Chickpea and Tomato Salad with Grilled Pita by Nancy Miyasaki

This is a refreshing and delicious salad. It's healthy and filling, so a good salad to serve with soup or another lighter dish. It's super quick if you use canned garbanzo beans, or save money by using dried chickpeas. This is a great side dish for when you are grilling.

Spring Mix, Arugula, Endive & Fennel with Prosciutto and a Pear Vinaigrette by Dean Grason

Sweet, Sour & Salty

Chimichurri by Jeremy Cheng

Habanero Mustard Sauce by Dean Grason

A fiery glaze for your fowl that Scoville would be proud of. The Scoville scale is the measurement standard for hot peppers. Habaneros for example score between 100,000-350,000, Cayenne score between 30,000-50,000 and jalapenos score between 2,500 and 8,000.

Italian Dressing by Patrick Travis

I have not found many bottled salad dressings I like. This lead me to search out something I can make myself and this is what I put together from various sources. I like my dressings tart so I normally don't add any sugar. If I am serving this to company, and want to tone down the acidity, I add a little bit of sugar. This is…

Basil and Cilantro Pesto by Jolyma

Bright and full of flavor.

Avocado, Tomato and Mango Salsa by Bombdiggity Hot Dogs

This is a great salsa on hot dogs or tortilla chips

Tex Mex Guacamole with Serrano & Jalapeno Peppers by Wendi Taylor

A delicious treat that can be served as a topping for tacos or taco salad, a dip for corn chips, a spread for tortillas or pita bread, or on a bed of shredded lettuce as a salad in itself.

Watermelon and Arugula Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette by Draeger's Cooking School

Quite a refreshing summer salad

Sun Dried Tomato Tapenade by Piper Seeger

Sun Dried Tomato Tapenade

Coffe Cream Cheese Frosting by Krystina Castella

The Anything Dip by Krystal Gilbert

You can dip anything in this sauce. This is the easiest sauce to make ever! And you wont believe how good it is! (excellent for fish, tator tots, fries, onion rings, ect.)

No-Bake Apple Tart by Rich H

Get in on the raw food movement! Raw fruits and veggies are really the best way to enjoy all the healthy benefits of a plant-based diet. While I am not a raw foodist in general, I do enjoy raw dishes now and again and really enjoy seeing what I can come up with in the lab (aka kitchen)! Try this one...you'll love it!

Cheese Cake Cheese Ball by Tiffany

Popular around the holidays, but always good, the Cheese Cake Cheese Ball is a sweet cheese ball.

Bajadera by Zorana Dicic

This desert is easy to make, and there is no baking required.