2. Chocolate Cake on the Grill with Bacon: The grill, some chocolate and bacon. What is there not to love about this meaty dessert? The cake bakes in a bundt pan on the grill for 45 to 60 minutes. Check the doneness with a skewer.
3. Corn Dog Mini Muffins: Soooooo easy! Use cornmeal or your favorite cornbread mix and add diced weenies. The sweetness of the cornbread is a nice complement to the savory dogs.
4. Avocado & Chocolate Chip Pound Cake: Simple and unusual, this pound cake is also good for you! With about half the calories of a stick of butter, the avocado is waistline-friendly and protects your heart. And oh, it scores high on the yummy meter.
5. Mediterranean Olive, Sun-Dried Tomato and Oregano Mac: This is not your grandmother's recipe, but we think it's every bit as good. It's Mac N Cheese made the right way: in the oven with lots of melty feta and Monterrey Jack cheese.
6. White Cheddar Mashed Potatoes: The bowl is gonna be empty in no time. Extra virgin olive oil is one of the ingredients that makes these mash potatoes exceptionally good.
7. Variation on a Capri Salad: The leading lady: cherry tomatoes. The leading man: mini mozzarella balls. Together they put on an amazing performance with a supporting cast of oregano, kalamata olives and white balsamic vinegar. Bravo!
8. Ginger Chili Deviled Eggs: Fresh ginger and Asian hot chili paste transforms this American classic into something people will be talking about for a long time.
9. Frito Pie: Slow-cooking in the summer??? Absolutely yes!!! Put the ingredients together, set to low and do something fun while it's cooking for the next four hours.
10. Overstuffed Nutters: There are peanuts AND peanut butter in the cookies PLUS more peanut butter in the filling. You'll think you died and went to peanut butter heaven.
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