This is a tough job – but here are my favorites of the recipes I’ve posted to date. Click on the title and you’ll go to a post about the recipe. The ones with asterisks are blue ribbon in my book.
APPETIZERS
Bacon & Tomato Dunk (a dip)
Bombay Cheese Ball
Coriander Lime Shrimp
Corn, Green Chile & Cheese Dip
Cranberry Salsa with Cream Cheese
Crostini with Blue Cheese, & Apples *****
Crostini with Pea Puree, Yogurt & Mint
Layered Hummus & Eggplant *****
Mahogany Onion Bruschetta
Orange Fennel Mostarda (a chutney-like spread for baguette slices or on top of cream cheese)
Roasted Carrot Platter
Sausage Pinwheels
BEVERAGES
Horchata Milk Shake (can be a dessert also)
Margaritas (marinated)
BREADS
Almond Lemon Tea Cake
Bishop’s Bread (a holiday sweet bread) *****
and the slightly revised Golden Bishop’s Bread
Buttermilk Scones *****
Chocolate Scones
Chocolate Sour Cream Coffeecake
Custard-Filled Cornbread
Goat Cheese Chive Muffins
Irish Guinness Brown Bread
Irish Soda Bread with Orange Zest
Herbed Biscuit Ring (easy, using canned biscuits)
Pumpkin Raisin Bread (yeast)
Welsh Cakes (like scones)
BRUNCH
Breakfast Eggy Muffins *****
Corn, Bacon and Cheddar Strata
Ham & Egg Cups (pesto, tomatoes) *****
Pineapple Upside Down French Toast
Pork & Ground Turkey Breakfast Sausage
COOKIES
Almond Spice Wafers (like Moravian Sugar Cookies)
Baked Cinnamon Toasts
Blue Chip Chocolate Chip Cookies
Breadfarm’s Graham Crackers
Choc Chip Cookies from Silver Moon *****
Chocolate Almond Saltine Toffee *****
Chocolate Kiss Treasures
Cranberry Noels *****
Ginger Cookies
Harlequin Pinwheels
Heavenly Cream Cheese Brownies
Mexican Wedding Cookies
No-Bake Cookie Cubes (chocolate)
One Bowl Chocolate Chip Cookies (crispy, chewy, thin) *****
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies – GF
Rocky Road (like fudge)
Safari Seeded Cookies
Viennese Chocolate-Walnut Bars
DESSERTS
Anise Cake a la Coyote Cafe
Apple Bread Crumb Pudding
Applesauce Bundt Cake with Caramel Icing
Applesauce Spice Cake with Caramel Glaze *****
Apricot-Plum-Raspberry Streusel Cake
(IP) Arborio Rice Pudding
Banana Caramel Chocolate Chip Cake
Berry Cobbler (with cream biscuits on top)
Best Almond Cake
Blueberry Buckle
Butterscotch Pudding
Cajun Apple Cake with Brandy Drizzle
Chocolate Chunk Brownies
Chocolate Sicilian Love Cake
Classic Gingerbread
Crisp Apple Pudding *****
Dario’s Olive Oil Cake ****
86-Proof Chocolate Cake
Emily Luchetti’s 50-Year Apple Cake with Crumb Topping
German Chocolate Chip Cake (easy)
Ginger Apple Cake Torte *****
Gourmet Cheesecake
Grandgirl’s Fresh Apple Cake
Hazelnut Shortcakes with Plum Raspberry Compote
Horchata Milk Shake (add Kahlua and it’s decadent)
Iron Skillet Peach Crisp
Lemon Cake, Limoncello Glaze, Yogurt-Lime Mousse
Lemon Velvet Ice Cream *****
Mixed Berry Meringue Parfaits
Peach & Blackberry Crisp
Pear & Chocolate Tart
Pear Crisp
Pie Crust with Cornstarch (easy, press-in)
Plum & Almond Cobbler
Pumpkin Cheesecake Trifle (easy)
Purple Plum Torte
Raspberry Brown Sugar Gratin (unbelievably easy)
Regal Chocolate Sauce
Rice Pudding
Rum Cake (an egg-separated sponge-type pound cake)
Aarti’s Indian Rice Pudding
Roasted Balsamic Strawberry Ice Cream
Roasted Banana Ice Cream/Gelato
Sour Cream Brownies with Walnuts
Teddie’s Apple Cake
Tiramisu (from America’s Test Kitchen)
Wattleseed Ice Cream (but you do need a source for Australian wattleseed to make it!)
