It sure is great to try something new once in a while. I don’t know with some, but most are very reluctant to try new recipes. Little do they know, is that they are missing out on some of the great food in their lifetime. You see, the best …

Collard Greens is a southern tradition that families have been cooking for years. Especially for the holidays like Christmas and thanksgiving I just love making Collard Greens. It has such a unique taste to it and is very yummy. It is fulfilling and you can season it to the …

I have tried looking for recipes of finger foods. I have this quest to be well-rounded in terms of my cooking skills. I patterned this recipe from Cosmopolitan magazine.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup olive oil
6 large garlic heads, peeled
24 1/2 inch thick slices baguette, cut at a 45-degree angle
1 …

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 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 …

If you have a slow cooker, I would strongly recommend getting the Fix-it and Forget-it Cookbook (Feasting with your Slow Cooker). It was compiled by Dawn J. Ranck and Phyllis Pellman Good. There are recipes for appetizers, breakfast foods, breads, soups and chilis, main dishes, bean main …

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 …

The raw mango chutney can also be used as a sauce, which can be served with the bread sandwich, rice and also with the roties. The main ingredient to prepare this chutney is the raw mango, which is very sour.
Ingredients: we need to take 3 big sized …

Cinnamon Apple with Ice Cream is yummy and tasty and something that I would always prepare for dessert whenever I have a craving for apple and cinnamon! Yes, that’s right and you can make this easily in the comfort of your own home.
You will need some apples; around 2-3 …

I found some great recipes by Brandon Boone in a magazine the other day, and I promptly tried several of them. This following recipe was just for the sauce, and although the recipe did not call for this to be poured over pasta, I did use bowtie pasta with …

Ingredients (for two people)
1/2 kg tuna fish
1/2 apple, peeled & chopped
1 teaspoon of Apple juice
1/2 table spoon coriander powder
1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 table spoon chilli powder
1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder
1 tea spoon lemon juice
1 onion
1 big tomato
fresh coriander leaves
1 onion - minced
1 big tomato …

Vanilla cupcakes are my absolute favorite and they are just so addicting to me. I love to make them with my kids as our family time or when we are going to an event. I even made them for my son’s class one time and they absolutely loved it. …

No matter what the family event is that I’m attending, deviled eggs are usually on the appetizer table. They’re usually also one of the first appetizers to disappear from the table. Even though they’re a crowd pleaser I didn’t try making them until recently, because I also …

I’m from the South and cobblers are a big deal where I’m from. There are various types of cobblers to choose from, but my all time favorite is the peach cobbler. There is this debate over which cobblers are the best: the soft, cake like cobblers and the pie …

I have always had the hardest time making any sort of fudge, until my mother-in-law gave me this simple recipe. It takes approx. 6 minutes to make, and not once has it come out either falling apart, or so runny you can use it as a topping on icecream.
I …

Surprise your guests with this unusual appetizer. Prepare medium-sized tomatoes by cutting off the tops and removing the insides - seeds, etc. Turn the tomatoes upside down and let them sit like that while you are working on the stuffing, so that the extra juice comes out.
For the stuffing …

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 …

I started to love Dumplings when i was still young. My Grandmother used to do some dumplings . At First i was so afraid to it because i thought that there is something inside it like cat or rat because many people told me so that’s why i am …

Boil the beets, from 40 minutes to over 1 hour depending on their size and quantity. If you’ve got only 2 or three medium sized ones, 40 minutes will be enough. Large ones, bigger than a tennis ball, should be cooked for over an hour.
Let the cooked beets cool …

We know about the sambar the recipe for which I have given in my previous review. Now I am going to share the recipe of the rasam, which is just like sambar, but it is little different in taste and also in ingredients. This is also …

My mom taught me the recipe for Deep Fried Omelette Bread. It is very easy to make this actually. I cook up this whenever I feel a bit hungry and needing something of a light snack. First of all, take at least 1-2 pieces of bread …

This rich, creamy strawberry milkshake is made with fresh strawberries and / or bananas. I will give you the strawberry recipe; if you prefer banana, just use one peeled banana instead.
For one large shake or two medium ones you will need: 1 cup milk, 2 tablespoons of vanilla ice …

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 …

Sweet Potato Pie for me has been one of those great desserts reserved for special holidays, but my craving would continue yearlong. I’ve had some of the best sweet potato pies and the ones reserved for your worst enemy: the type of sweet potato pie that was not strand …

