Recipe Index

Appetizers · Beef · Breakfast · Chicken · Dessert · Drink · Fish · Pizza/Pasta · Pork · Salad · Sandwich · Sauce/Spread · Side · Soup

Appetizer/Hors D’Oeuvres

Aged Gouda Biscotti with Walnuts (Food & Wine)
Antipasto Platters: Italian
Antipasto Platters: Spanish
Arugula- and Parmesan-Topped Polenta Canapes (Gourmet)
Baked Suppli al Telefono
Blue Cheese Gougeres (King Estate Winery/Stephanie Pearl Kimmel)
Butternut Squash Galette (Smitten Kitchen)
Fava Bean Dip
Feta-and-Almond Stuffed Olives
Guacamole
Leek and Camembert Tart (Bon Appetit)
Meatball Sliders (Bon Appetit)
Mushroom Caps Stuffed with Fromage Blanc (Delores & Jack Cakebread)
Onion Tart with Mustard & Fennel (Gourmet)
Pork & Shrimp Pot Stickers (Cooking Light)
Ricotta-and-Herb Stuffed Roma Tomatoes
Roasted Mini Bell Peppers Stuffed with Spinach, Feta & Bacon (Bon Appetit)
Roasted Tomato & Poblano Salsa
Rosemary Roasted Cashews (Ina Garten)
Salsa
Savory, Spicy or Sweet Popcorn
Shrimp-Stuffed Portabello Mushrooms (Bon Appetit)
Spanish Tortilla Bites (Gourmet)
Spiced Nuts (Emeril Lagasse)
Spicy Onion Jam Crostini (Adapted from BBC Food’s Ready Steady Cook)
Spicy Shrimp and Chorizo Kebabs (Food & Wine)
Spinach Empanadas (Dough recipe by Gourmet)
Swiss Chard-Artichoke Dip
Three Cheese Mini Macs (Food & Wine
Tomato-Basil Bruschetta
White Bean-Green Garlic Dip
Zucchini-Corn Quesadillas with Goat Cheese & Basil

Beef

Zinfandel-Braised Beef Brisket with Onions and Potatoes (Cooking Light)
Beef & Broccoli Stir Fry (Adapted from Various Cooking Light Recipes)
Beef Bourguignon (Ina Garten)
Beef Stew (Adapted from Food & Wine)
Korean-Style Short Ribs (Gourmet)
Wine-Braised Beef Shepherd’s Pie (Food & Wine)

Breakfast

Almond Poppy Seed Bread
Blueberry Corn Muffins (Eating Well Magazine)
Blueberry Crumb Cake (Baking: From My Home to Yours)
Buttermilk Bran Muffins (The Healthy Oven Baking Book via Epicurious)
Butternut-Cheese Pie (Cooking Light)
Baked Doughnuts (101 Cookbooks)
Baked Oatmeal (Penzeys)
Caramelized Onion and Gorgonzola Quiche (Thomas Keller)
Cherry Almond Coffee Cake (Cooking Light)
Cherry Almond Granola
Chocolate Chip Cookies (New York Times)
Chocolate Chip-Pumpkin Bread (Cooking Light)
Chocolate-Zucchini Bread (Adapted from Eating Well)
Country Potato, Pea and Pancetta Frittata (Adapted from The Food Network)
Cranberry Coffeecake (Gourmet)
Deep Dish Brioche French Toast (David Leite)
Dried Cherry Buttermilk Scones (Gourmet)
Ever-Evolving Banana Bread
Ginger-Rhubarb Bread with Crystallized Ginger Streusel
Granola
Granola Bars
Lemon-Blueberry Ricotta Pancakes
Lemon-Flaxseed Loaf Cake (Cooking Light)
Lemon Poppy Seed Pound Cake (The Cake Bible via Epicurious)
Lemon-Strawberry Muffins (Eating Well)
Maple Nut-Apple Scones (Eating Well)
Oatmeal Scones (Adapted from Gourmet)
Sour Cream Coffee Cake (Ina Garten)
Spiced Cranberry Bundt Cake (Dorie Greenspan/Bon Appetit)
Toasted Almond Scones (Dorie Greenspan)
Tomato-Feta Strata (Food & Wine)
Ultimate Sticky Buns (Bon Appetit)
Whole Wheat Bagels (King Arthur Flour)
Whole Wheat Oatmeal-Cranberry Muffins
Whole Wheat Oatmeal Pancakes (Gourmet)
Whole Wheat Waffles (Adapted from Bob’s Red Mill)

