My Recipes

It's strange to compile a list of things you've made over the past few years. But a good strange, the kind of strange that gives you a sense of accomplishment, but also one that shows you certain food tics you never really knew (but maybe kind of suspected) that you had. For example, I like lemon a lot--and coconut, too. I've also eaten a tremendous(ly horrifying) amount of cake, pancakes and cupcakes alike since having started this blog. Can I really complain about a good thing, though? And isn't it all for the sake of expanding my culinary skills?
        On a more serious note, however, because I could never be one of those people who simply gave you the recipe I'd be telling you about in the title of the post (it's practical, but so not me), I figured it was high time I organize things for your reading and cooking convenience. So, without further ado....
        

Breakfast:
Apple-Spelt Pancakes with Cardamom Syrup

Baked Oatmeal

Banana-Oatmeal Hotcakes with Spiced Maple Syrup

Blackberry Breakfast Polenta

Blueberry Slump

Blueberry Wheat Waffles

Cardamom-Scented Oatmeal Pancakes

Chocolate and Blueberry Granola

Cornmeal Pancakes with Vanilla and Pine Nuts

Custard-Filled Cornbread

Everyday Granola

Honey-Olive Granola with Pistachios and Dried Apricots

Mushroom Toasts
Poppy Seed Whirligig Buns

Sweet Cheese Frittata
Whole Wheat Buttermilk Waffles

Drinks and Cocktails:
Agua de Jamaica

Bloody Snake Bites

Blueberry Jam Gin Cocktail

Campari Fennel Aperitif

Capri

Dark and Stormy

Hot Apple Cider Nog

Hot Buttered Rum

Hot Nun
Majoon, or Date Smoothie with Toasted Nut Topping

Negroni
Parsley Juice 
Peanut Torito

Pistachio Coquito
Pumpkin Spice Cocktail

Rakomelo
Watermelon on Ice

White Mulled Wine

Dips, Dressings, Spreads and Other Condiments:

Balsamic Yogurt Dressing with Green Garlic
Lemony Beet Tzatziki

Fennel-Feta Pesto

Greek Yogurt and Feta Dip

Grilled Peach Salsa

Peppery Peanut Butter Dressing

Pistachio Butter

Sumac Hummus
Zhough

Salads:

Asparagus and Fava Greens Salad

Chickpea Salad with Kumquats, Feta and Pine Nuts

Green Bean and Herb Salad
Rhubarb, Strawberry and Baby Arugula Salad with a Mint-Balsamic Dressing

Sides, Starters and Simple Meals:

Baked Feta with Thyme

Chickpeas with Spinach 
Chickpea Fritters with a Lemony Beet Tzatziki

Giant Lima Beans with Stewed Tomatoes and Pesto

Lentils with Lemon and Cumin Seeds

Marinated Mushrooms

Refried Beans

Sandwich Medley

Savory Bread Pudding with Mushrooms and Parmesan Cheese

Spicy Tuna Salad Sandwich

Split Pea Cakes

Soups:

Avgolemono (Lemon Chicken Soup)

Creamy Tomato Soup

Curried Carrot Ginger Soup (Vegan)

“Foggy Weather” Acorn Squash Soup

Mushroom Risotto Soup
Pea and Arugula Soup with Dill-Parsley Pesto

Vegetables:

Beets with Pistachio Butter

Braised Fennel with Lemon
Butter-Braised Baby Carrots with Dill

Cauliflower Gratin

Corn with Red Lentils

Green Beans with Coriander-Coconut Crust
Jalapeño Cream Corn
Leeks with Prunes and Cinnamon

Rachel’s Green Beans with Dill

Roasted Brussel Sprouts

Spicy Tomato Crumble

Turnip Puff
Yellow Squash with Thyme and Ouzo

Zucchini Cakes with Green Onions, Cheese and Herbs (Kabak mucveri)

Zucchini Casserole

Grains and Pastas:

Bulgur with Butter-Roasted Almonds and Cinnamon

Butternut Squash Gnocchi with Sage Brown Butter

Chicken, Pea and Mushroom Brown Rice Casserole

Creamy Mascarpone and Lemon-Arugula Pasta

Creamy Rosemary Polenta

Dirty Rice with Smoked Sausage and Okra
Finnish-Style Pasta with Salmon and a Dijon-Mustard Cream Sauce

