Recipes rated by Shirley

Creamy Dilled Cucumber Salad by Joann Mathias

Eggplant Hummus Dip by Claudia lamascolo

Roast both garlic and eggplant in a 425* oven on a baking pan rub with 2 tablespoons of oil for 20 minutes.Remove garlic from pan set aside.Continue to roast eggplant until soft and flat about 25 more minutes. Cool.Slice eggplant in half and scrape flesh into the bowl of a food processor. Add garbanzo beans. Peel garlic and add to…

The Best Meatloaf Recipe Ever by Amanda Formaro (Not published)

Have you ever tried a recipe, then right after eating you just wanted to share it with everyone? That happened to me tonight. I’ve always liked meatloaf, especially cold, sliced thin, between two pieces of white sandwich bread with some mayo. Mmmm. Yes, I like it hot too, though I’m not a “glazed meatloaf” kinda gal. I prefer mine…

Fish Cutlet by Bidisha

This is a typical Bengali style of cooking and is served as snack to the guests or no special occasions in almost every household. West Bengal is in the eastern part of India. Bengalis are known to be fish lovers so much so that have it every day as a daily diet almost like Americans eat Burgers! Keep checking for new Fish recipes…

Chocolate-Zucchini Cakes with Pecans by Joann Mathias

grilled tahini chicken wings by gourmet traveller (Not published)

Meals featuring a multitude of dishes (tapas, dim sum, mezze) really appeal to me – I like the feast-like quality and the choice it affords me (or perhaps I’m just greedy). These moreish chicken wings from the kitchen of East London restaurant Moro, are a breeze to prepare and would be a hit on any mezze spread. Ideally these would be…

Japanese Dessert: Beni Imo Cheese Cake/Violet Sweet Potato Cheese Cake by Robert-Gilles Martineau

Debra at Hapabento mentioned that she calls her Violet Sweet Poatatoes Okinawa Sweet Poataoes. Actually, Okinawa is famous all over Japan for its Violet Sweet Potatoes/Beni Imo/紅芋 and cakes made with the same! Here is an Okinawa-inspired cheese Cake…

Umami Sliders – The Savory 5th Taste by Daniel Poon (Not published)

We’ve been hearing a lot of hype about the newest LA craze – Umami Burger – which is a hip burger joint that has 4 locations in the Hollywood/LA/Santa Monica area that specializes in burgers with Umami flavorings. “Umami” is basically our 5th taste sense which is better known as savoriness. What you should expect when experiencing…

Easy & Fail-Proof Pizza Dough Recipe by Mansi desai (Not published)

Contrary to what one might think, it is actually pretty easy to make a good pizza dough. It just needs time and ample kneading. Here’s a fail-proof and simple recipe to make Pizza Dough, with detailed instructions on how to get it done right, so you can enjoy a delicious homemade Pizza right in the comfort of your home![Recipe via…

One Pot Rice And Dal Combo. Another Simple Indian Party Dish by kathy gori

My last few posts have been concentrated on the Tri-fecta extravaganza we held for my parents last week; toss in Easter and we had the Godmother of all Italian dinners. So now it's back to Indian cuisine and one of the dishes I served two weeks ago…