Side Dish - Sour Cream Refrigerator Mashed Potatoes

This is an easy make-ahead mashed potato recipe. Enriched with sour cream and cream cheese, these stay creamy and moist. Just heat in oven when you're ready for some delicious mashed potatoes! Feel free to vary the amount of paprika you want to sprinkle on top.

Fruits And Vegetables - Jims Beer Battered Portobello Mushrooms

Strips of portobello mushrooms are battered and deep fried in this tasty appetizer. Serve it with your favorite dipping sauce.

Breakfast And Brunch - Boston Brown Bread Iii

Molasses and brown sugar sweeten this bread made with whole wheat flour and buttermilk.

Seafood - Smokeys Cat Food Cold Salmon Spread

Serve this delicious salmon spread, zipped up with a little horseradish, on crispy crackers. It's so easy and fast to make.

Salad - Thai Cucumber Salad

This sweet and tangy summer salad of cucumber, cilantro, and peanuts with just a hint of heat is always a hit at picnics and potlucks.

Desserts - Chocolate Covered Strawberries

This is the simplest version of chocolate covered strawberries I know. Paraffin was originally used instead of shortening. Turn the strawberries upside down and insert by the toothpicks into a piece of styrofoam for easy cooling, or simply place them on a sheet of wax paper. White chocolate may be drizzled over the milk chocolate for a fancier look. They are perfect for weddings when decorated with frosting bow ties, bells, butterflies, roses, etc.

Soups Stews And Chili - Calypso Black Bean Soup

Black bean soup sizzles in this spicy, Caribbean-inspired version combining mangoes and bananas with onions, garlic, coconut milk, hot pepper sauce, cumin, and ginger.