Lemon Barley Risotto with Mascarpone, Peas and Toasted Cumin Seeds

Pasta with Spicy Broccoli and Cauliflower
Quinoa with Arugula, Feta, Lime Vinaigrette and Zhough

Soba Noodles with Broccoli and Spinach in a Peppery Peanut Butter Dressing
Soba Noodles with Tokyo Turnips and Miso Butter

Spinach and Ricotta Gnudi

Three-Tomato Risotto with Mint and Toasted Almonds

Vegetarian Lasagne

Savory Pies and Tarts:

Bougatsa (Greek Cheese Pie)

Caramelized Garlic Tart

Chicken Pie of the Vlachs

Spanakopita

Meat and Fish:

Chicken Dijon and White Bean Brown Betty

Christmas Prime Rib

Greek-Style Fish

Roasted Burgers

Stuffed Calamari

Breads, Pizzas and Quickbreads:

Banana Streusel Muffins

Banana Bread with Chocolate and Cinnamon

Bakesale Betty’s Banana Bread with Cinnamon Crumble Topping

Cheddar Cornmeal Muffins

Cheesy Calzones with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Spinach

Cream Cheese Muffins

Gluten-Free Coconut Banana Bread

Greek-Style Polenta “Pizza”

Irish Soda Bread
Italian Rosemary Bread

Mango, Lime and Coconut Scones

Orange Oat Cream Scones with Toasted Walnuts
Pane Integrale (Whole Wheat No-Knead Bread)

Scottish Scones

Cakes and Cupcakes:

Almost Flourless, Barely-There Cinnamon Chocolate Cake

Amazing Vegan Chocolate Cake

Chocolate and Zucchini Bundt Cake
Chocolate Bundt Cake with Toasted Coconut Filling and Chocolate Ganache

Chocolate Stout Cake

Cocoa Brownies with Browned Butter and Walnuts

Greek-Style Plum Cake

Lemon Blueberry Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Lemon Yogurt Loaf Cake

Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cupcakes with Pistachio Buttercream Frosting
Pistachio-Semolina Cake with Cinnamon Syrup and Rose Petals

Pumpkin Spice Cake with Sour Cream Frosting

Sachertorte

Signy’s Cheesecake

Snowy Strawberry Fields Cake

Tiramisu Cake
Walnut and Halva Cake (Persian Loaf Cake)

Zucchini and Vanilla Cardamom Cake with Bing Cherries

Cookies:

Amanda’s White Chocolate Craisin Oatmeal Cookies

Bacon Chocolate Chip

Banana Nutella (Crepe) Cookies

Cardamom Biscotti
Chocolate Peanut Butter Mud Bars

Chocolate Quakes

Curry Coriander Shorties

Grandma’s Cream Wafers

Kourambiedes (Greek Butter Cookies)
Nusstaler (Chocolate-Dipped Hazelnut Cookies)

Snickerdoodles
Tahini Cookies

Ice Creams and Ice Pops:

Greek Yogurt Ice Cream

Greek Yogurt and Lime Ice Pops
Lemon Poppy Seed Ice Cream
Mint Chip Frozen Yogurt

Peach Ice Cream with Tennessee Honey

Spiced Honey Ice Cream

Sweet Pies and Tarts:

Blueberry Buttermilk Tart

Cherry Cheese Pie

Chocolate Tart
Chocolate Pecan Tart
Greek Pumpkin Pie

Green Tea Cream Pie with Anko and Strawberries

Hot Chocolate Pies with Cinnamon

Strawberry Cheese Pie with Toasted Coconut and Chocolate Shavings

Custards, Puddings and Porridges:

Cherry and Blueberry Walnut Clafoutis

Far Breton
Lemon Yogurt Cake with Pistachios (Custard Cake)

Matcha Pots de crème

Peanut Butter Pudding with Jelly

Whipped Lingonberry Porridge (Vispipuuro)

Toasted Coconut Pudding

Fruit Desserts:

Agave-Roasted Apples with Candied Nuts

Apple Blueberry Crumbles for Two

Fresh Figs with Walnuts and Mascarpone

Good Miscellaneous Treats:

Cashew Marzipan
Jujube Spoon Sweet 
Middle Eastern Pickled Turnips (Torshi Left)

Preserved Meyer Lemons