Sous Vide Salmon with Lemon Caper Sauce

Mom wanted some fish for dinner, so we picked up some salmon from Costco. She normally pan sears it - but a couple of cookbooks and some Internet searching later, we decided to try it in the sous vide.

Chocolate Lava Cake (Air Fyrer)

If you haven a new kitchen toy, you have to try new recipes that use it. I made Chocolate Lava Cake in my Air Fryer.

Pancakes with Banana Fritters

Mom said she wanted to play with my new Airfryer today, and I had some very ripe bananas. We made banana fritters in the Airfryer, and pancakes to go with them.

Beef Taco Egg Rolls

I wanted something Mexican-ish for dinner, and also wanted to use up some leftover sausage. I was also looking for recipes for my new Air Fryer, but I needed to feed four people. I adapted a Air Fryer recipe a bit and made Beef Taco Egg Rolls.

Baked Egg Cups

I wanted to make a hearty breakfast for six people before Levi drove back to Alabama, so I baked up some Baked Egg Cups.

Oven Baked Ribs

I made slow cooked Oven Baked Ribs for Alex and mom. They were almost fall-off-the-bone ribs.

 

Thousand Island Dressing Version 2

I like homemade Thousand Island Dressing - it tastes better, and has less chemicals.

Pasta with Extra-Garlicky Shrimp Scampi

Ben and Brandi arrived this morning - so I decided to make them some sea food. Since I like pasta and Italian food, so mom and I decided to make Extra-Garlicky Shrimp Scampi from the Food Lab book.

Orange Honey Marmalade

We bought some oranges - they were too sour for good eating. And I had the crystalized ends of an old Costco bottle of honey, plus a new bottle of honey. So I made marmalade.

Cheesy Onion Potato Frittata

We wanted something light for dinner to go with a new loaf of sourdough bread. I made a Cheesy Onion Potato Frittata.

Rosemary Almond Flour Crackers

I wanted to try to make a lower carb cracker for Bunny. I found a recipe for Almond Flour Crackers that looked pretty good, and so I tried them.

Cranberry Brie Bites

I saw these cranberry Brie bites on Facebook in November. I brought the ingredients and a mini muffin pan to the beach, and made these for Peg and Bunny.

 

Brigadeiros

I saw the term Brigadeiros on a FaceBook quiz, and had to research them. They are very sweet Brazilian Chocolate Fudge Balls.

Stuffing for Chicken

I call this Chicken Stuffing - it is a smaller recipe that works when you just want 6 or 8 servings of stuffing. (It also works when you want Thanksgiving leftovers, but went for Thanksgiving dinner with friends.)

Homemade Corn Tortillas

I wanted a quick lunch today, and decided to make cheese and green chili quesadillas with homemade corn tortillas.

Crock Pot Sweet Potato Casserole

For Thanksgiving this year, I am trying a crockpot version of my Sweet Potato Casserole. I made up the filling last night, so it could site overnight in the refrigerator before I cooked it.

Parker House Rolls

Alex asked me about making rolls. I'm posting these instructions for him, along with an easier roll recipe then my Butter Dipped Rolls.

Sweet Potato Curry

I baked up two extra sweet potatoes when prepping tomorrow's Crock Pot Sweet Potato Casserole, so I decided to make a Sweet Potato Curry for dinner.

Spinach Feta Crepes

I wanted something light for dinner, so I decided to make Spinach and Feta Crepes.

Irish Brown Bread

Peg mentioned she was missing Irish Brown Bread, so I decided to try make a version by David Lebovitz.

Spatchcocked Roasted Chicken

I wanted to try to different way to roast chicken, so I made a Spatchcocked Roasted Chicken.

Coconut Chickpea Curry

I saw a Coconut Chickpea Curry recipe recently, and decided to try a version of it.

Peanut Butter Halloween Bars

We had leftover Halloween candy. At our house, we buy the Costco mini chocolate bar mix. I made up some Peanut Butter Halloween Bars to use up most of it. (Well, I used the Snickers, the Grands, the KitKats, the 3 Musketeers, the Milky Ways, and the last M&Ms. We still have some other types of  candy left.)

Whole Wheat Sourdough Bread

It's the weekend, and time for a new bread for the week. I decided to make a Whole Wheat Sourdough Bread this time in my new-to-me 9' x 5" bread pan.

Cheese Stuffed Rolls

I wanted to make a light snack for the folks bringing their cars to a Trunk or Treat event this afternoon. I heard that about 10 or 12 cars were coming, so I decided to tweak another recipe I had recently read and make Cheese Stuffed Rolls.

