American

2-cheese spinach and artichoke dip

Chopped spinach and marinated artichoke hearts are stirred with cheeses, sour cream, mayo and seasonings to make this dip. What makes our formula unique? We add lime juice, lemon pepper seasoning and ground chipotle. Better aroma, more tang and more kick.

Cook time: 35

Servings: 3 cups

Banana bread with chocolate chips and nuts

Got overripe bananas? Mash them and bake them into this banana bread (it’s really a cake) that’s ultra moist and chock-full of chocolate chips and nuts.

Cook time: 30

Servings: 3 small cakes

Pepper cheesesteak

Beef, cheese and bread make up the most basic cheesesteak sandwich. Onion is optional (we like caramelized onion in our sandwiches). Adding bell pepper makes it a pepper cheesesteak sandwich.

Cook time: 15

Servings: 3 people

Slow cooker beef brisket BBQ

Texas-style beef brisket is traditionally slow cooked in a smoker. Ten to fourteen hours. We don’t have a smoker but we have a slow cooker and a bottle of liquid smoke. They did the trick.

Cook time: 7 50

Servings: 6 people

Fall-off-the-bone oven-roasted Cajun pork spare ribs

Salty, sweet, herby and spicy. The two secrets to making this dish? First, sufficient marinating time. Second, roasting at a low temperature.

Cook time: 2 10

Servings: 6 people