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	cygnia 2012-03-26 12:39 am UTC (link)
	Any allergies or food dislikes you need to be aware of? (Reply to this)(Thread)

	ladyrogue 2012-03-26 12:57 am UTC (link)
	Nope, no allergies and meat and dairy is okay. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

cygnia
2012-03-26 01:15 am UTC (link)

I actually just made this cake yesterday then. It's not overly sweet on its own (I didn't powder it with confectioner's sugar when I made it) and it didn't seem difficult at all. :)

http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/chocolate-red-wine-cake

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch process)
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
1 3/4 cups sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups dry red wine
Confectioner's sugar, for dusting
Whipped cream, for serving

1. Preheat the oven to 350°. Butter and flour a 12-cup bundt pan. In a bowl, whisk the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.
2. In a large bowl, using a handheld electric mixer, beat the butter with the sugar at medium-high speed until fluffy, 4 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, and beat until incorporated. Add the vanilla and beat for 2 minutes longer. Working in two batches, alternately fold in the dry ingredients and the wine, until just incorporated.
3. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan, and bake for 45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn it out onto a rack; let cool completely. Dust the cake with confectioner's sugar and serve with whipped cream.

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	ladyrogue 2012-03-26 10:10 pm UTC (link)
	That sounds awesome. I may have to try this. Thanks! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	iamnotyourmuse 2012-03-26 02:48 am UTC (link)
	I've got a fantastic chocolate shortbread recipe I can share, but if you're looking for savory stuff, well, there are a TON of savory shortbread recipes out there and shortbread's pretty simple to make. (Reply to this)

	cat_mcdougall 2012-03-26 03:08 am UTC (link)
	Rice Krispie treats with peanuts? My daughter loves them. She likes making them too because they aren't that hard to make. (Reply to this)

	thoms 2012-03-26 03:47 am UTC (link)
	With this being the season for them? Cadbury Creme Egg Cupcakes. I cheated and used a boxed cake mix, and I can't pipe frosting all pretty to save my life so I just spread it on, but they're SO GOOD. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	sadisticferret 2012-03-27 05:12 am UTC (link)
	Oh. Em. Gee. That is the greatest idea since the invention of Cadbury Creme Eggs themselves. Now if only I could find a recipe for CCE ice cream, my life would be complete. Possibly literally. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	thoms 2012-03-27 04:57 pm UTC (link)
	It exists! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cadbury-Creme-Egg-Ice-Cream-3/109028559122719 But here's a recipe too: http://idlewife.blogspot.com/2011/05/cadbury-creme-egg-ice-cream.html (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sadisticferret 2012-03-29 04:31 pm UTC (link)
	That is the best news ever. Thanks! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	sparkysrevenge 2012-03-26 04:47 am UTC (link)
	Meringues: Put a cup of sugar and about 3-4 egg whites in a mixing bowl, and mix until peaks form. Put 'em on a baking sheet and bake for 50 minutes at 250. Cheap AND easy. (Reply to this)

metal_dog5
2012-03-26 11:27 am UTC (link)

How about cheese twists/straws/whatever you want to call 'em.

Take a sheet or two of frozen puff pastry, let it defrost until it bends easily - about 10 mins depending on temperature.
Brush sheet with beaten egg. Sprinkle over parmesan cheese; try to get an even coverage.
Cut into finger width strips, and twist two together similar to making a braid. You may find it easier to cut the sheet into two equal rectangles first, then the smaller strips. Whatever works best for you.
Place on baking sheet & cook in a moderately hot oven for 15 - 20 minutes or golden brown.

The topping can be anything you like. I've made them sweet (sugar & cinnamon) or savoury (cheese, herbs, that sort of thing) and they've always disappeared as quick as I can make them.

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keri
2012-03-26 03:11 pm UTC (link)

Garlic cheese monkey bread.

I use the Pioneer woman's monkey bread recipe, but add garlic powder and parmesan and butter instead of cinnamon and vanilla. http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2009/05/monkey-bread/

Baking, but not sweet! This is less baking, though, since you use refrigerated biscuit dough from the grocery store. (Make sure it's good and cold when mixing it all up, or it'll glob together and you won't be able to pull it apart easily.)

