Carnitas (Mexican “Pulled Pork)
Creamy Cheesecake with Caramel and a Biscoff Cookie Crust
Classic American Potato Salad (in one hour)
Deviled Eggs
Kahlua Pork, with Pineapple-Mango Salsa
Macaroni & Cheese with Tomatoes in 5 minutes!
Meatballs and Marinara (Pressure Cooker Style)
Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs
Pork Ragu
Peach and Whiskey Barbecue Chicken
Beverages/Drinkie-Poos
Apple Puff-Up Pancake (Dutch Baby)
Artichoke & Sundried Tomato Fritatta
Baked Blintzes with fresh Blueberry Sauce (from Ina Garten)
Baked Doughnuts (King Arthur Flour)
Baked Eggs with Fresh Spinach and Cheese (Shirred Eggs)
Banana Muffins with Marscapone Frosting (from Giada de Laurentiis)
Banana-Orange Maple Compote
Berry Puff Turnovers (King Arthur Flour)
Best Pancakes Ever (yes, they are!)
Blueberry Oatmeal Maple Scones
Blueberry Sour Cream Waffles
Bread & Butter Pickles (made easy)
Buttermilk Pancakes with Olallieberry syrup
Buttermilk Pancakes for Two
California Style Black Bean Huevos Rancheros
Candied Bacon (I will never fry bacon again)
Cheese Blintzes (adapted from Tyler Florence)
Cinnamon Raisin English Muffins (in an hour)
Cinnamon Rolls (King Arthur Flour)
Cinnamon Roll Muffins
Cinnamon Toast, the Pioneer Woman’s Way
Cornmeal Pancakes with Raspberry Compote
Cornmeal & Ricotta Waffles
Country French Omelet (Bacon & Potatoes) (Ina Garten)
Cranberry-Almond Granola
Double Berry Crumb Muffins (Tate’s Bake Shop)
Doughnut Muffins
Easy Cheese Danish (from Ina Garten)
Eggnog Pancakes
Eggs in a Hole
Eggs in a Baskets, with Candied Bacon Bits
Eggs in Purgatory
Fluffy Pancakes
Fluffy Scrambled Eggs
German Pankcakes (my Mother’s childhood recipe)
Gingerbread Waffles & Vanilla Pecan Butter
Huevos Rancheros (adapted from Cook’s Illustrated)
Irish Soda Bread
Jam-Filled Ableskivers (Danish doughnuts)
Jam-filled Puff Pastry
Lemon-Almond Poppyseed Muffins
Migas (Tex-Mex Scrambled Eggs)
Oatmeal Cookie Pancakes
Olallieberry Dutch Baby (or any kind of berry)
Orange-Blueberry Muffins
Peach & Walnut Oatmeal Pancakes with Maple Syrup
Perfect Bacon (and cool tips)
Perfect Fried Eggs (yes, there really is a technique for this)
Potato & Bacon Fritatta
Pumpkin Cinnamon Streusel Pancakes
Pumpkin-Pecan Streusel Coffee Cake
Pumpkin Scones (with ginger & cinnamon) Adapted from King Arthur Flour
Pumpkin Spiced Muffins (adapted from The Pioneer Woman)
Raspberry Palmiers
Ricotta Pancakes with Lemon Curd
Roesti Potatoes & Eggs Rohr Nudeln (Bavarian Hot Cross Buns)
Sour Cream Coffee Cake with Cinnamon-Pecan Filling
Strawberry Cheese Blintzes (adapted from Tyler Florence)
Strawberry Scones
Strawberry & Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast with Strawberry Sauce
Swedish Pancakes with Lingonberry Butter (adapted from Cook’s Country)
Sweet Potato Hash & Eggs (breakfast)
Swiss Chard & Leek Crostata (one of my favorite recipes)
Waffles, Liege Belgian
Brie & Fig Jam Panini (grilled sandwich)
Bruschetta with fresh basil
Candied Pecans
Cheesy Garlic Bread (from the Pioneer Woman)
