This is my version of Shepherd’s pie. It is very easy and is a family favorite. All that is needed is mashed potatoes, one pound of ground beef or ground turkey, a bag of mixed veggies, and cheddar cheese.
I usually make my own mashed potatoes …

This recipe is delicious, and it was recommended to me by a friend who used to be a chef in a few high-end restaurants in Alberta, Canada. They use a lot of local meat products, so the bison ribs may not be easy to find in every place in …

Peel the egg plants and slice them into circles. Put some salt on each one and wait for 30 minutes - this will make the juice come out and help to get rid of the bitterness. Drain the circles, roll them in flour and fry in vegetable oil. In …

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 …

For a while, I have been experimenting with a relatively simple although fairly tasty recipe creation that I would like to share. If you like garlic and cheese, I think this recipe may be one that you will like. First of all, you will need bread. Pick any kind …

This green chutney is made using the mint leaves, which is also called as pudina chutney. This chutney is like a sauce, which is sweet, and salty, it enriches the taste of any other food, such as the plane rice with the chutney, with bread, with dosa (south …

I’m not a huge fan of nuts in my desserts, but I make exceptions when it comes to pecans. I love eating pecans plain or in pies, so when I found a recipe for Praline Pie I decided to try it. I found the recipe in the …

I cook because I like to see others smiling. I am always trying new recipes and combinations because I like to capture my own smile.
The tortillas, in the original meaning of the word, were (as far as I know) some simple pita that Mexicans in particular,and South Americans in …

If you’ve been grilling and experienced that sweet tooth shortly afterwards, then this recipe is for you.
Whilst men don’t particularly care for desserts when grilling and drinking beer, us ladies always love a good sweet dessert!
Try my recipe for easy Cinnamon Grilled Bananas.
Begin by pricking the skin of the …

I love all the Aidel’s products. This happens to be my favorite of the dinner sausages they offer. One of the things I like most about this line is that they have so many flavors. Each one tastes a little different. I typically cook my …

I remember having fondue on special occasions when I was growing up in the seventies. I loved it because it was fun to dip all kinds of different food into the fondue. Apparently fondue was a passing fad with my family, because I only remember having it …

Even though I know how healthy salads are for me, I am bored to tears of the usual green salads. I have spent a lot of time searching out recipes for unique and healthy salads, and I especially love salads that can be meals because they have enough protein …

The sweet corn soup is also very nutritious and it is the tastiest soup among many other soups. This has been my favourite soup since my child hood. Whenever I have the time I prepare the sweet corn soup for my self. I just love it.
Ingredients:
Sweet …

As always, nobody ever seems to cook a Sunday roast like your Mother did when you were a child. This is my Great Grandmother’s recipe for crown roasted rack of lamb with garlic and rosemary which has been passed down to myself, and now my daughters. We always use a …

The roasted brinjol with curd is a very easy recipe, which even the kids, can prepare. This takes very less amount of ingredients and we are also using the curd for this recipe, and those who like the sour taste of curd for such people this is going …

Like I said before, starting 13 years ago I collected some recipes thinking to edit my own receipe book.
This is another recipe harvested from local folklore, specifically Romanian. As each recipe which I will
present here this recipe has been tried by me several times and each time I got …

Our little boy loves to make pancakes and this is a weekly thing that we do. My wife and I take it in turns so he knows that mummy’s and daddy’s are both good in the kitchen. We use a very simple recipe which my wife’s late grandmother and …

Ingredient:
Guava 10 to 12 (ripen)
Sugar 700 gm
Permitted Red colouring 1 teaspoon
Water
Method:
Clean the Guavas with plain normal clean water
Slice the Guava into small pieces
Take the seeds out of it
Add Water in a vessel and heat it up on medium to high flame
Add the cleaned and sliced Guava in it
Boil it …

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 …

The French fries are my all time favourite snacks, which I just love to eat at any time. I like it because these fries are so crispy, tasty and delicious to eat. With the tomato sauce it tastes simply great. I have the recipe of making …

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 …

This is my grandma’s recipe of fried potatoes that I loved when I was little. I’ve noticed that no other way to cook potatoes can duplicate the taste. The process is easy enough, although it might take time since you actually cook the potatoes twice - well, sort of. …

Growing up, whenever we had meatloaf, I frowned. I really could care less for it. But now that I am grown up, I long for my mothers meatloaf. I have never found her recipe, but came up with this one after countless tries at trying to …

