Quick and easy North american recipes

Creole Salad Dressing

Good with Mesclun mix or Romaine.

Sweet and Sour Dipping Sauce

Try this sauce with fried shrimp, bbq chicken wings, chicken fingers or nuggets. Copycat recipe.

Three Easy Pastry Dessert Fillings for Beginners

These easy prep fillings are for pies, tarts, mini-tarts, trifles,* etc., and only take a few minutes.…

Avocado and Sour Cream Dip

Some good times are spent around a good dip. It is a great way to get to eat your veggies, fruit and a few chips. Dipping, noshing, crunching all…

Warm Honey Brie

Real Time Lime Sauce

True limes are native to India and Asia what we call, " key lime". This sauce may be used to grill, marinate or put over chicken to bake.

4-INGREDIENT PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Herbed Tartar Sauce

Wonderful sauce for seafood, or use it as a sandwich spread. If you don't have an herb garden, dry herbs work just fine.

Coconut Flavored Coffee

I thoroughly enjoy this coconut flavored coffee. Which I added Homemade Coconut Coffee Creamer to it. I also posted the recipe on this site.

Hawaiian Sandwich

I first had this at a sandwich shop in Huntington Beach, CA, about 25 years ago. It quickly became a family favorite. The Hawaiian bread is…

Banana Smoothie

nice mid-morning snack

Homemade Peppermint Mocha Coffee like Starbucks

Instead of spending $3-$4 for a cup of coffee at your local Starbucks, try this recipe on for size and make…

melanie 's Avocado soup

melanie 's avocado soup and chill for 1 min to 1 min

Basic Barbecue Rub

This is adapted from a rub by Steven Raichlen in his book "Sauces Rubs & Marinades." It can be used on beef, pork, chicken and fish like salmon.…

Caramel Pecan Banana Sundae

Quick, easy and healthy dessert