Cheese & Rosemary Shortbread Crackers
Cherve (a cream cheese spread appetizer)
Chicken Salad Sandwiches (from Ina Garten)
Chive-Risotto Cakes (from Ina Garten)
Cinnamon Toast, the Pioneer Woman’s Way
Coconut Shrimp with Apricot Dipping Sauce
Crab & Avocado Melt (sandwich)
Cranberry-Almond Granola
Dates, wrapped with bacon and stuffed with Gorgonzola Cheese
Deviled Eggs
Fried Green Tomatoes (from Tyler Florence)
Fried Ravioli with a Marinara Sauce (Appetizer)
Grilled Artichokes with Lemon-Garlic Aioli
Grilled Figs, Brie & Prosciutto Skewers
Liege Belgian Waffles
Prosciutto & Basil Pesto Tapas
Pumpkin Puree & Pepitas (how to make your own pumpkin puree and roasted pumpkin seeds)
Restaurant Style Salsa
Roasted Garlic Onion Dip
San Francisco Garlic Fries (Bon Apetit)
Savory Palmiers (Ina Garten)
Shredded Pork Taquitos
Stuffed Mushrooms (adapted from Ina Garten/Barefoot Contessa)
Texas Style Buttermilk Onion Rings
Tomato & Three Cheese Tart (from Ina Garten)
Beef, Lamb & Pork
Asian-Style Glazed Grilled Pork Tenderloin
Asian Glazed Roast Pork Tenderloin
Asian Style Short Ribs
Austrian Goulash (my mother’s authentic Bavarian recipe)
Beef Stew (includes pressure cooker adaption)
Beef Stroganoff (from Cook’s Illustrated)
Beef Tenderloin (Cook’s Illustrated)
Braised Lamb (4-hour) with Provencal White Beans (Ina Garten)
Braised Pork & Black Beans
Bratwurst & Red Cabbage (Bavarian comfort food)
Broccoli Beef
Braised Brisket with Peach Glaze
Braised Short Ribs in Red Wine
Bruschetta Burgers
Burger Sliders
Candied Bacon (I will never fry bacon again)
Chanterelle Mushrooms & Sage with Roasted Pork Tenderloin & Creamy Polenta
Cheese Souffle (adapted from Ina Garten)
Chicken Fried Steak, Gravy & Creamy Mashed Potatoes
Cider-Glazed Boneless Pork Loin Chops
Corned beef & Cabbage with a Tangy Glaze
Corned beef (Roasted with a Bourbon Molasses Glaze
Cuban Style Pork Tenderloin with Roasted Sweet Potatoes (Cuisine at Home)
Easy Empenadas (savory Mexican-style stuffed pie crusts)
Feta-Stuffed Fig-Glazed Lamb Burgers with Red Onion Jam
Grilled Baby Back Ribs
Grilled Flank Steak with Garlic-Shallot-Rosemary Marinade (Cook’s Illustrated)
Filet of Beef au Poivre
Filet Mignon, Made Perfect
Flat-Iron Steak
French-Style Pot-Roasted Pork Loin (Enchaud Perigordine)
Greek Stuffed Prosciutto & Fig Jam Pork Roast with a port wine reduction sauce
Greek Tacos (mock gyros)
Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Mango Pineapple Salsa
Grilled Ribeye Steak with Onion Blue Cheese Sauce (from The Pioneer Woman)
Gyros, made easy with Tsaziki Sauce
Guiness Glazed Pork Chops
Guiness Irish Stew
Honey Roasted Ribs
Italian Milk-Braised Pork Loin with Creamy Lemon Polenta
Meatloaf (Truly the very best and my #1 most viewed recipe)
Meatloaf Redoux
Mustard-Maple Glazed Pork Chops (Quick dinner idea)
Osso Bucco (braised veal shanks or oxtail)
Oven-Grilled Pork Ribs (from Tyler Florence Ultimate)
Perfect Pot Roast
Pizza (The Ultimate Crust Recipe)
Pork Carnitas (Mexican Pulled Pork)
