Lately I am rather fond of European dishes, even though I am an Asian. I had been having spaghetti for breakfast lately and I want to try more European dishes. I then found this recipe for California Raisin Rice. It is really nice!
To serve a family of 8, these …

Before we had our two children, my wife and I went to grease and had a great time with great food and great wine. one of our favourite starters was called Avgolemono which means egg and lemon. It is a soup and my wife tried it one night, …

Mixed vegetable soup is another interesting soup, which is very healthy as it includes many kind of vegetable. It is also good for kids especially those children who don’t eat much vegetable.
Ingredients: corn flour 3 tea spoons, salt to taste, crushed pepper corn to taste, mixed vegetable according …

Ingredient:
Pudina leaves 4 branches (fresh)
Green chillies 25 gm (fresh)
Yoghurt 2 Kg
Chat Masala 1 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Method:
Pluck and clean Pudina leaves with normal clean water
Take Pudina leaves, Green chillies and Salt in a dish and mix them and grind them together into a fine paste and keep it
Take Yoghurt in …

If you love onion rings and do not want the added calories of the grease they are fried in, here is a recipe that is everybit as good taseting, but baked instead of fried. I got this recipes out of a health magazine several years ago and have used …

Making breakfasts doesn’t always have to be stressful and you don’t have to be sweaty and all panicky… I know, it is the busiest hour of the day. But guess what? I can make lovely breakfasts with ease and style. Sounds impossible? No it ain’t. It is a matter of …

The mix vegetable soup with cottage cheese is some thing little different soup then the normal mixed vegetable soup. This tastes even better then the normal one and it is also the healthy one for every one. Just try it and enjoy this tasty soup.
Ingredients: Ajinomoto …

Ingredients:
Eggs 3, onion chopped 2, tomato chopped 2, red chilly powder and salt according to taste, turmeric powder one pinch, butter 2 table spoons and coriander leaves to garnish.
Method:
Now heat the pan and put the butter and melt it. After which take the chopped onion and fry it. …

This recipe for Mushroom-Beef Stew came from the Favorite Name Brand Simple 1-2-3 One Dish cookbook. I decided to make it simply because the recipe looked like it would be extremely easy to make, plus I like beef and I love mushrooms. The directions call for this …

The vegetable salad is a very very important part of our breakfast of even the dinner. I prepare many kind of vegetable salads, which are not only tasty but nutritious ones. I feed it to my children every day to keep them fit and fine.
Ingredients: vegetables chopped …

Since I live at least half of the year in Alberta, I have learned to cook —˜close to home’ and use some meat that I wouldn’t likely find anywhere other than this province. While I admit that I have not developed a taste for some of the gamier meets, …

I love the Mango Graham cake my mom makes. If there’s an occasion or if we just want something sweet for merienda (mid-afternoon snack) or a dessert after dinner, we make this cake. It’s very easy to do since you donâ◚¬◞¢t need an oven to bake it. For this …

While reading a magazine, I found a recipe by Chef Brian Morin, who co-wrote a book called The Beerbistro Cookbook, which I assume is all about recipes either using beer in the recipes or food that goes well with beer. This particular recipe looked amazing, but I had a …

Chicken Pandan is originally a Thai dish. It uses the aromatic benefits of pandan to infiltrate the chicken for a more tender and flavorful feast. In my country, it has been localized though I preferred the original Thai way. Here’s the recipe:
Ingredients:
1 kg. Chicken ( make …

Baked Chicken Teriyaki is not that hard to make once you get the hang around it.
First important step is to get your pieces of chicken meat. I love to use chicken thighs and chicken breasts for this type of recipe. You need ingredients like black pepper, …

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 …

Arctic Char can be difficult to find, but I have found it in several fish markets in various cities and sometimes, specialty grocery stores also carry this fish. It is much like salmon in texture, and if you want to change things up, you can substitute arctic char for …

I am very happy to know that one of my French colleague at work knows how to eat Sago Pudding, an Asian type of side-dish or used for dessert mainly.
The key word recipe to this would be to make sure you boil water first. Ingredients like brown …

I like the variety in the Oprah Magazine Cookbook. It is a combination of healthy, unique recipes as well as some decadent recipes. It is also a combination of many different types of flavors and styles of food.
I consider this one of my favorite “browsing” cookbooks. …

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 …

Ingredient:
Brinjal 250 gm
Garlic paste 1 teaspoon
Red chilli powder 1 teaspoon
Green chillies 2 to 3
Onion 50 gm
Mustard 1 teaspoon
Sugar 1 teaspoon
Salt 1 teaspoon
Oil
Water
Method:
Chop the Onions into small pieces and keep it in a dish
Clean the Brinjal with clean normal water and slice it up into small pieces
Spread a little bit …

