Desserts - Empanadas

Better make plenty - these disappear fast. The unbaked dough may be frozen. The baked cookies may also be frozen.

Side Dish - Superb Sauteed Mushrooms

Sauteed mushrooms with a hint of wine and teriyaki sauce are the perfect topper for steak and baked potatoes.

Desserts - Brazilian Peanut Fudge

This simple and quick fudge requires only peanuts, tea biscuits, sweetened condensed milk, and a little bit of sugar.

Breakfast And Brunch - Banana Banana Bread

Why compromise the banana flavor? This banana bread is moist and delicious with loads of banana flavor! Friends and family love my recipe and say it's by far the best! It's wonderful toasted!! Enjoy!

Side Dish - Scalloped Potatoes For The Bbq

Small red potatoes are sliced thinly and layered with chopped, fresh onion, garlic, and basil onto a sheet of aluminum foil. Add a bit of butter, fold up into a sealed packet, and plop onto the grill.

Side Dish - Fasoliyyeh Bi Z Zayt Syrian Green Beans With Olive Oil

I learned how to make this while visiting my husband's family in Syria. It can be a healthy, fast, easy vegetarian/vegan main dish for lunch or dinner that is surprisingly filling when eaten with pita bread, or it can be a flavorful side dish.

Pasta - Divine Spaghetti Sauce

Wile away a rainy day by making this long-simmered sauce of ground beef, tomatoes, mushrooms, onions, celery, bell peppers, Italian seasonings, basil and garlic. Serve over spaghetti and top with a grating of Parmesan.