Pork Chops with Wine & Garlic (The Pioneer Woman)
Pork Fried Rice
Pork Medallions with Apples and Sage Cream Sauce (from Cook’s Illustrated)
Pork Marsala & Parppardelle Pasta
Pork & Mushroom Stew (with Garlic and Apple Potato Mash)
Pork Roast With Caramelized Onion (German roast with potato dumplings)
Pork Tenderloin with Chanterelles & Polenta
Pork Tenderloin with Roasted Grape Sauce
Pork Souvlaki & Indian Style Rice Pilaf (for the grill)
Pork with Paprika, Mushrooms & Sour Cream
Pot Roast (Pressure cooker style)
Prime Rib, Perfected (truly the best I’ve ever made)
Pub Style Burgers (how to grind your own hamburger meat)
Pulled Pork Sandwiches, Homemade BBQ Sauce and Cole Slaw (slow cooked)
Red Wine Braised Brisket (Martha Stewart)
Red Wine Braised Short Ribs
Rib Eye Dinner (from Tyler Florence Ultimate)
Rib-Eye alla Fiorentina with Orange Pickled Shallots
Salted NY Steak with Herb Butter (a controversial method that tenderizes meat)
Santa Maria Style Tri-Tip
Sardinian Sausage Tomato Sauce with Homemade Semolina Gnocchi
Sauerbraten (German Beef Pot Roast with Gingersnap Sauce)
Shepherd’s Pie
Shredded Pork Taquitos
Skillet Tamale Pie
Sloppy Joe’s
Slow-Roasted Beef (Cook’s Illustrated)
Smothered Pork Chops
Steak Oscar
Swiss Chard & Leek Crostata (one of my favorite recipes)
Thai-Style Beef & Peppers
Transylvanian Goulash (Comfort Food of braised pork in a paprika-tomato sauce with sauerkraut)
Vanilla Cider Pork with Pears
Wiener Schnitzel (breaded & fried chicken, pork or veal)
Apple & Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breasts
Butterflied Grilled Chicken (from Ina Garten)
Buttermilk Fried Chicken (with a lot less oil than you think!)
Cajun Chicken Pasta (from the Pioneer Woman)
Chicken Breast with Walnut Adellaide Sauce, Tomato Jam & Polenta
Chicken Enchiladas “Swiss Chard”
Chicken & Dumplings (Cook’s Illustrated)
Chicken Fried Steak
Chicken Mole Torta (serve as a sandwich or as a stew)
Chicken & Mushrooms with Balsamic Cream Sauce
Chicken & Tortilla Soup
Chicken Parmesan ( adapted from The Pioneer Woman)
Chicken Salad Sandwiches (from Ina Garten)
Chicken Stock (how to make homemade chicken stock)
Chicken Tikka Masala (from Cook’s Illustrated)
Chicken Vesuvio (A Chicago Classic)
Chipotle Chicken
Coconut Shrimp with Apricot Dipping Sauce
Cornish Game Hen with Pomegranate Molasses
Duck Breast with Citrus Port Cherry Sauce
Crispy Skinned A L’Orange (quick & budget dinner)
Grilled Chicken with Balsamic BBQ Sauce (from Giada de Laurentiis)
Grilled Chicken Teriyaki Burgers with Pineapple Rings
Hawaiian Style Huli Huli Chicken
Lemon Chicken Breasts (Ina Garten) Panko Parmesan Chicken (from Ina Garten)
Man-Pleasing Chicken (only three ingredients)
Peach and Whiskey Barbecue Chicken
Quick Tagine Style Chicken (Moroccan flavors)
Roast Chicken with Meyer Lemon & Sage
Roast Chicken (cooked in a skillet) with Lemon Herb Pan Sauce (America’s Test Kitchen)
Roasted Whole Turkey (Ina Garten’s Way)
Skillet Chicken, Broccoli & Pasta Dinner (from Cook’s Illustrated)