Woodford Pudding
MAIN DISHES (including main dish salads)
Baked Salmon with Agave & Lime
Beef & Biscuit Casserole (old-fashioned comfort food)
Beef Burgers with Bacon, Thyme Sauce on a Spinach Bed
BLT Salad
Braised Lamb Shanks (Moroccan style)
Butter Chicken – Instant Pot
Buttermilk Brined Pork Tenderloin
Canadian Chicken Tornedos
Chicken & Dumplings *****
Chicken in Red Wine Vinegar Sauce *****
Chicken with Alabama White Sauce
Buttermilk Brined Pork Tenderloin
Corn & Poblano Chili LasagnaCornflake-Crusted Halibut with Mayo Aioli *****
Cornish Game Hen Salad
Country Captain Chicken
Curried Shepherd’s Pie
Easy Cassoulet
Eggplant Parmesan (a non-traditional method, healthier)
Food Cart Curried Chicken
French Hamburgers
French Pot Roast
Greek Lamb with Pasta
Grilled Salmon on Watercress Salad *****
Grilled Shrimp on Tabbouleh Salad
Grilled Shrimp Scampi
Chicken with Mustard & Herbs
Crunchy Shrimp on Couscous with Spicy Sauce *****
Italian Spaghetti Sauce and Meatballs
Kurobuta Ham with Mustard Sauce
Greek Lamb Ragu over Pasta
Lemon Risotto
Meatballs French Onion Soup Style
Pan Roasted Salmon with Caper Vinaigrette
Pecan Crusted Chicken Breasts with Corn & Blueberry Salsa
Roast Chicken Schmaltz with Brussels Sprouts & Onions
Pork Enchilada Verde Casserole
Ribeye Steaks with Amazing Glaze *****
Pasta a la Puttanesca
Pasta with Tomato and Butter Sauce
Pecan Crusted Chicken Breasts with Corn and Blueberry Salsa
Pizza with Chicken, Red Onion & Olives
Pork and Hominy Stew (similar to Posole)
Pork Loin Roast with Apricot Glaze *****
Pork Medallions with Chili-Maple Glaze *****
Pork Stew with Calvados Cream
Risotto with Avocado Tomato Salsa & Shrimp
Risotto with Turkey Sausage, Corn, Leeks, Tomatoes and Spinach
Roast Chicken (the best ever)
Roasted Chicken Salad a la Zuni Cafe
Salmon Steaks with Soy Maple Glaze
Salmon with Leeks, Maple Syrup and Orange Sauce
Savory Tomato Pie or a more recent version called Tomato Corn Pie
Sheetpan Chicken with Bacon, Sourdough Croutons and Squash
Sheetpan Chicken Thighs with Cabbage
Shepherd’s Pie with Chipotle Mashed Potatoes *****
Shrimp & Crouton Skewers with Romesco Sauce
Sizzling Ribeyes with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
Spicy Garlic Cashew Chicken *****
Summer Sandwich (make only in tomato season – vegetarian)
Unstuffed Sweet/Sour Cabbage
Thomas Keller’s Roast Chicken with Vegetables
Weeknight Bolognese (Ina Garten) (a different, quick kind of spaghetti sauce using red wine and a bit of cream)
Zinfandel Sausage Sauce for Pasta (like a meat sauce)
MISCELLANEOUS/OTHER
Chocolate Syrup
Cranberry Relish (for Thanksgiving)
Cucumber Herb Butter for Tea Sandwiches
Little Girlie’s Green Sauce (a relish/salsa to go with all kinds of grilled meat or veggies)
Peppered Pecans (for sprinkling on a salad) *****
Pineapple (or mango) Salsa
SALADS
