305 hand recipes

This is a good cookie recipe to use up those over ripe bananas.

Hand print sugar cookies traced from paper cutouts of each family member's hand. Refrigerated dough shortcut, decorated with icings and candies. Memory-keeper recipe.

Mexican-style hand-shredded beef brisket: rubbed with garlic, onion, oregano, and cumin, foil-roasted then broiled. The foundation for tacos, burritos, and enchiladas.

A light, veggie-packed chicken soup with carrots, celery, zucchini, yellow squash, and rice, finished with fresh cilantro. Ranch-style comfort in 45 minutes.

Classic manicotti made the authentic way, with handmade egg pasta squares rolled around a ricotta and mozzarella filling, layered in meat sauce and baked under Parmesan. Fresh pasta makes all the difference over boxed tubes.

Instead of adai dosa, the Andhra classic Pesarattu (green gram dosa) pairs beautifully with hand-pound rice. It is light, protein-rich, and a filling breakfast that is also considered one of the best nutrient-rich foods in Andhra homes.

Dragon's Blood Punch with a frozen hand ice mold for Halloween. Apple juice, cranberry juice, and ginger ale create a blood-red punch with a creepy ice hand centerpiece.

Easy home-made sloppy joe filling to feed a large crowd of about 50 people

Rich chocolate fudge cake with a hidden cream cheese butter cream layer baked right in the middle. Topped with glossy chocolate frosting, this three-layer showstopper serves 16.

Butter cream banded fudge cake with a hidden cream cheese ribbon swirled through dark chocolate batter, topped with chocolate fudge frosting. A three-layer 13x9 sheet cake with a surprise inside.

Savory minced beef nestled in a flaky base with a golden puff pastry top creates individual handheld meat pies that bring British pub food straight to your kitchen.

I was looking for a recipe which would show off the colors of M&Ms. I exchanged the margarine for butter. At first bite, the cookie was a bit dry. Then the butter kicked in and it just melted in my mouth. What a flavor experience! I will definitely be making this cookie again!

An easy way to add some veggies to your kids meal. Add some fresh broccoli and mushrooms to your macaroni and cheese, still cheesy and delicious, giving you extra vitamins, flavor and fiber.

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This easy to make mixed green salad is tasty, the cucumber herb vinaigrette is just perfectly balanced taste, hard-boiled eggs give the protein, a light salad for any of your meal during the day!!

This is a delicious starter from my book named 'The Curry Crunch' where mildly spiced king prawns are coated with bread crumbs and fried. The king prawns used in this recipe weigh approximately 50g each.