The recipes that follow are some of my favorites--the ones we go back to over and over again, a few that are of family importance, and several that are just for things handy to have around the house.  Enjoy!

 

Basics

• Creme Fraiche
• Hollandaise
• Chicken Stock
• Mayonaise
• Butter
• Gnocchi
• No Soak Beans
• Drop Biscuits
• The Crunchiest-Crackliest-Chewiest-Lightest-Easiest Bread
• Tomato Sauce

Anytime Food

• The Spanglish Sandwich
• Pepin's Pizza
• Bulgar Salad with Cranberries
• Apples to Jam Chicken
• Eggplant Pasta
• Roasted Cabbage
• My Mama's Deviled Eggs
• Pork Tacos

Spring/Summer

• Asparagus, Mint, and Lemon Risotto
• Asparagus Soldiers
• Morel McNuggets
• Strawberry Freezer Jam
• Dill Pickles
• Watermelon Pickles
• Pesto
• Roasted Tomatoes
• Beef Carpaccio with Bean Salad
• Sexy Salad
• Grilled Pizza
• Pesto Portabellas
• Penne with Beef and Arugula
• Strawberry Salad with Speck and Halloumi

Fall/Winter

• Benedict Artichoke
• Spicy Squash Pasta
• Spaghetti with Braised Kale
• Apple and Walnut Risotto
• Jamie O's Carbonara
• Cinnamon Chicken with Orange Couscous
• Pomegranate Jelly
• Nigella's Soup for Needy People
• Creamy Roasted Onion Soup
• Chicken and Noodles
• Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Parmesan and Lemon
• Swiss Chard Lasagne
• Classed Up Tomato Soup
• Polenta
• Figgy Pizza
• My Gramma's Stuffing

 

Sweet Stuff

• Orange Shortbread Cookies
• Meringues 
• Caramel Cupcakes with Browned Butter Frosting
• Homemade Marshmallows
• Creme Brulee

Holiday Foods

• Sugar Skulls
• Grandma Mary's Peanut Butter Balls
• Yule Log
• Danish Braid
• Candied Orange Peels
• St. Lucia's Day Buns
• Cranberry Salsa
• German Pancakes
• Truffles
• Peppermint Bark