BLACK BEANS CUTLET by Kokila Karthikeyan

Plantain/Banana fritters by Lourdes Princy

Deep fried flour coated ripe plantains that make an excellent tea time snack.

Zucchini Flower Fritters by Robert-Gilles Martineau

Zuucchini flowers have been a long-time favourite of people living around the Mediterranean Sea, especailly in Italy and French Provence. The Japanese has recently grown fond of not only zucchini, but laso their flowers and are growing them with a revenge! It is little wonder they come up with their own, if much simpler, version of…

Vegan Japanese Cuisine: Persimmon Salad by Robert-Gilles Martineau

Persimmons are still found anywhere in Japan and more and more abroad. Sweet they might be but they do provide a great taste when combined in salads with supposedly sour ingredients. Here is a simple appetizer/salad recipe that should tempt everyone! Persimmon salad!

Skinnylightful Chicken Fried Rice by Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox

We’re so excited to share our healthy recipe for this very popular Chinese restaurant dish. We’ve made this delicious fried rice with all skinny ingredients. First, we cut down on the oil, using canola and sesame oil. Next, we added brown rice instead of the typical white, lean chicken breasts, egg whites and reduced-sodium soy…

Japanese Cuisine: Deep-fried Meat Balls by Robert-Gilles Martineau

Meat balls are easy to make and they arepopular all over the world! The difference resides in the way of cooking and ingredients. Here is a favourite Japanese recipe you can enjoy all year round with Japanese sake, shochu or beer!

Roasted Cauliflower by tigerfish

Good as snacks

Ojingeo Twigim (Fried Squid aka Calamari) by jason kim

The wifey was in charge of making the kids' afternoon snack and surprised us all with a pretty common Korean street food ojingeo twigim, which is essentially another word for a more popular Western name calamari. This dish is also often served as an anju (drinking side dish) with many Koreans snacking on this while chugging away on…

Khaman Dhokla Recipe by Hina Gujral

Khaman Dhokla is a savory steamed cake with light and airy texture. The bright yellow color of the Dhokla comes from made gram flour and turmeric powder. After dumping many batches of Dhokla into the trash and during the period of trying different recipes I somehow managed to formulate this recipe.

Delicious Kraft Cheese and Ham Sushi Rolls by Blackswan

Organizing a home party and looking for cute fuss-free recipes? Look no further as these yummy Ham and Cheese Sushi Rolls with Fragrant Roasted Sesame Seeds will delight the eyes and palate of your guests as they sink their teeth into these melted cheesy handrolls! Nothing is gone to waste, as the ends of these sushi bread rolls…

Palak Paneer by Padma Priya Manikam

Palak means spinach and Paneer means cottage cheese in Hindi language. Both these items make a superb combination and not to forget that it is healthy. This simple recipe was taught to me by a friend when I was in UK. Enjoy!

Pakoras by Shazia Ijaz

Gram flour and vegetable fritters

Mango Delight by Saru

This is an easy to make mango recipe that can be used to top ice creams,cakes, or any other dessert.

Onion Fritters (Kanda Bhajji) by Padma Priya Manikam

This is a light snack that can be an appetizer and eaten during tea-break especially during a rainy day!

Herb Samgyupsal w Garlic n Onion by jason kim

Although I accepted samgyupsal (grilled pork belly; aka thick bacon) into my late-night diet of soju and beer outings while living in Seoul back in the days, I really didn't have a strong yearning for it when I returned back to the States. One reason was that it too closely resembled something that I didn't really care for in the…