Modern Indian Cooking

Through their passion for the culinary arts and the flavors of India, Hari Nayak and Vikas Khanna bring us Modern Indian Cooking, a cookbook that thoroughly explores the next generation of Indian cooking and brings the flavors of India to our kitchen tables at home. This book represents their take on modern Indian cuisine whether cooked for family or for guests, prepared using fresh ingredients and designed to accommodate the modern lifestyle. Indian cooking is often perceived as intimidating due to the use of a wide range of unusual ingredients and complex cooking procedures. Modern Indian Cooking is an attempt to recreate classic Indian dishes by using simplistic techniques along with juxtaposing non-Indian ingredients with traditional ingredients. Throughout the book, Nayak and Khanna strive to bring traditional Indian cuisine to simplified levels fit for modern living and entertaining, while keeping the flavors and authenticity intact. Modern Indian Cooking celebrates the grandeur of the food of India while preserving the character of each region s distinctive style of cooking. While creating this book, Nayak and Khanna took into account the different ways we cook and eat food in modern life and the new kinds of ingredients that are now readily available. Modern Indian Cooking provides a wonderful insight into the richly diverse nation of India and the many flavors she brings to our tables.

Available at Amazon.com.

Chuck Norris - Will it blend?

We've really been struggling to find something that could challenge the Total Blender's blending capabilities. What could we blend that's stronger than anything we've ever blended? Then it hit us like a roundhouse kick to the face...Chuck Norris!

Blendtec blenders are available in black or white.

Knife Skills Illustrated

Knives are the most common pieces of equipment in the kitchen, yet few cooks know the basic techniques that can allow them to carve, chop, slice, and mince effectively. Peter Hertzmann teaches you skills that encompass everything you need to do with a knife in the kitchen, whether you're a four-star chef or an at-home beginner. This comprehensive guide fills a gaping void in culinary literature.

• Over 800 step-by-step illustrations for right- and left-handed cooks.
• Exact instructions on how to do everything: mince onions, julienne ginger, bone trout, carve turkey.
• How to select the best knives and cutting boards.
• Directions for proper knife maintenance.
• 2-color throughout; 800 drawings.

Available at Amazon.com.

Papdi Chaat Recipe

Papdi Chaat is one variety of Indian street food known as Chaat. With it's light and crispy base, tomatoes, onions, potatoes and lots and lots of Mint and Tamarind Chutneys, it's guaranteed to make your mouth water.

Bravura Cobalt Martini Glasses

Serve your guests in a glass as full of pizzazz as the martini you mix. These stylish martini glasses feature a contemporary design with clear glass and a curved cobalt blue stem. Includes set of eight 6-3/4 oz. glasses. Dishwasher safe. Set of 8. Made in USA.

Availabe at Amazon.com.

Chili Salmon with Salsa Cruda Recipe

Baked Salmon with Salsa - Mediterranean Recipe demostration includes baked salmon and home made salsa cruda (uncooked salsa).

Sea Bass Carpaccio

Stay slim and trim with Chef Michael Romano's succlulent slices of sea bass.

How to Butterfly a Chicken Breast

You can even things out by butterflying chicken and other meats.

Vodka Gimlet Cocktail Drink Recipe

American Bartending School shows how to mix the popular Vodka Gimlet cocktail recipe.

Simple Lasagna Recipe

Lasagna is a classic recipe everyone loves. This is a simple recipe in which you dont even have to boil the noodles.

Spam - Will it Blend?

Who needs a Spam filter when you have a Blendtec Total Blender? Remember, don't try this at home.

Blendtec blenders are available in black or white.

Negroni Cocktail Recipe

The Negroni, another addition to the Classic Cocktails Series, stuns in both looks and taste.

Chicken Satay with Spicy Peanut Sauce Recipe

Skewered marinated chicken with peanut dipping sauce, easy and fun.

Simply Sensational Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

This strawberry shortcake recipe is a snap and is a great ending to your next summer party. Learn how to make this dessert with east to follow step by steps instructions.

Spicy Potatoes Recipe

A great dish to serve for appetizer, snack or side dish.

