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This is the best chocolate cake I've ever had; moist, flavorful and frugal! It's also vegan and costs less than $3 including the icing! We make this often here and the kids adore it.
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There are hundreds of varieties of bananas. 'Saba' or Cooking Bananas is an all time personal favorite especially if it is cooked like this. Aside from it is delicious, nutritious and economical it is available all throughout the year. There are just too…
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We had his at the Tusker House at Animal Kingdom at Disney. It was the best couscous I have ever had. I wanted to share it with you.
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Frijoles refritos(refried beans), are beans that are fried with oil/fat, mashed and then refried again. That's the meaning of refrito- twice fried. Refried beans in Mexico are traditionally cooked or fried in lard. I know it's sounds gross and fatty, but…
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Serve this elegant pudding warm in the winter and chilled in the summer. Making rice pudding in the pressure cooker requires pressure cooking with milk - which can be tricky but not impossible. It has a tendency to foam and bubble inside your pressure…
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Do you have 12 minutes today? Yes? Okay go sneak into the kitchen and make this real quick. I came across five different recipes of peanut butter balls yesterday and instead of choosing just one, I combined a couple to make one that suited my taste.…
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Today's post is a back to basics cooking lesson, How to boil an egg. The perfect boiled or hard boiled egg is when the egg is cooked all the way through and the yolk is golden , there shouldn't be a grey/green ring around the yolk. To me if a hard boiled…
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This one of a kind Avocado dip is well known for its various health benefits ranging from improving cardiovascular health, lowering cholersterol to breast cancer prevention in women. The raw, organic Cocoa contains a rich supply of vitamins and miner…
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The Taco Rack Crunchy Restaurant Style Tacos from our friend Chef Kirk Leins, is as basic a course in Taco Cooking 101 as you can get... Chef Kirk accepted my Taco Cooking Challenge... To see his evaluation of my Taco Cookware, watch this video... http:/…
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When Tatjana and her friend Leah gobbled these lettuce wraps up before I could cool the recipe long enough to store it, I knew I was onto a winner. This scrumptious, low-carb, vegan dish can also be adapted for you meat lovers out there – just substitut…
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My Blog is about Cooking Japanese Meals and Foods. Easy steps to follow and Fun for you and the family to cook together. Also be adding some Health Japanese dishes.
http://juratesrecipes.blogspot.com/
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In this blog, you'll find traditional and our own recipes all tested by me and my hubby, with whom I share a passion for cooking and improvising with ingredients. Indian, Asian, some fusion and Lithuanian dishes -- quick, easy and very delicious! =)
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As the mother of 7 noseminers, (ages 19 years to 2 years ~ 5 girls, 2 boys) and Chief Cook and Bottle Washer (among other titles) of this brood, I find that cooking for and feeding so many takes a lot of time. Even with a culinary education, it's sti…
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Well on Wheels is a food blog with healthy recipes, restaurant reviews, and stories of life as a vegan personal chef.
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Family Fresh Cooking provides simple, quick and easy recipes for the home cook. Fresh, whole foods are used to inspire a high energy lifestyle.
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I'm addicted to cookbooks, food writing, recipe collecting, and cooking. I have a lot of recipes waiting for me to try them, and ideas from articles, tv, and restaurants often lead to new dishes. I started losing track of what I've done. So now I'm t…
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I am giving the recipes for good healthy cooking .This site will also give you every bit of information that will help you to cook delicious and healthy food and many more information that will make your life more yummy and tastier.
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This blog is for meant for beginners in Indian Cooking (Specially vegetarian). Indian cooking is very easy and very healthy. The every day food consumption accommodates for desired vitamins (vegetables), protein (pluses), Carb (rice), iron (spinach),…
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Cooking Southern Style, Farming, and budget friendly recipes
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My blog is all about Mexican cooking. The first element for Authentic Mexican Cooking.... is FIRE... FIRE in the heart, FIRE in the Food and FIRE on your stove.
I always find cooking vegan cakes a challenge as I am rather wedded to my butter and eggs and now yogurt. I was surprised to find, however, that I enjoyed the vegan cake I made last year for my annual birthday cake ritual at work. Good as it was th (read full article)
Vegan Chocolate Cherry Ice Cream This ice cream may be vegan but that doesn’t mean it isn’t bowl licking amazingly delicious. Who doesn’t like a big bowl of chocolate cherry ice cream that’s good for you too (read full article)
I wanted a grain that was a bit off the beaten-track the other day (unlike pasta and rice, which I see all the time) and unearthed about a cup of millet in my pantry. I googled the liquid to millet ratio (it’s 2 to 1 in case you were wonderin (read full article)
Many things in life appears to be difficult to deal with, hard to achieve,or even impossible to happen. This when you see it from a far distance. However, when you close up, all these virtual boundaries you have placed between you and your g (read full article)
The beauty of Indian Cooking is its versatility combed with big flavors. No wonder it is one of the most famous cuisines in the world. I am surprised yet so glad to see Indian restaurants popping every where I see in the recent years. Many westerner (read full article)
Food Trends ~ Latin recipes get vegan twist ~ Hearing of "Latin American food" may evokes images of Mexican carnitas tacos, Argentine grilled steak and Peruvian ... But Latin cooking uses so much... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi (read full article)
I picked my first handful of stringbeans from my garden today, and that is what inspired tonight's dinner. I was looking for something quick, easy, and of course made with ingredients I had on hand. It was a day for relaxing, after all.I (read full article)
It is difficult to define gourmet vegan food as a particular type or style of cooking, as there are so many different dishes from various regional cuisines that can be made suitable for vegans. The uniqueness of gourmet vegan food i (read full article)
After marriage, in the initial days of cooking, I was content making traditional foods that I grew up with. Like any new bride full of enthusiasm, I laid down feasts after feasts, making my husband feel that our wedding feast was still on a roll! he (read full article)
De retour en Provence – Tian Provençal et tartine de tapenade Tian is a traditional dish from Provence, and should be made in a clay dish…since I just broke mine, I had to use a Pyrex one. The vegetables are sliced thinly, placed uprigh (read full article)