Slow Cooker Turkey with self-made gravy
Tandoori Chicken (Cook’s Illustrated)
Tequila & Lime Turkey Chili (Slow Cooker Style)
Turkey Sausage & Sweet Potato Hand Pies/Pasties
Turkey/Thanksgiving Menu Roundup
Wiener Schnitzel (breaded & fried chicken, pork or veal)
Baked Salmon in Puff Pastry (Salmon Wellington) with Cremini Duxelle
Baked Scampi (from Ina Garten)
Chilean Sea Bass with a Pineapple-Dijon Sauce
Crab & Avocado Melt (sandwich)
Crab Salad
Crispy Fish Tacos
Crunchy Oven-Fried Fish (America’s Test Kitchen)
Fish & Chips
Lobster (Broiled & Easy)
Maple & Bourbon Based Grilled Wild Salmon (Cuisine at Home)
Poached Salmon with Dijon Cream Sauce
Scallops Gratin (Ina Garten)
Scallops & Pasta
Scallops with Cherry-Tarragon Sauce
Seared & Roasted Salmon (adapted from Ina Garten)
Seared & Roasted Steelhead Trout with Peach Chutney
Sole Almondine (Tyler Florence)
Tilapia Picatta
Wasabi & Honey Glazed Salmon
Beef Brisket (Grilled to Perfection)
Bruschetta Burgers
Burger Sliders
Butterflied Chicken
Grilled Artichokes with Lemon-Garlic Aioli
Grilled Turkey
Grilled Figs, Brie & Prosciutto Skewers
Grilled Chicken with Balsamic BBQ Sauce (from Giada de Laurentiis)
Grilled Lamb & Beef Burgers, stuffed with Feta Cheese and a Red Onion Jam
Hawaiian “Bullseye” Burger
Kansas City Style Burnt Ends
Maple & Bourbon Based Grilled Wild Salmon (Cuisine at Home)
Mar-A-Lago Turkey Grilled Turkey Burger
Rib-Eye alla Fiorentina with Orange Pickled Shallots
Santa Maria Style Tri-Tip
Antipasto Pasta Salad
Asparagus, Pea & Saffron Rissoto (with or without grilled shrimp)
Autumn Apple Pizza with Gouda and Whole Wheat Pizza
Bacon, Potato, Rosemary, Onion & Fontina Cheese Pizza (Tyler Florence)
Baked Rigatoni with Roasted Cauliflower and a Spicy Pink Sauce
Black Bean & Tortilla Pie
Bolognese Sauce, (Slow-Cooker) (Cook’s Illustrated)
Boston Baked Beans, Made Quicker (Cook’s Country)
Cajun Chicken Pasta (from the Pioneer Woman)
Campanelle Pasta with Asparagus, Peas & Pancetta
Campfire Beans
Cauliflower with Pasta, Bacon and Panko Crumbs (so good!)
Chicken Parmesan ( adapted from The Pioneer Woman)
Chile Con Carne
Chili (Vegetarian)
Chive-Risotto Cakes (from Ina Garten)
Coconut Rice
Creamy Mushroom Sauce over Pasta
Drunken Beans
Fig-Prosciutto Pizza
Frito Pie
Mexican Rice Casserole
One Pot Pasta (Martha Stewart)
One Pot Meal: BBQ Chicken Pasta
Parsley Pesto Pasta with Peas
Pasta alla Norcina (a fast pasta dish made with ground pork with a cream sauce)
Pasta Primavera
Pasta with Fried Sage (and what’s-in-my-refrigerator)
Peach & Blueberry Crumbles (from Ina Garten)
Penne Pasta with Prosciutto, Walnuts & Fried Sage
Pinquito Beans, Santa Maria Style
Pinto Beans, Cowgirl Style (ranch style beans adapted from The Pioneer Woman)
Pork Fried Rice
Provencal White Beans (Ina Garten)
Pumpkin, Sausage & Sage Pasta
Ranch-Style Beans
Ravioli with Roasted Bell Pepper Sauce
Rigatoni with Roasted Cauliflower and a Spicy Pink Sauce
Risotto Milanese
Red Beans & Rice
Ravioli Casserole (Quick Lasagne)
