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Appetizers
- Bread Dip - alternative to olive oil and balsamic vinegar
Beef
- Beef Burgundy
- Beef Stew - good on a cool, fall night
- Carne asada
- Classic Beef Stew
- Mongolian Beef
- Steak in Sherry-Ginger Sauce
- Szechuan Beef
Baked Goods
- Pumpkin-Cranberry Muffins - great with your morning coffee
- More baking recipes...
Breads
- Basic Biscotti - basic biscotti with several variations
- Best Pizza Dough - my favorite pizza dough
- Ezekiel Bread
- Golden Cornbread - best right out of the oven
- Honey Wheat Bran Bread - great with breakfast
- Multigrain Muffins
- Pumpkin Bread - delicious way to use pie pumpkins
- Pumpkin Bread - moist. Good with coffee.
- Sandwich Bread - does what it says: makes great sandwiches
- Zucchini Bread - excellent way to use garden-fresh zucchini
Breakfast
- Homemade Grape Jelly
- Pork Sausage - much more flavorful than packaged sausage
- Sourdough pancakes
Chicken
- Balsamic Chicken - easy to make and very tasty
- Chicken Breasts in Tomato-Caper Sauce
- Chicken Coriander
- Chicken Enchiladas
- Chicken Marsala - with Marsala wine and mushrooms
- Garlic Chicken - my favorite
- Margherita Chicken - tastes a lot like Margherita pizza
- Noodle Bowl with Chicken - a meal in itself and oh so good
- Panko Chicken - as good as fried chicken
- Sesame Chicken with Noodles
- Three-Cup Chicken
- Brined Turkey - brining enhances turkey
Cookies
Desserts
- Apple Cobbler - makes the kitchen smell great
- Egg custard
- Pumpkin Pie - best with real pumpkin
- Cindy's 2002 Jell-O - always a hit at family gatherings
- Sweet Potato PIe - taste matches pumpkin pie (or better!)
Entrees
- Ersatz Red Beans and Rice - very simple substitute for the Cajun version
- Macaroni and Cheese - goes good with baked beans
- Penne Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes - a summertime treat
Marinades
- Chicken Fajita Marinade - delicious, even alone
- Steak Marinade - works well on a sirloin steak
Misc
- Healthy Dog Biscuits - healthy biscuits for your dog
- Pickled Jalapenos - great way to eat them
- Turkey Stuffing
Pork
- Brined Pork Chops - juicy and tasty
- Pork Chops with Ginger-Soy Glaze - chops taste great!
- Pork with Red Wine Sauce
- Pulled Pork in a Slow Cooker - or an oven or the grill
- Pulled Pork in Oven
Rubs and Seasonings
- Boston Butt Pork Rub - put this on pulled pork before cooking.
- Boston Butt Pork Rub #2 - I like this better
- Pork Chop Rub #1 - great on pork chops or pork roast.
- Seasonings - various seasonings (creole, poultry, southwest, ...)
- Spicy Chili Rub
- Taco Seasoning Mixes
Sauces
- Cocktail Sauce - great dipping sauce for shrimp or crab
- Grilled Spaghetti Sauce - interesting spaghetti sauce variation
- JD Sauce - excellent over salmon, chicken, or pork
- Cranberry Grand Marnier Sauce - awesome Thanksgiving side dish
- dougthecook Pizza Sauce - excellent tasting pizza sauce
- Hot and Easy Sauce - easy to make hot sauce
- Level 5 Hot Sauce - after Dante's Inferno
- Marinara Sauce - tasty
- Poblano Mayo Sauce - great on sanwiches, especially an Ahi sandwich
Salads and Dressings
- Asian Salad Dressing - just the right balance
- Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing
- Carrot Sesame Salad Dressing
- Chicken Salad with Asian Flair
- Citrus Vinaigrette Dressing - our favorite
- Coleslaw
- Deli ham salad - but without all the additives
- Honey Vinaigrette Dressing
- Houston's vinaigrette salad dressing
- Lentil Noodle Salad
- Shallot Vinaigrette Dressing - sophisticated salad dressing
- Vinaigrettes - 4 vinaigrette dressing recipes
Salsa
- Fresh Tomato Salsa - excellent with fresh vegetables
Sandwiches
Seafood
- Ahi with Citrus Sauce -
- Ahi Ginger Soy Marinade - nice balance of flavors
- Ahi Teriyaki -
- Garlic-Citrus Salmon - great before cooking salmon on the grill
- Ono Marinade
- Panko Tilapia - simple to make but has a great taste.
- Salmon Marinade
- Salmon Pineapple - nice citrus sauce with salmon
- Salmon with Tomato-Caper Sauce - delicious with fresh salmon
- Tilapia with Rum Marinade - very good balance of flavor
- White Fish in Wine Sauce - mild tasting sauce
Sides
- Artichoke Hearts
- Homemade Baked Beans
- Balsamic Asparagus - easy and tasty
- Brown Rice - easy way to cook brown rice
- Candied Yams - always a hit on Thanksgiving
- Corn on the Cob - cooking corn on the cob the Midwest way
- Best Fried Rice - tasty basic fried rice
- Garlic Red Potatoes - roasted in the oven until golden brown
- Green Bean Casserole - a spin on the classic
- Hash Browns - crisp delicious hash browns
- Herb Roasted Potatoes - awesome tasting
- Mashed Potatoes - nice and fluffy
- Mixed Rice with Cranberries -
- Potatoes Au Gratin - cheesy potato dish
- Quinoa Pilaf - nice alternative to rice
- Rice Pilaf with Almonds
- Rice Pilaf with Pine Nuts
- Rice Pilaf with Saffron - saffron adds an exquisite taste
- Saffron Risotto - exquisite Italian recipe.
- Stir-Fried Broccoli - stir-fried then steamed.
- White Rice - easy way to cook white rice. Very consistent.
- Wild Rice - basic but delicious
- Wild Rice with Carrots and Walnuts - great side with turkey
Snacks
- dougthecook Chex Mix - a tastier version
- Homemade Applesauce - applesauce never tasted better
- Homemade Yogurt - make it yourself. Very easy.
- Hummus - tasty dip. Goes well with raw vegetables.
- Kale Chips - healthy snack
- Roasted Pumpkin Seeds - so good right from the oven.
- Yogurt with Flax Seeds - good snack with a nutty taste
Soups
- 17 Bean Soup - Inspired by Trader Joe's 17 bean soup mix
- Asparagus Soup
- Bean Vegetable Soup
- Chicken Noodle Soup - much better than canned
- Chicken Stock - easy to make chicken stock
- Chicken Vegetable Soup
- Lentil Soup - hearty taste
- Minestrone Soup - full of garden vegetables and tastes great
- Navy Bean Soup - with ham
- Potato Soup II
- Potato Soup
- Pasta Fagioli Soup - wonderful tasting
- Tomato Soup
- Turkey Soup - includes basic turkey stock
- Turkey Vegetable Soup - uses chicken stock
- Vegetable-Beef Soup - loaded with vegetables
Toppings
- Horsey Sauce - great on roast beef and fish sandwiches
- Potato Topping - a great alternative to butter or sour cream
- Turkey Gravy - this is a low in fat but not low in taste.