Chicken/Turkey

Barbecued Chicken (Ina Garten)
Beer Boiled Chicken Brats with Grilled Onions
Beer Can Chicken
Buffalo Chicken Skewers
Chicken Fajitas
Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Chicken Spinach Enchiladas with Roasted Tomatillo Sauce
Chipotle Chicken Burritos (Food & Wine)
Chipotle Turkey Burgers
Cider-Braised Chicken (Food & Wine)
Coq au Vin (Ina Garten)
Roasted Chicken (Zuni Cafe)
Spicy Chicken Cacciatore (Food & Wine)
Turkey Meatloaf (The Martha Stewart Show)
Turkey Sun-Dried Tomato Meatballs (Giada DeLaurentiis)

Dessert

Apple Pecan Tart (New York Times)
Apple Upside-Down Biscuit Cake (Gourmet)
Bailey’s Buttercream Frosting
Balsamic Strawberries (Bon Appetit)
Banana Layer Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting and Toasted Pecans (Adapted from Gourmet)
Banana Sour Cream Sorbet
Black-Bottom Cupcakes (David Lebovitz)
Blueberry Cobbler (Food & Wine)
Brown Sugar, Cinnamon-Swirl Pound Cake (Adapted from Cooking Light)
Buttermilk Cookies (Gourmet)
Caramel-Glazed Apple Cake (Edna Lewis via Leite’s Culinaria)
Caramels (Jacques Pépin via Leite’s Culinaria)
Cherry Gelato (Gourmet)
Chocolate Almond Bars (Food & Wine)
Chocolate Almond Torte (Bon Appetit)
Chocolate-Covered Peanut Butter Balls (Gourmet)
Chocolate Cream Pie (Adapted from Gourmet)
Chocolate-Drizzled Macaroons (Bon Appetit)
Chocolate Espresso Cupcakes (Alpineberry)
Chocolate Glazed Devilish Angel Food Cake with Sliced Strawberries (Cooking Light)
Chocolate Hazelnut Bread Pudding (Adapted from Bon Appetit)
Chocolate Orange Tart with Toasted Almonds (Bon Appetit)
Chocolate Pistachio Ice Cream Cake (Adapted from Eggs on Sunday)
Chocolate Stout Cupcakes (Suzanne Goin)
Coconut Cake with Ginger-Lime Curd Filling & Cream Cheese Filling (Bon Appetit)
Coffee-Toffee Ice Cream Tart (Bon Appetit)
Concord Grape Sorbet (Martha Stewart)
Dark Chocolate Bark with Dried Cherries & Walnut (Food & Wine)
Deep Dark Chocolate Cheesecake (Bon Appetit)
Dimply Apple Cake (Adapted from Dorie Greenspan)
Double Chocolate-Almond Biscotti (Bon Appetit)
Double Chocolate Cookies (Martha Stewart Living) (made into Ice Cream Sandwiches here)
Espresso Snowcaps (Martha Stewart)
Fresh Spearmint Ice Cream (Martha Stewart Living)
Giant Chocolate Toffee Cookies (a bust) (Bon Appetit)
Ginger Rum Cake
Iced Pumpkin-Walnut Cookies (Williams-Sonoma)
Individual Chocolate Soufflés (Cooking Light)
Individual Pear Crisps
Key Lime Bars (Martha Stewart Living)
Lattice-Topped Rhubarb Tart (Adapted from Various Cooking Light Recipes)
Marbled Cheesecake Squares (Adapted from Cooking Light)
Mascarpone Cheesecake (Adapted from Gourmet)
Meyer Lemon Swirled Cheesecake (Cooking Light filling & Gourmet crust)
Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream (The District Gourmet)
Molasses Spice Cookies (Cooks Illustrated)
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies (Cooking Light)
Open-Face Fresh Blueberry Pie (Rose Levy Beranbaum)
Peaches & Cream: Updated
Peach Ice Cream (David Lebovitz)
Peanut Butter and Fudge Brownies with Salted Peanuts (Dorie Greenspan)
Peanut Butter-Chocolate Chip-Oatmeal Sandwich Cookies
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Blondies
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies (Bon Appetit)
Peanut Butter Fudge (Alton Brown)
Peanut Butter Pinwheels (Gourmet)
Peanut Butter-Swirled Brownies (Martha Stewart)
Pistachio-Cranberry Icebox Cookies (Gourmet)
Pistachio, Dried Cherry & White Chocolate Biscotti (Bon Appetit)
Plum and Raspberry Crisp with Pistachio Crust (Adapted from Gourmet)
Plum & Raspberry Upside Down Cake (Martha Stewart)
Profiteroles with Coffee Ice Cream (Gourmet)
Pumpkin Pie (David Lebovitz)
Raspberry Sorbet (Saveur)
Red Velvet Cupcakes (Cupcake Bakeshop by Chockylit)
Rhubarb Crisp
Rugelach (Dorie Greenspan)
Rugelach (Gourmet)
Rustic Strawberry Tart (Adapted from Cooking Light)
Salted Butter Caramel Ice Cream (David Lebovitz)
Snickerdoodles (Martha Stewart’s Cookies)
Spritz Cookies (Mom)
Strawberry-Rhubarb Jam Bars
Strawberry & Blueberry Hand Pies (Adapted from Martha Stewart)
Tiramisu (Ina Garten)
TKOs (Thomas Keller’s Oreos) (Thomas Keller)
Triple Layer Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting (Bon Appetit)
Vanilla Bean Cake with Chocolate Ganache
Vanilla Bean Frozen Yogurt (Adapted from David Leibovitz)

