Recipes and Restaurants

Beverages

Homemade Almond Milk

Breakfast

Blueberry Muffins
Brown Butter Blueberry Muffins
Candied Bacon
Cinnamon Rolls
Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins
Cranberry Butter
Easy Cheese Danish
French Breakfast Puffs
French Toast
Graham Cracker Chocolate Chip Muffins
Healthy Smoothies
Iced Coffee Concentrate
Make-Ahead Muffin Melts
Omelet with Strawberries
Orange Scones
Peanut Butter Granola Bars
Persimmon Bread
Sour Cream Pancakes
Sour Cream Banana Bread
Vanilla Bean Scones
Vanilla Cake Batter Pancakes
Watermelon Strawberry Smoothies

Lunch

Chicken Caesar Wraps

Appetizers 

Artisan Bread
Bruschetta
Grilled Cauliflower
Queso

Sides

Butter Crescents
Brussels Sprouts with Cranberries and Balsamic
Corn Mash
Potato, Squash, and Goat Cheese Gratin
Sliced Baked Potatoes
Spaghetti Squash
Spicy Whole Roasted Caulifower
Zucchini Noodles

Dinner

Alfredo Sauce
Blase Mac and Cheese
Bolognese Sauce
Bruschetta Chicken
Capellini Caprese
Champagne Chicken
Chicken Fried Tacos
Chile Peppered Steak
Chunky Beef Chili
Corn Dogs
Cornish Game Hens with Garlic and Rosemary
Creamy Tomato Soup
Fettucine Primavera
Four Cheese Crock Pot Lasanga
French Fries
Gnocchi with Gorgonzola Sauce
Healthy Mac and Cheese
Meatless Loaf Cupcakes
Mini Beef and Colorado Potato Kabobs
Onion Burgers
Orange Chicken Rice Bowl
Pan-fried Baby Bacon Cheeseburgers
Pan Roasted Steak
Pesto Sauce
Pumpkin Gnocchi with Butter Walnut Sauce
Ranch Style Chicken
Ratatouille
Sauteed Pork Medallions
Skinny BBQ Salmon
Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese
Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Brisket
Spicy Whisky BBQ Sliders
Three Cheese Crock Pot Ziti
Tortellini with Toasted Garlic and Asparagus
Whole-Wheat Spaghetti and Meatballs

Snacks

Homemade Fruit Roll-Ups
Soft Pretzels

Desserts

Better Than Pumpkin Pie
Brownie on a Stick
Cadbury Egg Cookie Bars
Cake Pops
Cannoli Cream Cups
Chocolate Buttercream Icing
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate Donuts
Chocolate Espresso Snow Caps
Chocolate Fudge Brownies
Chocolate Ice Cream
Dark Chocolate Whole-Wheat Brownies
Deep Fried Oreos
Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookies
Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookies, Number 2
Homemade Doughnuts
Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream
Lavender Shortbread Cookies
Peanut Butter Birthday Cake
Pop tarts
Pumpkin Bundt Cake
Trifles

Recipe Book Challenge:
The Pioneer Woman Cooks

About the Challenge
#1 and #2 Pico de Gallo and Guacamole
#3 Penne alla Betsy
#4 Breakfast Bowls
#5 Katie's Roasted Corn Salad
#6 Egg-in-the-Hole
#7 and #8 Mashed Potatoes and Comfort Meatballs
#9 Mocha Brownies
#10 and #11 Breakfast Potatoes and Sour Cream Pancakes
#12 Huevos Hyacinth
#13 and #14 Pizza Crust and Cowboy Calzones
#15 and #16 Sugar Cookies and Oatmeal Crispies
#17, #18, and #19 Biscuits, Chicken, and Grits
#20 Tomato Basil Pizza
#21 Red Velvet Cake
#22 Meatloaf
#23 Rib-eye with Whisky Cream Sauce
#24 Potato Leek Pizza
#25 Chicken Spaghetti
#26 Sherried Tomato Soup
#27 and #28 Pie Crust and Chicken Pot Pie
#29, #30, and #31 Scones, Pie, and Cinnamon Rolls
#32-#37 Cowgirl Dinner Party
#38 Macaroni and Cheese
#39 and #40 Chicken Fried Steak
#41-#45 Impromptu Dinner Party
#46, #47, and #48 Beans, Bread, and Chili
#49 Lasagna
#50 and #51 Braised Brisket and Twice Baked Potatoes
#52 Blackberry Cobbler
#53 Marlboro Man's Favorite Sandwich
#54 French Breakfast Puffs
#55 Enchiladas
#56 Upside Down Pineapple Cake
#57 Migas
#58 and #59 Pot Roast and Peach Crisp
#60 and #61 Breakfast Burritos and Clam Linguine
#62 Marmalade Muffins
#63, #64, #65 Prune Cake, Chocolate, and Potato Skins
Reflections on the Challenge

100 Days of Real Food: Mini Challenges

About 100 Days of Real Food
1: Stop Eating When You Feel Full
2: Nothing Low-Fat, Lite, Etc.
3: More Fruits and Veggies!


Simple Kitchen Skills

Cutting a Pineapple and Boiling Eggs
Homemade Vanilla Extract
Knife Skills
Making Pumpkin Puree
My Recipe Binders and Monthly Menu
Ordering Vanilla Beans
Seasoning a Cast Iron Skillet

Restaurant Visits

Absolute Bagels (NYC), Mimi's Pizza (NYC), and Rooster Spin (NJ)
Baltimore Eats: Part One: Dinners
Baltimore Eats: Part Two: Desserts
Big Fish Grill, Rehoboth Beach, DE
Caffe Bene, New York, NY
Candy from Canada
Chocolate Martini Bar, Buffalo, NY
Crumb's Cupcakes, Make Your Own
Degustation, New York, NY
Giada at the Cromwell, Las Vegas, NV
House of Cupcakes, Princeton, NJ
La Mezzaluna, Princeton, NJ
Olsson's, Princeton, NJ
Tony Roma's, Niagara, CA

Special Events

Gram's 81st Birthday-Surf, Turf, and Air
Kitchen Christmas
Last Day of Summer Brunch
Necessity of the Birthday Cupcake
Of Coffee Machines and Other Things
Taco Party
Thanksgiving Delights