Serving for four:
3 medium red potatoes
2 tablespoons oil
1/2 teaspoon cumin seed
1 teaspoon crushed coriander seed
1 teaspoon crushed funned seed
8 to 10 fenugreek seeds
1 teaspoon ginger paste
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 green chilly seeded and sliced long ways
1 + 11/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoon chopped cilantro

The Bartender's Black Book

The best bartender's guide turns eight with this new edition, bringing its total recipe count to 2,800, more than doubling any other drink recipe book. Everything classic and obscure are here (martinis, frozen and coffee drinks, shooters, punches, flavored vodkas, gins, rums, cognac, wine, novelty drinks, etc.) with 150 brand new additions.

Available at Amazon.com.

Roasted Chutney Paneer Recipe

Roasted Chutney Paneer is a fabulous appetizer idea, perfect for cocktail parties. The Paneer (Indian homemade cheese), is delicately marinated in mint or coriander chutney and roasted in the oven. Watch this video and learn to make this mouthwatering dish.

Chicken Pot Pie Recipe

This one-minute recipe shows you how to make chicken pot pie using Campbell's Soup and other ingredients. This is a delicious fast recipe for those looking to create a meal fast.

Pumpkin Bread Recipe

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This rustic sweet bread is perfect to enjoy as a hearty snack at any time of the day. Relish our Pumpkin Bread recipe.

Rusty Nail Cocktail Recipe

American Bartending School shows you how to make the popular cocktail the Rusty Nail.

Badam Burfi (Almond Candy) Recipe

Badam (almond) burfi is natural and healthy good substitute for candy

• Make 20 pieces
• 1 cup almond
• 1 cup sugar
• Pinch of Cardamom powder
• 2 tablespoons ghee (clear butter)
• Milk enough to blend

BBQ Rib Basics

Grilling ribs can seem a daunting task but with this video you will learn the basics to making ribs easy and delicious.

How To Make A Manhattan Cocktail

Are you looking for an old school cocktail? Is 1870 old enough for you? The Manhattan cocktail is tasty and it is also an important part of cocktail history. Here is it's interesting origin and some of the best recipes for making a Manhattan cocktail.

In the 1870's, Winston Churchill's mother was hosting a party for then presidential candidate Samuel J. Tilden. This cocktail was created especially for the banquet and it was a big hit. Mr. Tilden lost the election wound up losing the election but his party drink became famous. People started asking for the drink by the name of the club where the party was held, The Manhattan Cocktail. Personally, I would have called it the Mother Churchill's Cocktail but I wasn't born for another 100 years, so I didn't have a say in the matter.

Manhattan Recipe:

• 2.5 ounces Canadian Whiskey (Kentucky Bourbon or Rye can also be used)
• 1 ounce Sweet Vermouth
• Dash Angostura Bitters
• 1 Maraschino Cherry

Directions:

• Add ingredients to a cocktail shaker filled with ice
• Strain into a martini glass or an old fashioned glass on the rocks
• Add Cherry

Variations:

• Dry Manhattan - Make it with dry vermouth instead of sweet vermouth and serve it with a twist.
• Perfect Manhattan - Make it with equal parts dry and sweet vermouth.

What other drink can boast a lineage to Winston Churchill's family and taste great at the same time? There's a popular saying, what's old is new again and it's true of the Manhattan. Why not make a Manhattan cocktail today?

About the Author

When Anthony Tripodi isn't trying new cocktail recipes in the comforts of his own home, he's taking pictures of drinks and blogging about them on his blog, http://homemixology.blogspot.com/

Halloween: The Best of Martha Stewart Living

Halloween is rivaled only by Christmas when it comes to the holidays that generate the most interest for Martha Stewart Living’s readers. Halloween is a compendium of the best Halloween ideas published in the magazine over the last decade.

To help celebrate this ghoulish holiday, the editors of Martha Stewart Living bring us Halloween, a compilation of all the best tricks and treats of the spooky season.

Organized in two sections, Halloween makes this holiday so much fun it’s scary. In “Tricking,” pranksters will find all manner of pumpkin carving, eerie lighting, and makeup and decorating ideas. “Treating” provides the recipes for having a Halloween feast or a hanted-house party and ideas for making mischief with kids.

