Recipes Reviews
Chicken & Rice in Mushroom Sauce recipe
2-3 boneless chicken breasts
1 can of cream of mushroom soup
½ or 2/3 cups of instant rice
1/3 cup of water
salt
Place chicken breasts on a greased frying pan (if they are frozen, that’s okay, do not thaw). Fry them on low heat for about 10 minutes, turning over occasionally. Sprinkle …
The Good Housekeeping Cookbook
I collect many things and one of them is cook books. New cook books and historic one of a kind. Tons and tons of cook books. One of my favorites is The Good Housekeeping Cookbook, Revised Edition, publisher: Hearst Books. You not only get the recipes, but the …
Alfredo Sauce (recipe)
Alfredo Sauce is very good and tasty and it goes down very smoothly in the mouth. I like to eat it with certain types of breads or even on certain Italian foods. It goes well with a lot of food and the great thing about it is that it …
Eggs & Veggy Fry recipe
2-3 eggs
2 carrots
1 medium size onion
2 medium size tomatoes
1 sweet pepper
Garlic powder
Salt
Vegetable oil
Chop onion and fry in vegetable oil for 2-3 minutes. Peel and grate carrots, finely chop tomatoes and pepper (remove the pepper seeds first). Add carrots, tomatoes, and pepper, stir, and fry on medium heat until soft. …
Tasty Kichadi ( Sooji)
Ingredients:
semolina(sooji) - 1cup(200gm)
onion - 2 medium size
tomato - 2 medium size
greenchilly - 3
ginger …
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 …
Orange Chocolate Mousse recipe
I asked my mom for some recipes for desserts to serve for guests over the holidays, and one of them that I tried recently, and was a big hit with the guests, was a delicious Orange Chocolate Mousse. The best part is that for a fancy dessert, it is …
DIY Homemade Onion Rings
One of my family’s favorite treats is fried Vidalia onion rings. However, I have always had trouble getting the batter and the frying down pat so my onion rings are usually always mushy. I saw this recipe online and I decided to try it to see how it worked. Actually, …
Potato Smash Recipe
I started liking potatoes when I first encountered mash potatoes as a side dish. It tasted really good and it complemented the taste of the steak that I was eating. I have encountered one of the recipes which gives me different variation to mashed potatoes. I thought at first …
Potato and cheese sandwich recipe
Potato and cheese sandwich a real delight to feast on every now and then. Who doesn’t like potatoes and anything made out of it is a real treat to have. I keep trying various combinations with my sandwich and recently I tried this Potatoes cheese combination which was a …
Ice-Cream Peach Cookie recipe
Even my little sibling could make this. With the supervision of an adult, in the first place. This is easy for those of us wanting to watch a movie late at night, and after coming back home, feel like wanting to eat a particular snack. No need …
Mint rice receipe
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 …
Hot and Sour Soup with Lemon Grass, Herbs and Spices Recipe
I love Thai soup. There is this spicy hot soup which was listed among the most must-try in Kris Aquino’s magazine taken from Thuk Thai recipe’s. I love this kind because it is not monotonous and if you are a person who craves for spicy food, then is definitely …
Mixed vegetable Palaw
This is a very interesting recipe and something different and yet very nutritious recipe.
Ingredients:
One cup of raw rice, mix vegetable chopped according to your choice, chopped onion one, chopped tomato one, garam masala 1 tea spoon, salt to taste and some green chilly chopped to taste, and finally 4 …
Chocolate Chip Sandwich Cookies Recipe
When I’m at the mall, the aroma of freshly baked cookies coming from the food court is usually almost irresistible. Every once in a while I’ll buy a couple of cookies, but they’re usually outrageously priced, so I always feel guilty about splurging later. Recently when I …
Chocolate Cupcakes with Seven-Minute Frosting
I find baking time-consuming and don’t do it very often. I am always on the look-out for easy baking recipes, and the following one really is easy, quick, and delicious. This one only uses only one bowl, and the frosting only takes 7 minutes to make. It is also …
Mashed Baked Potatoes recipe
This is the first time I have ever attempted a recipe such as this one. I’ve made mashed potatoes, and baked them. But never like this. Anyway, it’s fairly simple:
Take one or two Idaho baking potatoes, bake them and mash them.
Add (1) tablespoon of cream cheese, …
Hearty Beef and Potato Casserole Recipe
I love making meat and potatoes for dinner, but sometimes I get stuck in the routine of how I prepare them. I thought my meals were starting to taste bland, so I decided to search for new recipes that would make dinner an occasion to look forward to. …
Arctic Char with Lemon Butter
Arctic Char can be difficult to find, but I have found it in several fish markets in various cities and sometimes, specialty grocery stores also carry this fish. It is much like salmon in texture, and if you want to change things up, you can substitute arctic char for …
Palak Paneer (spinach with cottage cheese)
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 …
Oven Fried Onion Rings recipe
If you love onion rings and do not want the added calories of the grease they are fried in, here is a recipe that is everybit as good taseting, but baked instead of fried. I got this recipes out of a health magazine several years ago and have used …
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 …
Gadbad Ice cream recipe
Gadbud ice cream is a different kind of ice cream recipe, which I have learnt from one of my friend. It tastes too good and also looks little different. This is the ideal recipe for the sweet lovers. Just try it.
