Recipe List

Click on a category below or scroll down for a list of all my recipes:

Appetizers/Snacks/Sides
Salads
Soups
Pasta/Noodles
Pizza
Breads/Rice
Breakfast Foods/Muffins
Tarts/Quiches
Beans/Legumes/Grains
Sandwiches/Burgers
Chicken/Poultry
Beef/Pork/Lamb
Fish/Seafood
Assyrian/Middle Eastern
Sauces/Gravies/Other
Drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic)
Dessert
Daring Bakers (recipe challenges)
Non-recipes/Other
Restaurants
Crafty Projects
Photography/Travel

ALL RECIPES

Appetizers/Snacks/Sides
     Goat cheese, grapefruit and dill on toast
     Kale chips
     Hummos - from canned chickpeas 
     Hummus - from dried chickpeas (and topped with feta and giardiniera)
     Mexican “dip”
     Brie-stuffed mushrooms (Thanksgiving)
     Stuffed mushrooms (bacon, spinach, and feta)
     Microwaved popcorn- topping ideas
     Spring rolls
     Tostones
     Roasted tomato bruschetta with fresh mozzarella and "salsa verde"
     Savory cream puffs with gruyere, parmesan, and mushroom filling
     Fancy deviled eggs
     Buffalo-style deviled eggs (perfect for the superbowl)
     Green bean, potato, walnut, fig, radish "salad" with sherry dressing
     Caprese on a stick (bite-sized mozzarella, tomato, and basil)
     Fried green tomatoes 
     Roasted grapes with honey goat cheese and thyme
     Spring rolls with Thai-style dipping sauce
     Salsa verde 
     French-style potato salad (with radishes, capers, and cornichons) 
     Pimento cheese deviled eggs (Kentucky Derby party)
     Benedictine dip (Kentucky Derby party)

Vegetables/Squash
     Potato and leek al forno (scalloped potato with mascarpone)
     Hasselback potatoes (roasted)
     Baked sweet potato chips
     Mashed potatoes with Riesling gravy (Thanksgiving)
     Mashed potatoes with sauteed onions and olive oil [Assyrian dish]
     Mashed potatoes with mascarpone and kale
     Celery root mashed potatoes
     Curried cauliflower
     Grilled veggies (mushroom, zucchini)
     Oven roased onions
     Butternut squash and carrot stew with quinoa (Moroccan-inspired)
     Moroccan-inspired spaghetti squash
     Mushroom and veggie stir fry
     Roasted beets
     Beet greens (similar to collard greens)
     Sicilian sun-dried zucchini 
     Sichuan green beans
     Balsamic-roasted Brussels sprouts
     Thai-inspired spinach and chickpea coconut curry 
     Roasted cabbage steaks and grilled cabbage with Thai dressing
     Roasted Brussels sprouts in spicy lemongrass
     Crispy tofu with honey garlic sauce 
     Corn pudding (Kentucky Derby party)



Salads
     Mixed greens with Thai lime and chili dressing
     Grapefruit (citrus) and fennel salad with basil and balsamic vinegar
     Citrus fennel salad #2
     Buffalo milk mozzarella with basil, tomatoes and balsamic vinegar
     Greek salad (with feta and olives)
     Miso slaw/salad
     Quinoa, watermelon, feta and mint salad
     Raw kale, apple, and carrot salad with warm maple-mustard vinaigrette
     Spinach, goat cheese, and hazelnut salad with balsamic vinegar
     Jackie's favorite pasta salad
     Greek-inspired cucumber, tomato, and feta salad 
     Perfectly creamy and tangy coleslaw 
     Quinoa salad (with seared salmon)
     Quinoa salad with beans, corn, and lemony dressing
     Thai chicken salad (with cabbage and a slightly peanuty dressing)
     Thai quinoa salad with cabbage and peanut
     Assyrian-style bean salad 
     Avocado chicken salad (dairy free)
     Lemony chicken salad with apples, walnuts, and tarragon 
     Grilled romaine salad with avocado dressing
     Caesar salad 



