Recipe List
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
Oatmeal streusel muffins
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)
Prime rib
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
The best box-mix chocolate cake (Jenn's recipe)
Dark chocolate cupcakes
Easy chocolate cake/cupcakes
Mini-mocha cupcakes with whipped ganache frosting
Yellow/butter
Yellow cake throw-down (2 recipes)
Tall and fluffy yellow layer cake
Brown butter pound cake
Chiffon cake (multiple variations given) with pastry cream filling
14-layer yellow cake with chocolate filling and chocolate cream cheese frosting
Rich and buttery buttermilk cake (with whipped cream and cherries)
Other
Joconde imprime (almond sponge cake filled with chocolate and mocha bavarian cream)
Cake balls (using leftover cake + frosting)
Red velvet cake
Avocado pound cake
Homemade vanilla extract
Smore's cake (graham cracker cake + chocolate filling + toasted marshmallow frosting)
Banana pudding (Kentucky Derby party)
Fillings and Frostings
Fresh raspberry filling (for cake)
Raspberry chocolate gananche filling
Italian meringue buttercream
Swiss meringue buttercream
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
Apple pie tart
Key lime pie
No bake key lime pie (with buttery Ritz cracker crust)
Lemon or lime posset (creamy custard that tastes like mini key lime pies)
Coffee cream pie with Oreo cookie crust
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!!!!
