I like making boxed cake mixes, because they’re easy to prepare. However, I’m not a big fan of the tubs of prepared frosting that the grocery stores sell. So I’ve been experimenting with different frosting recipes that I can use on my cakes. I found this …

Cashew Chicken
My mom is always trying new recipes and then sending them to me.
She sent me this Cashew Chicken Recipe and the first time I made it
for my family they both said it was Ok. Well I really liked how easy
it was to make and I thought …

Ingredient:
Milk 2 liters
Sugar 120 gm
Oranges 6 in number
Gulabjal few drops
Method:
Peel the Oranges and throw out the seeds in it keeping the orange pieces intact and keep them in a dish
Take the entire milk in a vessel and heat it up on low flame
Heat the milk until it thickens to …

This is an easy everyday recipe you can do without compromising your schedule, yet still be able to serve great meals on the table. Oriental Noodles and Han is a great way to treat your family without much trouble. What’s more, it is very healthy and tasty, and can …

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 …

A great dish to make in the Fall when there are alot of pumpkins around, or anytime you have extra butternut squash form your garden. This wonderfully creamy roasted pumpkin soup is delicious served with french bread, bread sticks or large salted pretzels.
Begin by cutting one large pumpkin, or …

This recipe is most enjoyed by the family specially on weekends when everybody is present.
6 pieces beef shank
1 cup tomato juice
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup dill-pickle juice
1 piece …

Ingredient:
Yoghurt 250 gm (sour)
Ladies finger 150 gm (fresh)
Onions 150 gm
Green chillies 2 to 3 (fresh)
Salt half teaspoon
Chat Masala 3 to 4 teaspoon
Oil
Method:
Take Yoghurt in a vessel and add salt in it and mix it and beat it well
Chop Ladies finger, Onions and Green chillies into small pieces
Add a little …

This cake is a pain to make, I tell that upfront to everyone who asks for the recipe. The process is not hard but time consuming, which can be rather annoying in our day and age of everything instant. However, to me, the result is well worth the trouble.
Take …

The finess of herbs, combined with the creaminess of dijon, sausages and vegetables make this dinner dish a warming Winter delight. Serve hot, garnished with sweet fresh basil leaves, a green salad and buttered, hot crusty rolls.
Ingredients:
450 g (1lb) large herby pork sausages
350 g (12oz) wholewheat organic pasta …

The paneer bhurji is my favourite recipe. The paneer is the cottage cheese. This dish can be served with the roti or the rice. This is the tastiest recipe among many recipes, which I have tried.
Ingredients: the cottage cheese chopped 2 cups, onion chopped 3/4th cup, tomato …

I found the idea to make Prata Egg Casserole pretty recently. That’s because I am totally inspired by the way a ‘murtabak’ is made, and I try my hands on making this particular menu.
Get some flour ready; the way that you are making a normal prata. I love …

I’ve been slowly making my way through Rick Bayless’ Mexico One Plate at a Time. I’ve been a fan of the PBS series in the past. The recipes I have tried from his book have included hits and some misses. For the most part, this one was a hit.
I …

This is like one of the dish that I find to have a special place in my heart. I have tried this recipe and would like to share with everyone out there. I choose to serve my Oaxaco Tacos with my favorite beans or salsas. I …

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 …

I have this receipe from about 13 years ago. I learned how to cook it for the first time from my mother in law, shortly after I met my wife. I needed a special cake for dessert at a certain festive dinner of my family and I recognize …

I always claimed that I wouldn’t go for as many pub lunches as I do if I could find decent recipes for such traditional pub fare as shepherd’s pie, bangers and mash, and steak and kidney pie. I guess my husband believed me because one day recently he presented …

I have always had a love for baking stemming back to my childhood. I’m guessing it came from the Mennonites in the family, as they are very well known for their cooking and baking. I tried many banana bread recipes before I found the perfect one. I use this …

This is a good recipe for someone who likes to eat pasta and wants to try something a little different. First of all, you cook the tortellini according to package. Then you saute one onion diced, one cup of sliced fresh mushrooms, one green pepper sliced, one …

One of my favorite candy bars is the Salted Nut Roll. When I had these bars, they tasted so close to the Salted Nut Roll that this is one of my favorite recipes ever.
Base:
1 package yellow cake mix …

The masala rice flakes is a very popular Indian breakfast which is not only tasty to eat it is also cooked using very less ingredients and in very less time. Try this one .
Ingredients: rice flakes one bowl, onion chopped ½ cup, tomato chopped ¼th cup, oil 4 …

I tried this recipe out for the first time the other day and I was surprisingly satisfied. We are big on grilled cheese sandwiches around here because it is something that my young children will actually it. I found a way to give it a fun twist and plenty …

This is the rice made using some spices and chopped tomato. This is very tasty rice. Just try it once.
Ingredients:
One cup of rice, salt to taste, green chilly paste � tea spoon, garam masala (spice powder) 1 � tea spoon, chopped onion � cup and chopped tomato � …

If you can secure a fresh piece of tuna from your local market, then you really need to cook up this recipe. It is fairly easy, and very delicious. My family loves tuna, and I buy it fresh from my grocer whenever it is available, simple to make this …