Are you fond of spicy foods? My husband is. That is the reason why I have learned to eat and cook these kind of food too. We also like the taste of coconut cream/milk as well as the acquired taste of bagoong (or what is known to others as shrimp …

Making Vanilla Custard ain’t that hard. You just have to go with ‘practice makes perfect’ and you’ll be fine.
During my spare time that I could find, besides reading, I love to cook different recipes and modifying them according to my own personal tastes. To make Vanilla …

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 …

I like rice, but I don’t like it plain. If you are like me, you will appreciate this recipe, healthy, tasty, and easy to make. Take 3 medium-sized tomatoes and one small onion (or a half of a larger one). Dice them, mix in a frying pan and roast …

Ingredients: wheat bread, 1-2 hardboiled eggs, shredded cheese (any kind), garlic or garlic powder, vegetable oil.
Dip each slice of bread in milk and roast in vegetable oil. When done, cut each slice in 2 or 3 pieces. Rub each piece with fresh garlic (or sprinkle with garlic powder). Spread …

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 …

Ingredients :
Basmati rice : 1 cup
Green peas (peeled) - 1 cup
small onions (peeled) - 1/2 cup
water - 1cup
coconut extract - 1 cup
oil - 2tbsp
ghee - 2 tbsp
cardamom, cinnamon and bayleaf
salt
To grind :
Peeled small onion - 10
Garlic - 6 flakes
Green chillies - 6 nos
Ginger - 1/2 inch piece
shredded coconut- 2 …

Here is a great recipe for bars that are to die for. They are called Sinful bars. Once you sink your teeth into these delicious bars you will understand where the name came from.
1 1/2 cups flour …

Ingredients:
1 box of elbow macaroni noodles (Mueller’s is the best brand)
1 can of evaporated milk
1 egg
3 9.6 oz blocks of Kraft cheese (mild are sharp)
4 tbs of butter
Directions:
-Preheat the oven to 375.
-Open the can of evaporated milk and pour into a mixing bowl. Break the single egg and add …

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 …

I want to share this yummy recipe with all.
Items needed to prepare this dish :
Grated carrot : 1 cup
Grated cabbage : 1 cup
Grated cauliflower : 1 cup
Onion (Big) - 1 cup (cut into small pieces)
Green chillies : 5 nos.
Corn flour : 1 tsp
soya sauce : 2 tsp
Tomato ketchup : …

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 …

Being bored of the traditional appetizers that both serve and eat when I am out, I made it my mission this holiday season to find and make some interesting, unique and fairly simple appetizers. One of the recipes I found and chose to make, mainly because I am a …

Ingredients :
Big Onions - 2
Small Potatoes - 1/4 kg
Curds - 1cup
salt
Oil or ghee- 2 tbsp
Cardamom- 3
Turmeric powder
Grind together:
Coriander leaves - 1bunch
garlic - 5 flakes
Green chillies - 5
onion -1
Cinnamon - 1inch piece
cloves - 2
Method :
1. Cook potatoes in pressure cooker
2. Peel the skin and keep aside
3. Cut onions into fine …

When I was a kid my grandmother made this recipe ALL of the time and I just loved it so much. I would literally beg her everytime I visited. “Chili dog Pie” has also been a big hit with my children and they literally beg me to make it …

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 …

The vegetable kurma is a side dish, which suits best with all kinds of roties and nons or even with the bread. It also proves to be very good combination with the plane rice. This dish is spicy and delicious to eat.
Ingredients: finely chopped carrot, French …

I love scallops very much. They are very delicious and I love the unique taste of scallops so much, like I’ve said. For this recipe, I mix it up using my own favorite taste bud, which is Cedar Cheese. And the recipe for today is Baked Scallops …

Spetzofai
This is a delicious spicy dish made of sausages (usually home made
ones which they are the best but if you cannot find them just buy any pork sausages or alternatively beef sausages). It is a good combination of meat and veggies and it accompanies perfect your wine during the …

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 …

The payasam is a sweet dish, which is an Indian traditional sweet dish. It is prepared using the sweet potatoes. This recipe is very tasty. I do prepare it normally during the festivals as it takes less time for preparation.
Ingredients: sweet potato ½ kg which is scraped …

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, …

As the name itself suggests, it an Australian dish. It holds the proud distinction of being the most popular dish in Australia. One would find hot meat pies anywhere in Australia. But you need not travel all the way to Australia to taste. Anyone can prepare it sitting at …