Soups
     Roasted tomato soup
     Roasted vegetable soup
     Roasted cauliflower soup 
     Creamy leek (and potato) soup, sans dairy
     Cream of asparagus soup
     “Garbage” soup
     Kale soup 
     Swiss chard and bean soup (vegetarian)
     Tom Yum (hot and sour Thai soup)
     Miso soup 
     Thick and creamy lentil soup, with lemon and cilantro (dairy free)
     Lentil soup with lemon and mint
     Cabbage soup 
     Homemade chicken stock with leftover bones
     Sweet corn and tomato gazpacho
     French-onion soup (slow cooker version) 
     Sausage, swiss chard, and lentil soup 
     Lasagna soup with sausage, noodles, and ricotta
     Curried coconut butternut squash soup
     Lemongrass beef stew (Vietnamese)

Chilled soups 
     Beet soup with buttermilk
     Chilled cucumber soup with mint, dill, cilantro, and basil
     Smokey bean soup with bacon 



Pasta/Noodles
     Homemade pasta
     Butternut squash and sausage lasagna rolls
     Silvia’s Italian style pasta
     Pasta with sun-dried tomato and basil pesto
     Easy and delicious homemade tomato sauce (with onions and butter)
     Creamy pasta with Italian sausage and spinach (one-pot meal) 
     Mushroom risotto
     Mushroom bolognese
     Asparagus and lemon risotto with parsley and peas
     Red wine risotto
     Gnocchi from scratch
     Ricotta gnocchi
     Macaroni and cheese
     Mac 'n cheese with portobello mushroom  
     Chilled citrus soba noodles with tofu 
     Pesto pasta salad with tomatoes and mozzarella cheese
     Jackie's favorite pasta salad
     Spicy udon noodles
    




Pizza
     Pizza dough
     No knead pizza dough (with techniques on grilling your pizza!)
     Quick 15-minute pizza dough (with techniques on pizza making) 
     Detroit-style pizza (pan pizza)
     Wild mushroom pizza with mozzarella
     Mushroom pizza with fontina/parmesan and mushroom pesto
     Basil and arugula pesto pizza and Wisconsin cheese-curd pizza
     Shaved asparagus pizza
     Buffalo chicken pizza
     Cracker-crust pizza
     Pizza fail 



Breads/Rice
     Stuffing (Thanksgiving) 
     Sausage, mushroom, and sage stuffing
     Panade, aka "garbage stuffing" 
     Tomato, greens, and gruyere panade
     Pull-apart dinner rolls (Thanksgiving)
     Whole-wheat bread
     Buttermilk drop biscuits, with cheddar and scallions (optional) 
     Flaky buttermilk biscuits
     Ballpark pretzels
     Sushi rice - how to  
     Japanese milk bread (shokupan)



Breakfast Foods/ Muffins
Sweet 
     Challah french toast with caramelized bananas
     Apple french toast bake (make ahead, great for a group) 
     The fluffiest (and best!) buttermilk pancakes
     Belgium-style waffles 
     Yeasted waffles (overnight)
     Carrot-cake inspired steel-cut oatmeal 
     Oat muffins with pecans
     Cranberry orange crunch muffins 
     Ultimate blueberry muffins
     Classic blueberry muffins
     Apple pumpkin muffins 
     Cranberry oatmeal muffins 
     Homemade granola bars 

Savory
     Sausage and cheese-filled biscuits
     Shakshuka (eggs cooked in spicy tomato sauce)
     Eggs Hollandaise with savory steel-cut oatmeal
     The perfect fried egg
     Savory steel-cut oatmeal with basil olive oil and a fried egg 
     Baked eggs in creamy spinach and gruyere
     Waffled hash browns 



Tarts/Quiches
     Caramelized onion and cauliflower tart (with mascarpone and gruyere)
     Tomato, herb and goat cheese tart
     Butternut squash, caramelized onion, and cheese galette



Beans/Legumes/Grains
     Lentils with garam masala
     Indian spiced lentils
     Lentils and quinoa with coconut curry
     Barley risotto with mushrooms and kale
     Savory oatmeal with basil olive oil and a fried egg
     Smokey chili with beans and mushrooms (smokeshow chili)
    