Ingredients: vanilla ice cream one cup, chopped …
Smoked Salmon Canapés recipe
I was searching for new and interesting hors d’oeuvre recipes for the holiday entertaining season, and I came across an entire chapter in one of my mom’s recipe books devoted to canapés. I almost skipped that chapter, because for some reason, I always associated canapés with quiches or tarts …
Pickled Bittergourd Recipe
Bittergourd 250g
Mustard powder 30g (2 teaspoon)
Turmeric powder 15g (1 teaspoon)
Onions 50g
Garlic paste 30g (2 teaspoon)
Vegetable oil (4 tablespoon)
Salt to taste (? teaspoon)
Small green chillies 4
Cut the end sides of the Bitter gourd and slice them into finger strips.
Cut the onions into half-circles and green chillies into halves.
Heat …
Dutch Mustard Soup
I lived in The Netherlands for more than 2 years (studies and work), thus, I have a good personal experience of the Dutch cuisine. Coming from a country with a world wide famous cuisine, and after assuring you that I am the kind of the open minded person that …
Japanese Chicken Teriyaki recipe
Whenever I go to Japanese restaurant, I always order chicken teriyaki. However, to save my money, I try cooking it by myself. The ingredients include 300 grams of chicken, 6 tablespoons of teriyaki sauce, 1 teaspoon of soya sauce, 1 teaspoon of oyster sauce, 1 tablespoon of …
Chicken Florentine in Minutes Recipe
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 …
Spicy Chutney Powder Recipe
South India is very famous for idly and dosas. Anyone visiting South India will not leave without tasting them. Usualy they are given with green chutney and sambar. But there is another variety which is given only in selected hotels. It is called as chutney …
Meatball Vermicelli Soup
Winter is just around the corner. In fact, it snowed in Michigan yesterday. And in times like this, there is nothing more we want but to stay home, curled up in the couch while watching a good movie and a steaming soup waiting to be devoured. If you haven’t …
Deep Fried Egg Tofu recipe
Japanese egg tofu tastes great, but eating it in the same way all the time does get boring.
That’s before I come across this recipe.
To make deep fried egg tofu, you will need:
1 piece of Japanese egg tofu
100g diced prawns
100g fish paste
1 tablespoon …
Parmesan crusted chicken
I saw this recipe in a cookbook. Ever since I saw I wanted to make it, so the other night for dinner I did. It turned out great, everyone loved it. Well everyone except for my sister but she doesn’t really care for chicken. Everyone else loved it and …
Marinated Pork Strips recipe
Mothers like me would always want to serve our kids the best food on the table. It brings a certain kind of joy only moms could understand if we see our kids loving every bite of the food we give them. I am a very dedicated mom, and I …
Samosa recipe
Ingredients:
for stuffing:
potato-2
green peas- 1/2 cup
onion- 1
ginger garlic paste- 1 tsp
garam masala powder - 1 tsp
salt as per taste
green chilly- 3
oil - 2 table spoon
coriander leaves- 1/2 cup
for dough:
plain flour - 1 cup
semolina - 2 spoons
salt - very little
soda - a pinch.
for deep fry:
1/2 litre oil.
preparation:
stuffing:
1. Boil potatos and mash …
Sausage & Penne Pasta
We all like to have something that doesn’t take to long to cook. Here is a hearty quick dish. It is very filling & it is pretty cheap to make. You can also have a veg on the side if you like.
Ingrediants:
5 Hot Sausage links (decased)
1 lb Ricotta cheese
1/2 …
DIY Homemade Caramel Apples
My husband loves caramel apples and every once in awhile we will make them at home so he can have them as a treat. I saw the recipe for making them online and I really liked it.
The recipe includes:
4 apples- I used Fuji apples because that’s what I had …
Surprise Merengue Cookie Recipe
Whenever I need to bring a dessert I always chose this recipe because no one has it. I got it from a woman who is now 80 and I have not idea where on Earth she got it, but I am guessing she has had it awhile and …
Sprouted green gram bhaji recipe
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 …
San Francisco Scallops
I was searching for some unique and tasty, but non time-consuming, appetizers to serve for company over the holidays. I am a big fan of all shellfish and seafood, and scallops are my absolute favourite. They are naturally sweet and tender, and work well as appetizers and in main …
Fruits salad recipe
The fruit salad is a very popular chilled dessert, which is liked; by most of the people and all the children love especially this food. Naturally even my kids are the fans of fruit salad. The fruit salad is very good fro health, because a lot of …
Rice Pudding recipe
Ok, so I tried this rice pudding recipe, which I saw in my local paper. It had the odd requirement to add cornstarch, I guess in order to thicken it. I tried it and it was horrible! You could really taste the cornstarch. Yuck! I was so disappointed, as …
Carrot subjee recipe
Using carrots we can make a very interesting and nutritious subji (side dish). Which takes very less ingredients and is very tasty to eat. Try it.
Ingredients:
Carrots half kilo, onion 2 big size chopped, tomato 4 medium size chopped, 10-12 cloves of garlic, turmeric one pinch, salt to …
Carrot Halwa
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 …
Meat Balls with White French Cream recipe
This recipe is best served with a rice pilaf or java rice. This will be sure loved by every family member. I always impress my friends with this dish! My friends thought at first that I ordered it from some professional chef. Little did they …
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