Drink

Blood Orange Margarita
Brandy Alexanders
Classic Frozen Margaritas
Pomegranate Sangria (Bobby Flay)
Ruby Red Margaritas (Gourmet)
Special Occasion Mimosas
Sweet Peach Tea

Fish

Crab Cakes
Grilled Ginger-Chile Tuna (Adapted from Bon Appetit)
Halibut with Soy-Ginger Dressing (Food & Wine)
Pan Roasted Salmon with Ginger-Soy Glaze (Food & Wine)
Sesame-Crusted Tuna with Ponzu Sauce (Cooking Light)

Pizza/Pasta

Butternut Squash & Spinach Lasagna (Cooking Light)
Calzones
Caramelized Onion & Gorgonzola Grilled Pizza (Gourmet)
Cornmeal-Crusted Ratatouille Tart (Ellie Krieger)
Gnocchi (Lidia’s Italian Table via Epicurious)
Grilled Pizza with Caramelized Onions & Salami
Pasta
Pizza Dough (Smitten Kitchen)
Ravioli Genovese Filling (Mario Batali)
Roasted Beet and Ricotta Ravioli Filling
Smoky Baked Mac
Spring Farro Risotto
Spinach and Zucchini Lasagna
Stuffed Shells with Smoky Marinara (Cooking Light)
Thousand Layer Lasagna (101 Cookbooks)
Tomato, Mozzarella & Salami Pasta Salad
White Pizza with Ramps (Food & Wine)

Pork

Bourbon-Glazed Ribs (Bon Appetit)
Chinese Barbecued Ribs (Gourmet)
Fennel-and-Sage Crusted Pork Tenderloin
Hoisin Pork Tenderloin (Cooking Light)

Salad

Antipasto Salad
Balsamic Tomato & Basil Salad
Blue Cheese Coleslaw (Gourmet)
Brynn’s Vinaigrette
Chilled Sweet Potato Salad (Martha Stewart)
Chipotle Corn Salad (Adapted from Food & Wine)
Chopped Salad with Chive Vinaigrette
Cornbread Panzanella (Adapted from Michael Chiarello)
Crispy Black Bean Cake Salad (Adapted from Food & Wine)
Crunchy Asian Chicken Salad
Falafel Salad
Farro Salad with Roasted Butternut & Cauliflower (Adapted from Food & Wine)
Flank Steak & Asparagus Salad
Golden Beet Salad with Radishes & Feta
Grapefruit-Fennel Salad
Greek Salad with Roasted Chickpeas
Green and Yellow Bean Salad with Cherry Tomatoes (Bon Appetit)
Grilled Peach, Arugula & Feta Salad
Grilled Sesame Shrimp Salad (Cooking Light)
Grilled Tomatillo-and-Corn Salad
Mexican Style Chickpea Salad (Gourmet)
Minted Zucchini Salad with Prosciutto and Fresh Mozzarella
Okra, Corn & Jalapeno Skillet Salsa (Cooking Light)
Roasted Butternut Squash & Blue Cheese Salad
Roasted Vegetable Panzanella (Gourmet)
Sesame Soba Noodle Salad
Southwestern Roasted Vegetable Salad with Yogurt-Lime Dressing
Swiss Chard, Feta & Mushroom Quinoa Salad
Thai Cucumber Salad with Roasted Peanuts (Bon Appetit)
Tomato, Spinach & Mozzarella Salad with Quinoa
Warm Leek, Asparagus & Potato Salad (Food & Wine)