Sandwiches/Burgers
     Brie and bacon grilled cheese with fig jam
     Banh mi (lemongrass marinated pork sandwich with cilantro and pickled veggies) 
     Banh mi chicken burger
     Hot Brown sliders (Kentucky Derby party)



Chicken/Poultry
     Cilantro and coriander chicken- Thai inspired
     Five-spice grilled chicken
     Chicken marsala
     Chicken piccata
     French chicken in a pot
     Chicken brined in pickle juice with swiss chard 
     Crispy braised chicken with olives, lemon and fennel
     Indian spiced chicken 
     Chicken korma (Aziz Ansari's mom's recipe)
     Chicken teriyaki (best pan-roasted chicken thigh method) 
     Orange chicken (fried using cornstarch so naturally gluten free)
     Thanksgiving turkey
     Turkey pot pie
     Chicken paprika with tomato (and sour cream) pasta
     Miso chicken
     Thai coconut curry with chicken and vegetables
     Homemade Thai coconut green curry with chicken
     Turkey burgers
     Lemon roasted chicken with roasted garlic celery root mashed potatoes
     Lemon chicken (baked) - 1 dish meal
     Southwestern chicken wraps
     Jerk chicken
     Thai-ish inspired curry and ginger chicken with coconut rice: one pot meal
     Beer-braised chicken with caramelized onions 
     Cilantro pesto chicken (used for tacos, but can be used on anything) 
     Avocado chicken salad
     Thai chicken salad
     Banh mi chicken burger  



Beef/Pork/Lamb
     Beef and mushroom "pie"
     Slow-cooker beef stew
     Julia Child's beef bourguignon
     Baharat-spiced beef stew (American stew with a Middle Eastern kick)
     Thai beef lettuce wraps
     Short ribs
     Lemony leek meatballs
     Bistec encebollado (steak and onions- a Puerto Rican classic)
     Indoor ribs (slow cooker and oven)
     Grilled yogurt marinated leg of lamb
     Grilled lamb loin chops with rosemary and garlic
     Banh mi (lemongrass marinated pork sandwich with cilantro and pickled veggies) 
     Bun cha (Vietnamese pork patties with noodles and sauce)
     Herb brined pork tenderloin
     5-spice pork tenderloin
     Pernil-style pork tenderloin (Puerto Rican style) 
     Fennel and cocoa-nib encrusted pork tenderloin
     Pork tenderloin with porcini mushroom broth
     Mexican-inspired pulled pork 
     THE BEST pulled pork (indoor smoked pork with crispy skin)
     Pork larb (Thai ground meat salad)
     Bourbon meatballs (Kentucky Derby party)



Fish/Seafood
     Spicy tuna rolls and tuna sashimi (Sushi rice - how to)
     Seared tuna with ginger soy sauce glaze
     Seared sea scallops with leek butter
     Seared sea scallops with brown butter and lemon
     Lemongrass and sriracha marinated shrimp
     Baked fish with Thai curry paste marinade
     Steamed mussels with white wine and garlic
     Coconut-curry mussels
     Slow-cooked salmon (my favorite way to prepare the fish) 
     Fish or shrimp tacos, with sriracha-ranch sauce, slaw, and cilantro
     Thai-style braised fish (trout)



Assyrian/Middle Eastern
     Dolma (best food on earth)
     Yogurt-cucumber-dill meza 
     Chick peas with curry and lemon juice
     Mashed potatoes with sauteed onions and olive oil (marchalous)
     Umbah sandwich (pickled and curry mango "chutney" with eggs and tomato)
     Chinese long bean salad (fasoulia)
     Foul (small fava beans) with garlic and parsley
     Shakshuka (eggs cooked in spicy tomato sauce)
     Homemade yogurt
     Bushala (yogurt soup with barley and green veggies)
     Assyrian style egg foo young (bee gilaleh), or eggs with herbs
     Labne, strained yogurt "cheese" 
     Hummus (hummos) - from canned chickpeas
     Hummus - from dried chickpeas (and topped with feta and giardiniera)
     Date or walnut-filled Iraqi cookies (kleicha) 



