Salad - Avocado Beet And Arugula Salad With Chevre Tartine

Tartine' is the French word for a slice of bread with a topping. Spread herbed goat cheese on crusty bread and broil. Toss together beets, avocadoes and greens for an usual, beautiful meal that combines warm with cool, bitter with sweet, and creamy with crisp.

Montecito Italian Dining Room (Santa Barbara)

Montecito Italian Dining Room Mediterranean Dining Room Santa Barbara

Salad - Spinach Salad With Warm Bacon Mustard Dressing

This is a classic steakhouse-style spinach salad with the absolute best warm bacon-mustard dressing I've ever had! Looks and tastes like a lot of work, but can be prepared in no time! This salad can easily be converted to a main dish salad by adding strips of grilled chicken breast.

Kohlenberger (Dc Metro)

Kohlenberger Traditional Landscape Dc Metro

Basement Den (Portland)

Basement Den Eclectic Basement Portland

Meat And Poultry - Sausage Stuffed Jalapenos

Jalapeno pepper halves are stuffed with cheese and sausage. You will love this spicy appetizer treat!

Highland Park (Chicago)

Highland Park Contemporary Hall Chicago

Pantry (Cleveland)

Pantry Traditional Laundry Room Cleveland

Breakfast And Brunch - Whole Wheat Blueberry Muffins

Whole wheat flour and 2 full cups of blueberries give these hearty muffins their nutty, wholesome flavor. They take only 35 minutes from mixing ingredients to pulling from the oven.

Side Dish - Mango Pineapple Chutney

The sweetness of mango, pineapple and red pepper is given a zing from fresh ginger and a kick from hot chile pepper. Serve this chutney with grilled chicken or seafood for an exciting burst of flavor!

Demay (Chicago)

Demay Modern Living Room Chicago

Country Crib (New York)

Country Crib Modern Landscape New York

Deluxe In Alexandria (Dc Metro)

Deluxe In Alexandria Traditional Dining Room Dc Metro

White And Brushed Aluminum Garage (Los Angeles)

White And Brushed Aluminum Garage Contemporary Garage And Shed Los Angeles

Cook Bros Of Arlington Va Basement Family Rooms (Dc Metro)

Cook Bros Of Arlington Va Basement Family Rooms Traditional Basement Dc Metro

Morris Interiors

Morris Interiors Traditional Basement Other Metro

Appetizers And Snacks - Spicy Bean Salsa

Also known as 'cowboy caviar', this twist on traditional salsa is enlivened with black beans, corn and black-eyed peas.

A Classic Ct Home With A Modern Flair (New York)

A Classic Ct Home With A Modern Flair Traditional Dining Room New York

Queens Gardens Staircase With Glass Balustrade (London)

Queens Gardens Staircase With Glass Balustrade Modern Staircase London

Meat And Poultry - House Fried Rice

Loaded with shrimp, ham, chicken, and veggies, just like in your favorite Chinese restaurant. This fried rice is delicious and an excellent use of leftovers!

Meat And Poultry - The Dipper

Elevate the standard French dip to 'The Dipper.' Sliced roast beef is cooked together with mushrooms, hot peppers, onions, and Marsala wine, then piled into toasted buns topped with Swiss cheese.

Meat And Poultry - Kathys Roast And Vegetables

Bottom round seasoned with garlic powder and combined with carrots and potatoes in mushroom soup.

Cheese - Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting

Great flavor and so creamy. Great on Daffodil cake.

Modern Basement (St Louis)

Modern Basement Modern Basement St Louis

Lorraine Vale (Charleston)

Lorraine Vale Traditional Living Room Charleston

Herbs And Spices - Curried Zucchini Corn Fritters

These delicious little fritters are a great way to use up end-of-summer zucchini and corn! Delicious with raita or plain yogurt with a little chopped mint mixed in.

Bread - Simple Whole Wheat Bread

This honey wheat bread is proof that wonderful flavor, texture and aroma can be had if you just follow a straightforward game plan.

Urrutia Design (San Francisco)

Urrutia Design Traditional Bathroom San Francisco

Desserts - Cowboy Cookies Iii

Classic, chewy chocolate chip oatmeal cookies.

Donna Pennington (Orange County)

Donna Pennington Traditional Dining Room Orange County

Side Dish - Mexican Blackened Corn

Kernels of sweet corn are blackened in a skillet with a little beer, cumin and cayenne pepper, then sprinkled with Mexican cotija cheese and cilantro for a blast of flavor.

Rancho Mirage Villas (Los Angeles)

Rancho Mirage Villas Mediterranean Exterior Los Angeles

Breakfast And Brunch - Grandmas Unbaked Irish Soda Bread

Here's Irish soda bread the old school way, with just flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and buttermilk. It's not baked, it's cooked on a griddle. Serve with butter and jam, or fry it up crisp in bacon drippings.