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Garlicky Breadsticks

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I love breadsticks. If I could, I'd make a meal out of them. Garlicky, cheesey, crisp on the outside but soft on the inside breadsticks are, for me, a perfect food. And what better to pair with some delicious spaghetti than some equally delicious breadsticks?

I was amazed at how easy these breadsticks were to make. Yeast bread has always seemed intimidating to me, so I expected these to be difficult to mix, take forever to rise... boy, was I wrong. These were so incredibly easy, I had dinner on the table in no time!

I found this recipe over on Angies Pangies. Go check out her post... the story about her husband making the breadsticks is hilarious!

Spaghetti with Meat Sauce

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Spaghetti has always been one of my favorite dishes. It's easy to make, and provides a delicious, filling meal. Everyone prefers their spaghetti sauce differently. Some like it to be just a tomato sauce, while others prefer large meatballs scattered throughout. Personally, I like my meat sauce somewhere in the middle. I love having lots of cooked ground beef mixed into the sauce, so you get chunks of meat in every bite.

This recipe is my grandmother's recipe, and is the recipe I have grown up with. With six kids, my grandmother sure knew how to cook a great meal... I wouldn't change a thing.

Teriyaki Grilled Shrimp

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Imagine walking along the beach on a bright summer day. The cool salt water rushes in to swirl around your ankles, then races away playfully. A slight breeze brings a whiff of salty ocean air. You hear seagulls squawking all around you. The taste of the briny ocean air is on your lips as you watch the sun set over the immense ocean.

After a perfect day at the beach, you need a perfect meal, so why not a summery barbecue? To me, summer means one thing - lots of grilling. Perhaps some sweet, salty, teriyaki marinated shrimp on the barbecue. Absolute heaven. Wonderfully delicious. A perfect summer dish.

If you're a sushi lover, this shrimp is amazing in a roll, especially if you pair it with some grilled onions. Yum!

World's Best Cheesecake

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Cheesecake has always been one of my absolute favorite desserts. I love the rich, smooth cream cheese filling, the crumbly, sweet graham cracker crust, and how incredibly easy it is to make. There are hundreds of cheesecake recipes out there. They range from the easy no-bake cheesecakes, to the cheesecakes with complicated fillings that you bake in springform pans.

This recipe is my all-time favorite cheesecake recipe, ever. It has two layers: the typical sweet cream cheese filling, and then a slightly sour, but oh so smooth sour cream topping. It requires some baking, but really is so easy, a child could make it. This is my grandmother's recipe, and it shows up at nearly every family function I go to.

Spam Musubi

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Spam musubi is a popular Hawaiian snack using spam, rice, and nori (seaweed used for sushi). I find it to be really yummy and not too difficult to make. The marinated and fried spam tastes almost like unagi (eel), in an odd roundabout way... trust me, it's good! (I know many of you turn your noses up at the idea of spam (the food), but it's actually pretty good! Try it scrambled in eggs too :) Yum!)

For nutrition facts, visit the original post on my blog, SushiDay.com.

How to Make Tempura at Home!

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Tempura is the perfect party snack. Everyone loves tempura - it's more or less healthy (since it is mostly made with vegetables), most everyone likes fried foods, and yet it's not heavy like many fried foods are... it's actually pretty light! Most anything can be tempura fried. Typically sliced vegetables and shrimp are the normal tempura fare, but meats, sushi (yum!), and even bananas can be tempura fried! (Just make sure you get an underripe banana, because it softens when you fry it so ripe bananas will fall apart. Don't believe me? Look at this post on my website where I used a tempura fried banana in sushi!)

I originally posted this tempura recipe on my website, SushiDay.com.