Apple, Cherry & Walnut Green Salad
Asian Slaw
Barbecue-Sauced Macaroni Salad
Corn, Tomato & Scallion Salad (has almost no fat in it – really tasty stuff)
Crunchy Napa Cabbage Slaw
Fresh Cranberry, Pecan and Apple Salad *****
Garbanzo Bean Salad w/Cilantro & Feta *****
Georgia Cracker Salad (made with saltines)
Goat Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms with Arugula Salad
Green Salad with Chevre Dressing *****
Joan’s Pasta Salad *****
Meyer Lemon Grains Salad with Asparagus, Almonds and Goat Cheese *****
Minted Watermelon & Feta Salad *****
Pesto Pea Salad
Radicchio Salad *****
Rice and Vegetable Salad with Silver Palate Vinaigrette
Salmon Nicoise
Sicilian Tuna Salad
Spinach & Berries Salad *****
Summer Grilled Panzanella Salad
Syrian Pita Bread Salad *****
Sweet Cabbage Slaw
Tomato & Watermelon Salad
Marinated Tomatoes
Watercress, Belgian Endive & Olive Salad
SALAD DRESSINGS
Caesar-Caper Dressing (mayonnaise based, part of a grilled Romaine salad) *****
Creamy Garlic Blue Cheese Dressing
Garlic VIP Dressing *****
Mock Caesar Dressing *****
Shallot Vinaigrette – The Lost Kitchen
SOUPS
Smoked Brisket Chili
Buffalo Chicken Soup
Butternut Squash Soup with Ginger & Jalapeno
Cabbage Patch Stew *****
Cantaloupe Gazpacho (cold) ****
Cauliflower & Apple Soup with Almonds
Chilled Curry Cauliflower Apple Soup
Cream of Cauliflower Soup with Golden Raisins and Nuts
Cream of Tomato *****
Cream of Cucumber (cold) *****
Cream of Mushroom Soup with Sherry & Thyme
Creamy Cabbage Soup with Sausage
Creamy Reuben Soup with Rye Croutons
Easy Lasagna Soup
Eat-Your-Greens Soup (loaded with veggies, pureed)
Farmhouse Vegetable Soup
Georgia Cracker Salad
Italian Sausage & Tomato Soup *****
Meatball French Onion Soup Style
Moroccan Harira Chicken Soup *****
Mushroom Soup without Cream
Pork and Hominy Stew with Red Chiles and Avocado (like a New Mexican Posole)
Roasted Poblano & Asiago Soup
Salmon Chowder
Strawberry Gazpacho *****
Thai Pumpkin & Shrimp Soup
Watermelon Gazpacho (cold) ****
VEGGIES/SIDES
Algerian Carrots
Armenian Rice & Noodle Pilaf
Baked Onions with Thyme
Brussels Sprouts with Brandy and Dried Cranberries
Calabacitas con Crema *****
Crumbled Asparagus *****
Garlic Green Beans *****
Haricot Verts with Balsamic Vinaigrette
Italian Sausage Dressing (stuffing) with Leeks and Mushrooms
Mexican Street Corn with Cotija Cheese
Monterey Scalloped Potatoes
Orzo, Dried Cherries and Almonds
Pasta with Tomato Cream Sauce (easy) *****
Pepper & Onion Roast with Soft Indian Spices
Perfect Baked Potato
Potato, Corn and Spinach Gratin
Roasted Asparagus with Chile Butter *****
Roasted Butternut Squash Risotto with Pancetta
Roasted Savoy Cabbage
Roasted Sweet Potato & Black Bean Salad with Jalapeno Dressing *****
Saffron Basmati Rice *****
Summer Squash Casserole with Jalapeno
The Best Bean Salad
Zucchini Gratin