Vegan French Cuisine: Quinoa, Green Vegetables & Vanilla by Robert-Gilles Martineau

Spring is coming fast (at least in Japan!) and whatever your culinary priorities, all kinds of green vegetables are coming around the corner! Here, in Shizuoka especially, broad beans, corgettes/zucchinis and broad beans are readily available!

Vegan Spaghetti and Meatballs by River Trekker

This is so fast and so simple. It's effortless. It's so delicious you won't believe how good it is until you try it. I didn't. My husband (not vegetarian) loves it! In fact he loves to cook this himself.

Escarole and Orzo Soup with Little Meatballs ~ Zuppa di Scarola e Orzo con Polpettine by Evelyn Scott

Pasta Salad with Yogurt Dressing by Pallavi

My recent obsession is ordering groceries online. I found the veggies offered by www.towness.in to be exceptional. Thanks to Nandita ji aka [@saffrontrail] I have become a regular there. Yesterday I got this whole bunch of beautiful lettuce leaves and I just cant get enough of them. However for dinner on one of the weekdays we had…

Penne with Mushrooms in White Sauce by ShaleeDP

I like pasta as much as pizza. It is one of my guilt pleasures. This recipe is very easy to do and tasty even for the kids.

Cous Cous Salad by Denise Sherin

I love Cous-Cous and this salad is a nice change from cous- cous as a side dish. Its great cold or room temp. I used to make it with a white wine vinaigrette, but it doesn't need it. So now I just offer some raspberry vinaigrette on the side for those who want it but most people eat it plain. I will include the vinaigrette recipe…

Sauerkraut Soup by Jenny

Sauerkraut soup is widely eaten in countries throughout Europe. But it’s not everyone’s cup of tea. I get it. If you are not used to it you may find it weird but if you haven’t tried it yet I think you should give it a go because…well, because it’s yummy and also it’s good for you! Did you know that sauerkraut was consumed hundreds…

Deviled Eggs by Jenny

Deviled eggs are one of the party snacks that are easily prepared and people love them. I have here 3 options for their filling but the choices are endless and you can easily improvise by adding your favourite ingredients creating your unique version of this tasty snack!

Bistro Beef Stew by John Spottiswood

This warm and hearty stew is full of vegetable chunks, and tender beef chunks. Try serving is with warm French or sourdough bread, and a hearty Cabernet or Syrah. This is just a fantastic, comfort beef stew. I kept tasting it, thinking it would need some sort of additional spice, but in the end I added nothing to it. It's just…

Potato dumplings by Mary Shaldibina

This is traditional Ukrainian dish. It is not easy as it requires some hand work. But ingredients are cheap. The dish is light and goes well with sour cream, pepper or butter.

Cheater's Gnocchi by Carolinaheartstrings

Gnocchi! Fun to say. Fun to make. This is NOT your Naunie’s Gnocchi! (Naunnie was my Italian grandmother) This “cheat” recipe uses potato flakes (horrors!) in place of the usual mashed potatoes. With the aid of a food processor and a few simple ingredients you can knock out these tasty, satisfying little Italian dumplings in…

Preserved tuna fish in oil by Guest of winter

Tuna fish in oil, widely popular in Spain, it's a delicacy that's not difficult to prepare with fresh tuna from the market. Learn how.

Tagliatelle al tonno e panna by Frank Fariello

Here's a dish for iconoclasts: tagliatelle with tunafish simmered in butter, cream and parmesan cheese—a dish that violates one of the cardinal rules of Italian cooking: never mix fish and aged cheese. But this may be one of those exceptions that prove the rule, as the result is really very good.

Shrimp Alfrado by April

made this dish once but wasn't impressed with the garlic & herb sause and angel hair, so I switched to alfrado and penne and was much more happy with the flavor and consistancy of the dish!

Easy Marsala by debbie smith

This is the easiest way to make the best Marasala sauce ever. This will totally make everyone think you are an amazing cook. Down side it is really really fattening.