Tired of the usual sandwiches? Why not put together an interesting egg and vegetable wrap that’s very easy to make? Sometimes a slight change from the usual menu adds a different light to life!

This egg and vegetable salad wrap recipe takes 30 minutes to prepare and will serve 6.

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Ingredients needed:

• 4 hard cooked eggs, chopped
• 1 cup chopped cucumber
• 1 cup chopped zucchini or yellow summer squash
• 1/2 cup chopped red onion
• 1/2 cup shredded carrot
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
• 1 tablespoons Dijon-style mustard
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 teaspoon snipped fresh tarragon or basil
• 1/8 teaspoon paprika
• 6 leaf lettuce leaves
• 6 10-inch plain flour tortillas
• 2 plum tomatoes thinly sliced

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Want to make some fresh pancakes for breakfast or tea time to snack on? Here is a great recipe for a wonderful pumpkin pancake to be served with orange syrup. Definitely different from your usual pancakes with honey and butter for a change.

This pumpkin pancakes with orange syrup recipe needs only 30 minutes to prepare and is good to serve 8 wonderful slices of pancakes.

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Ingredients needed:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1.5 cups milk
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• Nonstick cooking spray
• 1 recipe orange syrup
• 1 orange, peeled and sectioned (optional)

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Are you a fan of Bobby Chinn, host of World Cafe Asia on Astro’s Channel 707 Discovery Travel & Living? If you are, head on over to Ikano Power Centre at Mutiara Damansara tonight. Specifically, Bobby Chinn will be at the Cold Storage outlet from 7pm to 8pm. Even if you aren’t the biggest fan but happen to be headed over to Ikano tonight, no harm to catch a glimpse of the star there!

This easy pot roast recipe is a big time-saver for you to dish up and serve up on your family dining table. Just make sure you have the necessary ingredients and this beef pot roast will not fail you on a day that you are running out of time.

This delicious and wonderful pot roast recipe takes only 25 minutes to make and is good for 3 servings.

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Ingredients needed:

• 17 ounce package refrigerated cooked beef pot roast with juices
• 1 tablespoon butter or margarine 
• 2 tablespoons minced shallots
• 2 tablespoons tarragon vinegar
• 2 cups fresh, pitted fruit cut into wedges (such as peaches and plums)
• Hot cooked apaetzle (optional)
• 1 teaspoon snipped fresh tarragon

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This yummy dessert of banana and caramel is perfect to end a meal. It’s a rather rich and filling dessert, so be sure to make some space in that stomach to enjoy this easy to make dessert!

It only takes a quick 15 minutes to put this dessert together and this banana and caramel cream pies recipe serves 6.

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Ingredients needed:

• 1 medium banana, sliced
• 6 pieces 3.5 inch graham cracker tart shells
• 2 tablespoons caramel ice cream topping
• 2 portions of 3.5 to 4 ounce containers vanilla pudding (prepared pudding cups), chilled
• 1/4 of 8 ounce contrainer frozen whipped dessert topping, thawed

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