Roasted nuts/3 recipes

Quick easy and tasty guacamole. Roasted garlic goes very well with the creamy avocado, cilantro and lime juice add the refreshing taste. The toppings give the already-delicious guacamole extra goodness.

Try this savory pasta dish made with zucchini, tomatoes and sweet bell peppers.

Refreshingly delicious. You can use whatever seasonal veggies you have for fillings, such as mushrooms, green peppers. Serve it with tomato sauce.

Roasted Garlic Potato Soup recipe

Cooks in Southeast Asia make use of pastes that combine roasted fresh or dried chillies with a variety of other seasonings. Various commercial chilli pastes are sold, but a good chile paste is also easy to make at home.

Kick up your Independence or Flag day celebration an extra notch by making your own home-made ketchup (catsup) to make your barbecued hot dogs and burgers extra special. This is an easy way to really impress your friends and family and it's much better tasting than store bought varieties.

Sage leaves, garlic, olive oil and some Indian spices are mixed with these fingerling potatoes. Roast them in the oven and these golden, crispy and delicious potatoes will be a great accompaniment with any main course.

Our family loves banana muffins. I frequently make a batch of these for quick and easy grab n' go breakfasts during the week.

Prove you're the best around with this scrumptious carrot cake that is perfect for Thanksgiving dinner.

I use crushed Ritz crackers instead of bread crumbs and add 2/3 cup of shredded sharp Cheddar. A simple gravy to go along with the meatloaf can also be made using another packet of soup mix, 2 Tbs. flour and 2 cups of cold water. Simmer until thickened.

It's hard to go wrong with lots of garlic, then you add some fresh garden-grown rosemary into these lovely fingerling potatoes with all these delicious garlic. Let oven do the final roasting job...

This refreshing summer grilled potato salad is a great accompaniment for any grilled main dishes off the BBQ.

The combination of cashews, lentils, brown rice and other spices was delicious. Right balance of the flavor and the texture, we used cherry tomatoes instead, that's what we had on hand. It's a tasty yet nutritious meal.

Try this scrumptious side dish made with pistachio nuts, cinnamon and rosewater syrup.

Fresh soybeans (edamame) dip on crackers topped with a roasted cherry tomato. Perfect light tasting finger food when company is coming.

Beef Tenderloin with spicy Gorgonzola cheese and Pine Nut Herb Butter