Vegetarian Recipes

Christmas Chocoholic Cookies : Martha Stewart

Chocoholic Cookies

Are you or someone in you know is chocoholic like me? Many girls and woman I know tend to love chocolates. You can indulge your chocolate lover friends and family with home made cookies that are perfect for Christmas potluck dinner, or make a perfect gift from heart that is not too hard on your wallet.

I will admit, I am good cook and not so great baker, so I am experimenting baking things and experimenting. I got this recipe selection from Martha Stewart Cookie Collection and changed it a bit to make to my taste as a vegetarian person. This cookies are great for Christmas time as well any other times, we may have sweet craving. You and your loved one will enjoy these delightful cookies as it blends cocoa powder and coffee flavors in it.

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Baba Ganoush Recipe: Eggplant Dip

Easy Party Appetizer

If you love cooking or not, making this recipe is fairly easy for any one. Baba Ghanoush can add a great flavor to any party and it’s easy and quick to make. Sometimes I roast eggplant in oven and sometimes when I am in hurry, I use my toaster oven to roast the eggplant in high heat. It cooks up fast. It is vegan recipe so it is great for vegan, vegetarians and meat eaters alike.

You need to add Tahini, Garlic, Olive Oil and Lemon Juice and put in food processor to coarse constancy or fine pureed dip per your taste. Add extra garnishing touch with Cilantro and olive oil and you’re done. It is that simple. You can serve it with pita or bread.

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Christmas Chocoholic Cookies : Martha Stewart

How To Make Lemon Curd At Home

Baba Ganoush Recipe: Eggplant Dip

All About Pumpkin and Recipes

Learning About Tofu and Tofu Recipes

Fresh And Healthy Market Gazpacho

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All About Pumpkin and Recipes

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Pumpkin is gourd like squash and native to North America. They typically have a thick, orange or yellow shell, creased from the stem to the bottom, containing the seeds and pulp.

Where does the word Pumpkin Originates from?

According to Wikipedia, The word pumpkin originates from the word pepon which is Greek for “large melon”. The French adapted this word to pompon, which the British changed to pumpkion and later American colonists changed that to the word we use today, “pumpkin.

Pumpkin is Versatile

Pumpkin is actually fruit as it has seeds. Pumpkin comes in variety of colors such as orange, red, white, yellow and there has been some pumpkin patches have shown also grey, and green color pumpkin as well. Pumpkin can be very small or very large weighing  over 75 lbs in some… Continue reading

Learning About Tofu

Many people and chefs nowadays making many wonderful dishes based on tofu. However, tofu seems to be confusing for some, as one of my friend find is bland and gets confused about what type of tofu she should get. I thought, may be many you may have the same issue or wonder about it, so here is little tidbit about tofu to make life easier for all of us;

What is Tofu?

Tofu or bean curd is a food made by coagulating soy milk and then pressing the resulting curds into soft white blocks. It is part of East Asian and Southeast Asian cuisine such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indonesian, Vietnamese, and others.[5] There are many different varieties of tofu, including fresh tofu and tofu that has been processed in some way. Tofu has a subtle flavor and can be… Continue reading

Personal Chef for an Evening: Give Gift of Experience

Personal Chef for an Evening Experience Gift:

I will admit, I love gourmet meals and wine and good friends over. I do love cooking but worse part about hosting a gourmet party or tasting party is having to prepare ahead and having to clean up the mess after everyone’s gone. So, when I heard about this personal chef experience, I was all over it and I want to share it with you all about Personal Chef for an Evening.

Best Part About  Having Personal Chef for an Evening Experience:

Do you love the idea of entertaining, but hate the prospect of doing all the work? Does it seem like you never get to enjoy your own party? Let your own Personal Chef for the evening do all the work while you sit back with a cocktail and enjoy a… Continue reading

Vegan Dinner Party Recipes : Making Chickpea Appetizers for Vegan Dinner Recipes

If you are throwing a gathering at your place, you can make this easy chickpea appetizers at home. It will be loved by all, vegan, vegetarian, meat eaters and adults and kids alike. It is simple and easy to make and it has many nutrients and you can save money by making this at home compared to getting food catered.

Please see this video to see how easy it is to make and wow your party with amazing appetizer dish. A perfect Vegan Dinner Party Recipe to know.

For more Vegan Party recipes check out;

Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook The Happy Herbivore Cookbook: Over 175 Delicious Fat-Free and Low-Fat Vegan Recipes

 

Learn about how to make chickpea appetizers for a vegan dinner party with expert vegan cooking tips in this free vegan recipe video on throwing a vegan dinner party.

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Knowing Chef’s Cooking Terminology

Cooking Terminology that Chef uses when Cooking. Some of the fancy saying has simple and sometimes complex meanings. Here are some basic known cooking terminology used by chef all over the world. For those who are passionate cook at home can take a look at this book for more detailed cooking terminology terms.

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Aioli – Aioli (garlic mayonnaise) is a delicious accompaniment to cold or hot grilled vegetables, steamed or boiled artichokes, boiled potatoes, and grilled or baked fish and shellfish.

Al dente – An Italian expression applied in all western kitchens to pasta cooked just until enough resistance is left in it to be felt “by the tooth.” Fresh pasta can never by cooked al dente as it… Continue reading

How To Cut onion without crying

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I love using onions in my recipes. There are many types of onions that will enhance the flavor of the food you are making. Types of onions;

  • Yellow Onions
  • White Onions
  • Red Onions
  • Shallots
  • Green Onions and more.

The one of the problem with using onion in recipe is that sometimes tears and burning happens in eyes when we cut it. There are a few ways to avoid it.

One is to cut onions and keep in water, that will reduce the tears.

Second that I like is, I put onion in fridge 20 minutes before cutting or night before and tears does not come.

Here check out other ways to cut onion without crying.

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