Apple Strudel Ebelskivers

I wanted to try a sweet version of the ebelskivers, and apple is supposed to be traditional. This recipe made 35 eblskivers - enough for 5 or 6 people.

Cinnamon Apple Dutch Baby Casserole

 I wanted a breakfast recipe for 7, so decided to try a Cinnamon Apple Dutch Baby Casserole.
(This recipe will probably serve 4 or more, but I doubled the recipe below because we had Alex, Joanne, Ben, Brandi and mu mom with us.)

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Black Pepper Beef

Alex suggested that I try to make Chinese Black Pepper beef.  I looked for a recipe, and we had it for dinner!

Potato with Bacon and Mushroom Ebelskivers

My Cisco Champions elf sent me a ebelskiver pan - it is a cool round pan that makes new round food I never had heard of before. I had it in use within 4 hours of its arrival!

  

Amish Honey Bar Cookies

Another honey recipe - I made a "Christmas cookie" version of Amish Honey Bars.

Macaroni and Cheese Chicken Soup

I have been wanting to make macaroni and cheese for Emily for a couple of weeks, she's been busy, then caught the flu. I made her some Macaroni and Cheese Chicken Soup to help her recover, and dropped it off for her.

Almond and Honey Slice (or Bars)

I had other ideas for the honey Debby gave me, so I decided to make Almond and Honey Slice. (The original recipe is Australian, and calls these bar cookies a slice.)

Beef Bourguignon

We were gifted an open bottle of red wine after a potluck, so I made Beef Bourguignon the next day.

 

Baklava Cookie Bars

I wanted to use honey my fried Debby gave me, so I decided to make Baklava Cookie Bars.

Fudgy Cookie Bars

I wanted to make a fudgy sourdough bar for a Scout potluck, so I made a "slimmed down" version of my Over the Top Candy Cookie Sourdough Bars

Spinach Feta Cheese Cups

I wanted to make a cheesy feta spinach cups, so I adapted a couple of my other recipes. I was looking for an easily handled dough that I could roll thin and use for a wrapper for a cheesy spinach feta filling.

Crockpot Ham

I like to make a small ham when I make a holiday turkey for meat options.

  

Simple Roast Turkey

Some quick notes for a simple roasted turkey.

Sweet Potato, Pineapple, and Veggie Focaccia

Doug's off camping with the Scouts, the Halloween candy was baked up last week, so today is a savory with a bit of sweet recipe for me.


 

Over the Top Candy Cookie Sourdough Bars

I've been thinking of a way to use up my leftover Halloween candy. I imagined a cookie dough shortbread base that could also be used a streusel on a bar had both a caramel layer and a chopped candy bar layer.  I came up with this mix of my Chocolate Chip Sourdough Blondies and Millionaire Shortbread Bars.

Chocolate Dulce de Leche

I wanted to make a thick chocolate caramel filling for the cookie bars I was planning to make on Saturday. I adapted ideas from a couple of recipes, and made up a chocolate Dulce de Leche.

Dehydrated Star Fruit Chips

 My friend Carol gave me some star fruit, so I decided to dehydrate them to make some star fruit chips.

  

Double Chocolate Sourdough Muffins

I wanted to bring a treat to give people who made a donation to the Heifer Project. I had leftover Halloween candy, and sourdough starter that wanted to be used, So I made Double Chocolate Sourdough Muffins.

Chicken Cottage Pie

 I had some rotisserie chicken leftover from yesterday, so I decided to make a Chicken Cottage Pie with it.

Peach Kiwi Shortbread Bars

I wanted a dessert to use an old peach, some kiwi, and some apples. I made a version of my Peach and Cherry Shortbread Bars.

Peanut Butter Banana Chococlate Chip Cookies

I had a very ripe banana, so I decided to tweak my recent Double Chocolate Cookies recipe to use banana.

 

Tomato Feta Pasta

I made up some Tomato Feta Pasta for dinner.

  

Apple Pastry with Dulce de Leche

I wanted a sweet sourdough dessert, with layers of ricotta, apples, and caramel sauce. I came up with this recipe. 