Chicken wings with beets
Ingredients:
- 700gram of beets
- 8 chicken wings
- 8 mushrooms
- Beans, salt, onion, pepper, ginger, soya sauce, wine, cooking oil
Directions:
- Wash chicken wings thoroughly with water, cut into smaller pieces and then soak them with a little salt and pepper. Put the prepared chicken wings in a …

If you have ever visited a Roly Poly restaurant, you will know that this place serves all sorts of rolled tortilla sandwiches. I fell in love with the Santa Fe chicken sandwich which has melted jalapeno cheeses, chicken, and tomatoes. This version is very similar, but has …

Ingredients:
1. rice 1 cup
2. mint leaves 1/2cup
3. onion 2
4. green chilli7
5. grated coconut 2tsp
6. oil 3tsp
7. salt to taste
method:
1.cook rice and keep it a side
2.take a pan and put 1tsp oil and fry green chilli and mint leaves
3. the grind mint leaves,green chillis ,coconut and salt
4. now pour the remaining …

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 …

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 …

Cooking time 15—20min
Oven temperature …

Potato salad is a must on Sundays or any special occasion if you live in the South. There is something about it that just pulls the entire meal together, and it is one of those side dishes that is easy to make and it can be eaten at room …

As a former bartender, I think I sometimes take it for granted that drink recipes that may seem simple to me aren’t as commonly known to the general public. I think the pina colada falls into this category. I think the first thing you should understand is …

One of my families favorite evenings are when we have breakfast for dinner. My girls are not big breakfast eaters early in the morning so this is perfect for a brunch or for us a dinner. You can get creative with this recipe and make …

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 …

Here is an idea for your next meal that you can prepare. I am reviewing this food option, Curry Prawns with Ketchup Boiled Eggs and giving some basic cooking tips.
Not everyone hates ketchup. I am a fine with this sauce and there are lots of food ideas …

Here is a nice suggestion for parties at the park, or simply for an afternoon snack. Actually, this recipe, which I made out from experimenting and trying one mix after another, is my favourite brunch! I call my recipe Fish with Bread Sauce (coz really, there’s all to it, …

I found this recipe for Turkey Kielbasa with Cabbage, Sweet Potatoes and Apples in the Favorite Brand Name Simple 1-2-3 One Dish cookbook. It’s not one of the first recipes I’ve made from this cookbook, because the combination of ingredients in the title seemed a little odd to …

At the beginning I thought it was a joke. I found the recipe on the Internet and decided to give it a go. The worst thing that could happen was to end up with something inedible and spoil dinner completely. But I was willing to take that risk, for …

Smorrebrod, I recently discovered in a magazine, is a Danish open-faced sandwich with literally means —˜buttered bread.’ Basically, smorrebrod is slices of bread, usually rye or grain, with is buttered and heaped with different toppings. This meal is eaten as dinner, and is eaten with a knife and fork. …

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
cinnamon sugar
cinnamon chips (optional)
I am sort of a spice addict, so when I found out there were cinnamon cookies that don’t taste like snicker doodles I was immediately all over trying them. This …

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 …

Mushroom Manchurian is similar to the gobhi Manchurian. Note down the ingredients:
200 grams cleaned mushrooms, 15 garlic cloves chopped, ginger finely chopped, onion chopped for seasoning, coriander leaves chopped, corn flour 1 cup, Maida flour 1 cup, tomato sauce one bottle, Soya sauce 3 table spoons, salt to taste, …

This recipe for Chocolate Velvet Pie came from the Favorite Brand Name Bake Sale Cookbook. I passed over this recipe many times before making it, because nothing about it really stood out. The cookbook didn’t have a picture of it, and it just seemed like a really …

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 …

Most people don’t like taking brinjal but it can be quite delicious if cooked in the right way. I like brinjals and they are one of the many few vegetable I really enjoy. One of favorite item is the Roasted brinjals and I would like to share the recipe …

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 …

Coconut rice is a very easy and very tasty to eat kind of recipe which my husband likes a lot. Even I love to prepare it because it is very easy to make and needs very less ingredients.
Ingredients:
Rice one cup, 2 cups of coconut milk, some spices …

Crabs night has become a recent tradition as of late for my family because it’s one of few meals where you can really indulge with your hands without raised eyebrows.
Usually when I cook crabs I do so in a large pot with quite a number of seasonings and spices …

Have you tried to make the dessert, Chocolate Ice Cream Cake before..? Well you should. It is very delicious actually and you could engage the help of your nieces and nephews that are interested to help out.
You will need flour of course, some sugar, eggs, bits of salt, …