This is one of my favorite lunchtime sushi recipes. It’s quick, easy, and about the same amount of effort as a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Ok, maybe a peanut butter and banana sandwich (there’s some slicing involved).

1.  Gather your ingredients.

• 1 Pita - sliced in half
• 3 - 4 slices smoked salmon
• 1/3 cup salad greens - a nice mix of romaine and fresh spinach works well
• 3 slices of avocado (if you would like a sweeter treat - use a few slices of fresh kiwi in place of the avocado)
• Wasabi paste

2. Open up the pita and stuff it lightly with the salad greens.

3. Take the salmon slices and spread them across the greens.

4. Repeat step 3 with the avocado slices (or kiwi if you desire).

5. Top with the wasabi paste (or horseradish if you prefer) - a little goes a long way!

6. Enjoy!

Have you been asked to bring something to the party? And a 2 liter of Pepsi just isn’t going to cut it? Here’s a dip that’s cheap, simple, and takes all of 3 minutes to make but will make you the life of the party! Ok, maybe that last part is an exaggeration, but everybody will love it. Trust me, I’ve been using it for years.

1. Buy the ingredients. Careful - there’s 3 of them, don’t forget any!

• One Jar of Salsa (any will do, though chunkier is better for this dip)
• One 8 oz brick of Philadelphia Cream Cheese (make sure you get the little brick, not a tub)
• One bag of tortilla chips (again, any will do, whatever you like - I prefer the scoop kind)

2. Get out a bowl.

3. Place brick of Cream Cheese in bowl.

4. Pour Jar of Salsa over brick of cheese.

5. Eat.

Yes, that’s it. You can mix the cheese and the salsa - but I like to leave it as a brick with a jar of salsa dumped over it. Much classier presentation - plus, everybody will get to see just how hard you worked on the recipe. Now, you’ll probably get plenty of questions about the recipe - but don’t tell anybody - as you don’t want competition for the next party. Anyways - enjoy!