Sauces/Gravies/Other recipes
     Homemade butter
     Homemade “ricotta” cheese
     Cranberry sauce (Thanksgiving) 
     Cranberry relish (Thanksgiving)
     Riesling gravy (Thanksgiving) 
     Homemade peanut butter (and jelly)
     Arugula and basil pesto
     Hand-chopped basil pesto
     Boozy bacon jam 
     Roasted cactus salsa



Drinks
Alcoholic
     Cocktail party - how to
     Summertime whiskey drink (Rye, vermouth, grenadine, and lemon)
     Springtime (whiskey, St. Germain, lemon)
     Wisconsin Julep (brandy, mint, maple syrup, lime, bitters) 
     Ward 8 (whiskey, OJ, lemon, grenadine, bitters)
     Carrot, orange, ginger ale, and bourbon- a boozy summer juice drink
     Cucumber cooler (with vodka or gin)
     Bees knees (gin, lemon, simple syrup)
     Basil gimlet (with vodka or gin) 
     Aviation (gin, maraschino liquor, creme de violette, lemon juice)     
     Pink lady (tequila, grenadine, grapefruit juice)
     Pink-ish lady (tequila, Grand Marnier, grapefruit juice)
     Watermelon ague fuerte (tequila, hibiscus) 
     Pisco sour (pisco, lemon juice, simple syrup)
     French quarter (rum, OJ, pineapple juice, grenadine)
     Kentucky Derby cocktails (Belmont Jewel; Mint Julep; Oaks Lilly

Non-alcoholic
     Smoothies, 4 ways (carrot pineapple, berry and pineapple, cherry, and berry spinach)
     Watermelon lychee smoothie with tapioca (bubble tea)
     Mocktails with herbs and berries (Kentucky Derby party)      




Dessert
Candy
     Candied orange peel
     Candied Buddha's hand (citron)- chocolate covered
     Blood orange caramels with sea salt and almonds
     Dulce de leche
     Homemade twix bars (shortbread cookie with salted caramel and chocolate)
     Vanilla bean caramels and Apple cider caramels

Cookies
     Toffee cookies
     Dutch spice cookie (Kruidnootjes with speculaas spice mixture)
     Homemade Oreos
     Lemon crisps (wafer cookies)
     Lemon "cat's tongues" cookies
     Lemon shortbread cookies
     Decorated cookies (microchips); royal icing; rolled buttercream
     Florentines (almond and candied orange peel cookies)
     Old-fashioned lemon sugar cookies
     Brown butter butter cookies
     Pepperidge Farm milano style cookies (a cakey cookie)
     Lavender butter cookies
     Graham cracker cookies 
     Nutella-stuffed brown butter chocolate chip cookies with sea salt 
     Chocolate-chip cookies (King Arthur Flour) 
     Chocolate-chip cookies (slightly crispy) by Martha Stewart, for an ice-box cake
     Giant chocolate-chip cookies with cornflakes and mini marshmallows 
     Giant chocolate chocolate cookies
     Homemade Samoas (Girl Scout caramel cookies)
     Buttered-popcorn cookies
     Date or walnut-filled Iraqi cookies (kleicha)

Bars/Brownies
     Date nut bars
     ULTIMATE lemon bars
     Lemon bars
     Whole-lemon lemon bars
     Berry rhubarb bars with oat crumble
     Cherry Pie LARABAR knockoff
     Thin mint brownies (chocolate brownies with thin mint cookies)
     The best fudgey brownies (flourless) 
     Rich french brownies 

Cake/cupcakes
Citrus/fruit
     Apple spice cake with salted caramel cream cheese frosting
     Citrus almond cake
     Browned butter orange marmalade cake 
     Tangerine cake 
     Apple cake (snacking-type cake)
     Apple pumpkin muffins 
     Pumpkin cupcakes (Thanksgiving)
     Carrot cupcake (semi-fail) 
     Rustic plumb cake
     Orange dream cake (yellow cake with orange cream filling and orange marmalade) 
     Verry berry cake (with blueberries and black raspberry Swiss meringue buttercream) 

