This dish is put on the table along with several other items that begin with the letter "s" (The seven "s") in farsi. They are garlic, coins, hyacinth, grass, vinegar, apples, and pudding. My family then gets together, sits at the table, and eats all of the dishes, like a feast. This recipe is actually made by many Persians in Iran, the country where my family is from and where my dad was born and raised. We make this recipe every year on Persian New Year to celebrate.

Yes, there are other ways to make this recipe, but ours is unique. One night, the night before Persian New Year, we were setting up for the next day. As we were looking at the recipes, we had noticed that we hadn’t prepared seven recipes as we had thought, we only had six. My father and mother were talking about it and decided to, let’s say, combine two of their favorite recipes into one recipe and use it from then on. Hence, they came up with Basmati Steamed Rice.

They chose that name because my father had heard of a recipe that had just about the same ingredients, and a few of the same steps, so we decided to make our own Basmati Rice recipe.

I remember when I was little I was at my Aunt’s house and she was cooking tostones and when I tried it I fell in love with this treat. Now all the time when my mother asks me what I want to eat, I always say tostones. There is this sauce that some Dominican people make to dip the tostones in and it’s made out of garlic vinegar and, I believe, oil. This sauce tastes good with the tostones because it gives it flavor. Another way Spanish people like to eat tostones is with salt. You just put a little salt on it and eat it and it tastes good.

Different cultures don't change much about this recipe because it changes how much the cake can hold the milk that is coming after. Some people put icing on the cake after the milk. There is not much of a difference to what you can change, it's up to your taste. Another dish my family and I make a lot is flan.

Flan is a type of caramelized milk gelatin. You may think it sounds nasty, but to my family and I it is another traditional recipe. There are so many other recipes that are traditional to my family, that I can't even name them all. Since there are many people in my household, there is a lot of cooking going on. I am hoping to learn those recipes and pass down the love of cooking through many generations.

There are 40,000 varieties of rice in existence worldwide. Ranging from jasmine, basmati, long grain to arborio.

Every time we have a party my mom makes it different than the rest of her sisters – my aunt makes it with big chucks of tomato in it. When there’s something going on, my mom comes in and starts to make the Lasagna.

Lasagna is one of my favorite foods because it has an interesting flavor and it looks good. When we have party everyone waits till the food is done. Then my mom and aunt help set up the table. After everyone stands around the table and we say a prayer. When everyone is done there are always leftovers. Then the next day we eat the leftover food, which is still good to eat. There is always something new to eat and different kinds of food you can pick. It is special to see different kinds of kids and their culture come together.

Brisket is one of my many favorite dishes to eat during the holidays because it tastes so good and has an interesting flavor to it. During the holidays when family and friends come over, Brisket is the main dish. When everyone comes over they each bring a dish. With Brisket you can have different things with it but we use gravy with mushrooms, a tomato sauce, and different vegetables, carrots, beans, celery, and more.

I think that this recipe has a great significance to my family because it brings us together every year during Chanukah, Passover and many other Jewish holidays. To be together during the holidays makes me happy to know that eating good food like Brisket can bring you closer together with your family.

She usually puts string beans in the mix with the chicken we eat it with potatoes or rice. Sometimes we have corn on the side. My family, on my mother’s side, is from Trinidad. Their food is spicy. So that's where my mommy gets the dish. She makes other foods too, like stewed chicken and collard greens, all with a little spice. Sometimes I help her so I can see how she makes it. I would like to cook for my children one day. I love all my mother’s cooking, but most of all I love her Lemon Chicken.

It takes a while to cook and it has a pretty large amount of ingredients but it’s all worth it, since the result is so delicious. My family has been making it for generations and will be cooking and eating it for generations to come.

The recipe is special to me because it is one of my favorite dishes. It is also special to me since it is so traditional in my family. It is also special to me since it is one of the first dishes that I really enjoy eating, because I’m a really picky eater. One thing that I remember is the first time I ever had Chupe de Camarones. I was a little girl and I didn’t like the way the soup looked and I hated fish, I argued with my mom for a while, but she still made me eat it. I remember that I loved the taste. I just didn’t want to admit to my mom that she was right. Ever since then it has been my favorite dish.

