Get the latest recipes from Lipsantos http://www.grouprecipes.com/people/lipsantos This refreshing yogurt dish can be served with marinated olives and pita bread, or as an accompaniment for meat dishes. It goes great with Kibbe (recipe provided seperately). I adapted this recipe from one found in a book called Mediterranean: A Taste of the Sun. http://www.grouprecipes.com/57357/cacik.html A moderately spicy blend of meat and bulgur wheat which makes great party fare. Serve warm with Cacik (recipe provided seperately). http://www.grouprecipes.com/57354/kibbe.html This is my adaptation of a recipe I found in a book called Mediterranean: A Taste of the Sun. It's an easy way to cook eggplant and a good vegetarian choice. http://www.grouprecipes.com/57353/eggplant-stew.html I don't usually go for recipes with complicated preparations, but when I saw this one on Martha Stewart, the combination of sweet and salty in a chocolate cake was irrisistible. It was a lot of work, but worth it. Recipe courtesy of "Baked" and made on Martha Stewart show on December 13, 2006 http://www.grouprecipes.com/57329/sweet-and-salty-cake.html If you're looking for a healthier chocolate chip cookie, try this one! I got this recipe from a Hershey's Chocolate Classics cookbook that I bought when I visited the Hershey's factory. http://www.grouprecipes.com/57324/chocolate-chip-whole-wheat-cookies.html This is my mom's recipe which she got from a Baker's coconut package. I like these because they mix up quickly in only one bowl and you don't have to use the mixer! http://www.grouprecipes.com/57323/coconut-macaroons.html I got this recipe from my friend Jack, but as the name indicates it probably came from Betty Crocker. I like to mix this using the dough hook on my Kitchen Aid. I have made rolls, loaves, pizzas and cinnamon rolls with this dough. It's very versatile. Have also substituted whole wheat pastry flour for some of the flour to give it a heartier texture. My grandma always made the lightest, fluffiest clover-leaf rolls using water that she had cooked the potatoes in; the starch feeds the yeast. This is the closest thing I've found to hers. http://www.grouprecipes.com/57317/betty-crocker-potato-refrigerator-dough.html In my quest for a new and interesting pasta sauce, I came up with the idea of using squash. I especially like the combination of sweet and salty and the richness of the pine nuts. http://www.grouprecipes.com/49706/pasta-with-squash-and-pine-nuts.html This is my mom's recipe. It was her "special" dessert when we were kids. Now my sisters and I all have the recipe and make it for our familys. It's still our family's favorite! http://www.grouprecipes.com/47937/cherry-cheesecake.html