Random recipes - page 402

Thanks to the miracle of modern technology, you're reading this post while I'm off traipsing around Eastern Europe. This is the first of three posts that I've set to go up while I'm gone ... I guess blogging really is a sickness. For the March 5 S

Creamy Carrot Soup with Coconut Milk Not only are Pureed Soups pure comfort food, but they're also perfect for anyone on a liquid diet or a pureed/soft food diet. Whether you're recovering from a cold, wisdom tooth extraction or dental surgery, or ha

With Thanksgiving fast approaching, I've been in awe of all the amazing recipes my fellow bloggers have come up with. Last year, I cooked my first ever Thanksgiving dinner for my parents, and I was grateful for all of the gluten-free recipes I was able

My all time favorite, this is a top treat in north India. Only twist to the tale is that I decided to replace pakoras (fried dumplings) with Dal Wadi , this makes this dish really yummy adds a spice to the mix. Here is how we do it..

Here's another favorite from the annals of comfort foods: Potato Pancakes. The thing is, what most people know as potato pancakes bear no resemblance to the potato pancakes we had growing up. Most people know the kind of potato pancakes made from shredde

I had been eyeing galette recipes for sometime. When my sis-in-law Reshma asked me to whip up a fusion recipe for her site Masala Mango Mantra , I toyed with different ideas. When galette popped into my mind I could think no further. The idea for filling

Chinese Szechuan Spicy Fish Soup Last week, my husband treated me to dinner at a Szechuan (also known as Sichuan or Szechwan) restaurant in New York City called Wu Liang Ye , that serves authentic Szechuan cuisine. In the town that I live in, ther

It's holiday time, and most of us are either busy with kids at home or visiting family and friends. We are in Singapore now, visiting my sister's family and some old friends and I am having a wonderful time with my 2 year old nephew, and very little time

Crunchy, light pillows of ricotta cheese filling dipped in a delicious Marinara Sauce. How does that sound to you? When my Co-Worker, Kelly, described this delicious appetizer her eyes were rolling in the back of her head. "It's the buttermilk that give

Indofoods Rendang spice paste mix Ingredients and Preparations : Beef Rendang ? Prepare 500 g cubed beef, which has been boiled/high-pressure cooked. ? Sauté 1 sachet of INDOFOOD beef in Chili Coconut Instant Seasoning Mix with 2 table

Michael Symon's Beef Cheek Pierogies with Wild Mushrooms and Horseradish (p. 45) was by far the most fun dish that I've made yet. As you probably know by now, Cleveland's NBC affiliate, WKYC Channel 3 came to my house and filmed me as I made them . This

These are one of my favorite cookies. I make these for every family holiday and parties. They are just delicious and everyone loves them. This recipe is a real keeper. There are a few steps involved, but it so well worth it. This is a professional pa

As the name suggests, these are very spongy and fluffy. Also called as poha dosa or atukula dosalu. This would be the special breakfast recipe made by my Grand Mother in my childhood. No much dal is used in these dosas. Sour butter milk is used, so these

For the month of March, the challenge of Kulinarya Cooking Club (KCC) is centered on the mighty food group called vegetables. While most members including me, a perennial vegetable eater (converted by force :-)), were all deeply pleased and thrilled of

Just mention pasta and visions of Italy immediately spring to mind :) Joanna next destination will be Italy ( she is touring Europe now....wow...imagine all the authentic pasta she will get to taste from there with lots of cheese on them...mmmm I need to

From this blog , I've learned a lot about various types of high quality flour,yeasts which produces a totally different taste on bread whether is simple plain toast or country rustic bread. Been upset by lacking of choice we could source in local s

This is a very good instant snack and very famous in our area ( north east andhra). This is made of rice flour with other spices and cooked like a dough. It looks crispy outside and soft inside. This is very tasty if eat right after it is made , cannot be

I remember going to the home of my parents friends one night sometime in the mid-70 s and eating a dish called London Chicken . I don t know the exact recipe, but we all loved it so much that it became a dish in my own mother s cooking repertoire. Essen

Farfel comes from the Middle High German word varveln which means pellet-shaped pasta. It is made from matzo that is ground or cut and used in soups and other dishes. The origin of this dish can be traced back to Ashkenazi Jewish communities in German

I recently made lemon myrtle crispy squid using one of several Australian spices my mum sent me from Herbie's Spices in Sydney . Another of the spices was wattle seed, which has a lovely coffee-like taste and smell. I used the wattle seed to make t

Chicken Biryani I used to cook Nasi Biryani my style.... Almost as same as what we can get from any Mamak's restaurant, but maybe there is some different in taste due to ingredients used and the quantity of ingredients used. But today Abbas taught m

When I made my first order at The East London Steak Co. , I knew I had to include bone marrow. I've had it before, scooping it out after a hearty dish of my mum's osso bucco. And I knew I wanted to try cooking with it myself. At first I wasn't sure

I made these cupcakes for St. Patrick's Day yesterday. I also made a whole meal with green food. We had cabbage rolls , pasta with pesto sauce, salad with green veggies and green ranch dressing, green fruit salad, and a green drink. It's so fun to be

From under the tuckus of a warrior to your plate, hamburger has a surprisingly interesting history. Ground meat was eaten in ancient times but it becomes worthy of note during the 13 th century. As the Mongols raided and pillaged, they