Sardinian Sausage Tomato Sauce with Homemade Semolina Gnocchi
Sausage & Red Bell Pepper Pasta (and a few other goodies in it)
Sesame Noodles with Chicken (from Cook’s Illustrated)
Skillet Chicken, Broccoli & Pasta Dinner (from Cook’s Illustrated)
Skillet Lasagna
Skillet Ziti (America’s Test Kitchen)Slow-Cooker Bolognese Sauce (Cook’s Illustrated)
Sausage, Onion & Pizza with Sour Dough Pizza Dough
Spaetzle (German pasta)
Spaghetti Aglio e Olio with Shrimp and Tomatoes (adapted from Ina Garten)
Spaghetti & Meatballs
Spaghetti Pie
Spring Green Risotto (from Ina Garten)
Tagliarelle (Pasta) with Truffle Butter (from Ina Garten)
Tomato & Basil Pesto Pasta
Tortellini Casserole (quick lasagne)
Baked Potato Soup (loaded with “the works)
Bean & Bacon Soup
Beef & Barley Soup, Slow Cooker Style (America’s Test Kitchen)
Beef Stew
Black Bean “Stoup”(a hearty and healthy soup)
Butternut Squash & Apple Soup
Cheddar Corn Chowder (adapted from Ina Garten)
Chicken & Dumplings (Cook’s Illustrated)
Chicken & Tortilla Soup
Chicken Stock (how to make homemade chicken stock)
Chicken Tikka Masala (from Cook’s Illustrated)
Chunky Split Pea Soup
Creamy Asparagus Soup (Cook’s Country)
Cream of Broccoli Soup
Creamless Cream of Cauliflower Soup
Cream of Cauliflower Soup (from The Pioneer Woman)
Fresh Corn Chowder (Cook’s Illustrated)
Golden Cream of Mushroom Soup
Gulyas (Goulash) Soup
Italian Wedding Soup
Lentil Soup with Sausage & Kale
Mushroom & Barley Soup
Potato & Leek Soup
Potato & Leek Soup , Kicked up
Portobello Mushroom Bourguignon
Puree of Celery Root Soup
Roasted Butternut Squash & Apple Soup
Roasted Carrot & Ginger Soup
Roasted Turkey Stock
Shortrib Soup with Israeli Couscous
Spring English Pea Soup with Tarragon
Thai-Style Chicken Soup (from Cook’s Illustrated)
Thai-Kissed Mushroom Soup
Tomato & Basil Soup
Transylvanian Goulash (Comfort Food of braised pork in a paprika-tomato sauce with sauerkraut)
Turkey Chili with Tequila and Lime (America’s Test Kitchen)
Antipasto Pasta Salad
Asian Green Beans
Broccoli Salad
Brussels Sprouts with Pomegranate Molasses (Bobby Flay)
Candied Yams/Sweet Potatoes
Carolina Red Slaw (Cook’s Country Magazine)
Cauliflower Bake with Cheese Sauce, made Lite with crunchy panko topping (reduced-fat and delicious)
Chanterelle Mushrooms & Sage with Roasted Pork Tenderloin & Creamy Polenta
Chinese Chicken Salad, Made Lite
Cilantro-Lime Salad Dressing
Colcannon
Crab Salad
Creamy Cole Slaw
French Potato Salad (adapted from Ina Garten)
Fried Green Tomatoes (from Tyler Florence)
Fruit Ambrosia (without faked whipped topping)
German Potato Salad (my mother’s authentic Bavarian recipe)
Glazed Carrots (from Cook’s Illustrated)
Greek Zucchini Fritters
Grilled Artichokes with Lemon-Garlic Aioli
Irish Colcannon
Julienned Vegetable Saute (Quick Version)
Mixed green salad with pears & candied pecans (served with a balsamic vinaigrette)
Parmesan Roasted Green Beans
Panko-Stuffed Broiled Tomatoes
Red Cabbage (German “Blaukraut)
Roasted Brussell Sprouts
