I will ever go back to store bought sauce again. I start my base out with half a stick of butter and some fresh minced garlic. I let these two …

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 …

Ingredients :
Pineapple - 1 (raw)
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Oil - 3 tbsps
Salt
Grind together :
Coriander seeds - 1tbsp
pepper - 6
cumin seeds - 1tsp
red chillies - 5
mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
fenugreek seeds - 1/4tsp
Fry all these spicees in a tsp of oil till golden brown in colour. Add 1/2 cup grated …

We all know that the green cabbage leaves are so good for our eyes as it has a lot of a vitamin. Here I am going to explain an interesting recipe made using the cabbage. It is a side dish and we can serve it with plane rice …

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 …

I had never made stuffed peppers until I tried a recipe for Stuffed Green Peppers in the Favorite Brand Name Simple 1-2-3 One Dish cookbook. I thought it was a really good recipe, so when I found another recipe for stuffed peppers in the same cookbook I knew …

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 …

This is a very popular Orient cake.
Ingredients:
1 pack sheets of pastry
Sugar
1 pack of butter
200 grams of walnuts
Sunflower oil
Put a layer of sheets of pastry into well-oiled baking dish, spread sugar and walnuts, then put the next layer of pastry sheets and again spread with sugar and walnuts. Repeat this …

I really love to cook, and I enjoy trying many different recipes.
I especially like trying clone recipes. Wendy’s Spicy chicken Fillet Sandwich is an excellent clone recipe!
I had this recipe hanging around in my cookbook for awhile now, and finally got around to making it. I wish I had …

I love to eat Chicken Fried Rice and I can basically eat it all day. I love the taste, the smell, and everything that is in it. I can never get enough of it. At first when I first had it it was at Panda Express, which is a …

I don’t always get to eat good sorbet outside. They are either too sour, too sweet or too runny, so I decided to take matters to my own hands. Let me share a recipe of strawberry with everyone who is reading this.
Ingredients that you will …

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 mushroom fried rice is one of my all time favourite rice recipe as it is very tasty to eat and also very easy to prepare. The mushrooms are good for our health too. My kids also love to eat the recipes made using the mushrooms. …

I like rice, but I don’t like it plain. If you are like me, you will appreciate this recipe, healthy, tasty, and easy to make. Take 3 medium-sized tomatoes and one small onion (or a half of a larger one). Dice them, mix in a frying pan and roast …

Growing up, whenever we had meatloaf, I frowned. I really could care less for it. But now that I am grown up, I long for my mothers meatloaf. I have never found her recipe, but came up with this one after countless tries at trying to …

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 …

As always, nobody ever seems to cook a Sunday roast like your Mother did when you were a child. This is my Great Grandmother’s recipe for crown roasted rack of lamb with garlic and rosemary which has been passed down to myself, and now my daughters. We always use a …

Ingredient:
Brinjal 250 gm (fresh and big)
Salt 1 teaspoon
Garlic powder 2 teaspoon
Oil to fry
Method:
Clean the Brinjal well with normal clean water
Slice the cleaned Brinjal into medium square pieces
Take Garlic powder and Salt in a dish and mix it together
Spread the Garlic powder and Salt mixture all over the sliced Brinjal …

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 …