Available at Amazon.com.

Stuffed Roasted Mushrooms Recipe

In this video, learn how to make a delicious appetizer, featuring roasted
mushrooms stuffed with spinach, bacon and feta.

Pumpkin Fluffer Nuggets Recipe

Randi from Vancouver has some great tips for making guilt-free dessert. Turns out pumpkin is a great substitute for lots of the fattening stuff.

Lemon Chicken Recipe

Joe Simone prepares lemon-braised chicken with polenta.

Oreo Ice Cream Fudge Cake Recipe

Learn how to to make a really simple cool ice cream cake. Its much easier than you think to make treat that's sure to please.

Bahama Mama Cocktail Drink Recipe

Bahama Mama Cocktail Drink Recipe from American Bartenders Schools New York City.

Bruschetta Chicken Recipe

Check out this simple and flavorful recipe for Bruscheeta Chicken. It is a great entree for you family.

Spicy Vampire Batwings Recipe

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These demonic little treats are not only good at Halloween but are great any time of the year. You'll sell your soul for them! Sample our Spicy Vampire Batwings recipe.

Burrito 911

AverageBetty shows you how to make a very tasty burrito!

Sex on the Beach Recipe

Join Nick as he shows you how to make a refreshing Sex on the Beach.

Great Pumpkin Cake Recipe

Turn a plain bunt cake into something spectacular. This great recipe is a fantastic fall treat that's simple to create if you follow the steps.

Blueberry Coconut Smoothie Recipe

Chef Keith Snow from HarvestEating.com creates a delicious and healthy smoothie with milk, blueberries, and almonds.

Worlds of Flavor and Healthy Eating: Grains in Your Diet Make a Difference

Increasingly, nutritionists are touting the benefits of including grains in a well-balanced diet. This includes not only the whole grains found in breads and cereals, but numerous white and brown rice varieties that bring worlds of flavor to your table. With all of these choices, it should be easy to work some healthy grains into your menus.

Research shows in recent years many people have changed their eating habits by switching to healthier menu options and by increasing their rice consumption. In fact, per capita consumption of rice in the United States is now estimated at 27.09 pounds per person.

And the move to include more rice in our diets is paying off. According to a recent survey conducted by Iowa State University’s Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, rice consumers in the United States are healthier than those who don’t eat rice. They are “more likely to choose a diet that includes choices consistent with the 2005 U.S. Dietary Guidelines; their average intakes of vegetables and fruits are higher; and added discretionary fat and added sugar are lower.”

Consumers today are not only reading nutrition labels, but also questioning where the food is coming from. “A good portion of the rice Americans eat -- more than 88 percent of it in fact -- is actually grown and processed right here at home,” says Deborah Locke, product manager for RiceSelect, the producers of Texmati, the first basmati rice to be successfully grown in America. The company’s rice fields are in Texas.

While best known for their rice sold in clear plastic jars, the company recently introduced a new product line to satisfy those looking for healthy solutions to please their family’s palates. RiceSelect Organic Side Dishes are available in six different flavors: Roasted Garlic and Olive Oil, Garden Vegetable, Wild Mushroom and Herb, Three Cheese, Toasted Almond Pilaf and Roasted Chicken and Herb. To ensure consistently high quality from the fields to the consumer’s plate, each of the dishes are grown and packaged in the United States, certified Kosher and made with USDA certified organic Texmati whole grain brown or light brown rice.

While the new side dishes are intended for those who need an easy option, here’s a tasty recipe you may want to try if you have a little more time to spend in the kitchen:

Cranberry Pecan Rice Pilaf

Yield: Makes 4 servings.

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons butter or margarine

1 cup uncooked Texmati (R) Light Brown Rice

1 14 1/2-ounce can chicken broth

1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1/2 cup dried cranberries

1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted

1/4 cup sliced green onions

Salt and ground black pepper, to taste


Directions: Melt butter in a 2-quart saucepan over medium heat. Add rice; cook and stir 2 to 3 minutes. Add broth and heat to boiling; stir once or twice. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed.

Remove from heat. Stir in cheese, cranberries, pecans and onions. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

“Rice is not only an easy dish to prepare with literally hundreds of uses, but because of all the health benefits, we can also feel good about serving it to our families,” concludes Locke.

