ASPARAGUS AND BOILED PEANUTS STIR FRY

Asparagus has become a new favorite vegetable in house these days. I usually make it like a poriyal or add it in any mixed vegetable curry. The only thing to note is that care should be taken not to over cook the asparagus. This makes it taste very different.  Coming on to this recipe, I came up with this one while trying to use some...

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Sesame chicken kabab with minty dip

Sesame chicken kabab with minty dip Ingredients Chicken boneless cubes ½ kg Ginger garlic 1 tbsp Soya sauce 1 tbsp Crushed red pepper 1 tsp Black pepper powder ½ tsp Salt 1 tsp Baking powder ½ tsp Lemon juice 1 tbsp Egg 1 Corn flour 3 tbsp heaped Yogurt 2 tbsp Sesame seeds 4 tbsp to sprinkle Method Marinate boneless chicken...

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VEGETABLE KURMA WITH CASHEWS

VEGETABLE KURMA WITH CASHEWSThis was an accidental recipe. Usually I make kurmas with grated coconut or coconut milk and sometimes I add a little bit of cashews while grinding to make it a bit rich. This time, I ran out of both coconut and coconut milk and was left with only cashews and hence decided to prepare kurma with only cashew paste...

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RICE IDLI MICROWAVE

RICE IDLIINGREDIENTSRice-1 cupUrad Daal (white)-1/2 cupSalt to tasteOil for greasingMETHODWash urad dal & rice & soak them separately in water for 6-8 hours.Then, add a little water & grind them to a smooth batter & keep it aside for fermentation overnight.Fermentation is important as it helps in making nice & fluffy...

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Strawberry sandwich maker cake

Strawberry sandwich maker cake Ingredients Butter 4 ounces Caster sugar 4 ounces Eggs 2 Flour 4 ounces Baking powder 1 tsp Strawberry essence ½ tsp Pink color few drops Milk 2 tbsp For topping Pink colored sugar for topping Butter icing ½ cup Ingredients for butter icing Butter 2 ounce Icing sugar 4 ounces Pink color 2 drops...

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Bake Potatoes crème in cheese Style

Bake Potatoes crème in cheese Style Ingredients Potato (slices) 3 Onion chopped 1 Carrot chopped 1 Capsicum 1 Mozzarella cheese 1 packet Milk ½ liter Parsley ¼ bunch Oregano 1 tsp Black pepper powder ½ tsp Flour (roasted) 3 tbsp Salt to taste Method Cut 3 potatoes into thin slices.In a pan put ½ liter milk and let it cook till it comes to...

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BUTTERSCOTCH CREAM PIE

Picky-Picky husband has declared this pie his all time favorite. I like it because of the sweet and flaky crust, the true butterscotch flavor and the stabilized whipped cream topping (I guess it is my favorite too).BLUE RIBBON SWEET AND FLAKY PIE CRUST  (three 10" crusts)4 cups all purpose flour1¾ cups butter flavored Crisco3 tablespoons...

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Are So the New Cupcake

Have you heard someone say something like this recently, or, ever?! The conversation generally goes something like this:"Oh Bitsy, did you hear? Whoopie pies are the new cupcake? We should go stand in line for an hour for one. We can split it in half and then split that over an ice cube and self-loathing.""Oh really, Muffy? Because I heard...

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John the Chef Arrives in Las Vegas the City No Signs of Joe the Plumber

Ive arrived safe and sound after a short, uneventful flight from San Francisco. I almost won the airport shuttle drop-off challenge, which is a little reverse psychology game I play coming from the airport.There were 14 people on my shuttle, all going to different hotels, and I pretend I win a huge cash prize if Im the last one dropped off....

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Potatoes and String Beans A simple side dish

Dont you just love those little bags of baby potatoes? Ive been seeing them more often lately, baby reds, baby yukon golds and a couple of weeks ago I bought a bag of mixed baby potatoes. If you recall I roasted those in the oven and they were fantastic. This time I had a bag of baby yukon golds, I just love their creamy texture. This...

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Spicy Italian Sausage on a Melty Mozzerella Cheesy Hoagie

This is obviously not born of culinary genius, but it is a very tasty utilization of leftovers.  I had some spicy Italian sausage, sweet red peppers and sauteed onions remaining after the Tuesday nights pasta dinner.  Not wanting it to go to waste, I put it all on a hoagie roll and covered it with mozzerella cheese.  After...

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Gluten Free Pumpkin Streusel Muffins

My new pumpkin muffin recipe- with streusel topping.This isn't a Halloween post. Or a Thanksgiving post. Technically. Though Thanksgiving is just a stone's throw away- if you somehow conjure a metaphorical stone to metaphorically hurl into the time-space continuum, piercing the veil of eight and a half weeks that blows by in a singular exhale,...

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Off to London !

Spagetti Bouquet (not-related to post :)Hiya friends! This weeks been pretty much bereft of posts. Firstly was down with flu and a bad bout of sinusitis and then had to start packing up for my trip to London. Im off tomorrow for the next two weeks. Its my first time there and am very excited (finally). I say finally, because I was absolutely...

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Only 7 Days Until 3 Shopping Days Until Christmas!!

But, theres still time to order this years hottest gift, the Food Wish Favorites Vol. 1 DVD! How are you going to look at your childrens tear-streaked faces and explain why theyre the only kids on the block that didnt get a copy of this DVD? Dont order a copy for me, or to help keep the site going, do it for the children. They are our future....

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All Up In Your Grill! Eight Great Ideas for Your Holiday Cookout

Memorial Day weekend is here! Time to dust off the grill, and find that "Kiss the Cook" apron everyone loves so much. Is there anything so empowering (for us simple-mined males at least) as standing in front of a flaming grill, foam-wrapped can of beer in one hand, giant grill tongs in the other?Ive posted eight of my favorite grill recipe...

