The Friki Tiki Kookbook

Amazonian Macaroni and Cheese is truly the "cheesiest." There's no reason for you to ever make macaroni and cheese from a packet, considering how easy this is. My wife's clear favorite.

California Casserole was my favorite recipe growing up. I've added more peppers and cheese to it, making it a major cholesterol bomb. But it's yummy. It's not Thanksgiving to me without this rice, cheese and peppers recipe.

Caribbean Black Beans is a light, somewhat exotic vegetarian dish. I want to boost the orange flavor, personally.

Caribbean Jerk Chicken is a cheap and tasty marinade, moderately spicy.

Chili Beauchamp is my award-winning chili recipe. It's beefy, thick, heavy on the beans and easy to control how spicy you make it. (I like it hot.) At some point I'll make a vegetarian version, but I've not even begun that process yet.

Enchilada Bake is a vegetarian Mexican-esque lasagna, made with tortillas and veggies. Yummy.

Green Spaghetti sounds odd, but's it's good. It's actually a creamy greenish sauce, made with basil, parsley and garlic.

Joelfredo is my brother's quickie shortcut fetuccini alfredo. Very good, and sinfully easy.

Joe's Special was my brother's favorite dish growing up: ground beef, spinach, mushrooms and egg, all scrambled together in a skillet.

Margarita Chicken is a sinfully easy recipe (although Chili's will charge you $19 for it), and I'm still tinkering with it. I'm gonna try it as the meat in a fajita next.

Memphian Salad Dressing was my Grandmother Ekmark's favorite dressing. As my Grandfather Ekmark was wont to say, it'll put hair on your chest. Of course, he said that about everything.

Oriental Noodles with Spicy Peanut Sauce is a yummy no-meat dish. Easy to make and inexpensive. Gotta like that, right?

Peanut Spaghetti sauce is another vegetarian dish. Good, unusual and easy to make.

Shrimp Creole is a good, easy dish. It's something of a "comfort food" for me. It's especially good with a good amount of hot sauce and served with iced tea.

Vinagrette Salad Dressing is the dressing I grew up with and still love.