Carole Likes Round Food: 2023

Dec 31, 2023

Iskender Kebab

Glenn suggested I try Iskender Curry, but I only could find recipes for Iskender Kebabs. I merged/tweaked a couple of Internet recipes to make a version of Iskender Kebabs.

Turkish Pide Bread

I made Turkish Pide Bread to go with Iskender Kebabs.

Sausage Balls with Cream Cheese

I was thinking hearty appetizer for an up coming pot luck, and then thinking about sausage balls. I tried two versions - one traditional, one with almond flour. Doug and I both preferred the almond flour version.

Roasted Carrot Sticks

I was looking for a vegetable dish, and found this one for roasted carrots that turned out tasty!

Pumpkin Bread Pudding

I wanted to try a different Thanksgiving dessert, and found this recipe that I decided to try.

Turkey Reuben Bread

I saw a picture of turkey shaped bread, and decided to adapt some recipes to make Reuben sandwich versions.

Craisin Tangerine Muffins

I wanted to make a craisin tangerine muffin, and baked up this recipe.

Banana Tangerine Chocolate Chip Muffins

We had some over-ripe bananas, and I needed to bake. So I made up some banana muffins, with some tangerines and chocolate chips for extra flavor,

Candy Bar Cookie Bars

We had too few Trick or Treaters, and a lot of leftover Halloween candy. I modified my Over the Top Cookie Bars from last year to make Candy Bar Cookie Bars to give as a small thank-you for donations at the Heifer International table at the WPPC Global Market.

Carne Asada Nachos

Glenn mentioned his current favorite food was carne asada fries. I did some Googling, and decided to practice by making carne asada nachos since I had some leftover Mexican cheese sauce and leftover steak and chicken.

Cinnamon Raisin Bread

I wanted to use my sourdough starter, so made Doug a loaf of cinnamon raisin bread.
I decided to use an improvised Dutch Oven to make a rectangular bread.

Nut and Chocolate Granola Bars

I saw a recipe for homemade granola bars that I wanted to try

Buffalo Chicken Stromboli

I had some leftover roast chicken, and so it became a Buffalo Chicken Stromboli.
(I also made a regular stromboli with pepperoni and sausage - it's on the right.)

Cheesy Stuffed Mushrooms

I wanted an easy roasted mushroom appetizer for roast beef, so I made Cheesy STuffed Mushroons.

Green Beans with Bacon

I was looking for a way to use canned green beans with dinner, and added some bacon.

Shrimp and Veggie Stir Fry

I had some extra mushrooms and some frozen shrimp. so I decided to make a stir fry.

Goldfish Crackers (Almond Flour or Sourdough)

Betty posted a picture of homemade gold fish crackers, so I had to try some.

Vegetarian Lasagna

I planned to make cannellini cannelloni, but I made some substitutions and then it became Vegetarian Lasagna.

Almond Flour Pasta

I wanted to try an almond flour pasta, so tried this out to make some cannellini cannelloni.

Tangerine Frosting (Non-Dairy)

I wanted a non-dairy frosting, so made this recipe.

Chocolate Olive Oil Mini Cupcakes

For a potlcuck tommorw, I made these gluten-free dairy-free mini-cupcakes.

The recipe made about 48 mini muffin sized cupcakes,

Mantecadas (Mexican Muffins)

I was thinking about making a Mexican dessert for a pot luck, and I find this one.
I decided to make it dairy free for Mary Grace.

Tamale Pie

I saw a recipe for Mexican Tamal Casserole which inspire me to try a Tamale Pie.

Chocolate Sourdough Cupcakes with Nutella Glaze

I was feeling like round chocolate food today, so I tweaked some recipes and made cupcakes.

Thick Crust Sourdoiugh Pizza

I wanted a thick crust sourdough pizza tonight, so I enlarged a previous recipe.

Pasta Carbonara

We wanted something simple for dinner. Susan suggested I make pasta Carbonara. It was the first time I had made it, so she also suggested a recipe to follow. (She loves New York Times recipes!)

Peach Crostata

Sue had several very ripe peaches, so I made up a Peach Crostata.

Roasted Aloo Gobi

We had some cauliflower to use up, and Libby told me once that I need to learn to make delicious vegetables, so I made an Indian version of roasted cauliflower and sweet potatoes.

Potatoes Provencal

So Sue wanted to make the Potatoes Provencal she saw recently to go with our Beef Wellington. Sure!

Beef Wellington

It turns out my sister Sue is also a foodie. She and I decided this afternoon that we would be making Beef Wellington for dinner. We went to the store for supplies, and had a feast within 3 hours of returning from the store.

Cinnamon-Crunch Coffee Cake

Sue and I wanted to bake a little something maybe for breakfast, so we decided to make a coffee cake. We tried King Arthur’s recipe of the year.

Fish Tacos with Mango Slaw

Sue and I made some fish tacos tonight.

Pecan Pie Bars

I made some pecan pie bars for Alex - and saved a few to bring up to my mom. I found a pecan pie bar recipe, and switched out the crust for my sourdough one.

Dulce de Leche Apple Streusel Bars

I decided to make dulce de leche this morning. Later I decided to look for a recipe using apples and dulce de leche, because Jay liked some apple cupcakes I make him before, and I gave most of these to Jay and his family.

Sourdough Brookies with Dulce de Leche

I wanted to make a brookie (brownie/cookie sourdough) bar for my mom, so I adapted this recipe of my Fudgy Cookie Bars

Brookies

I decided to make some brookies (brownies and cookies) for Ben. (I think I used this recipe before, so I am recording it.)

Teriyaki Chicken Sliders

Doug had an Asian-food themed potluck with the Scouts, so I helped him make Teriyaki Chicken Sliders.

The sliders were mini versions of tmy Soft Sourdough Dinner Rolls - I made up 32 small ones that I cooked on a sheet pan. (Maybe I will make 30 next time, in a 5 x 6 pattern)

Cherry Crumble Bars

I wanted to make a cheery sourdough bar for Ben, so I adapted the bar part of my Fudgy Cookie Bars.

Yorkshire Pudding

I decided to make some Yorkshire Puddings to go with the leftover pot roast from Saturday.

Reece's Peanut Butter Tart

I decided we needed a peanut butter dessert for when Glenn came to dinner.

Stromboli

I decided to make stromboli for Easter!

Creamy Tuscan Chicken

I previously bookmarked a couple of recipes for Tuscan chicken. Today I decided to make one to go with my sourdough loaf pan bread from this morning.

Sourdough Loaf Pan Bread

This morning I decided I wanted to make a sourdough bread in a loaf pan. I worked up a new version of my Overnight Sourdough Bread.

Chocolate Tangerine Bocconotti

My air conditioner is fixed, and my sourdough starter wanted to be used. So I decided to tweak my previous bocconotti recipe to use sourdough starter in the crust and make a chocolate tangerine version.