Chinese Dumplings

 Alex suggested we make Chinese Dumplings to celebrate Winter Solstice. It was fun!

Memphis Dust Babecue Rub

 

Alex wanted to slow cook a pork shoulder in our charcoal grill. We made up a recipe of his favorite Memphis Dust barbecue rub. 

Swedish Meatballs - Instant Pot

I had 2 pounds of frozen meatballs, so decided to make some Swedish Meatballs for Alex, Joanne, and Doug.

Chocolate Apricot Kringles

As part of my Saturday cookie baking day, I made some chocolate apricot kringles.

Gingersnaps

 

Saturday was a cookie baking day! I made Gingersnaps first.

 

Ham, Kale, and Egg Cups

We bought some ham yesterday, and I had some kale to use up. I decided to make some baked egg cups.
   

Thanksgving Leftovers Pie

I decided to make a Thanksgivings Leftover Pie.

Soft and Creamy Sweet Potatoes

We were trying for a simpler meal this year. Instead of sweet potato casserole, I made sweet potatoes in the Instant Pot.

  

Apricot Brioche Rolls

I wanted to make brioche rolls for Thanksgiving, so I decided to add a touch of apricots to them. I used last week's dough recipe, and made up an apricot filling.

 

Smooth Jellied Cranberry Sauce

I wanted to make some smooth jelled cranberry sauce. It turned out to be very easy.


   

Old Fashioned Fruit Cake

 Since Nicole made an English Christmas Cake, I decided to make Doug an old fashioned fruit cake. We will also see Ben, Alex, Joanne, and my Mom in December, so we will share some cake with them as well.

  

Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes

I thought it was time for cheesy scalloped potatoes to go with steak when Glenn came to visit.

Brioche Cheese Rolls

 I saw a recipe for Spicy Cheese Bread, and I thought I would make a roll version to share This recipe is based on a roll version of the Spicy Cheese Bread.

 

Chocolate Focaccia

I had leftover Halloween candy, and a sourdough starter that wanted to be used I decided to make a chocolate focaccia.

Oatmeal Pancakes

I felt like making oatmeal pancakes this morning, so I tried out this recipe.

Cheese and Greens Flatbread

I decided to make a savory snack for tomorrow - this is a remix of my version of Lebanese Cheese Flatbread with some greens as a topping as well.

Croatian Soparnik

Sara is traveling in Croatia, and posted a picture of soparnik. I decided to find a recipe to try it out.

Bocconotti Calabresi

I was reading a book set in Italy, and they mentioned baking and eating bocconotti. I had to learn what bocconotti were (small bites!) and then found a recipe to try out.

Lentil Barley Minestrone Soup

I wanted a quick soup with lentils and barley,  so I made this.

Mini Italian Pear and Apple Cakes

I saw a recipe that looked interesting for French Apple Cake, but I wanted to make a cupcake sized one, and I had many pears that were ripe. So I made these!
 

Oatmeal Craisin Cookies

I wanted to make some simple cookies, and I recall Dana said her favorites were oatmeal raisins, which I switched just a bit into Oatmeal Craisin cookies.

 

Sourdough Cubano Flatbread

I saw a photo of a Sourdough Cubano Flatbread, so I decided to try my version of it for dinner tonight.

Warning - be sure to tell folks this is a flatbread, so they won't be expecting tomato sauce flavors!

Tomato Tart with Almond Flour Crust

I had a lot of tomatoes and some leftover spinach ricotta pesto, so decided to make a lower carb version of a Tomato Tart with some of Greek Spinach Pie parts.

Scaccia Rolls with Spinach Ricotta Pesto

I wanted to make a muffin sized portion of the scaccia bread with some different fillings.

Cheese Coins

I decided to make some cheese coins for a snack. These are about the size of quarters, and quite tasty!

Mini Pear Bundt Cakes with Caramel Sauce

Doug brought home some pears from Massachusetts that just would not ripen. They were repurposed into Mini Pear Breads, and Mini Pear Bundtlette Cakes, both topped with Caramel Sauce.

 

Greek Spinach Pie

I wanted to make a low carb spinach pie, and found this recipe,

Mini Asparagus Feta Quiche

I had leftover asparagus and feta, so I made Mini Asparagus Feta Quiche.
   

Mini Pear Pies

  I wanted to bake some round with pears, so came up with Mini Pear Pies.

Spinach Feta Rolls

I wanted to make a personal size version of my Sourdough Star Cheese Bread, so I reused the recipe with a new shaping process and more spinach.

 

Sourdough Morning Glory Muffin

We bought carrots at Costco, so I looked for recipes using carrots and sourdough, and made my version of Morning Glories.

Tomato Tart

I had a lot of tomatoes, so decided to make a Tomato Tart.

 

Campfire Chicken

We've made Campfire Chicken several times before. This is the simple version of the 'recipe' I thought I would write up.

Pear Pie Bars

We had some pears and yogurt to use up, and some sourdough starter that wanted to be used. I mixed together some recipes to made up pear pie bars.

Blueberry Pie

Sue wanted to make pie, so we all went to the farmer's market and got berries. Sue, my mom, and I mixed my favorite pie crust with Sue's favorite blueberry pie recipe. This is a deep dish pie, btw,
 

Overnight Yeasted Waffles

Mom and I used her recipe to make overnight yeasted waffles.

Chermoula Eggplant

While visiting with my mom and my sister Sue, we made Chermoula Eggplant.

Horseradish Bar Cheese

I had a horseradish bar cheese last night, and decided to look for a recipe.

Berry Bars

I wanted to make some berry blondies, and made these up from mixing two recipes together. They ended up light and fluffy like little cakes.

Quick Sourdough Whole Wheat Hamburger Buns

I wanted some quick sourdough hamburger rolls, so made these.

Cornetti

I saw a mention of baking cornetti in a book I was reading, so I decided to learn what they were. I found out that they were the Italian version of croissants, but sweeter with an enriched dough. I decided to make some!

 

Flounder with Feta and Tomatoes

I bought some feta, and I had some frozen flounder I wanted to use. So we had Flounder with Feta and Tomatoes for dinner tonight with roasted red peppers!
 

Pizza Beans - Instant Pot

I wanted an Italian bean dish for dinner, so made my version of "Pizza Beans".

Berry Scones

I wanted to make something quick this morning for Doug to take into the Property Committee Work day, and they were going to prune roses, so I wanted something with red. I made just-in-time Berry Scones!

Cranberry Danish Focaccia

I wanted to bake with some older (crunchy) craisins and some poppy seeds, so I put together a Cranberry Danish Focaccia from a couple of recipes.

Air Fryer French Toast Sticks

I wanted a quick dinner,  so I made some French Toast sticks out of some Cranberry Walnut bread that Dana made us.

Instant Pot Pulled Pork

I decided to try an Instant Pot Pulled Pork recipe. It turned out fine!

Peanut Butter Chocolate Mini Muffins

I wanted to make some lighter peanut butter muffins with Hershey Kisses, so I adapted a recipe for Peanut Butter Bread for my mini muffin pans.

Chocolate Cherry Sourdough Muffins

I tweaked my Chocolate Sourdough Muffin recipe a bit to make Chocolate Cherry Sourdough Muffins - some of which I shared with Emily.

Pillowy Cinnamon Rolls

I wanted to make King Arthur's Perfectly Pillowy Cinnamon Rolls - but I decided to change the filling and the topping. I polled a small audience, and they voted for an apple cinnamon filling. I decided on a brown sugar glaze instead of an icing. I also made a double recipe so Doug could have several, and we could share.