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Mango Naurus delight

Mango Naurus delight Ingredients: Mango 2 cubed Milk 1 cup Sugar 2 tbsp Ice 1 cup Naurus 2 tbsp Marshmallows ½ cup Vanilla ice cream 2 scoops Method: Blend all togethe...

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Jaal waly cutlets

Jaal waly cutlets Ingredients Mince ½ kg Ginger garlic 1 tbsp Chili powder 1 tbsp Cumin powder 1 tsp Allspice 1 tsp Salt 1 tsp Green chilies 4 chopped Coriander leaves chopped 2 tbsp Onion 2 very finely chopped Bread slices 4 soaked in water Eggs 4 beaten Bread crumbs as required Method In a bowl mix altogether mince ½ kg, Ginger...

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sour cream noodle baked

First off we got this recipe and picture from Becoming Betty who got the recipe from The Pioneer womenIf you have not checked out both of these food blogs.. you need too. They have so many good things posted their! These are 2 of our favorite food blogs!!!1 1/4 lbs. lean ground beef1 can (15 oz.) tomato saucesalt/pepper8 oz. egg noodles1/2...

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BAKED ONION RINGS

Dont let this terrible photo fool you, these onion rings are deliciously addicting!! I found this recipe on Donnas blog over at My Tasty Treasures. There are only 2 tablespoons of oil in the whole batch, but you would never know it; this recipe is a keeper!!The onion rings bake up light as air, super crispy and packed with flavor!! .1 medium...

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Minestrone Soup

Carrabbas Minestrone SoupCopycat RecipeServes 10-121 ounce butter 1 gallon chicken stock 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 bay leaf 1/2 lb carrot (1/2-inch cubes) 1/4 lb tomato (1/2-inch cubes) 1/4 lb celery (1/2-inch cubes) 1 -2 ounce prosciutto ham 1/4 lb onion (1/2-inch cubes) 2 ounces Romano cheese, rind 1 teaspoon garlic, finely chopped 1 lb...

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A Small Post Before Coming Home from the Big Apple

Wow, what a short, but amazing trip this has been! We are packing for our trip back to San Francisco, and as I try to cram an unnatural amount of swag into my too-small suitcase, I cant even process all thats gone on the last few days. All I know, is I cant wait to back back to work.Last night we attended the birthday party of a new friend...

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SANDRAS MARVELOUS MOOSEY MINI MEATBALL OPEN FACED SUBS

A wonderful and very comforting mealserved with local Alaskan Summer beer. This marinara sauce will end up being your favorite of all time,Im sure...Yields: (8, 6" long sub halves)Prep: 15 Mins. Bake: 15 Mins. (Meatballs)Bake: 5 to 7 Mins. (French Bread halves)Simmer: 30 Mins.INGREDIENTS1" Mini-Meatballs:--(Yields: 48...

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Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We just got back from a great family gathering at our parents, Al and Peggy, in Davis, CA, and I wanted to share a quick photo of our bird. It was a buxom 20-pounder, and tasted almost as good as it looked. Ill be back to work tomorrow, starting in on a whole slew of new videos. One well have...

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Spicy Orange Bison Balls Feeding My Inner Adolescent

Balls have always been problematic for menu and recipe writers. You cant write "Pork Balls" on a menu, you have to write "Pork Meatballs." Even though there would be no possibility of confusing these Bison balls with the reproductive parts of a male buffalo, the "balls" would never be written without the "meat." Well, I think its high time...

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Summer Tomato Live!

My good friend, Darya Pino, who publishes the blog Summer Tomato has just launched a live, interactive nutrition class called "Summer Tomato Live." This episodic online classroom will focus on discussing a variety of reader-selected food and health topics.Youll have the chance to ask questions and get answers from Darya in real time. I almost...

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Granola

Granola Good as a Cereal or Snack 8 cups/2-3 lbs Rolled Oats ½ cup Brown Sugar ½ cup Raw Sunflower Seeds ½ cup Chopped/Slivered Almonds 1/4 cup Sesame Seeds 1/4 cup Ground Flax Seed Olive Oil (until it looks like there is enough moister in it remember you will be adding honey too) 1 tsp Cinnamon and Nutmeg (we like cinnamon so I always add more of that or whatever spices you want) 1 tbsp Vanilla...

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The Slanted Door’s Caramel Chicken

A loyal viewer of this blog informed me that this recipe still had not been converted from my old blog. This was one of the first clips I ever filmed and posted on YouTube, and probably the recipe I’ve received the most email regarding. People LOVE this dish, and while you may have to go out and hunt down some Asian Fish Sauce, it will be...

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The Sincerest Form of Flattery

My sources in LA tell me that when actor Christopher Walken heard that a certain George Clooney look-a-like was doing cooking videos online, he became enraged and demanded his personal assistant film him making his “famous” roast chicken and pears. And to think, all this time I thought Mr. Walken was a great actor. After seeing this surreal...

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NO BAKE CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

I made this for Fathers Day. It is one of those recipes that is super quick to put together, looks and serves beautifully and everyone raves about it. It is super creamy, chocolate-y, ultra-smooth to the tongue and it has a chocolate chip cookie crust, what more can a person ask for? This recipe makes a nice thick cheesecake that is...

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The secret to absolutely delicious Masala Aloo

Id first seen this recipe in a cookery show, Khana Khazana, one of the longest running cooking shows in India by Chef Sanjeev Kapoor. What I remember about this one was that he was cooking some authentic Punjabi dishes with his mum. And what I remember from this recipe was one unique technique which I had never seen or read about before....

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