Recipes

I know it's a bit strange to throw in some recipes into a site that focuses on the everyday offbeat and interesting, but as all of you know, food is still my life.

I am including a huge library of my recipes, as well as my fellow chefs and cooks recipes. If by chance you are looking for a specific recipe, let me know, I'll post one just for you.

Appetizers

• Baked Blooming Onion NEW
• Beefy Bountiful Italian Stuffed Mushrooms
• Garlic Flatbread with Roasted Garlic and Sundried Tomato Spinach Toss

Baking

• Scones
• Banana and Walnut Cake
• Pizza Dough Recipe
• Pizzeria Restaurant Pizza Dough Recipe
• Jackie’s Chocolate Drop Oatmeal Cookies
• Snap Crackle Espresso Bean Brittle
• Fast and Easy Fudge in a Bag
• Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies with Orange Essence

Breakfast Items

• Halloween Ham and Pumpkin Frittata
• The Most Incredible Monte Cristo French Toast on Earth
• Easy No Mess Camping Omelets

Chicken

• Mandarin Chicken recipe
• Champagne Cream Roasted Chicken
• Jackie’s Chicken Parmesan

Desserts

• Halva Recipe by chris73 NEW
  
• Nesselrode Pie~~
• Five in One Cheesecake Recipe for the Holidays: Introduction
• Lemon Lime Cheesecake Recipe for the Holidays: Part One
• Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake Recipe for the Holidays: Part 2
• Chocolate Chip Mint Cheesecake Recipe for the Holidays: Part Three
• White Chocolate Orange Cheesecake Recipe for the Holidays: Part Four
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake Recipe for the Holidays: Part Five
• Easy Holiday Bread Pudding
• Lucky Irish Oatmeal Cake
• Lenora’s Icebox Cake
• Peach Dessert
• Glazed Pear and Apples with Coffee Cream Sauce
• Fresh Fruit Pizza

Dips

• Spicy Spinach and Toasted Pine Nut Dip
• Holiday Pineapple Macadamia Nut Dip W/ Candied Spiced Pecans
• Happy Happy Halloween Pumpkin Dip
• Pineapple Vegetarian Cheese Ball
• Are You Crazy Cracker Dip?
• Hot Chili Dip

Dressings

• 3-Step Sweet Tomato Basil Vinaigrette Dressing
• Two-Step Basil Vinaigrette Dressing
• Three-Step Creamy Dijon Dressing
• Three-Step Catalina French Dressing
• Two-Step Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
• 3-Step Raspberry Vinaigrette
• My Not-So-Secret Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing

Drinks

• Happy Holiday’s Go Go Nutty Coconut Eggnog
• Lenora’s Fruit Slush

Meat

• Hot Cha-cha- Similar to a spicy open face taco or tostada.

Main Dish Casseroles

• Chili Beef and Bean Biscuit Casserole
• Grandma Walsh’s Shepard’s Pie
• Quick and Easy Family Casserole
• Hot Bean and Hamburger Casserole

Pasta

• Chef Laurens Sicilian Style Penne Mediterranean Pasta
• Top Secret Recipe for Chicken Fra Diavolo with Fresh Spinach Leaves

Pork

• Cider Pinnapple Glazed Pork & Kraut
• Maple Mustard Pork Chops
• Pork Tenderloin with Blackberry Mustard Sauce

Salads

• Heart Healthy Green Bean Salad
• Oriental Thai Chicken Pasta Salad
• Champagne Antipasto
• Chris’s Spring Salad
• Lenora’s Chicken Wild Rice Salad

Sandwiches

• Chef Lauren’s Award Winning Muffalatta N’Awlins
• Fast and Furious Lobster Rolls with Creamy Dijon Sauce

Sauces/Marinades

• The Month of Marinades: Mongolian Sauce
• The Month of Marinades: Garden Party Balsamic Sauce
• The Month of Marinades: Ginger Peach
• Thanksgiving Harvest Ginger Root and Apricot Glaze
• Homemade Green Curry Paste

Seafood

• Clams Oreganato
• Green Shrimp Curry Recipe

Side Dishes

• Thanksgiving Harvest Bacon Stuffed Acorn Squash
• Thanksgiving Cranberry Razzy Compote for Roasted Turkey
• Creamy Corn Casserole for the Holidays
• Chef Lauren’s Sensationally Awesome Yam Fritters

Side Dish Casseroles

• Holiday Scalloped Sweet Potato Dauphinois

Soup

• Pump Up the Holiday Pumpkin Soup
• Harvest Time Savory Cheese Soup
• Vegetarian Apricot & Tomato Gazpacho Soup
• Jackie’s Polish Soup

Veal

• Chef Lauren’s Osso Bucco
  

Vegetables

• Holiday Time Fried Yucca with Roma Tomato and Cilantro

Diet Restricted and Allergies

Gluten Free

• Tarragon Chicken (A Gluten Free Recipe)
• Roast Pork Loin with Cider & Thyme Gravy (A Gluten-free Recipe)