The Recipes
Below is a list of the recipes that make up this virtual cookbook.
Appeteasers
Shrimp Avocado Poppers
Spicy Sriracha Chicken Wings
Dilled Green Beans
Szechuan Gold Coin (battered eggplant & pork)
Shrimp Cocktail à la La Mansion del Prado
The World’s Best Chinese Eggrolls
Big Bang (aka Bang Bang) Chicken
Spicy Pickled Shrimp
Marinated Pizza Skewers
Salads & Sides
Bowtie Pasta Salad
Shrimp & Avocado Salad with Crab Croutons
Southern Cream Peas
Cauliflower-infused Chipotle Garlic Mashers
Roasted Brussels Sprouts w/ Bacon & Pomegranates
Soups & Stews
Sopa de Frijoles y Chiles (chile bean soup)
Thai Style Beef Noodle Soup
Upscale Louisiana Gumbo
Baked Potato Soup
Senate Bean Soup
Beef Short Rib Stew
7 Bean Soup
Sauces, Rubs & Marinades
Gruyere Sauce (for vegetables)
Real Rémoulade
Thai Marinade & Basting Sauce
Thai Sweet & Hot Dipping Sauce
Chipotle Lime Marinade (for shrimp or chicken)
Demi-Glace
Southwestern-style Louis Dressing
Barbecue Chicken Marinade (inspired by Jack’s Old South)
Barbecue Chicken Dry Rub
Szechuan Garlic Sauce (for vegetables or as a dressing for stir-fried meats)
Apricot Sweet & Sour Sauce (for eggrolls)
Soy Chile Sauce (for eggrolls)
Mustard Ginger Sauce (for eggrolls)
Cheddar Horseradish Sauce (for beef/sandwiches)
Mexican/Tex-Mex
Tostadas
New Mexico Stacked Enchiladas
Joey Gracey’s Tex-Mex Enchiladas
Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas
Tex-Mex Table Salsa
Migas
Chile Rellenos
Ancho Braised Beef Shanks
Sopa de Frijoles y Chiles (chile bean soup)
Tex-Mex Cheese Tacos
Fish Tacos
Quesadillas Two Ways
Caribbean-style Roasted Pork Shoulder TacosTex-Mex Rice
Chile con Carne
Tex-Mex Nachos
Puffy Tacos
Poblano Poppers
Italian
Chicago-style Pizza (in a cast iron skillet)
Calzones
Grilled Eggplant Parmigiana
Meyer Lemon Chicken Piccata
Lillian’s Italian Spaghetti with Meatballs & Italian Sausages
Eggplant Parmigiana Stacks
Spinach Lasagne with Bolognese Meat Sauce
Pork Piccata with Artichokes & Sundried Tomatoes
Shrimp Fra Diavolo
Shrimp Scampi
Dutch Oven Lasagna
Chicken Marsala
Sunday Gravy w/ Pasta
Pollo de Raimondo
Guilty Pleasures & Comfort Foods
Reuben Dogs
Macaroni & Cheese in Ramekins
Fried Okra
Porcupine Meatballs
New Jersey-style Sloppy Joe Sandwiches
Southern Chicken & Dumplings
Frito Pie
Beef & ‘Basa Sandwiches
The Dinner Confessional
Braised Beef
Crunchy Yum Yum Ribs (pork)
Seafood Risotto
Thai Style Beef Noodle Soup
Upscale Louisiana Gumbo
Chicken Adobo (Filipino)
Dry Aged Beef
Sun-dried Tomato Crusted Pork Chops w/ Butter-Caper Sauce
Barbecue Chicken
Marinated Grilled Flank Steak & Baby Bellas
Garlicky Cilantro Chicken
Foil Dinner Packets
Slow-cooked Chicken
Sausage Lasagne Rollups
Grilled Teriyaki Skirt Steak
Asian-style Ground Beef
Caribbean-style Roasted Pork Shoulder
Desserts
Coconut Cheesecake
Baby Food Cake (Spice Cake)
Pumpkin Cobbler
Sand Tarts (Christmas cookies)
Soda Pop Sherbet
Buttermilk Pie

These recipes are fantastic! I always love cooking my own food and these are some awesome ideas for a variety of dishes. Your blog is a huge motivation for a foodie like me!
loving the range of recipes here – especially the sauces! really original
Thanks. I really need to categorize them in a way that means something to people other than myself.
Adam, I clicked on your Fried Okra recipe, but it took me to a page that seems to have nothing to do with Fried Okra. What am I missing? Thanks.
Oops! You were missing the correct link, and that was my bad. Sorry for the inconvenience. Should be fixed now. Thanks for stopping by!
Thanks for the response, Adam. I also got your email. I’ve done the same thing; it took me a while to realized that if I modified a recipe, the old link wouldn’t work. Thanks again!
Thanks for following my Tea Foodie blog, Adam! I love your style. Can’t wait to try out your fried okra recipe. I spent my high school and college years in North Carolina where I developed a fondness for it. Don’t see much of it in Denver, CO.
Zanitea – And here I was thinking that Denver was a melting pot! Thanks for stopping by and for your kind words.
Can’t wait to try some of these out!
Thanks, Dawn!
Yum, yum… I can’t wait to make some of your recipes
Thank you, 1PastorsWife!
Awesome. As an Australian I’m pretty familiar with most cuisines, but not American… And American food is getting really trendy here right now! What’s your all time number one favourite American dish, be it North, South or Central?
Wow, Liv. Good question. I supposed my number one American dish of all time is southern — fried okra (see Confession No. 45). But, okra, like pretty much every thing else, has its roots elsewhere. I am also a hot dog fanatic (see Confession No. 6), but that has its roots well east of us (Germany). Of course, I’m also down with anything Tex-Mex.
I paid a visit to your wife’s garage sale today and she gave me your card. This is the first time I’ve visited your blog, but I like what I see. I appreciate your writing skills and sense of humor and find that the blogs I subscribe to have to make me laugh! Your wife will remember when I tell you that I am a former Weight Watchers leader. I look forward to reading more.
Thank you! So, out of that garage sale, I lost my coveted Kitchen Aid mixer … but I gained a reader. Welcome to my world!