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Pomegranate Molasses (Bobby Flay)
Southwestern Tortilla Wraps
Squash Gratin
Strawberry & Spinach Salad with a Poppyseed Vinaigrette
Swiss Chard & Leek Crostata (one of my favorite recipes)
Toasted Barley Salad with Fresh Herbs & Tomatoes
Basil Potato Puree (Ina Garten)
Bavarian Semmel Knoedel (authentic German bread dumplings)
Boston Baked Beans, Made Quicker (Cook’s Country)
Candied Sweet Potatoes, Kicked Up
Cheesy Garlic Bread (from the Pioneer Woman)
Corn-Mash (Potatoes)
Crash Potatoes, Kicked Up (adapted from The Pioneer Woman)
Crispy Potatoes
Double Cream Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Duchess Potatoes (fancy “Naked Twice-Baked Potatoes”)
Fully Loaded Twice-Baked Potato Casserole
Stovetop Cracked Fingerling Potatoes
French Potato Salad (adapted from Ina Garten)
Fried Green Tomatoes (from Tyler Florence)
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Garlic Oven Fries
German Potato Salad (my mother’s authentic Bavarian recipe)
Greek Zucchini Fritters
Lemon Smashed Potatoes (Tyler Florence)
Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes
Perfect Crispy Potatoes
Perfect Potatoes Au Gratin (Pioneer Woman)
Potato & Corn Mash
Potato Salad, American Style
Provencal Tomatoes
Red Cabbage (German “Blaukraut)
San Francisco Garlic Fries (Bon Apetit)
Scalloped Yukon Gold and Sweet Potato Gratin (Bon Appetit)
Stovetop Cracked Fingerling Potatoes
Sweet Potato Casserole (from The Pioneer Woman)
Sweet Potato Hash & Eggs (breakfast)
Yukon Gold Potatoes Au Gratin
Salad Dressings, Condiments & Sauces
Apricot/Pineapple Jam
Balsamic BBQ Sauce (from Giada de Laurentiis)
Banana-Orange Maple Compote
Bread & Butter Pickles
Cilantro-Lime Salad Dressing
Concord Grape Jelly
Easy Homemade Teriyaki Sauce
Fig & Orange Citrus Jam
Ginger Peach Jam
Hollandaise Sauce (made in a blender)
Lemon Curd
Lemon-Garlic Aioli (adapted from Ina Garten)
Marinara Sauce (Quick, Homemade and Easy)
Mexican Tomatillo Sauce (Salsa Verde)
Olallieberry Jam
Peach Chutney
Peach (Spiced Ginger) Jam
Pickled Jalapenos
Pineapple Jam
Pineapple Mango Salsa
Pomegranate Molasses (simply divine…)
Pumpkin Puree & Pepitas (how to make your own pumpkin puree and roasted pumpkin seeds)
Raspberry Chambord Sauce (perfect for Valentine’s Day)
Restaurant Style Salsa (the Pioneer Woman’s Way)
Savory Tomato Jam
Spiced Ginger Peach Jam
Strawberry Balsamic Jam
Strawberry & Spinach Salad with a Poppyseed Vinaigrette
Strawberry Sauce
Strawberry-Raspberry Vanilla Bean Jam
Strawberry-Vanilla Bean Jam
Sweet Red Pepper Jelly
Taco Bell Taco Sauce Clone
Tsaziki Sauce
Yeast Breads
Artisan Bread in Five Minutes A Day (Basic Recipe)
Bavarian “Bretzen” (Soft Pretzels)
Buttered Rosemary Rolls (my homemade yeast rolls adapted to Pioneer Woman’s skillet rolls)
Classic Baguettes, Made Easy for the Homebaker
Dinner Rolls in an Hour
Glazed Doughnuts
Golden Corral Rolls (Copycat Recipe)
Golden Pull Apart Buns (from King Arthur Flour)
Hamburger Buns, in an hour!
Homemade Hot Dog Buns, in an hour!
