Recipe Index

appetizers & mazza:
Lachmagine
Kalamata Tapenade
Pink Pickles (turnips & cauliflower)
Keskesoon, a guest appearance from Grandma
Marinated Beets
Pickled Ginger
Toasted Pumpkin Raviolis
Vegetarian Empanadas

salads and side dishes:
Roasted Butternut Squash Salad with Warm Cider Vinaigrette
Basil Green Goddess Dressing
Mushroom Rice
Roasted Corn Salad
Mustard Greens with Cumin & Balsamic
String Bean Salad with Radish Dressing
Syrian-Style String Beans with Tomato
Lentils
Lime Cole Slaw
Roasted Asparagus
Fried Smashed Potatoes
Mushroom-Stuffed Mushrooms
Balsamic Salad Dressing
Soy Sauce String Beans
Lemon-Oregano Roasted Potatoes
Baked Cauliflower
Spicy Italian Cauliflower

soups:
Black Bean Soup
Tomato (canned)
Tomato (fresh)
Vegetable Soup
Butternut Squash
Ades (red lentil)
Curried Carrot
Ribollita

beef:
Guinness Stew

Brisket Hamburgers
Flanken Tomato Sauce (in your slow cooker)
Company Pot Roast
Veal Yadayim (with tomato sauce)
Peas & Kibbe
Shallot & Red Wine Steak Sauce
Steak Tacos
Keftes (Syrian meatballs)
Beef & Veggie Stew
Kibbe Mushroom
Bibim Bap – Korean Rice Bowl
Short Ribs braised in red wine
Meat & Turkey Balls (and spaghetti!)
2nd Avenue Deli Brisket

lamb:
Shoulder Chops with Balsamic Reduction

chicken:
Honey Mustard Chicken

Cashew Chicken
Chicken & Spaghetti
Grilled Lemon Chicken
& Potatoes (in your slow cooker)
Roast Chicken with Caramelized Shallots
Schnitzel
Hameen, chicken baked with rice

duck:
Confit
& Mushroom Pizza
Prosciutto 2
Proscuitto

fish:
Cedar Plank Salmon
Spicy Tuna Tacos
Salmon Cakes
Salmon Packet

dairy:
Eggplant Parmesan
Mushroom & Potato Gratin
Noodles & Kelsonnes: from scratch and shortcut
Potato Gratin with rosemary
Swiss Chard & Ricotta Crostada
Spanach (spinach) Jibben
Mushroom Risotto
Ralph’s Summer Squash Pasta
Inside-Out Grilled Cheese
Avocado & Cream Cheese Sandwich
Zucchini Carpaccio
Fettucchini with Peas & Aspagarus
Vodka Sauce
“Meat”& Cheese Lasagna
Baked Ziti With Vegetables
Leftover Frittata
Roasted Butternut Squash-Onion Pie

pareve:
Vegetable Pot Pie
Leek Ejjeh
Soba Noodles with Vegetables
Broiled Black Pepper Tofu
Summer Squash Pancakes
Mejadra (rice & lentils)
Pad Thai
Mini Shells with Mushrooms (it’s easy enough to omit the butter)

pasta:
Homemade Pasta
Winter Squash Penne

Chicken & Spaghetti
Ralph’s Summer Squash Pasta
Noodles & Kelsonnes: from scratch and shortcut
Fettucchini with Peas & Aspagarus
Vodka Sauce
Flanken Tomato Sauce (in your slow cooker)
Spaghetti & Meat-and-Turkey Balls
Mini Shells with Mushrooms
Lasagna
Baked Ziti With Vegetables

breads:
Corn Muffins
Pita
Oatmeal Bread
Irish Soda Bread
Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread
Pain de Campagne
Strawberry Muffins
Rye Bread
Garlic Knots
Bagels!

breakfasts:
Buttermilk Waffles
Danishes
Doughnuts
Cream Scones
Baked Eggs with Cheddar Dill Sauce
Granola

desserts:

Flaky Pie or Tart Dough
Cream Puffs
Rhubarb Tarts
Baklava

chocolatey:
Chocolate Souffle

cookies & biscotti:
Peanut Butter (gluten-free!)
Chocolate Chip (giant)
Chocolate Chip (chewy & pareve)
Carrot Cake Cookies
Cinnamon Brown Sugar Biscotti Bites
Black & White Cookies
Crackly Cinnamon Wafers, takes 1 & 2
Hamentaschen

cakes:
Sour Cream Cake
Chocolate 3-Tiered Cake
Red Velvet with Cream Cheese Frosting
Rhubarb Big Crumb Coffee Cake
Half-Pound Cake
Caramel

fruity:
Lemon Bars
Peanut Butter & Jelly Bars
Sugarplum Cobbler
Banana Cream Pie!
French Pear Tart

frozen:
Orange Sherbet
White Chocolate Ginger Ice Cream
Butter Pecan Ice Cream
Caramel Ice Cream
Blueberry Ice Cream
Chocolate-Hazelnut-Banana Ice Cream
Banana Ice Cream with Peanut Butter Swirl
Chocolate Gelato
Cookies and Cream Gelato
Pumpkin Ice Cream

candy and snacks:
Spiced Candied Cashews
Honey-Lemon Throat Lozenges (okay, not exactly candy, but where else would it go?)
Candied Peanuts
Bizir, or toasted pumpkin seeds: recipe & better photos
Salted Butter Caramels, takes 1 & 2
Marshmallows
Granola
Chocolate Truffles
Peppermint Bark

drinks:

alcoholic:
White Strawberry Sangria

virgin:
Passion Tea Lemonade
Spiced Apple Cider
Cold-Brewed Coffee
Hot Chocolate Mix

canning – jams, pickles, etc.:
Triple-Berry Jam
Pink Pickles (turnips & cauliflower)
Nectarine-Apricot Jam