Macaroni Tuna Salad is a recipe that my Mom and I have been making together since I was a little girl. Now I have the kids help me make it and it is a big hit with everyone that tries it. This recipe is something that we just make …

The next recipe as well as the others I will present here is part of my personal collection of recipes.
It is also a specifically Romanian recipe, This dish, like the “meat in cabbage” (”sarmale”) dish
is not met in the kitchen of any other country. In Romania the highly seasoned …

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 …

The vada pav is the very special chat recipe of the state called maharastra in India. It is a kind of fast food. The procedure is quite simple and it is also easy and ideal food to prepare it for the teatime to serve it to the …

It is not that hard to make Baked Custard. It’s best to serve this type of food menu cold, instead of just being baked.
But at times, I would love the aroma of a baked custard and that’s something unavoidable and I would eat it hot. Custards …

I like making my own Potato Salad with Eggs. It is one of the most convenient and simplest light dish and snack ever to make. It’s only the different ingredients that one use for their own preference.
You will need some potatoes; perhaps around 3 or more, depending on …

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 …

I think the next time that I have the urge to eat Sourdough Bread, I would just buy it. For making it is really not easy, and I have a frustration time making it. That’s because the overall effect is that the outer part of it is cooked …

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 …

Bottleguard sweet is very easy to prepare and is a very healthy recipe for both kids and adults. You just required daily used ingredients only. The procedure is as follows:
Ingredients:
Peeled and grated bottle guard: 1/2 cup
milk: 1/2 cup
sugar : 5 to 6 spoons as per taste
salt: a pinch
saagu daana …

Home style Chilie is one of my favorite recipies. It can be prepared in under thirty minutes from start to finish making it a great meal for nights when your in a hurry but don’t want fast food. It is designed to feed a family of six. The ingrediants …

I prefer fruit juice over other beverages. I got for a jog on alternative days in the morning and when I return back, a good fruit juice compliments my breakfast perfectly, along with some snacks.
Papaya shake is quite easy to make, and I have them occasionally. I don’t stick …

You will need:
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 cups flour
1 1/4 cup oatmeal
Zest of 2 lemons 1 orange chopped(or grated) fine
Juice of 2 lemons
1 can(14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
Cream butter and sugar, add the flour and oatmeal to make a bit crumbly dough. Set aside. Stir juice and zest into …

I was searching the Internet for an easy cold salad recipe to make to take to a barbeque when I found this recipe for Twenty-Four Hour Salad. I found it on allrecipes.com, which seems to be a great resource for a variety of recipes. The salad looked …

I think that Broccoli and Tofu Stir Fry is one of the easiest food on the planet to make, no doubt about that. Even my younger brother knows how to prepare this during his ‘home-alone’ days.
If you are health conscious, stick to using vegetable oil only. …

Last year around this time I was searching for a dip recipe that I could eat with fruits and vegetables. I was browsing a southern cookbook when I came across a recipe for a lemon dip.
I loved the recipe because it only consisted of two ingredients: lemon and sweetened …

With fall right around the corner, Chili is a perfect meal. Pair it up with a salad or even by itself and it is likely to satisfy anyone in your family. For the perfect Chili recipe, follow these easy steps.
First brown a pound of hamburger and drain …

Mousaka, I dare to say is the most popular and well known dish of the Greek kitchen. It’s a combination of vegetables, meat and a thick white sauce and it’s really delicious. It’s a summer dish but you can make it any time of the year if you can …

This version of Vegetable Lo Mein is my own creation after trying out several other recipes. It’s a vegetarian main dish that tastes very delicious and is also healthy. This recipe makes enough for a family of 4-6 people. Cut down on the amounts of all ingredients if you …

There is something so exactly delicious and healthy with the inclusive of an all-balanced type of food that I find in Vegetable Pizza. I love pizza crusts and it’s not often that you go to any restaurants or any food centers selling vegetable pizzas for that matter.
You can easily …

I learned to make this particular simple dish, Egg Salad Mix before and it is really easy and yet convenient to make. Here I go. You will need around 3 eggs or more, depending on the number of servings that you want.
Boil 3 eggs and after boiling, peel …

This recipe is something that I have fun doing and it makes around 1/2 cup. It can also be kept in the fridge for about a week, without getting stale. Ingredients are as follows:-
2 cups lightly packed fresh parsley, roughly chopped
3 scallions, thinly sliced
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1/2 …

Grape Jelly is another recipe that I’ve learned over the years to make. I think to learn to make Grape Jelly is a form of good investment, because it can also contributes to a good business idea plan.
The first mother of all steps would be to get …