I have struggled so much with cooking rice to be perfect. I have always had a problem where the rice was never fluffy, and the center was hard and brittle while the outside was mushy. I don’t think I have ever made rice successfully on the stovetop. I am …

What else can be a better option to go for when you are on dieting than a plate full of delicious salad to munch on! This sprouted beans salad has the goodness of sprouted beans combined with the healthy vegetables.
You can prepare this salad by taking 500 gms of …

Mixed vegetable soup is very nutritious soup and it is a very essential and vital soup for the kids. It is very simple to prepare it.
Ingredients:
Mixed vegetable chopped according to your choice, corn flour 4 tea spoons, sugar 3 tea spoons, salt to taste, black pepper powder to …

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 …

I love eating Taco’s while drinking low calorie beer with friends. I first discovered Taco in Cancun years ago. The local version here in my country is more localize. This recipe was published in Kris Aquino’s magazine. There were some ingredients which I omitted because I felt I did …

As a recently turned vegetarian I am always on the lookout for recipes that will make my dinners a little bit more exciting and help me keep away from the boring, flavorless slump of steamed vegetables. Also, I am very nutritionally conscious and therefore keep a close eye on …

My two year old son is fond of Milo and finishes full bottle of milk mixed with Milo. I used to give him plain milk before and he used to drink only half the bottle of milk and keeps the rest. I used to throw the left over milk. …

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 …

Ingredients :
4 small bowls warm cooked sushi rice, 75g Japanese roasted eel, 3-4 pieces Japanese dried seaweed
Sushi Rice Seasoning : 1.5 tbsps sushi vinegar, salt
Method :
1. Mix sushi rice well with seasonings. Cut roasted eel into 4 pieces, set aside.
2. Divide the sushi rice into 4 equal parts. Put …

It was Sunday yesterday and everyone was at home. Sunday is my favorite day of the week because I get to spend it with my family. We sometimes go out but more often we stay home and just watch TV or put on a DVD. Since everyone was in, …

I have searched the world for the perfect crab cake, and so far, there are several in the running for the best yet. However, I rarely have attempted to make crab cakes myself, but I found a recipe that I had to try, and the results were crab cakes …

If you need a really quick and easy and super cheap recipe, this is a good one. It is not great cuisine, but your kids will eat it and you can prepare it quickly after work. This meal feeds a family of four for less than $5.
Ingredients:
1 …

Ingredients:
Cooked rice- 2 cups
Yoghurt 1-2 cups
Salt as per taste
Mustard - 1 teaspoon
Garlic - 5-6 flakes
Peppper whole - 8-10 seeds
Cumin seeds- 1 teaspoon
Red chilli - 3-4
Curry leaves - a few
Balck gram split - 1 tea spoon
Sunflower …

Being from the far north of the country, I love to learn about the southern style of cooking and there is no better way to learn than by watching Paula Deen. On her show, Paula’s Home Cooking, we are taken into her own home kitchen, and sometimes into …

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 …

I am of the opinion that a meal that contains eggs can be eaten at any meal, at any time of the day. Eggs used to have a bad rap because of the cholesterol it supposedly contains; in reality, eggs are high in protein and low in fat and …

Lucinda’s Bacon and Egg Sandwich recipe is terrific. Now I’m not a chef, and cooking can be a challenge, but lately I’ve been watching a show called Mad Hungry with Lucinda Scala Quinn, and in doing so a few of the recipes have hit home with me. …

The Ragi malt is a very very healthy recipe, which is used to feed the babies above 6 months. In India is a favourite and very healthy food, which is fed normally to all the babies above 6 months. The recipe is quite interesting.
Ingredients: Ragi 1 cup, …

This is an amazing Italian dinner, with a delicious twist of tastes. There really aren’t any specific measurements, but I will provide a general idea. It is more about what suites your tastes.
1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into strips
3/4 cup parmesan cheese, ground (not shredded)
1/2 cup parmesan …

In the following I will present another receipe harvested from the local folklore. I have prepared it several times
and each time I learned something new. It is especially about the prior preparation prior of the game (specifically the rabbit).
which I learned on to, let’s say, my own skin.
You must skin …

The mixed vegetable palaw is very commonly prepared rice, which is liked, by most of the Indians. This rice is not only spicy and tasty it is also very nutritious as it is made using the boiled vegetables.
Ingredients: basmati rice 1 cup, mix vegetable chopped in …

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, …

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, …

Pumpkin 500 gm (fresh)
Besan 100 gm
Salt 1 teaspoon
Oil to fry
Water
Method:
Take Besan in a vessel
Add one cup of water in it and mix it well
Add Salt and stir well and keep it
Clean Pumpkin in normal clean water and peel it
Slice the cleaned pumpkin in to small pieces
Dip the sliced pumpkin into …

Eating baked potatoes is one of the easy, healthy the styomach filling food. It can be eaten as a snack or as a side dish and many people do eat them in the main course with different sauces. Here is one of the best tasted baked potatoes one can …