Feta Spinach Rugelach

I was inspired by King Arthur's BakeAlong to make rugelach. I also saw King Arthur's blog suggestion to make savory rugelach, and I thought feta spinach rugelach would be tasty. They are!

Coconut Oil Fudge

I was thinking about a non-milk based gluten free dessert with chocolate. I surfed the Internet, and came up with the Coconut Oil Fudge.

Silken Pumpkin Pie

I volunteered to make something for for Wendy's dinner. Dessert seemed like a good choice - it can be round! And I learned that Anne is gluten and dairy intolerant. Hmm, what to make? How about a vegan pumpkin pie?

Crockpot Hot Dog Bites

Some scouts are coming over to work with Doug on a camping merit badge at noon. First one,  now two of them plan to prepare 'some' camping meals, and share them with the other Scouts. I decided to supplement whatever they made with some hot dog bites in case there is not enough food to share with all.

Chicken Teriyaki

My son Alex gave me a teriyaki sauce recipe of 2 parts soy sauce, 2 parts honey, 1 part wasabi paste. I followed it a bit loosely. It still turned out good!

Quick Sourdough Pizza

I made a quick soudough pizza with just a few tweaks to my Flammekueche dough recipe. This is my new favorite pizza dough!

Flammekueche

While in Montreal last month, I had a Flammekueche one night for dinner. I decided to make one for dinner tonight.

Mini Meatloaves

Because Doug likes meatloaf, we had Mini  Meatloaves for dinner tonight!

Simple Mashed Potatoes

Here is a my very simple mashed potato recipe - serves two!

Smoked Paprika Chicken

I wanted a chicken dish to go with rye bread and sauerkraut.  My Internet search found Smoked Paprika Chicken.

Mini Muffin Honey Apple Cakes

I was looking for a dessert recipe in honor of Rosh Hashanah for social hour this week. I found an Apple Cake recipe, and I tweaked the recipe some to include honey.

Bacon Mushroom Sauerkraut Frittata

I was looking for a recipe to use up some mushrooms and sauerkraut. I find a Mushroom Sauerkraut Frittata recipe which I tweaked a bit.

Betefour Eid Cookies

I was looking for a dessert recipe in honor of Eid al-Adha for social hour this week. Amira's Pantry web site suggested Betefour cookies, so I made them.

Mushroom Soup (or Sauce)

I previously made homemade mushroom soup for Thanksgiving as part of my Green Bean Casserole. Tonight I made the soup as a sauce for pasta.

Thousand Island Dressing

Here's a quick recipe for Thousand Island Dressing.

Mini Appetizer Cheeseburger Pies

I signed up to bring an appetizer to youth group. I had made some cheeseburger appetizer bites a couple of years ago, but decided to try a different recipe.  (This makes 48 small appetizers.)

Feta Bean Spinach Salad

I saw a Feta Bean Salad recipe that looked interesting, so I made it. (I had to substitute black beans for chickpeas, but you could use either type.)

 

Peach and Cherry Shortbread Bars

I wanted a dessert for Sunday that would use peaches. I found an interesting recipe at Smitten Kitchen, and made Peach and Cherry Shortbread Bars.

Smoked Salmon Spinach Pasta

I was looking for a light dinner for one using smoked salmon. I also had spinach, feta, and fresh mozzarella in the refrigerator. I came up with this Smoked Salmon Spinach Pasta.

Focaccia with Feta, Rosemary, and Sun-Dried Tomatoes

So I needed bread, and my sourdough starter wanted to play. Doug's traveling, and there is feta and sun-dried tomatoes in the refrigerator. So I made a Golden Focaccia with Feta and Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Cherry Hand Pies

I wanted to bake something for Doug and Alex to have at the start of their camping trip to the Grand Tetons. I also had been thinking about last month's BakeAlong at King Arthur, so I made Cherry Hand Pies.

Fresh Peach Ice Cream

We were having Alex and Amanda over, so we decided to make fresh peach ice cream. This is the recipe Doug made.

Caprese Salad

I wanted another appetizer to go with a fancy dinner, and I had a new jar of sun dried tomatoes. I decided a Caprese Salad with Sun-Dried tomatoes would be work.

Pecan Tuiles

I saw a mention of tuiles on the Internet, and then decided I needed to back some with my pecan meal. After some searching and some adjusting, I came up with this recipe.

Sun-dried Tomato and Bacon Stuffed Mushrooms

I was looking for a stuffed mushroom recipe, and found this one on Smitten Kitchen. I've adapted it a bit - the original recipe made too much stuffing for the smaller button mushrooms.