Chocolate 
     Old Fashioned chocolate cake (my favorite chocolate cake recipe), also here
     Guinness chocolate cake (a close 2nd chocolate cake recipe)
     Hershey's chocolate cake (fast and easy chocolate cake recipe)
     Chocolate cake with malted frosting and toasted marshmallow frosting 
     German Chocolate Cake
     Triple chocolate cake

     Chocolate swiss meringue frosting (very chocolate-y) + chocolate drip
     German buttercream 
     Whipped ganache frosting (chocolate)
     Bailey's frosting
     Easy chocolate frosting
     Cream cheese frosting (optional maple variation)
     Chocolate cream cheese frosting
     Malted chocolate frosting (German buttercream)
     Toasted marshmallow filling
     Pastry cream filling (optional lavender variation)
     Ermine frosting and another (flour-based frosting; light and less sweet than American buttercream)
 

Sweet breads
     Amish friendship bread
     Cranberry yogurt cake
     Donuts
     Christmas stollen with candied peel, cranberries, and marzipan
     Apple Spice Bread
     Banana bread (from Cooks Illustrated; classic recipe!)
     Banana bread (from Flour bakery; cross between banana bread and a muffin)
     Banana chocolate muffins
     Bread pudding with bourbon and chocolate chips

Chocolate/ truffles
     Goat-cheese truffles
     Oreo truffles
     Homemade Nutella

Tarts/crisps/pies
     Best lemon tart
     Plum almond tart
     Almond tart, take 2
     Crostada con crema (shortbread tart with custard cream filling)
     Mascarpone tart with poached pears (tart crust made using melted butter)
     Pastry cream filling for tarts or cakes
     Quince (apple/pear) crisp
     Shaker pie (lemon pie)
     Baklava (homemade phyllo dough)
     Blood orange galette
     Peach galette with roasted pecan pie dough 
     Plum galette
     Cheesecake with passion fruit curd
     

Ice cream/ sauces/ smoothies/ other
     Cherry ice cream
     Vanilla ice cream with cherry bourbon swirl
     White chocolate and tiramisu ice cream (see Daring Bakers below)
     Roasted banana ice cream
     Vietnamese coffee ice cream
     Chocolate/ rocky road ice cream
     Lavender ice cream
     Vanilla ice cream with salted butter caramel sauce
     Salted caramel ice cream with chocolate-covered kettle chips
     Blueberry sour cream ice cream
     Guinness milk-chocolate ice cream
     Sweet-corn ice cream with blackberry swirl (Jeni's) and Ultimate sweet corn ice cream
     Key lime pie ice cream 
     Coffee panna cotta
     Creme anglaise (custard cream)
     Lavender creme brulee 
     Lemon curd
     Fruit sushi (Frushi)
     Fake caviar/roe from geletin
     cream puffs (see Daring Bakers below)
     watermelon lychee smoothie with tapioca (bubble tea)
     Smoothies, 4 ways (carrot pineapple, berry and pineapple, cherry, and berry spinach)
     homemade marshmallows (and s'mores) 
     Salted caramel sauce

Cake Decorating
     Wedding cake (yellow teardrops)
     Wedding cake (fondant roses and draping)
     Purse cake (Juicy Couture) for my 30th b-day
     Shoe box cake (with gumpaste shoe)
     Flower cake (3D flowers)
     Cupcake Mini sliders
     World Cup birthday cake (melted chocolate logo)
     “Wee-wee” cake (aka not safe for work cake for bachelorette parties)
     Science themed cupcakes: chocolate decorations how-to
     Science themed cupcakes: final product
     Chocolate leaves how-to
     Going away cake (Stanford to France)
     Baby shower cake (boys)
     Baby shower cake (baby taking a bath)
     Baby shower cake (girl, tiered with fondant booties)
     Baby shower cake (boy, 3D fondant carriage topper on 2-tiered cake)
     Baby shower cake (2D fondant carriage)
     Football shaped oreo truffles (Superbowl)
     St. Patty’s Day birthday cake
     Harry Potter cupcakes
     Drop flowers and roses
     Astrology cake (Gemini)
     Rainbow cake
     Decorating contraband (dragees)
     Masquerade birthday cake (purple and gold)
     Easter egg basket cake (basketweave piping) + the how to
     Housewarming cupcakes 
     Going away cake: spring cake with flowers
     Olivia surfing birthday cake (2nd birthday)
     M & M character cake (wedding shower)
     10th anniversary cake for work (with hand-cut logo)
     Toilet paper cake
     Girl's 1st birthday cake: quilted pattern with bow topper
     Vodka-bottle shaped cake (Absolut)
     Engagement shower cake with whimsical purple flowers and fondant panels
     Jungle cake for 1st birthday
     Slot machine cake (70th birthday)
     Ruffled wedding shower cake with sage green ombre fondant flowers
     Pirate treasure-hunt [treasure chest] cake (arrrrrg me booty)
     Butt cake
     Two-tiered bouquet of flowers cake  
     Blue acoustic guitar cake 
     Southpaw cake (White Sox mascot) 
     Thomas the Tank Engine cake 
     Graduation cake: giant book
     Noah's ark cake
     Woodland baby shower cake--pink and brown
     Modern elephant baby shower cake--blue, grey, and yellow
     Geode cake with gold edging 