Once you are done doing this pour the mixture into the medium mold making sure all the mixture fits into the one mold. Place the flan into the oven. Leave for about 1 1/2 hours or check when ready by sticking a toothpick into the center of the flan. If it comes out clean then its done, if not then its still not ready. (Artwork at chapter end).

If I have this desert when I am not with my family I always think of how we act when we're all together. My cousins are running around the house, the adults are talking. Everyone sits around the table and then we eat our traditional meal: arroz con gandules and pernil with ensalada (rice w/ gandules, pork, and salad.)
After dinner comes desert which is as always my mothers very special delicious unique Flan. We sit and eat a slice each and thank my mom for making such a delicious desert. Mmmm.... a bite out of flan reminds me of all that.

This certain recipe didn't have such a special way of coming about. One day my mom was looking at a regular recipe for flan from Puerto Rico but she started making it herself with a little twist of her own. It gave it a better taste. Since then that's the only kind of flan my family eats at family reunions and holidays.

This is the recipe of the dumplings my mother makes at home for my sisters and me. It comes from my family. My grandmother passed it down to my mother, who passed it onto my sister, who likes to cook a lot.

This recipe's origin is China. In China, dumplings are very popular. The Chinese are known for great dumplings. Even in any of the Chinese food stores you can go to, I bet that you will always find dumplings on the menu.

This recipe is very special to me because my grandma made it. She is so special to me. To me, my grandmother is one of the most important family members. My grandma and mom taught me how to make these dumplings myself. I have lots of fun, especially when my cousins make the dumplings with me. They like to make the dumplings too. My favorite part is to put the ingredients into the dumpling wrapper and close it up. It's messy of course, but it's worth it in the end for the tasty dumplings.

These dumplings taste very delicious. Made up of such sweet ingredients, this plate of food fills you right up. The plumpness of the dumplings make them look so juicy, which they are. Even the juice from the dumplings is sweet. The taste it so spectacular that it will hit you like lightning. I hope you try to make this and that you taste it. It tastes as if it were a fine lunch from a restaurant, not just a family recipe. That is why this recipe is so important to my family. Its taste is so great, its look is so full, and it is so tender. I am proud to have such a wonderful family recipe.

Pasulj is famous all over Yugoslavia. Almost every restaurant in Yugoslavia that you walk into would have it. Even though Pasulj is so famous in restaurants in Yugoslavia, it is more famous in people’s homes. What I mean by that is that Pasulj is more a home recipe then a dish you would go out and buy in a store. Pasulj was first made in the army because it had a lot of vitamins and nutrients that the soldiers needed to stay healthy. Plus, everyone liked it!

This recipe is special to me because I like to eat this a lot. It is special because this food isn’t well known and it is sold in some bakeries. To make most bread you make dough. Chinese people like to make dough with a certain type of flour and then mix it with water. That's how most Asians make any type of food. Many people serve this dish for desert because it is a small dish.

I don’t know how the recipe really started but it was made all around China. Now even in New York a place called Chinatown sells these egg custards in bakery stores. This recipe is important to me because it is from my culture’s country. The dough is frequently used in most pastries because it is used to make most bread. This is all about my family history and how it is made and served.

There are different ingredients that you can use for this recipe because if you are allergic to any of those ingredients you can replace it with something else. Shrimp can be replaced with diced or chopped meat, and the carrots and mushrooms can be replaced with other types of vegetables. There is also a sweet way of making this recipe but this one is the salty one. The sweet recipe has nothing in it but sugar, which makes it very plain.

My mom knows how to make it so I got the recipe from my mom. My mom knows a lot of recipes and I think this one is the best tasting one. Many people know this recipe, but mine is different. I don’t like vegetables on my food so my mom doesn’t put any. If you go to any Chinese restaurant and you order this, it will have vegetables on it. My mom makes this when she is in a good mood or when she has time to. This recipe is special to me because I have been eating this dish for a long time and that is why I chose it.

This recipe is really special to me because the preparing process is really difficult and it is not available in markets as ready made food. I eagerly wait for that festival. When I see this recipe I start remembering janmastami, the birthday of lord Krishna. Malai is special to me because once my grandparents put milk on gas and they forgot to close it. The milk started to burn and there was a sweet smell all over the house. The milk had become sweet and thick. From that day we learned to make Malai.

