Pasta - Mexican Orzo Salad

A Mexican-inspired cold pasta salad features orzo, chickpeas, black beans, cilantro, and lime juice for a refreshing, colorful meal.

Bread - Grandmothers Buttermilk Cornbread

Grandma's recipe for a sweet, moist cornbread likely to become your favorite!

Bread - Fruit And Nut Loaf

This is a loaf with plenty of fruit and light in color. Very pretty when cut.

Side Dish - Kongnamool Korean Soybean Sprouts

Crunchy soybean sprouts are blanched then tossed with an aromatic blend of Korean chile powder, garlic, sesame oil, and rice wine vinegar.

Desserts - Beths Spicy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

With a little experimenting, I came up with these chewy, spicy, oatmeal raisin cookies. They make your kitchen smell wonderful while they are baking. They almost remind me of Christmas because the spices smell so good.

Seafood - Macadamia Crusted Sea Bass With Mango Cream Sauce

Sea bass, seared with garlic, then topped with a macadamia nut crust and baked until golden. Accompanying this delectable treat is a mango cream sauce.

Desserts - Blueberry Pie

There is nothing to beat a fresh blueberry pie. It doesn't need much: sugar, a bit of cornstarch to thicken all the nice juices and cinnamon. It's perfect with fresh berries, but still mighty fine with frozen ones.

Appetizers And Snacks - Cottage Cheese Avocado And Black Bean Salsa

An accidental masterpiece made from leftovers that is now an all-around favorite. Black beans, canned or frozen corn, avocado, and cottage cheese are just a few ingredients that, while not the prettiest bowl of food in the world, certainly make for one of the tastiest snacks around. Great to keep in the refrigerator for a delicious anytime snack.

Pasta - Make Ahead Manicotti

The secret to this marvelous manicotti is in the chill. After stuffing cooked pasta with a tasty blend of spinach, Parmesan, mozzarella and a dash of sugar, arrange tomato sauce and shells in a baking dish and chill overnight. Bake it the next day!

Bbq Grilling - Garlic Corn On The Cob

Delicious and fresh summer treat. A favorite for everyone.

Herbs And Spices - Roast Chicken With Rosemary

Stuff the cavity of a whole roasting chicken with onion and fresh rosemary for a simple and delicious baked chicken, just like the ones in Italian markets.

Salad - Poppy Seed Dressing I

The biggest secret about poppy seed dressing is that it is absolutely smashing on fruit. This creamy dressing has just the right proportion of sugar, vinegar and poppy seeds.

Seafood - Louisiana Shrimp And Eggs Gumbo

This recipe calls for shrimp, but can you use squirrel, rabbit, ham, chicken, or other game for this traditional Louisiana stew. It is delicious over rice, full of okra, peppers, tomatoes, onions, and celery.