Daring Bakers
     Intro post: I've joined Daring Bakers!
     (April 2010) British style English pudding (i.e. steamed sponge cake or spotted dick)
     (April 2010) Rendering your own suet (cow "lard")
     (May 2010) Croquembouche (tower 'o cream puffs)
     (July 2010) Ice cream bombe (ice cream,  chocolate swiss cake roll, mascarpone filling)
     (Sept 2010) Decorated sugar cookies
     (Oct 2010) Donuts
     (Nov 2010) Crostada con crema
    (Dec 2010) Christmas stollen
    (Jan 2011) Joconde imprime (sponge cake filled with chocolate and mocha bavarian mousse)
    (Feb 2011) Coffee panna cotta with florentine cookies
    (May 2011) Chocolate marquise with caramel sauce, spiced almonds, and toasted meringue
     (June 2011) Baklava (phyllo dough from scratch)
     (July 2011) Lemon chiffon cake with lavender pastry cream and fruit



Non-recipes/Other
     Espresso at home with a Bialetti Moka pot
     Fake caviar/roe from geletin
     Passion fruit
     Starfruit
     Fresh garbanzo beans
     Meza (appetizer) for dinner
     Jerk pasta
     Easter egg decorating (with onion peel)
     Easter egg decorating (with onion peel, take 2)
     Easter egg decorating (with other food ingredients)
     Thanksgiving plan/ menu/ pictures, Martha Stewart style!
     Use of “Buen Provecho”
     Romanesco broccoli photos
     Favorite spices
     Photography: homemade light box
     Banana trick
     Teeny fruit, too cute
     Kitchen gadgets/ cute aprons
     Welcome to my food blog (1st post)
     Suggestions on what to make for dinner
     Meeting Duff from Ace of Cakes
     200th blog post- my favorite recipes
     Savoring life- violin street player
     Setting up for a 5-course epic meal
     Mirepoix chocolates from Theo 
     Trip to LaCrosse, Wisconsin
     Apple picking  
     Kentucky Derby Party: menu



Restaurants
     Indian Pizza at Zantes
     Chicago Style hot-dogs
     Sol Food (Puerto Rican cuisine) 
     Next- The Hunt 
     Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinders



Crafty Projects
     Project Organization: Ring holder
     Project Organization: Earring, necklace, pendant, bracelet holder
     Project Organization: ideas for organizing your spices
     Project Organization: Kitchen utensil organization/ wall art
     Project Organization: Makeup box
     Refurbishing old furniture/ Furniture painting
     Folded book art
     Matted photo frames filled with paintings from an old art book
     Spring Wreath with flowers made from recycled paper
     Fall wreath with fabric flower rosettes
     Transferring photos onto wood for DIY coasters 
     DIY mousepad (using a plain/old pad and fabric of your choice)
   


Photography/Travel
     Photo a day challenge: December 2012
     Photo a day challenge: Part 1 (Dec 2012)
     Australia: Phillip Island, Melbourne (part I)

Yea for organization!!!!

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