Tzatziki Sauce - Save Your Quarters and Make it at Home

No matter how you say it, tzatziki's still your favorite condiment at Greek restaurants, and the proprietors know this.  Around where I live, they never give you enough and charge around 50 cents for a small side of the stuff.  I'm not saying I expect them to give it away for free, but what I am saying is that you can save your change for other important things like gumballs and toll roads by making your own.

Falafel - Try It Sober for Once

A lot of young people's relationships with falafel are akin to that of smoking: they only do it when drunk.  How sad.

Why should one enjoy falafel only when obliterated?  Or worse yet, why should this nutritious delicacy receive the same treatment as a known carcinogenic consuetude?

The answer is: they shouldn't. While everyone has their favorite vendor after they've had a couple too many, homemade falafel can far exceed the quality and freshness of stale precooked patties one encounters all too often.  Additionally, they're easy to make and cheap!

A Better Egg (for Wraps and Sandwiches)

How many times have you sunk your teeth into a breakfast burrito and taken out half the bacon on the first bite?  Worse yet, how many times have you finished all of the bacon before the wrap is done?  Whether it be a fried egg and bacon on a burger or bagel, if you incorporate bacon directly into the whites, you're guaranteed to have crispy porky goodness in every bite.

Wild Boar Ravioli

Ravioli are one of my favorite foods of all time.  I understand (and sympathize) if you have Celiac's, but you just can't trust someone who doesn't enjoy a well-prepared dish of pasta-- especially pasta that's been stuffed full of homemade ricotta and mouthwatering wild boar.  

Homemade Ricotta - Formaggio Facile for Sure

What can I say about ricotta cheese that you didn't already know?  Creamy, slightly sweet, and highly adaptable, ricotta (in one form or another) is a familiar and common item in kitchens across the globe.  But did you know you can make it at home no problem?

A Spanish Classic: Tortilla Española

Chances are if you've been to Spain, you've probably had a version of this.  Also known as tortilla de patatas (to distinguish it from the tortilla francesa, which does not contain potatoes), this culinary creation is as versatile as it is ubiquitous in the Iberian peninsula.  That's right, even the Portuguese eat this, and you should too.