Honey Whole Wheat Bread
King Cake (for Mardis Gras)
Liege Belgian Waffles
Mexican Bolillo Rolls
Orange Sweet Rolls with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting
Pizza (The Ultimate Crust Recipe)
Potato Langos (Hungarian Fried Bread)
Rohr Nudeln (Bavarian Hot Cross Buns)
Sour Dough Rolls
Sour Dough Pizza Dough
Sweet Potato Cinnamon Rolls
Cakes, Cupcakes, Cobblers, Pies & Tarts
Apple Brown Butter Tart
Apricot Tart with a Cream Topping
Beatty’s Cake (Ina Garten’s chocolate cake)
Bee Sting Cake (Bienenstich)
Berry Pie with a French Pie Crust
Berry Puff Turnovers (King Arthur Flour)
Blackberry Cobbler (or any kind of berry) The Pioneer Woman
Blood Orange Upside Down Cake
Blueberry Crumb Cake
Blueberry Pie (from American’s Test Kitchen)
Cheesecake, New York Style (with fresh strawberry sauce)
Cherry & Apricot Crostata with a Ricotta Filling
Cherry Pie
Cherry Vanilla Cake with Swiss Buttercream Frosting
Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Buttercream Filling and Chocolate Fluff Frosting
Chocolate Bliss Cake with Fluffy White Frosting
Chocolate Orange Marble Cake
Chocolate Sheetcake (from The Pioneer Woman)
Cinnamon & Chocolate Bundt Cake
Chocolate Cake with Caramel Frosting
Coconut Cake (from Ina Garten)
Coconut Cake with whipped coconut cream cheese frosting
Coconut Layer Cake with Swiss Buttercream (America’s Test Kitchen)
Coconut Cake, with a Meyer Lemon Curd Filling (my way)
Cranberry-Apple Cake, Made Easy (Ina Garten)
Cranberry & Pear Fruit Crisp
Cranberry-Almond Pound Cake
Crostata (one of my favorite recipes) , with Swiss Chard and Leeks
Daffodil (Angel Food) Cake
Easy Cheese Danish (from Ina Garten)
Fluffy White Frosting
German Chocolate Cake (Reduced-fat) (from Cook’s Country Magazine)
German Quark Cheesecake
German Stollen, Made Easy (King Arthur Flour)
Guinness Chocolate Cake with Italian Meringue and a Chocolate Ganache
Hand Pies: Best pastry crust!
Italian Sweet Ricotta Pie
Jam-filled Puff Pastry
Kaesekuchen (German Quark Cheesecake)
Lemon Pudding Cake (from Cook’s Country)
Lemon Yogurt Cake (from Ina Garten)
Meyer Lemon Bundt Cake
Meyer Lemon Meringue Tartlets
Meyer Lemon Poppy Seed Scones
Mississippi Mud Cake with Espresso-Bourbon Glaze
Olallieberry Crisp (any kind of fruit crisp, really)
Olallieberry Pie (any kind of berry pie)
Orange Cake with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting
Pavlova with fresh berries & raspberry coulis sauce
Peach & Blueberry Crumbles (from Ina Garten)
Peach & Blueberry Cobbler with a Cinnamon Streusel
Peaches & Cream Pie (Cook’s Country)
Peanut Butter Filled, Chocolate Fudge Drizzled Chocolate Cupcakes Perfect Pie Crusts (Ina Garten)
Peppermint Cream Pie
Perfect Pound Cake (from the Pioneer Woman)
Perfect Pumpkin Pie
Perfect Yellow Cake
Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Pineapple & Zucchini Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting (from the Pioneer Woman)
Plum Gallette (Bavarian flavored rustic tart)
Pumpkin Roll with Orange Cream Cheese Filling
Prune Cake (I swear, this is delicious and not funky weird)
Puff Pastry, Made Easier and Quicker (King Arthur Flour)
Pumpkin Brulee
Pumpkin-Pecan Streusel Coffee Cake
Rahm Kuchen (a German cake with fresh fruit and a creamy topping)