For more ideas on how to incorporate whole grain rice into your diet, log on to http://www.riceselect.com/. You can find RiceSelect products at grocery stores across the country.

Courtesy of ARAcontent

Basmati Rice Recipe

Anuja and Hetal of ShowMeTheCurry.com show you how to make the perfect Basmati rice...simply delicious!

Caipirinha Recipe

Nando Cuca teaches you how to prepare that king of the Brazilian cocktails, the Caipirinha, with a little 'tender loving care'.

BBQ Sirloin Roast Sandwiches Recipe

In this video, see how to make excellent BBQ Sirloin Roast for great sandwiches.

Flaming Zombie Recipe

Who says fire kills the undead? Cap off your Halloween costume with Anthony's Flaming Zombie!

Spooky Spiny Cupcakes Recipe

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This Spooky Spiny Cupcakes recipe for special Halloween cupcakes uses tasty almonds to resemble the spiny back of a dinosaur. They're frightfully delicious! Appreciate our Spooky Spiny Cupcakes recipe.

Roasted Eggplant and Red Pepper Dip Recipe

Fabulous and easy, this dip is low cal, low fat and so good!

Roasted Mushroom Crostini Recipe

Ali Occhialini shows Diet.com users how to prepare a diet friendly appetizer, Roasted Mushroom Crostini. Visit diet.com for thousands of other low calories delicious healthy recipes today!

Funky Lamb Con Funghi Recipe

What could be funkier than lamb with mushrooms? Tune in to this week's episode of Healthy Helpings TV, as host Michelle Koen gets down with her bad self and a little lamb to boot!

Frightfully Fun Halloween Crafts and Cooking

Howl with laughter and shriek with delight when you treat yourself to Frightfully Fun Halloween Crafts & Cooking.

For both big and small witches and warlocks, this book is cauldron-full of wickedly delicious recipes—no eye of newt required! Create a haunted mobile that spooks from above. Wind some thrills and shrills around a mummy or two. RIP while your coffin cookies are baking. Don't be afraid—it's easy to scare up Halloween fun with this book!

Available at Amazon.com.

Chocolate Martini Recipe

Learn to make the perfect Chocolate martini for your chocolate lover!

Shrimp Stir Fry Recipe

Fast and easy stir fry with mushrooms, bok choy, pea pods and shrimp.

Chili Recipe

Ellen shows us the path to a superior bowl of chili.

Mussels With Red Coconut Curry Sauce Recipe

Serve this wonderful appetizer at your next dinner party. Fancy looking and fantastic tasting! This recipe takes about 10 minutes to prepare.

Mojito Recipe

In this video, learn how to properly prepare a Mojito.

Fresh Fruit and Yogurt Salad

How many servings of fruit do you eat every day? Fruit is nature's candy. It's sweet and delicious and a great way to keep a healthy diet. Fruit salad makes a fantastic snack, side-dish, or dessert. This particular recipe tosses in some yogurt and nuts for a unique twist.

Black Russian Drink Cocktail Recipe

American Bartenders School shows how to prepare the popular cocktail drink recipe Black Russian.

Red Curry Chicken with Rice Noodles Recipe

Learn how to make this delicious noodle dish filled with the fragrances of lemongrass and ginger.

Chiliball

Are you ready for some Chiliball? Average Betty shows how to make her no-bean chili.

Spicy Meat Eyeballs Recipe

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This outrageous canapé is just the thing to "catch the eye" of all the guests at your Halloween party!

Clove Chili Recipe

In this video, learn how to make a yummy vegetarian chili.

Ingredients:
1 can black beans
2 Cans of Kidney Beans
1 Can Diced Tomatoes
1.5 Can Tomato Sauce

1/2 Tsp Ground Cloves
1 Tsp Chili Powder (or more)

1/2 Bell Pepper (chopped chunky)
1/2 Onion (chopped chunky)
1 Clove of Garlic (diced)

Strawberry Daiquiri Recipe

In this video, a bartender shows how to mix a Strawberry Daiquiri.

How To Make Halloween Pumpkin Punch