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"United States Congressman The Honorable Steven C. LaTourette (Ohio) used his "Grape Dogs" recipe several years ago at a "Real Men Can Cook" contest for a charity in Lake County, Ohio and won. He says Grape Dogs are a crowd-pleasing appetizer at tailgate and cocktail parties, and also says the tangy sauce is delicious with meatballs...."

Ingredients: hot dogs, grape jelly...

"I was first attracted to this recipe because I'm a big Beatles fan, and secondly because it's a good vegan recipe. Pretty easy to make, and delicious!"

Ingredients: ground cumin, corn tortillas...

"A very filling and exciting salad, good for main course or as a side dish or appetizer."

Ingredients: firm tofu, mung bean sprouts...

"This is a very quick and easy recipe that will impress everyone. The shrimp is rather spicy but the cilantro and tangyness of the rice mixture nicely balances the spicy seasonings. This recipe came from the July 2002 Cooking Light magazine."

Ingredients: tequila, ground cumin...

"This recipe is adapted from one in Vincent and Mary Price's "A Treasury of Great Recipes." Although it appears amongst those from the Rivoli Restaurant in Mexico City, it doesn't appear to be from the restaurant itself. "This hearty soup, a sort of Mexican minestrone, is made with both [corn and chiles], as you might expect,..."

Ingredients: corn, fresh cilantro stems...

"This is the only barbecue sauce I use for "Pulled Pork" barbecue. From Jeff Smith's first cookbook, "The Frugal Gourmet", 1984 One recipe is enough for about 10 lbs. of meat. It keeps well in a jar in the fridge. If you don't have liquid smoke, try adding some smoked paprika."

Ingredients: granulated sugar, salt...

"Ok, ok. I know. These aren't really chimichangas. But I'm from Ohio, where if you use a tortilla it is Mexican food. ;-) I made these as written, but I am also looking forward to trying them with some ground beef or some carnitas. This was originally written to use a toaster oven but I don't have one of those so I used the regular conventional..."

Ingredients: cilantro, pepper...

"This delicious sauce can be used on meats (especially grilled), or may be used as a dip, or on nachos. Whatever!!! Prep time does not include roasting green chiles."

Ingredients: cilantro leaves, green chilies...

"A recipe from Katsuyo Kobayashi, and her book "Quick and Easy Japanese Cookbook". She was one of two female chefs to defeat Iron Chef Chen Kenichi, and is also considered to be Japan's favorite TV cooking show host."

Ingredients: fresh shiitake mushrooms, boneless chicken thighs...

"An inexpensive, tasty Celebrity Chef recipe. Prep time includes refrigeration time."

Ingredients: cornmeal, eggs, green onions...

"These are Oprah's favorite ribs. No stiky sweet sauce here! The ribs are marinated in a dry rub of spices and garlic and jalapeno peppers for 2 days (hence the 2 day Prep time) and slow roasted in a low oven for 8 hours."

Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, spike seasoning...

"Another BBQ sauce,but this one isn't your usual sauce!!!! From an episode of BBQ with Bobby Flay,this is an interesting twist on sauces-looks like it is a chicken baster and ulitmately a sauce/dip maybe too? Not sure if I can get anyone else in my house to eat this one with me....but I bet it is Terrific!"

Ingredients: corn syrup, salt & freshly ground black pepper...

"The book, Chili-Lovers' Cook Book, is a collection of chili recipes compiled from many different sources, including cookoffs, community cookbooks, and more. This recipe's source is a Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson of Stonewall, Texas. :-)"

Ingredients: cumin seeds, canned whole tomatoes...

"Serve this great sauce over enchiladas, grilled pork tenderloin or other grilled meats and poultry, or as a side with beef tacos. From Chuy's Restaurant in Austin, TX. Prep time does not include roasting chiles."

Ingredients: corn oil, garlic...