I love meatloaf because I think it’s a classic affordable meal. Although I love making it and eating it, I don’t think there’s one perfect recipe for it. I think meatloaf is a dish that’s meant to be experimented with, so I’m always looking for different meatloaf …

My girls and I are in the process of makeing Christmas ornaments for our tree as well as gifts. As a child my sister and I had made these with our mother. Of course we no longer had the ornament dough recipe, so I went online. There were so …

We can prepare the very much natural and tastier and nutritional mixed fruit jam at home very easily.
Here are the ingredients:
Take one cup of papaya, cup of banana, cup of pineapple, cup of black grape, cup of orange fruit, cup of apple (all the fruits must be pealed and …

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 …

Peach is a great dessert to have for all occasions. In my family we look forward to having peach cobbler at holiday family functions. Peach Cobbler is very good especially with some nice vanilla ice cream. You can eat it warm when it is freshly out the oven or …

I made this a couple of days ago for an informal family celebration.
I served it with minted new potatoes and green beans but it would work equally well with a salad.
I felt it needed a sauce since the chicken was a little dry so I made a quick …

Ingredients :
Peeled and dried groundnuts : 2 cup
Salt
Chilli Powder
Oil
Method :
1. Boil water in a wide vessel.
2. Put the dried groundnuts in the hot water and close the vessel with a lid.
3. Strain the water and place the groundnuts in the centre of a cloth.
4. Close the cloth and rub it.
5. …

Any type of Mexican food is good in my book. I make Mexican food a lot, but sometimes I seem to get stuck on the same recipes. I decided I needed to add a little variety to Mexican night at my house, so I referred to the …

My wife and myself always make our own preserve and our eldest sons favourite is grape preserve, he loves it and very often has it on toast for his breakfast and sometimes has it on sandwiches to take to nursery.
All you need for this lovely preserve is:-
1 kg of …

I love this variation of the fabulous pesto recipe that many homes and restaurants use. This recipe is a simple tasty variation from the common pesto recipe. I think that it is worth giving pesto another try by thinking outside the box. Most versions of pesto call for …

Brie is one of my favourite cheeses, and since I love sandwiches, I often make my sandwiches with as many different and gourmet cheeses as I can find. Brie is great with sandwiches because it is soft, so you get the grilled cheese effect easily. This recipe is great, …

Mixed vegetable paratha is very easy and very very nutritious recipe. It is an ideal recipe for the breakfasts.
Ingredients:
Finely chopped vegetable of your choice. Salt and garam masala to taste, wheat four 2 cups, oil 3-4 spoons, water to mix the dough.
Method:
Now take the flour and using …

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 recipe was created by a truck driver that I once worked with. It is this hearty, tasty dip that goes great with corn chip scoopers. I tried taking a batch to different events such as reunions and carry-ins and now it is requested on a regular …

The Painkiller is an aptly named drink, because you won’t feel any pain after you drink one, or much of anything else for that matter. It’s especially popular in the British Virgin Islands, but I had several requests to make one when I was bartending in St. Thomas. …

Recently I had what some people would call a hankering for strawberry pie. I was craving something sweet, and I was reminiscing about the strawberry pie my family used to get from a small family-owned restaurant in my hometown. Unfortunately, I now live several miles away from …

If you love to picnic, you will love this recipe. It is perfect for taking to family gatherings and is so easy to make. Simply mix the following ingredients together.
2 15 ounce cans dark red kidney beans that have been drained (I also rinse my with cold …

Ingredients:
2 ounches butter/margerine
1 medium sized onion (minced)
1 level tablespoon flour
1/2 pint cow\’s milk
4 hard boiled eggs (sliced)
1 tablespoon parsley (minced)
2 tablespoon ham (chopped)
butter toast
Method:
Melt butter/margerine, fry onion until lightly brown.
Stir in flour slowly until smooth.
Add heated cow\’s milk slowly while stirring.
Bring to boiling point and let simmer for 3 minutes.
Add …

Hi guys, here is another Indian easy to prepare and very very tasty recipe, to prepare which u need not to be experienced. Any one can prepare it in minutes and either u can eat it hot or chilled. Ingredients and the method is give below and one …

I was introduced to banana boats at summer camp. Making banana boats is one of only a few fond memories I have of attending summer camp as a kid. I didn’t have to go to summer camp to learn that I appreciated having a solid roof over …

1 medium size onion
1 medium size boiled potato
8 slices of bacon
8 fresh mushrooms (champignons)
4 large tomatoes (or 6-8 small ones)
4 eggs
3 tablespoons shredded cheddar cheese
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon real butter (do not substitute with margarine)
1 tablespoon snipped parsley
Salt, pepper
Pour olive oil on a large frying pan, add butter …

When you are in a hurry or are simply too lazy to cook up a full dinner, a great solution awaits! These simple veggie pizzas were a quick creation of mine when I had limited supplies and a lot of hungry mouths to feed one night. Requiring minimal effort, …

Brownies are a great treat to have for the entire family. I often make them for my kids as treats or for dessert on certain holidays. They really enjoy them and so do I and it is really easy to make. It is a great way to come up …

Ingredients :
Basmati Rice : 1 cup
Ground tomato paste - 1 cup
water - 1cup
green chillies - 4
Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
peeled small onion - 10
Garlic - 4 flakes
Peeled green peas - 1/4 cup
lemon - 1/2
salt
ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
coriander leaves
cashew nuts
cinnamon, cardamom, clove, bay leaf
Method :
1. Wash rice …

According to Wikipedia, “vinaigrette” is a mixture of salad oil and vinegar. Often flavored with herbs and spices and other ingredients. This is commonly used in salad dressing. I had to search online the meaning of it after I read this recipe in Kris Aquino’s magazine. I find …