Dulce de Leche - Instant Pot

I decided to make some dulce de leche in my Instant Pot.

 

(It worked, it was delicious. I forgot to take a picture until I used it in my recipe.)

Butterbeer Snickerdoodles

I decided Emily needed some soft butterbeer snickerdoodles.

Double Chocolate Cookies - Gluten Free

I was thinking about a dessert for Penny, and I found this recipe that I think she will like.

 

Tater Tots

I wanted to try to make baked tater tots.  

Chocolate Coconut Snowflakes

I was thinking of snowball cookies, but I wanted chocolate coconut ones. It turns our my recipe makes chocolate coconut snowflakes.

 

Buffalo Chicken Dip

It was a "use up leftovers for lunch" day. I had leftover rotisserie chicken and leftover feta, so I made Buffalo Chicken Dip for spreading on crackers and eating with carrots.

 

  
 

Sweetened Condensed Milk Fudge

 Well, Hurricane Ian is coming, so Glenn and I made up some fudge.

Chocolate Cinnamon Palmiers

I decided to make chocolate palmiers!

Rough Puff Pastry

For my palmiers, I made up a rough puff pastry.

 

Butterbeer Bars

 I wanted to try making Butterbeer Bars, based on my Chocolate Chip blondies.

Cheese Knishes

I accidentally bought a second box of instant potatoes when I had a full one, so I was trying to think of a way to use some of them. I started thinking about knishes which I tired long ago when I was in New York City, so I decided to make some cheese knishes.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Lara Bar Cookies (no bake)

I wanted to try a softer chocolate peanut butter cookie for Doug's backpacking trip. I made these up.

Red Bean Mooncakes

I saw a recipe for Red Bean Mooncakes, and thought I would make some for Joanne.

Sweet Red Bean Paste

I wanted to make some mooncakes, and I needed some sweet red bean paste.   I decided to make it, versus look for it in an Asian market.

 

Chocolate Peanut Butter No-Bake Cookies (boiled)

I wanted to make an easy snack, so I made these old fashioned no-bake cookies.

 

Lemon Surprise Cookies (Vegan and Gluten frre)

At the last moment, Emily and I decided to we wanted to make up a gluten-free and vegan cookie with ingredients I had in my house. We adapted my Rosquillas recipe to make Lemon Surprises.

Creamy Macaroni and Cheese for Company

I wanted to make a creamy macaroni and cheese for Emily, and found this recipe.

Tangerine Cupcakes with a Tangerine Glaze

I had some tangerines that were getting old, so I found a recipe that used multiple whole tangerines to try.

Feta Spinach Pastries

I wanted to make something with sourdough, feta, and spinach - so I did a variation of my Sourdough Star Cheese Bread.

 

Apple Cheddar Chop Bread

I saw a posting for an Apple Cheddar Chop Bread, so I wanted to try one. Here is my version.

Grilled Chicken with Caribbean Green Seasoning

My friend Shahid gave me some Spanish thyme plants, as well as some leaves and a verbal recipe for making a green sauce. Here is what I made up with it.

Chocolate Bacon Walnut Cookies

I decided I wanted to try bacon chocolate chip cookies, and sort of mixed two recipes together.

Mediterranean Chicken with Garlic Yogurt Sauce

I bought feta at Costco, so decided it was time for Mediterranean Chicken. I also made some Kale and Feta Dolmas to go with it.

Kale and Feta Dolmades

I wanted some dolmas to go with my Mediterranean chicken, so I adapted a quick kale dolma recipe.

 

Chocolate Cinnamon Chouquettes

I wanted to make something round and French to celebrate the last weekend of the Tour de France.

Peach Pie

Doug suggested I should make a peach pie with some fresh nectarines we bought at Costco. I made my favorite lattice pie crust with a peach pie recipe.  

Mexican Pizza

I thought we should have a Mexican pizza for dinner, so I made one using a crust I had used before.


 

Sausage, Cheese, and Egg Breakfast Cups

I had an lot of eggs, so I decided to make cupcake sized version of an Italian Easter pie that I had made previously, using a sourdough biscuit recipe as the crust.