Christmas Recipes: Edible Gifts – No 4 of 8 – Chocolate Truffles

Christmas recipe makes: 2 dozen Calories per truffle: 65 Preparation time: 30 – 60 minutes Cooking time: 0 minutes Suitable for freezing Christmas recipe ingredients: Truffle Mixture: chocolate, bitter, plain or milk 225g (8 oz) double cream, 75 ml (3 fl oz) brandy, 75 ml (3 fl oz) or rum,orange liqueur, coffee liqueur, coconut liqueur … Read more

Christmas Recipes: Edible Gifts No 1 of 8 – Florentines

Christmas recipe makes: 12 Calories per biscuit: 170 Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 8-10 minutes Not suitable for freezing Christmas recipe ingredients: cherries, 25 g (1 oz) almonds, flaked 40 g (1.5 oz) butter, unsalted 60 g (2.5 oz) sugar, caster 50 g (2 oz) cream, double 30 ml (2 tbsp) sunflower seeds, 25 … Read more

Easy Recipes for Two: The Stove, the Pantry, or the Microwave?

Believe it or not, you might use all three. There are pretty much infinite easy recipes for two, but obviously you want to stick with what’s easiest for your comfort level (and budget!) Complicating the matter even more, what’s the mood? You won’t make the same meal for a proposal dinner as you will for … Read more

Three Easy But Gourmet Lunch Recipes – Perfect For Entertaining

I love having my girlfriends over for lunch once a month. We always have a good time catching up and enjoying some yummy food. Lunch works out well for us and it’s actually a lot easier to prepare than some fancy dinner. Here are three very simple gourmet lunch ideas that are just perfect for … Read more

Rama Navami Recipes

Ram Navami is the celebration of the birthday of Lord Sri Ram, the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Born into the royal household of King Dasharatha and Queen Kaushalya, Sri Ram was the darling of the masses and enjoyed an exalted status in the kingdom. The birthday of Lord Sri Ram is celebrated as Ram … Read more

3 Vegan-Friendly Grill Recipes That Everyone Will Enjoy

Anything can be cooked on the grill – from heavy, juicy steaks to light healthy dishes. If you’re planning a barbecue and you have guests that are vegan or healthy eaters, try any of these quick yet enjoyable vegan-friendly grill recipes. Grilled Garlic and Balsamic Mushrooms What you need: 1 kilogram mushrooms, sliced into 1/4-inch … Read more

Slovak Recipes – 6 Easy Steps to Making Pirohy

Pirohy are a traditional Eastern Slovak dish made from boiled dumplings of unleavened dough and which resemble large crescent-shaped ravioli. Known also as pierogi, perogi, perogy, pirohi, piroghi, pirogi, pirogen, pierogy and even pyrohy, according to which region or country you are visiting, the term Pirohy comes from the old Slavic word “pir”, meaning “festivity”. … Read more