Whenever I’m expecting guests, I buy a carton of eggs and start preparing my famous egg salad. It’s so simple and so easy to make that it always comes as a surprise how my guests love it all the time.
First, boil some eggs, peel it, then dice it. You …

Around 7 in the morning is always the busiest hours for most of us. I wake up a little before 6 in the morning to prepare breakfast for my little kids and make them packed lunches too. I have to take a shower and make sure I am ready …

In my search for an affordable, easy, and good dessert; I stumbled across one of Food Network’s program and saw Panna Cotta. Unfortunately, I was not able to catch all the ingredients needed to make this dessert. So, I checked it out on their website only to find out …

Entertaining at home is one of the things I like most. I always invite my relatives and friends for dinner. I either ask my housekeeper to cook or I call for delivery because cooking is not really my forte. But there are times when my womanly instincts kick-in and …

This recipe is my daughters favourite . The halwa contains high calorie and protein. Every kids are loves to eat this Halwa. usally Almonds are used to help brain development for children.
Ingrediants
Almonds:2 cups
Sugar 11/2 cups
Water1/2 cup
ghee 1/2 cup
method
1. soak almond 30 minutes in hotwater
2. drain the almonds and …

2 pounds of hamburger meat
4 oz package of instant mashed potatoes
1 can of cream of mushroom soup
1 package of shredded cheese, mozzarella and chedder pizza blend
1/4 cup chopped onions
1 tablespoon of butter
Paprika, garlic salt, and worcestireshire sauce.
This meal is great. Who doesn’t love meat, potatoes, and cheese. This dish …

Preparation of this mouth watering dish is very easy. All that you need
1. Boneless chicken - 400 gm
2. Rice —- one cup
3. Medium sized onions -2
4. Cloves -2
5. Garlic flakes -4
6. Cardamom -2
7. Ginger - 1 inch piece
8. Cumin seeds-1/2 teaspoon
9. Biryani powder(available in market)-one and half teaspoons
10. Chilli …

The mango pickle is a very well known item, which almost every one love in India. It is served with the curd rice or with the plane rice. It also best suits with the bread, or the paratha.
Ingredients: 2 raw mangoes, red chilly powder 3 tea spoons, …

This recipe is what I call “one for the boys” for my husband and his friends love this whenever they bond over bottles of beer and wine. This dish never fail to give me unsolicited praises from the gang. They always look forward to their drinking …

I love having chocolate cake. SO i make one for myself and not only i like it but everyone at my home likes it as well.. This eggless cake tastes best with Mocha icing.
Ingredients for the cake :-
-1/2 tin condensed milk (milk- maid can be used)
-1/2 cup milk, 1/2 …

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 …

I’m not much of a cook but there are times when I want to whip something up and prove to my family and friends that I too can be good at cooking or baking. So whenever I have guests around I always make it a point to serve something …

It is a very rich and tasty recipe. Everyone would like this dish. This dish is normally prepared during festival time. It is not suitable for sugar patients as it is made only out of cashews and sugar.
Ingredients:
Cashewnuts : 200 g
Sugar : 200 g
Method :
1. Soak cashewnuts in water …

Kunda is a sweet dish, which is very easy, and very tasty and yummy dish. It is the especially of the place called Belgaum in Karnataka in India. Try it, because u are going to like it.
Ingredients:
Milk 2 litres, sugar according to taste, cardamom powder � teaspoon, …

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 …

This is a sauce made of mint leaves, which can be used as tomato sauce. This is also a very tasty recipe and is very easy to prepare.
Ingredients:
Mint leaves one bunch, tamarind pulp and salt to taste, 4 green chilly paste, sugar 4 teaspoons, and some tastemaker according …

I love the normal light coffee mixture for this Coffee Cake Recipe. I learned to make this from my late grandma and she was an expert making this. Really missed her so much. She told me that elements of butter or margarine is very important and I …

Ingredients : The items needed to prepare this simple and tasty dish are :
Onions (big) -3
Green chillies -6
Tomatoes - 2 or 3
salt
Bengal gram flour - 1/4 cup
oil - 2 tbsp
seasoning - mustard, black gram
dhal - 1tsp
Curry leaves and coriander leaves for garnishing
lime juice - optional
Method :
1. Cut onions, …

Ingredients:
Toor dal 150gm
Spinach one bunch
Chilli powder - 1 teas poon
Tamarind pulp-2 teaspoons
Turmeric powder - little
Salt as per taste
Garlic 4 flakes
Red chilli …

The veg fried noodles are the most liked recipe. My husband and my children always ask me to prepare it on all the Sundays. At home we can prepare the veg fried noodles which is tasty, hygienic and it can be prepared in very less amount compared …

I was thinking of food I can serve as appetizer or my cousin’s birthday party, and my friend recommended me this recipe for smoky canapes which serves 20 people.
What you need are:
8 ounces of reduced-fat cream cheese (soften them first)
4 ounces of crumbled blu cheese
1 tablespoon of Worcestershire …

I love a good dip, and this easy to make, serve and eat Black Bean Dip is a must have in every cook’s kitchen! I serve this dip all year round to family and friends everyone adores the flavors and is amazed when I explain how simple …

Peeled and sliced kiwis (about 3 large)
Peeled and cubed mango (about 1 medium)
Peeled and sliced bananas (about 2 small)
Peeled and cubed papaya (about 1 very small)
Hulled and sliced fresh ripe strawberries
Unsweetened grated fresh coconut or unsweetened or sweetened flaked coconut
Fresh orange juice
Orange-flavored liquid syrup
This dish personally to me is …