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	ladyrogue 2012-03-26 10:11 pm UTC (link)
	Mmm, monkey bread.... (Reply to this)(Parent)

	ekaterinv 2012-03-26 10:37 pm UTC (link)
	You leave out the sugar too, right? Normal monkey bread's too sweet for me, but I never thought of changing it to a garlic-parmesan bread. That sounds amazing. I wonder if a tomato-basil monkey bread would work. Or peanut butter-chocolate. Or lemon-blueberry. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	keri 2012-03-26 11:26 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, yeah, no sugar, either! I forgot that usually you mix sugar in with the cinnamon. I think you could do tons of different mix-ins when making it, for different flavors, and it'd be amazing. I really only make it for potluck type things, so I don't experiment much. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	uldihaa 2012-03-28 07:16 am UTC (link)
	Replace the garlic powder with onion powder, then top with sour cream and chives after baking and cooling? And if not served immediately after topping, use the sour cream and chives mix as a dip. (Reply to this)(Parent)

mmanurere
2012-03-26 08:21 pm UTC (link)

Do you happen to have a mini-muffin tin? Make up some basic pie crust (I use a 2:1 flour:butter ratio plus a pinch of salt; it refuses to work unless I use a handheld pastry cutter, but then it comes out great), cut rounds to fill the mini-muffin wells. Add various fillings. Bake at about 375F until flaky and golden. (Alternately -- do most of the baking first, then add the fillings and finish up.)

(Some of my favorites: finely chopped mushrooms, a bit of onion, and some walnut bits, all sautéed together with whatever herbs are on hand and then mixed with a dab of tomato paste; crumbly goat cheese mixed with chopped roasted bell peppers (from a jar); steel-cut oats sautéed with chopped onion, then cooked in the skillet with just a bit of water until it's about the consistency of cooked brown rice.)

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	ekaterinv 2012-03-26 08:43 pm UTC (link)
	Chocolate chip mint cookies -- as easy as any chocolate chip cookie. They are soft, chewy, and utterly divine. http://www.molliekatzen.com/recipes/chocolate_mint_cookies.html Anything by Mollie Katzen is good. She's great for beginning cooks because she describes things so clearly. I've never made a recipe by her that didn't turn out delicious. (Reply to this)

	wankismyfandom 2012-03-26 10:41 pm UTC (link)
	You could always do hummus and pita bread. I'm a terrible cook who would never attempt bread, but even I can do hummus, and this pita recipe looks doable: http://mideastfood.about.com/od/breadsrice/r/pitabreadrecipe.htm (Reply to this)(Thread)

	ladyrogue 2012-03-26 11:31 pm UTC (link)
	Ooh sweet! That looks awesome! And my husband is a hummus fanatic, so he'd love this. (Reply to this)(Parent)

lemone
2012-03-28 01:43 am UTC (link)

Sriracha-Lime Cashews! Easy as pie, make your house smell awesome. Recipe copy and pasted from the somethingawful thread I got it from. I'd recommend a little more lime juice than listed for a limey-er taste, myself. I used salted nuts and they worked just fine.

2 cups cashews
2 tbl sriracha (more or less depending on taste)
1 fresh lime, juiced
Splash of soy sauce
Splash toasted sesame seed oil.

Pre-heat your oven to 250. Get a large Ziplock and put all the ingredients in it. Shake like hell, until everything is coated well. Place nut mixture on a parchment lined baking sheet. Cook for about 30 min or until the spice mixture has dried.

If you want to you can a tablespoon or two of brown sugar to the mix to get a good flavor contrast. Also fish sauce works well here too (it is a Thai based dish after all). This recipie also works well with just about any other nuts; I like pistachios when I can find them de-hulled, peanuts are good too. Oh try to use unsalted nuts.

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	sorchar 2012-03-28 02:59 am UTC (link)
	Brownies with salted caramel on top? (Reply to this)

	chienne 2012-03-28 03:57 am UTC (link)
	What about a frittata? (Reply to this)