http://thefoodsite.net The Recipes Site with some Food Reviews Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:30:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I used to make a lot of salsa, then bottle them up and keep in the freezer. I'd use them for my salads, sandwiches or even to eat with rice. It has been awhile since I made salsa. Since, I do not want to freeze them this time, I thought ... http://thefoodsite.net/2010/03/low-fat-and-healthy-quinoa-salsa/ I was supposed to post this recipe up a few weeks ago but somehow, time got away with me and I never did get around to it. So, now that I have some time to spare, I better get to it before I forget again and get distracted by something ... http://thefoodsite.net/2010/02/easy-crunchy-rich-butter-cookies-vegetarian/ Whoever said that if you are on a strict diet, you can never have dessert? Especially chocolate brownies. Well, I absolutely LOVE love love brownies. So, now that I am trying to lose a few kgs (ok, ok, I have about 10kg to shed, not only a few!), having to ... http://thefoodsite.net/2010/02/very-low-fat-brownies/ I have several chocolate recipe books and one of it is The Australian Women's Weekly Sweet and Simple Chocolate recipe book. It has quite a few great recipes that are really sweet and simple. One of it is the Fruit and Nut Choc Chip Cookie Recipe. I tried it out ... http://thefoodsite.net/2010/02/fruit-and-nut-choc-chip-cookie-recipe/ I know I should have posted this recipe up a long time ago...in fact more than a month ago! But somehow, I got caught up with one thing or another and this blog got neglected yet again. Sigh. Time do flies and it sure is hard finding time to blog ... http://thefoodsite.net/2010/01/simple-rich-butter-cake/ Yep. You can bake your own Oreos. Seriously. And no, it's not all that hard either. Trust me. If it's difficult, I'll be the first one NOT to try baking it. Okay, maybe not so since I am a real Oreos freak. I mean, who doesn't love Oreos, right? What's ... http://thefoodsite.net/2009/12/bake-your-own-oreos-recipe/ I do have quite a few more simple dessert recipes to share but before I post them, I thought I'd give you a look at them first and also a special ice cream sundae you can do at home with any store bought ice cream. [caption id="attachment_2192" align="alignnone" width="225" caption="Ice cream ... http://thefoodsite.net/2009/12/not-a-recipe-just-sweet-dessert-pictures-to-make-you-salivate/ I know I have been going overload on chocolate dessert recipes in the past few post so here is something that does not involve chocolate. Instead, it has apples and though not much healthier or any less sinful, but I guess not as sinful as the chocolate desserts. I had posted ... http://thefoodsite.net/2009/10/simple-apple-crumble/ I know, I know...another chocolate dessert recipe but it is the mooncake festival anyway. And I don't know why but I wanted to try my hands at baking my own mooncakes again. Last year's chocolate mooncakes were a disaster when I brushed on too much egg glaze and the mooncakes ... http://thefoodsite.net/2009/09/baked-chocolate-mooncake-skin/ Honestly, I've never even heard of Batik Cake until a friend raved about how great and rich and nice and all that to me. It sure did piqued my interest. The best of it is that it is a non-bake cake. It's one of those cook over the stove, stir, ... http://thefoodsite.net/2009/09/non-bake-rich-chocolatebatik-cake/