My husband Steve loves Chicken Kiev as does our eldest Kurt here is my recipe for homemade Chicken Kiev. Here is what I use to make chicken Kiev for two people.
2 x 75g boneless and skinless chicken breasts, 40g unsalted butter, at room temperature, 4 tbsp chopped Parsley, …

Tuna Casserole. Tuna Casserole is a tasty and filling dish that is very easy to make. You will need 1 pack of egg noodles, 2 cans of tuna (in water), 1 can of peas & onion, and 2 cans of cream of mushroom soup. Boil the noodles and drain. …

Ingredients:
Spring onions 4 bunches
Potatoes - 3
Tomatoes - 3
Onion - 1
Green chillies - 6
Curry leaves
Oil
Salt
Turmeric - 1/4 spoon
Coriander leaves - 1 bunch
Garam masala powder - 2 tea spoons.
Method: Cut onion into small pieces. Heat oil in a pan and add onion pieces, slit green chillies, and curry leaves. …

This is a wonderful recipe for if you are trying to loose weight, maintain weight, or just want something fun and different to eat in the home or office pot luck.
I love Pink Stuff because not only because it is super easy to make but tastes like it …

I’m searching for a good side dish for my fried fish when my grand father arrive from far away district I ask him for the a good side dish and he tells me of an egg. The ideas really catchy how can be an egg become a good side …

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 …

I am of the opinion that blue cheese goes with every type of food, and it is the perfect accompaniment to salads to make them more exciting and tastier. I often just crumble blue cheese on a regular green or spinach salad, because I dislike plain, boring salads, so …

As much as I enjoy slaving away in the kitchen, there are days when I come home tired from work and just need my favorite comfort food to snack on while checking out the latest on the television scene. When I say comfort food, I mean tortillas and anything …

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 am generally not a big dessert fan, to either make it or eat it. I usually eat too much dinner to have room for dessert, and as well, I don’t have time to make a lot of desserts. I also find many desserts to be too sweet and …

Grits is a staple in the south. It’s a versatile grain that is mostly featured at breakfast, but can be prepared during other times of the day. For example, shrimp and grits are perfect for either lunch or dinner. Or you can make cakes with them and serve it …

This is one of my top 10 recipes, the best of the best. The chicken turns out so incredibly soft that if you pull on a drumstick the bone might some out. The taste is also great, matched by no other recipe. You can cook the whole chicken or …

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 …

I have been cooking for twenty years and have my favorite recipes that I follow. Occasionally, however one has to come up with their own dishes and one of my simplest dishes is Lite Summer Pasta. When it’s a hundred degrees outside, as it gets here in Southern …

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 …

Pumpkin 500gm
Garlic Powder 2 teaspoon
Salt 1 teaspoon
Jeera Powder 1 teaspoon
Green Chillies 2 to 3
Sugar 1 teaspoon
Oil
Water
Method:
Clean Pumpkin with clean normal water
Peel it and slice it into small pieces
Add oil in a vessel and heat it up on medium flame
Fry Jeera Powder and Green Chillies on medium flame for 2 minutes
Add …

Needed Ingredients:
2 cups of Besan
1/2 cup of curd
lime -1(juice)
Ginger small quantity
Green chilly–3-4 (depending on your taste)
Eno or Baking soda –1 pinch
sugar-2 tablespoons
Salt for taste.
For seasoning
Corriander leaves.
Mustard
oil to fry
Preparation:
Make a flowable but thick dough of the besan,curd and water.Add the lime juice,sugar and also the baking soda,salt.Keep it aside for …

Now the boiled vegetable masala with cottage cheese is another interesting and a very very nutritious recipe as it includes all kinds of vegetables, which are half, cooked and it also contains the cottage cheese, which is again rice in proteins and calcium. This is also very delicious …

I was not a big fan of blueberry pancakes in the beginning, but after tasting a friends blueberry pancakes, I had got hook on them. I was just the simple buttermilk pancake eater and never wanted to try other styles and taste of pancakes, but this one is really …

Chocolate Sponge Cake taste is light, airy and definitely delicious. To make this, you will need to make sure your vanilla essence is present. This is extremely important.
Use an all purpose flour for making this and also get your eggs ready as well, some sugar and …

I was looking for some lower calorie pasta recipes after the usual over-indulgence of the holidays, and I found a few, including the following one. This one replaces half of the pasta with thin strips of zucchini, and uses low-fat ricotta cheese. This is about 280 calories per serving …

Ingredients :
Raw banana - 2big (plantain)
Onions - 4 or 5
Garlic - 5 flakes
Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsps
salt
chilli powder - 1 tsp
Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
jeera powder - 1/2tsp
mustard powder -1/2 tsp
fenugreek powder - 1/2 tsp
tomatoes - 1/2 kg
oil - for deep frying
Method :
1. Slice onions into 1 …

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 …