Ingredients :
Palak (spinach) - 2 bunches
Masoor dhal - 1/2 cup
Onions - 2
Tomatoes - 2
Ginger, chilli paste - 2 tsp
salt and sugar to taste
Oil - 1tbsp
Method :
1. Cut palak finely and cook with enough water.
2. Cook dhal with little turmeric powder in pressure cooker.
3. Cut onions and tomatoes finely.
4. Heat …

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 …

Growing up, I loved it when my mother made this delicious bean pot. It is so good that I looked forward to every meal that she served this casserole with.
Start by browning a pound of ground beef. After browning beef, add 1 cup of brown sugar, 1 …

Pepper Chicken Baked Potatoes is pretty easy to make. The only key essence to this would be to bake your potatoes well and easy. You will need some cut onions, lots of nice bits chicken, and mix and match of everything from chicken wings right up to chicken …

My husband absolutely loves fried pickles and I often make them as a Saturday afternoon treat to go with a movie. I got the recipe online and it is really simple to follow.
The recipe calls for: 2 cups all-purpose flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, 2 eggs, 1 cup …

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 …

1 lb of hamburger meat
1 lb pack of classic mixed vegetables
2 cans of tomato soup
mashed potatoes (lots)
shredded cheddar cheese
Boil mixed vegetables and fry hamburger meat, stirring and mashing it into as small pieces as you can. Since I use real mashed potatoes, not instant, I usually start boiling potatoes …

Gobi dum is very easy to make and very tasty too.
Ingredients :
Big caulflower : 2
Butter or oil : 3 tbsps
Onions (Big) : 7
Garlic : 8 flakes
Cashewnuts : 10
Red chillies : 5 to 6
salt : as required
Turmeric powder
cloves - 4
cinnamon-3
cumin seeds : 1 tsp
Grated coconut - 1 cup
Coriander seeds - …

I never thought I would be a Tilapia eater. Tilapia is a fish and never knew that until I work for a demo company sampling food. I am a picky eater so if it look gross then I won’t try it. Since I was doing demos I decided to …

If you’ve ever dined at a restaurant, you would have noticed the servers don’t just bring you ordinary butter. The butter usually has some sort of herb or spices mixed in to add flavor to your steak, chicken, fish, vegetables, or savory item you’ve ordered from the menu.
Compound butters …

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 …

Carrot halwa is a very nutritious and tasty indian sweet dish. Carrot is very important for growing children. For children who do not like to eat carrot either raw or cooked, you can try giving this sweet dish and they will ask you more.
Ingredients required:
Carrot - 1/2 …

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 …

Ingredients:
1. Prawn – 250 gm.
2. Lau – 500 gm (fresh and sliced)
3. Mustard – 1 teaspoon
4. Salt – 1 teaspoon
5. Green chilli – 4 to 5
6. Tamarind powder – 1 teaspoon
7. Ginger paste – 1 teaspoon
8. Jeera powder – 1 teaspoon
9. Sugar - 2 teaspoon
10. Oil
11. Water
Method:
1. Add oil in a vessel and heat it up
2. Fry Prawn on medium flame …

During the winter time, nothing is better than a nice bowl of hot soup. For this winter, I always make one specialty soup for those extra cold days: Lipton’s creamed corn noodle soup.
I first discovered the Lipton recipe on the side of a box of soup I purchased a …

I made this recipe because I had heard so much about it. If you have ever watched the tv show 19 kids and counting than you have heard of this, it is one of their favorites. I have also read about this recipe a few places and …

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 make a lot of Mexican entrees, but I’m always unsure about what to serve on the side. I wanted to find a good side dish to serve with tacos and enchiladas, so I started looking for recipes. The Favorite Brand Name Simple 1-2-3 One Dish cookbook …

I first started drinking vanilla milk when I was in high school because my mom would buy it all the time. Publix used to sell it as one of their products, but they no longer sale the rich milk which is why I had to do my best to …

I found this recipe for Brownie Kiss Cups in the Favorite Brand Name Bake Sale Cookbook. I found it under the “Best-Selling Brownies” section. At the time, I was looking for a simple chocolate dessert recipe that I could make for a picnic I was attending, and …

You can prepare this dish, Tuna and Bean Salad in less than 30 minutes even once you get around the hang of it.
I remember always cooking this recipe that was taught by my mom whenever she went to work when I was schooling during those times and I …

With the holidays coming up friends and families usually gather around, waiting for the holiday meal to be served. What can you do to sate all those watering mouths that are anxiously awaiting your perfect dinner? Serve a very simple, and extremely tasty cheeseball.
To make the perfect cheeseball you …

Here is a simple and tasty way to serve up a flavorful dessert item after lunch or dinner. It is a dessert that can be made in fifteen minutes or less and is on the light side. Here is what you will need: white bread, cinnamon butter, cinnamon spice …

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 …

In the following I wil present another Romanian recipe: Moldavian minced meat croquette (parjoale).
The miced meat croquette are often found on Romanian tables and because of the ease in preparation
they replace ussualy the steak. In my opinion, everyone knows how to make minced meat croquette nut a quality dish
having …

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 …