Sign up via Facebook!
Now you can use your Facebook account to sign up for HalfHourMeals.com!
Account info
Choose a profile pic

Upload a photo of yourself, or something else equally yummy!
Join our growing community of food lovers! Store your favorite recipes, rate and review other recipes, share them with friends, find helpful information and tips, and much, much more. Signing up is quick, easy and free!
| Rating: | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 0 Minutes |
Apple Vase makes a great decoration for a fruit plate. Fill the vase with beries or serve a cocktail in it. I like to have cream in it. To make the apple vase learn some fruit carving methods. The recipe with pictures is available at http://garnishfood…
| Rating: | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Prep Time: | 30 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 20 Minutes |
In the summer, when all of the best fruits are at the peak of their season, it is the ideal time to make a fresh fruit tart. This recipe is super versatile, because the best fruit to use is the ripest, sweetest fruit you have on hand. You can use peaches,…
| Rating: | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Prep Time: | 35 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 15 Minutes |
These sweet mince pies are made with fruit mince, which you can usually buy in jars in the tinned fruit section of your supermarket here in Africa. I add a few tablespoons of brandy to mine, which gives this recipe a lovely 'boost' !
| Rating: | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Prep Time: | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 20 Minutes |
I love warm puff pastry combined with some fruit. It doesn't request a lot of ingredients and its ready before you know it. The taste of soft, warm fruit with the buttery pastry, just melts away in your mouth.
| Rating: | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 14 Minutes |
My Great Aunt Shannon makes this dessert that is chock full of fresh fruits. You can use any variety that you like, and you could even substitute chocolate cookie dough instead of sugar. This light, creamy dish would be the perfect ending to an outdoor…
| Rating: | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 15 Minutes |
Fried chicken, mashed potatoes w/sour cream, romaine salad w/tomato & fruit.
| Rating: | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 20 Minutes |
A new take on the classic "Thumbprint Cookie" recipe that features almond flavors alongside high quality lemon curd or fruit preserves.
| Rating: | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Prep Time: | 20 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 0 Minutes |
These simple fruit kebobs are an easy snack that you can make with your kids. Kebobs are a fun way to get your kids to eat more fruits, and we all know they can be finicky about eating healthy, so these are the perfect cure. Let them choose their own fr…
| Rating: | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Prep Time: | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 60 Minutes |
Avocado, watermelon, pumpkin - these are a few of my absolutely favorite foods. Pumpkin is a highly flexible fruit (yes, it's a fruit, not a vegetable!). It can be made into bread, muffins (see my recipe at http://www.ecomeg.com), gingerbread, cookie…
| Rating: | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Prep Time: | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 15 Minutes |
Every Friday afternoon during the summer, I host a playgroup at our house for my sons and all of their Montessori classmates (they're in the same class). It's really not as crazy as it sounds. Not every child attends every playgroup, and I encourage the p…
http://garnishfood.blogspot.com/
| Blog Rank: | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| User Rating: | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Fruit and vegetable carving art. Food garnishing using the carving centerpieces.
http://www.tasty-pastry.blogspot.com
| Blog Rank: | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| User Rating: | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The aphrodisiac chocolate, the exotic perfume of vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, fruit, liquor, heavy cream, beaten egg whites, sugary egg yolks and more ingredients are the main characters of this blog, which united in mysterious ways create true delight…
| Blog Rank: | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| User Rating: | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Recipes made up by using seasonal fruit and vegetables grown in my garden and others that are interesting or loved by the family. Making soup is a favourite in our home so there are plenty of soup recipes too. I am always looking to find new and fun…
Delicate Caramel Cake Roll—Delicado Pionono con Dulce de Leche, Coco y CerezasI couldn't resist to try one slice before the picture!:)The favorite word for one of the most famous and delicate flavors of Argentinean rolled cake is Pionono, and hav (read full article)
Cheesy Garden Stuffed Peppers --Pimientos Rellenos "Jardin con Queso""Mmm...I Love Sour Cream"Well, today I decided to make one of Hubby J. favorites. Let me tell you what happened. Ok. Last weekend, while I was doing a marathon of domestic chores (read full article)
Mornin’! It was another beautiful, albeit humid, morning for a quick run, so I whipped out a speedy mile and half after my morning Mom walk. I wasn’t really feeling it, as my Mom and I rounded the final corner of our walk, but I thou (read full article)
It's Day 2 of our "5 Days of Cheese" series and today we're featuring Parmigiano-Reggiano, or Parmesan as we usually call it. Check out our tips and recipes below!Origins: Created in the Middle Ages, it is named after the producing areas in Emilia-Ro (read full article)
Easy Vanilla Meringues - enjoy them any way you like !Easy to make, fat free (but please note - not calorie free !) these meringues are simple yet delicious. Serve them with fresh or tinned fruit, cream, ice cream or 'Homemade Raspberry Sauce' – or (read full article)
Bread OmeletteRecipe Credit - Feeding Babies & Toddlers ( Author - Jacki Passmore )Makes: 1This is an easy and inexpensive meal for your child. Soak a slice of wholemeal / brown bread ( remove thick sides ) in 1/4 cup milk until softened, then (read full article)
Papaya--"Fruit of the Angels", is a nutritional tropical fruit that is packed with vitamins. Not only does the fruit aid in digestion, it is also full of vitamins A, C and E, which are three powerful antioxidants that help reduce cholesterol and pr (read full article)
The 2005 Girard Artistry is a proprietary blend of 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Cabernet Franc, 14% Petit Verdot, 9% Malbec, and 1% Merlot. The fruit is primarily sourced from vineyards located in the Oakville and St. Helena appellations of Napa. Th (read full article)
…at least it is in Hollywood. Enter Bossa Nova Brazilian restaurant and Mashti Malone’s ice cream. For a dinner with my lovely cousin Chrissy, we went to one of those restaurants that I always dive by but have never actually been to. (read full article)
We quenched our thirst at Maui Wowi back in Chow Town North. A nice cold smoothie was the perfect thing for the heat. When we walked over and got on line to order our smoothie, I noticed that they were all wearing Hawaiian button down shirts. Fun and (read full article)