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Sangria: The REAL Way
I am always bemused when places serve sangria like it is some high brow drink. My roommate studied a semester in Spain and realized that sangria is something that you make when you are broke and want to get drunk
Difficulty: heart
Ingredients:
cheep red table wine (box wine works well)
assorted citrus fruits (oranges and grapefruits can easily be stolen from dining halls)
assorted overripe berries (check the clearance section of your local grocery market, they do not need to be pretty!)
any other assorted fruit that can be cut into bite sized pieces can also be used
*for a non-alcoholic version substitute the table wine for a 50/50 mixture of grape juice and cranberry juice*
Tools
knives
bowl
refrigerator

Instructions
-Chop up citrus fruits (and strawberries if you have them) into small, thin slices (about a quarter of an inch)
-Place the fruit into the bowl and add enough wine to cover the fruit: let it sit for at least a half an hour (longer is better) before drinking

Crabby Patties
Just like my Momma (or spongebob) used to make! These are also pretty yummy cold too
Difficulty: stressed
Ingredients:
6-8 oz can of crab meat*
*this can be substituted for a comparable amount of any sort of canned seafood: I usually make it with salmon, but I do not see why tuna couldn't be used as well*
1 egg
~1/2 cup crushed potato chips
1 small onion
1 clove garlic
salt
pepper
~1 T vegetable oil
Optional
buns
lettuce
tomato
other herbs/garnishes you find tasty
Tools
stove top
skillet
fork
Instructions
-Open up the can of crab-meat/tuna/salmon and drain. if you are using salmon pick off the skin and as many of the bones as you can get
-Chop up the onion
-Crush potato chips
-Mix all of the ingredients except the oil (and the bun...lettuce and so forth...) together, mix with a fork
-Form patties with hands (this should make about four)
-Fry in vegetable oil (be careful when you are frying them, let one side brown and then flip...it should take about 5 minutes)
-Place on a bun or eat it by itself

Asian Peanut Sauce
Another family staple that has served me well during finals week. Adds protein and sodium to just about anything 3nodding
Difficulty: heart
Ingredients:
water
peanut butter
soy sauce
Tools:
bowl
spoon
Instructions:
-Mix peanut butter with equal parts water and soy sauce until it reaches a consistency comparable to yogurt
-Add to stir fries for extra flavor
-Jazz up frozen egg rolls
-Add to rice for more substance
-Top a Boca burger with it...delicious, this sauce a Boca burger and a bagel make for a surprisingly heavy meal

Sex in a Pie
This is a no-cook take on "sex in a pan" which is essentially "heart attack in a pan" and one of my signature desserts. It is fairly rich, and takes a little bit of time, but it is worth it.
Difficulty: stressed
Ingredients:
8 inch pre-made graham cracker crust
~30 of those individually wrapped caramel candies
1 snickers bar
12 oz cream cheese
~1 cup powdered sugar
package of chocolate pudding mix
1 cup milk
1 pint heavy whipping cream
Tools:
pan
stovetop
electronic mixer or whisk
refrigerator
mixing bowl
Instructions:
-Unwrap the caramels and snickers bar, melt them with about 2 tablespoons lukewarm water. This is probably the trickiest part of the recipe, and needs to be done on the lowest possible heat level
-Pour melted candy mixture onto graham cracker crust: let it cool for about 45 minutes in the refrigerator
-Mix together cream cheese and about 1/4 of a cup of powdered sugar (more of if you like it sweeter...less if you don't)
-Spread mixture over previous layer
-Combine pudding mix with milk, and about 1 cup of whipping cream, whisk until stiff
-Spread over cream cheese layer
-Whisk remaining whipping cream with about 1/4 cup of powered sugar until peaks form, spread this over the chocolate layer.