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Hi everyone,
This weekend is the beginning of the Indian feast of Diwali otherwise known as the Festival of Lights.
To that end I invited a friend of mine over for dinner for an easy to make Indian dinner. My background isn’t east Indian and I am not a great cook of a wide variety of Indian [...]

I was recently given a few jars of those Indian food cooking sauces from someone who knows I love Indian food. I find them great for quick and easy dinners during the week when I am busy. This brand was a new one to me - Sharwoods.
I chose the Tikka Masala sauce because it is [...]

Hi there,
I just thought I would take a minute to post about a new quick and easy recipe I just made last night.
I was in the mood for something Mexican, but I didn’t want to follow some involved recipe. I decided to put together an easy beef and bean enchiladas casserole.
Here is a [...]

Summer is still here so I am adding another great summer recipe for cole slaw, cabbage salad, cabbage slaw - whatever you want to call it, it’s a summer stand by.
I think you will like this particular recipe. It has a nice mix of vegetables and a dressing that is a mix of a bit [...]

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Just wanted you to know about the new cookbook review section of www.CookingNook.com. I was approached by a few cookbook publishers to see if I wanted to receive cookbooks for review. Well sure! I LOVE cookbooks, as I guess anyone who has a cooking website and blog does. So of course I said yes.
Well within [...]

I love goat cheese. It adds a wonderful richness and tang to any salad it is added to. This is a great luncheon salad. Just add a fresh roll and it’s a meal.
This is a very healthy meal too. The lean chicken, spinach and almonds are all so healthy for you. To find out why [...]

Into every dessert, a little chocolate should fall. That’s my theory anyway!
This dessert is a real treat. No need to turn on the oven, which is always a plus in the summer. Just mix and freeze for a cool chocolate treat that can’t be beat.
I think you and your family will love it.
1/4 pound butter
1 [...]

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I just thought I would take a minute to let you know about some of the new terrific recipes on the main site, www.cookingnook.com.
I just put up a recipe for Roasted Salmon Fillets - a great recipe submitted by Crystal that I think you will love. It is easy to prepare and salmon is oh [...]

Warm weather brings thoughts of cool food and recipes that don’t require a lot of indoor cooking. Who wants to tend a long, slow cooked meal when the sun is out and the warm weather beckons?
Here are three warm weather salads that have become some of my favorite summer salad recipes.
None of them require you [...]

I was making dinner last night and was about to clean the corn on the cob to prepare it for boiling. It suddenly occured to me that, since I already had something baking in the oven, maybe you can roast the corn in the oven as well.
I did a quick search and found several people [...]