I want to tell you a folk tale that is associated with this recipe. Once upon a time Jagarnata (a Hindu god) came to earth from heaven to save earth from evil people. He came with his wife Laxmi (the Hindu god for wealth and money). One day Jagarnata said to Laxmi, "Why are you going to their house? Don’t you know they are lower cast?" (We believe god comes to our home everyday.)

Laxmi said, "If somebody worships me I will have to visit his house." Jagarnata then said, "Get out of my house! You are untouchable." Laxmi said, "Ok, I am going. But remember I am the goddess of wealth and I promise that you will never get food until you come to me." Then she flew away. She told her servants to take away all wealth from Jagarnata. Jagarnata had nothing to eat for four days. So he changed himself as a normal person and went out to beg for food. At last he saw a home of a lower cast and a girl came out and said, "You look tired and hungry. Come and have food in our home, sir." Jagarnata was so hungry that he went in.

The girl was Laxmi herself and she gave Jagarnata kakara. From that day people in India made kakara. When I came to America we had a hard time making the recipe because we could not find Coconut and Semolina. In India it is easily available and it’s cheap. Even if it is difficult to make, kakara is my best recipe.

Then you put water in the pan with the beans and the vegetables. After that you have to cook the beans at a low temperature, then you get about half a pound of roast pork at a Chinese shop.

Then you get some oil and just heat it a little then after its hot, cut half of it to pieces and put it in the pan with the beans. Then you take your half pound of favorite sauce on the half of the pork and there you have it Brazilian food.

They kept on eating rice and beans for over a month. Until one day a young lady who was a maid was let free by her master and sent to live with the other former-slaves. As soon as she got there she saw a hunter with a pig. As he passed by her, he asked if she wanted to buy the pig. She asked how much did it cost. He then took a closer look at the young lady's face. He asked if she was a slave. She said she was a slave. After he realized that she was a slave he gave her the pig for free.

Then he went on his way. As soon as she got the pig, her former slaves came out to welcome her. As soon as she went in, they asked if she could cook. She said that she was able to cook. That night they had a party to celebrate their first meal.

I do not know who in my family made it first, but it is made a lot in my family because it is good. My mom told me about the recipe. She told me how to make the recipe. There is no story behind it except that one day I was very hungry so my mom thought for a while and then she made this dish because it was good and we have it a lot. The recipe is special to me because it is one of my favorite dishes and because I like chicken. I also like beans because they taste good too.

People drink alcoholic beverages for a lot of reasons. Mostly, they drink it to celebrate a happy moment on special occasions. One recipe that would mix the warmth of wine and the tenderness of chicken is called, "Wine Chicken". It originated in China. It was usually only served on special occasions but soon, restaurants started serving it and people started to eat it casually. Many Chinese people and tourists have had this wonderful dish.

Kids eat it too since it is only rice wine. I’ve tried this recipe before and it tastes great. I slept well that day because wine makes you sleep better and makes you drowsy. Just remember not to drink or eat too much of it since it can make you drunk.

I would usually recommend this recipe for winter, because after you eat it, it will make your whole body feel warm and ready for the cold, frigid weather. The taste of ginger and chicken as well as Chinese herbs can protect you from the cold. You probably taste a lot of ginger because of the strong taste of ginger and the paucity of it. You could eat it with rice for lunch or dinner and it fills you up right

There is no real significance since the Chinese have a big variety of foods with noodles anyway. I just prefer these to the others because the meat is boneless and the noodles are more tasteful. It’s special to me because I always ate this every time my family went to the small restaurants. I always ordered this and loved it.

There is no unique way of preparing this that is unlike the normal way Chinese food is prepared. The way my mother makes it is by buying all the ingredients separate or from leftover parts from other prepackaged foods. My mother buys different noodles depending on what’s available. They all can be substituted for different noodles, but my favorite two types are flat noodles and lei mein noodles. I think the noodles are the only ingredients that can actually be replaced because the noodles have similar flavors and still taste as good. The scallions can’t be replaced with another food but can be taken out and the flavor will just slightly alter a little.

The soup flavor can change also. If you want to have a spicy flavor, you’ll need a spicy flavored packet that contains the spices and herbs that is needed to make the soup spicy. There are many different flavors of this food and they all taste different but are still tasteful. It would be difficult to find each different variation but it would be fun.