Cinnamon Spiced Lamb Stew

Lamb dishes are often one of my favorite meat options. Though I don't cook lamb that often I always love it when I do (or when someone else does). This stew doesn't require any exotic ingredients but the flavor is delicious and reminds me of a Moroccan stew. This is not the kind of dish you can throw together, so plan ahead if you're going to make it. The meat needs to sit in some spices for 24 hours before cooking. However, the recipe itself is not very difficult. Serve the stew with couscous for added Moroccan flair.

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Salted Chocolate Caramel Crackers

It's almost Passover again and my family is looking for new ways to mask matzoh. I have never been a fan and have always considered matzoh to be a cardboard-like, strictly symbolic, barely edible food. So when this recipe turned out being delicious I knew this was a winner. How can you not love anything covered in caramel and chocolate? I have never tried this with actual Saltines or other crackers, but I am sure it would be just as good. If you enjoy salted caramel or sea salt chocolate flavors you will enjoy this treat.

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Texas Caviar

I've been slacking off and not cooking or baking that much this past month. Luckily I have very inspiring family members who also love to cook. This recipe was first tried by my mom and came highly recommended. If you enjoy fresh Tex-Mex flavors, you will love this dish. I can eat it by the spoonful, but when I'm around other people I serve it with tortilla chips, pita chips, or pita wedges. This is extremely easy to make and the flavor won't let you down.

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Easy Spaghetti and Meatballs

Last month I went to Lake Tahoe to visit a friend of mine who is lucky enough to call that area home. After a fun day of skiing and snowboarding we decided we wanted to cook dinner, but didn't want to make anything too labor intensive and we were starving.  She suggested making spaghetti and meatballs I was convinced this would be the perfect comfort food. We did a quick search for an easy meatball recipe and came across a very thorough meatball tutorial on The Kitchn. The recipe looked simple and the cooking technique was the easiest I've ever used. I have to admit that I never knew you could put an uncooked meatball straight into your pasta sauce and cook it that way. It is by far the easiest method I have ever used (no mess from frying, no heating up the oven). If you've never made meatballs before click on the link to the recipe and learn all there is to learn about meatballs and the many ways of preparing them.

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Spitzbuben (Swiss Butter Cookies with Jam)

Spitzbuben are a typical Swiss cookie which is usually baked around Christmas time. The consist of a buttery cookie base and are filled with jam. My favorite jam for this cookie is raspberry jam, but feel free to use apricot, quince, blackberry, or any flavor you love. These cookies are an easy hit and look beautiful too. You can serve them with or without a sprinkle of powdered sugar. My dad always prefers his plain, but the powdered sugar makes it look more festive. To me this cookie is not particularly just a Christmas cookie since it doesn't have an ingredients which shout "Christmas!" (no nutmeg, no cloves, no cinnamon...). But a traditional Swiss family will make sure to stock their cookie tins with these come December. Clearly I am behind schedule, but trust me, you will love these regardless.

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