My Culinary Repertoir

As the Adult Who Eats Like a Five-Year-Old, I tend to go on binges, eating the same thing at every meal for days or weeks at a time, due to lack of creativity, convenience or just because it's there. Dozing off last night, I decided I need a List to remind myself of the things I can make basically from scratch, when I think the only option is to resort to expensive frozen convenience meals. These items are occasionally by recipe, often improvised, but always things that I know will work, and do not have to be questioned in case of a special meal. The List will be revised and updated periodically.

Postscript: I've now updated this list to include most of the recipes I've posted on the blog, whether simple or difficult. It's a great, handy index of quick links.

So, here goes:

Beverages
Soy-Blackberry Smoothie
Strawberry Lemonade

Alchoholic Beverages
Tim's Hard Lemonade
Raspberry Cordial
Peppermint Liquor

Breakfast
Cut Fruit
Pancakes
Omelettes
Egg, Corn, "Sausage" Casserole
Grandma Walker's Coffee Cake
Pineapple Casserole
Make-Ahead Spinach Mushroom Breakfast Casserole

Appetizers
Kumquat Chutney
Caramelized Onions
Infused Olive Dipping Oil
Cheddar Twists
Guacamole
Salsa
Cheese Ball
Ann's Artichoke Dip
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Dip with Gingersnaps 
Roasted Eggplant Dip 
Goat Cheese Wrapped in Apricot, Figs, and Rosemary

Snacks
Aunt Pauline Schupmann's Popcorn Balls
Nut Spice Mix
Puppy Chow

Breads
English Muffin Bread
Whole Wheat Bread
Cheese Bread
Pumpkin Bread
Zucchini Bread
Hawiian Bread
Whole Wheat Pizza Dough
Choc Chip Scones
Grandma Walker's Coffee Cake

Salads
Banana Salad
Spinach Salad with Hard Boiled Eggs, Mandarin Oranges, Caramelized Onions, & Cheese
Couscous with Pineapple, Mango & Maraschino Cherries
Couscous with Pineapple & Roasted Chestnuts
Quinoa & Corn Salad with Cucumber and Cashews
Rachel Walker Baker's Grape Salad
Jicama, Mint, & Grapefruit Salad
Caputo's Bread Salad
Classic Caesar Salad with Homemade Dressing and Croutons 
Gemischter Salat (German Mixed Salad)
Macedoine of Vegetables Mayonnaise
Wild Rice Salad

Dressings & Condiments
Mustard Vinaigrette Dressing
Red Wine Vinaigrette
Caesar Dressing
Mayonnaise
Sun-dried Tomato-Basil Aioli
Cranberry Sauce
Cranberry-Orange Compote

Sandwiches
Grilled Caramelized Onion-Cheddar Cheese Sandwich
Egg Salad Sandwich
Fake Bacon & Peanut Butter Sandwich

Soups
Cauliflower Cheddar Cheese Soup
Ramen Soup
Lentil Bean-Alphabet Soup
Sweet Potato Soup
Cream of Mushroom Soup w/Sherry & Parmesan Cheese
"Soup Kitchen" Tomato Soup
Pumpkin Mushroom Quinoa Stew 
Ratatouille 
Butternut Squash Soup with Caramelized Apples 

Sauces
Good Canned Sauces
Rum Sauce

Entrees
Tapioca Cheese Souffle
Broccoli & Cheese Souffle
Cheddar, Mushroom, Tomato Quiche
Balsalmic Portobello Mushroom with Tomatoes, Cheddar, & Breadcrumbs
Marinated Blue Cheese Portobello
Spaghetti with Tomato-Basil Marinara
Homemade Mac N Cheese
Three-Pepper Linguini
Baked Potatoes
Baked Sweet Potatoes
Baked Acorn Squash #1
Squash Casserole
Scalloped Apples
Cauliflower-Burger Casserole with Sundried Tomato Alfredo Sauce
Steamed Artichokes with Lemon Butter
Mrs. Danbom's Cheeseburger Pie
Homemade Pizza
Eggplant Parmesean
MorningStar Farms Meatless Loaf
Pumpkin Mushroom Quinoa Casserole
Baked Acorn Squash with Cranberry-Orange Compote

Spices
Pumpkin Pie Spice

Desserts
Cream Cheese Icing with Ricotta
Audrey's Chocolate Cream Pie
Black Rose Pie
Impossible Pie
Peanut Butter Custard Pie with Apricot Glaze
Macadamia Bars with Eggnog Drizzle
Peanut Butter Cookies
Oatmeal Bar Cookie (Valentine Cookie w/Cherry M&Ms)
Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars
Chocolate Marbled Cheesecake
Curry Cookies
Potato Chip Cookies
Dutch Caramel Cashew Cookies
English Toffee Bars
Salted Caramel Chocolate Bliss Bars
Black Bottom Cupcakes
Monster Cookies
Marbled Banana Bars
Weight Watchers Cake Doctor Pumpkin Recipe
Paula Deen's Bayou Banana Pudding
Aunt Pauline Schupmann's Popcorn Balls
Figgy Bread Pudding with Brandy Hard Sauce
Smores Brownies
Peanut Butter Brownies
Pudding
Blackberry Cobbler
Pistachio Cake
Ina Garten's Carrot Cake 

Culinary Technique
Knife Cuts

For Canine Family

Parsley-Cornmeal Dog Cookies

What do you like to cook? Leave me a recipe in a comment!