Thursday 31 October 2013

Easy Mango Desserts

Easy-Mango-Desserts
Aamras Recipe | Easy Mango Desserts needs no introduction. It is popular in the states of Gujarat, Maharasthra and Rajasthan and is prepared during festivals and occasions.Aamras is nothing but sweetened and flavored thick Mango pulp and usually served along with Puris or Chapati. It can be separately served as a desert too.It is almost mandatory at our place to prepare the combo of Poori - Aamras at least once during the mango season. I though prepare it quite often and enjoy it as a dessert or eat it with chapati instead of poori , as we do not prefer eating oily food quite often. Another best way to serve Aamras is to serve it with Vanilla ice cream or whipped Cream-it makes an easy and light dessert during Summers.Source

Spicy Seedai

Spicy-Seedai
I had earlier posted a list of Diwali Sweets ,where I had compiled all the special sweets recipes at one place.If you have not checked that page please check it here for more ideas for this Diwali.Today I am posting a list of Diwali Savouries and Snacks which would be helpful to many for the coming up festival.I have included the various snack varieties of vada, bajji and bonda in the list so that it would be easy for those who can plan for them to make at the last moment during Diwali.Source

Dry Fruit Modak

Dry-Fruit-Modak
As Ganapati festival is nearing, I am sure many of you might have started preparations for the festival. Steamed Modak called Ukadiche Modak and Fried Modak are mostly prepared for Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Maharasthra. You would see various flavored Pedas like simple doodh peda modak, dry fruits modak, chcolate modak, mango modal, kesar modak etc shaped in the form of Modaks in most of the sweet shops during Ganesh Chaturthi.Source

Blue Cheese and Honey

Blue-Cheese-and-Honey
It would be ridiculous for me to attempt to put into human words just how monumentally delicious these crostini are.  Just imagine yourself on the kitchen floor, in a puddle of your own drool mixed with a little honey, body limp, mind numb, and a trail of expletives escaping your lips.Source

Parmesan Chicken Strips

Parmesan-Chicken-Strips
Parmesan Chicken Strips with Ranch Dressing – extra crispy and super delicious. Say goodbye to restaurant chicken strips.Source

Ghoulish

Ghoulish
Oh Halloween, how I used to love rocking a witch costume nearly eight years in a row, and the drowning sensation that at times occurred while bobbing for apples at Halloween parties jam-packed with the 12-and-under crowd. Glad those days are over. Let’s be real here folks, aside from the seemingly unlimited candy.Source

Tuesday 29 October 2013

Pumpkin Cheesecake Shooters

Fruity Crispy Roll

Fruity-Crispy-Roll
Everybody just can’t stop snacking so here is another healthy snack recipes that could be new to your taste. This Fruity Crispy roll is just one of the many healthy snack recipes, which is crispy and fruity filling. It looks like shanghai rolls in the outside appearance but the filling on it is fruit cocktail for unique taste.Source

Special Brownie Recipe Ala Mode

Special-Brownie-Recipe-Ala-Mode
Here’s my comfort food, which is the Special Brownie Recipe Ala mode, will make my day perfect. This recipe relieved me, even if how bad my day was. It reminds me in my childhood years that my parents bought an ice cream to stop me from crying. Now that I’m already a mom, I made this brownie recipe for my kids. I’m so glad that my kids love this and their favorite dessert as well.Source

Chocolate Cupcakes with Coffee Icing

Chocolate-Cupcakes-with-Coffee-Icing
Gluten-free cupcakes are hot. Or should I say, HAWT. Tack on vegan status, too, and you've got a trend worthy of the most BoHo WeHo GoGo. So I'm reprising this chocolate cupcake recipe to tempt you into baking this weekend. These little beauties remind me of Devil's Food Cake. Dark, moist and chocolatey.Source

Pillsbury Crescent Bacon, Egg and Cheese Sandwiches

Chocolate Hazelnut Mousse

Chocolate-Hazelnut-Mousse
For big celebrations this cake is a must, four layers of moist sponge, lashings of chocolate ganache and the crunch of Maltesers.Source

Fruit Cocktail Cake

Bourbon Milk Punch

Bourbon-Milk-Punch
Among the cool and frosty punches, have you ever tasted the bourbon milk punch? If yes then you have surely gained a good hang about the deliciousness of the drink.Source

Parmesan Crusted Pesto Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Parmesan-Crusted-Pesto-Grilled--Cheese-Sandwich
I made this sandwich yesterday for lunch because I was in the mood for comfort food. Caleb came down with a nasty cold on Sunday and we had to take him to the doctor on Monday. Luckily, he is fine and it’s just a bad cold, but I hate that he is sick. He’s fighting a fever, cough, and  hoarse voice. The only good part is that he loves snuggling again. I love my Caleb snuggles.Source

Monday 28 October 2013

Healthy shrimp

Healthy-shrimp
It is that good. This H=healthy diet shrimp recipe is low in calories, high in protein, low in fat and low in carbohydrates. Heaven! I love finding recipes that are scrumptious and great for helping me lose those last five pounds.Source

Sunday 27 October 2013

Flourless Chocolate Cake

Mussakhan Roasted Chicken With Sumach on Pita Bread

Mussakhan-Roasted-Chicken-With-Sumach-on-Pita-Bread
What I really adore about this dish is that you serve it  on a flat bread that served as a plate. The bread absorbed the juices from the dish, resulting in such a delicious specialty. Just in case you are curious, the mussakhan is an Arabic word, means "browned during additional baking.Source