Raspberry Lemon Shortbread Tart
Raspberry Palmiers
Red Velvet Cake with White Chocolate Frosting
Sour Cream Coffee Cake with Cinnamon-Pecan Filling
Strawberry Cream Cake (Cook’s Illustrated)
Strawberry Pie (Fresh glazed berries)
Strawberry Dream Cake, from scratch (Cook’s Country)
Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie
Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie with a Crumb Topping
Strawberry Shortcake Cake (Pioneer Woman)
Strawberry Tart (Ina Garten)
Summer Berry Pavlova
Texas Sheetcake
Yellow Cake, Easy & Perfected
Zucchini & Pineapple Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting (from the Pioneer Woman)
Cookies
Best Brownies (simple, chewy and delicious)
Biscoff Spritz Cookies
British Flapjacks (an oatmeal bar cookie)
Brown Butter Milk Chocolate Toffee Cookies
Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies (or just plain Carrot Cake Cookies)
Chewy Sugar Cookies (America’s Test Kitchen)
Chocolate Chip Cookies (Tate’s Bake Shop)
Cranberry-Almond Biscotti
Cranberry, White Chocolate & Almond Cookies
Deluxe Sugar Cookies with a Simple Cookie Glaze
Eggnog Cookies
Gingersnap & Raspberry Cookie Sandwiches
Lemon Bars
Magic Cookie Bars
Milky Way Brownies (best brownies ever!)
Nanaimo Bars (a Canadian cookie with a vanilla custard filling)
Oatmeal Crispies (to die for… well, just about)
Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookies (Martha Stewart)
Peanut Butter Chewies (no bake cookies)
Raspberry Bars (adapted from The Pioneer Woman)
Rainbow Cookies (adapted from Cook’s Illustrated’s Chocolate Chip Cookies)
Raspberry Skillet “Skookie”
S’Mores Rice Krispie Treats
Spritz Butter Cookies
Sugar Bar Cookies
Sugar Cookies, with a Simple Glaze
Vanilla Bean Snickerdoodles
Vanilla Salted Peanut Cookies
White Chocolate Cherry Shortbread
Muffins & Quick Breads
Apple-Oatmeal Muffins
Bacon & Cheddar Buttermilk Biscuits with Chipotle Maple Butter
Baked Doughnuts (King Arthur Flour)
Banana Muffins with Marscapone Frosting (from Giada de Laurentiis)
Blueberry Oatmeal Maple Scones
Cathead Biscuits (Cook’s Country)
Cinnamon Roll Muffins
Doughnut Muffins
German Christmas Stollen, made easy (and delicious)
Irish Soda Bread
Lemon-Almond Poppyseed Muffins
Orange-Blueberry Muffins
Pumpkin Spiced Muffins (adapted from The Pioneer Woman)
Skillet Cornbread
Strawberry Scones
Vanilla Bean Scones
Puddings, Custards, Frozen & Misc. Treats
Blood Orange Sorbet
Caramel Corn/Cracker Jack
Chex Caramel Snack Mix
Coeur A la Creme with Raspberry Chambord Sauce (perfect for Valentine’s Day)
Creamy Rice Pudding
Cranberry & Pear Fruit Crisp
Fruit Ambrosia (without faked whipped topping)
Glazed Doughnuts
Lemon Curd Custard Ice Cream
Marshmallow Creme, Homemade
Marshmallows (Homemade), Chocolate Dipped (Peppermint)
Mexican Chocolate Flan
Meyer Lemon & Basil Sorbet
Meyer Lemon Limoncello Sorbet
Orange Flower Water Panna Cotta
Panna Cotta with Grand Marnier Caramel Sauce & Figs Brulee
Peanut Brittle
Pumpkin Brulee
Pumpkin Pie Custard Ice Cream
Pumpkin Pots De Creme
Ruby Red Texas Grapefruit Sorbet
Salted Butter Caramel Ice Cream (David Lebovitz)
Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream
Strawberry Ice Cream
Strawberry Sorbet