Beef Skewers
Meat on a stick! Is there anything better? When I was pregnant with my first child, my cravings were iced tea, tomato soup, and “tasty chunks of beef”! Twenty-six year later, I still crave tasty chunks of beef! This is a very…
Tag: Quick and Easy
Traditional Arabic Hummus
Traditional Arabic hummus—how do I know its traditional? Because I learned how to make it from my Saudi and Kuwaiti students in 1981 and 1982. I watched how they made it, wrote everything down, and have followed the recipe ever since. Well,…
Corn Dogs
I am sooooo bad. I KNOW I shouldn’t cook like this. I know it, I know it, I know it! But I did. And my little experiment turned out too wonderfully well 🙂 Who knew homemade corn dogs were so easy to make?! I…
Raw Apple-Fennel Salad
Ever eaten raw fennel? Time to start! And here’s a fabulous recipe to start with: Raw Fennel and Apple Salad. It’s easy to make and it’s shockingly good. I say shockingly because everyone I coerce into trying it has been…
Chocolate-Peanut Butter Popcorn
This recipe is almost the same recipe as Muddy Buddies, but using popcorn instead of Rice Chex! It’s a cinch to pull together, and it’s melt-in-your mouth delicious 🙂 I mean, seriously addictive. I am pretty sure you have all…
Frozen Bananas (with or without Peanut Butter)
I’ve been making frozen bananas for a long time and have decided that Hershey’s Special Dark is the best chocolate to compliment the taste of the banana—odd, since I am usually a milk chocolate devotee. It is also the most…
Panko Mozzarella Sticks
I had no idea it was so easy to fry cheese! I also had no idea fried cheese was so delicious. Dang it. There’s no looking back now, unfortunately. Fried Mozzarella sticks are here to stay and they are my 2011…
Strawberry Sandwiches
I have never seen a recipe published for this sandwich, but it’s one of my favorites—probably because it’s more like a dessert than a sandwich! I have my demons, and all of them are sweet 🙂 I first encountered this sandwich…