Fantastic chili

Fantastic-chili
Try it out and see for yourself. Eat your favorite food knowing you are eating a much healthier but still yummy version and give yourself a pat on the back for aiding your weight loss.Source

Pork Chops

Maple Hot Wings

Maple-Hot-Wings
We've wanted to try to re-create these wings for some time, but haven't been sure where to start. Then, I came across a recipe for maple wings in my google reader and became inspired. While the end result didn't really taste much like the Maple Hot wings from The Vine, we both really liked these wings and will be making them again.Source

Saturday 26 October 2013

Potato Spinach Sausage Casserole

Italian Easter Bread

Old Bay Chicken Wings

Frozen Banana Protein Shake

Red Chili Marinated Grilled Chicken

Garlic Butter Spaghetti with Herbs

Garlic-Butter-Spaghetti-with-Herbs
I truly LOVE FOOD, all the delicious food across the whole wide Earth, so experimenting with new ingredients is reallyreally fun for me.Source

Coconut Cream Pie

Coconut-Cream-Pie
When it comes to pie recipes, this classic coconut pie recipe takes the blue ribbon. A refrigerated pie crust makes it easy, and the whipped cream and toasted coconut make it stunning.Source

Beer Butt Chicken

Tiramisu Parfaits

Tiramisu-Parfaits
As a mouthwatering finale, Nancy Granaman of Burlington, Iowa whips up her tiramisu and serves it in pretty parfait glasses.Source

General Tso’s Chicken

General-Tso’s-Chicken
This recipe for General Tso's chicken has been the most popular on this site since I first posted it in 2009. Month after month it continues to be the most viewed and searched for recipe here.  I love that so many of you, presumably, have visited on a mission to replicate this tasty dish from a favorite take-out.Source

Chicken Stew with Onions, Tomatoes, and Dijon

chocolate desserts

Enchiladas

Chocolate-and-Almond Macaroons

Chocolate-and-Almond-Macaroons
Don't let these macaroons intimidate you. With just six ingredients, they are surprisingly simple to make and guests will be very impressed with the results.Source

Red velvet cake donut

Red-velvet-cake-donut
We thought it would be fun to try our hand at making a few fancy cake donuts. Elsie and I just love Red Velvet and Carrot Cake cupcakes so we thought we'd try making these flavors into cake donuts! If you've never had a cake donut before you are in for a treat-they are little different than traditional donuts as they are more dense and rich in flavor.Source

Friday 25 October 2013

Israeli Salad

Israeli-Salad
I was introduced to this salad in a tourist hotel that sat at the edge of a hutong in Bejing, China. A group of Israeli tourists was also staying at the hotel and most mornings I'd have breakfast with them. I'm a very early riser and would sneak to the dining room for a cup of coffee rather than disturb Bob with my restlessness.Source

Summer Pudding

Summer-Pudding
I've made this dessert for years, in forms both plain and fancy. I first had the pudding as a child when it was prepared by a Swedish neighbor for a Midsummer's Eve celebration. I developed a fancy for its tart berry sweetness and it was one of the first desserts I made as a bride. Once I had my own kitchen, I turned to recipes that had been develop by British food writers. I suspect I was working on the theory that no one knows puddings better than the Brits, and if I wanted the very best recipe for summer pudding.Source

Vanilla Cheesecake with Cherry Topping

Vanilla-Cheesecake-with-Cherry-Topping
In this rich cheesecake, we use the entire vanilla bean, so none of it is wasted: The seeds flavor the cheesecake, and the bean halves flavor the topping.Source

broccoli recipe

broccoli-recipe
As most of you already know, vegetables are an essential part of any weight loss diet. For losing weight, it is an extremely important factor. Vegetables should be a part of just about every meal no matter how big or small.Source

Thursday 24 October 2013

Salt Rubbed Roast Chicken

Salt-Rubbed-Roast-Chicken
When I began to explore the possibilities of blogging, one of the first sights I discovered and tracked was Wandering Chopsticks. In addition to fantastic recipes, the site provided invaluable information on how to start a blog. I probably wouldn't be here now if it weren't for that information. I again tapped into the blog before Bob and I left for Vietnam and began our travels through Southeast Asia. I can tell you now, that in my very humble opinion, this is the best collection of Vietnamese recipes that I've ever found. What is equally delightful are the wonderful Western recipes the site contains.Source

Wednesday 23 October 2013

Pumpkin Pie Pudding

Maple Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls

Maple-Pumpkin-Cinnamon-Rolls
After been working so many years in different style restaurants with several really good chefs I decided to help anybody willing to prepare nice dishes providing the best recipes and their secret.Source

Strawberry Fluff Pie

Strawberry-Fluff-Pie
I normally don't make this type of dessert, but the folks staying in the cottage next to us made this for Bob on his birthday. He enjoyed it and I thought you might too. It is very easy to prepare and it is a perfect dessert to keep in mind when local strawberries come to market. As it happens, it is also a perfect post for Pink Saturday. Here's the recipe for the pie.Source

Glazed Strawberry Scones

Glazed-Strawberry-Scones
I am inordinately fond of scones. I regularly search for new recipes to add to my collection and the last time I did that, I came across this recipe in two different places. The recipes had nearly identical time stamps, so I was forced to conclude that great minds think alike and credit both sources for these delicious biscuits.Source