Sandwich

Brisket Sandwich
Caprese Sandwich with Soppresata
Chicken Salad Sandwiches
Grilled Chicken & Red Pepper Panini with Smoked Gouda
Grilled Flank Steak & Blue Cheese Sandwiches
Grilled Gruyere & Sweet Onion Sandwiches (Adapted from Food & Wine)
Pesto BLTs
Roasted Chicken & Sage Pesto Panini
Roasted Vegetable & Goat Cheese Sandwiches
Roasted Vegetable & Italian Cold Cut Panini
Spiced-Up Grilled Cheese (Amy’s Bread via Bon Appetit)
Tomato & Goat Cheese Sandwiches

Sauce/Spread

Barbecue Sauce (Ina Garten)
Basic, Awesome Tomato Sauce (Smitten Kitchen)
Carbonara Sauce (Food & Wine)
Homemade Pumpkin Puree (Martha Stewart)
Horseradish Cream Dipping Sauce
Pesto Spread
Rigatoni with Zucchini and Fresh Ricotta
Sage-Walnut Pesto
Smoked Paprika Butter
Spicy Tomato and Sausage Sauce
Strawberry-Rhubarb Jam (Adapted from Molly Wizenberg via Bon Appetit)
Toasted Sage & Hazelnut Brown Butter Sauce
Tomato Sauce
Whipped Avocado Dipping Sauce

Side

Baked Spicy Cumin Tortilla Strips
Brown Butter Soda Bread (Bon Appetit)
Buttermilk Corn Bread (Food & Wine)
Cheddar-Buttermilk Cornbread (Bon Appetit)
Cranberry-Ginger Relish (Martha Stewart)
Creamy Potato Salad with Chives and Peas (Adapted from Cooking Light)
Crisp Pickled Vegetables (Food & Wine)
Crunchy Coleslaw with Cayenne & Toasted Caraway Seeds (Food & Wine)
Garlic Fries (Cooking Light)
Garlicky Green Bean-Potato Salad (Cooking Light)
Glazed Red Pearl Onions (Gourmet)
Grilled Baby Bok Choy (Gourmet)
Grilled Corn & Smoked Paprika Butter
Grilled Corn-Tomatillo Salad
Grilled Pita Chips
Grilled Vegetable Orzo Salad (Ina Garten)
Oatmeal Knots (Cooking Light)
Oatmeal Wheat Bread (Gourmet)
Parker House Rolls (Bobby Flay)
Quinoa-Stuffed Peppers
Rock Salt-Roasted Fingerlings (Cooking Light)
Sesame Sugar Snap Peas & Carrots
Shosh’s Challah (Via Ruthieki‘s Flickr Page)
Spicy Asian Slaw
Spicy, Garlicky Spaghetti Squash
Steamed Asparagus with Ginger-Garlic Sauce (Gourmet)
Stir Fried Baby Bok Choy with Garlic (Adapted from Gourmet)
Summer Squash Gratin (Adapted from Cooking Light)
Sweet Potato Oven Fries
Swiss Chard Gratin (Gourmet)
Warm, Cumin-Scented Zucchini Salad
Whole Grain Focaccia (Whole Foods)
Whole Wheat Bread (Timothy J. Hayes via Epicurious)
Whole Wheat Buttermilk Biscuits (Eating Well)
Whole Wheat Pita Bread (Gourmet)

Soup

Black Bean and Turkey Chili (Adapted from Various Cooking Light Recipes)
Black Bean-Tomato Soup (Adapted from Cooking Light)
Butternut Squash and Apple Soup with Bacon (Gourmet)
Celery Root & Apple Soup (Adapted from Bon Appetit)
Chicken Stock
Chipotle Chicken Chowder (Cooking Light)
Creamy Tomato-Leek Soup with Crispy Leek Garnish (Food & Wine)
Creamy Wild Rice Soup with Smoked Turkey (Cooking Light)
Escarole Soup with Turkey Meatballs (Gourmet)
French Onion Soup
Italian Chicken/Turkey Tomato Soup (Adapted from Bon Appetit)
Lentil-Tomato Soup (Cooking Light)
Mexican Meatball Soup with Rice & Cilantro (Bon Appetit)
Minestrone (Gourmet)
My Mother’s Corn Chowder
Roasted Tomato Soup (Ina Garten)
Rosemary Split Pea Soup (Cooking Light)
Spicy Butternut Squash-Corn Chowder
Tortilla Soup

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