Recipes by Season: Winter

Warm Winter Dishes
• Beef Stroganoff
• Chili Roasted Sweet Potato Wedges
• Creamy Potato Soup with Bacon
• Filet Mignon with Roasted Asparagus
• Ina Garten's Italian Wedding Soup with Chicken Meatballs
• Steel Cut Maple-Nut Toasted Irish Oatmeal
• Yukon Gold Potatoes Au Gratin with Goat Cheese and Garlic

Lemons, Limes, and Other Winter Citrus
• Candied Citrus Peel
• Key Lime Tart that Loves you Back
• Meyer Lemon Semifreddo

Decadently Rich, Delicious Desserts
• Creamy Banana Caramel Cheesecake with Macadamia Nut Crust and Caramel Rum Sauce
• Deep Dark Decadent Chocolate Mousse
• Gluten Free Girl-Scout Cookies: Thin Mints
• Gooey Toffee Chocolate Cookies (gluten free! Or not)
• Grandmommy's Gluten-Free Flourless Chocolate Cake
• Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies

Recipes by Season: Autumn

Hearty Home Cookin'
• Chili Roasted Sweet Potaotes
• Giada's Salmon Al Cartocchio, or, Salmon Baked in Foil
• Practically Perfect Oven Roasted Chicken
• Stacked Chicken and Cheese Enchiladas with Salsa Verde
• The Little Owl's Italian Meatball's


Soups and Stews
• Chicken Tortilla Soup with Lime and Sundried Tomatoes
• Roasted Butternut Squash Soup, Two Ways
• Rustic Basque Chicken Stew with Potatoes, Tomatoes, and other Yummy Things


Baked Goods
• The BEST Banana Bread Ever!
• Caramel Apple Upside Down Cake
• Crispy Chewy White Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies (gluten free! or not)
• Oatmeal Sandwich Cookies with Vanilla Bean Cream Cheese Filling

Breakfast and Brunch
• Autumn Spiced French Toast with Maple Butter Glaze
• Baby James' Favorite Chocolate Pancakes
• Ina Garten's Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Recipes by Season: Summer

Barbecue/Grill
• Best Ever Turkey Burgers with Chipotle Mayo
• Classic Homemade Barbecue Sauce
• Grilled Keta Salmon with Mango Cucumber Salsa
• Juicy tender Oven Roasted Barbecue Baby Back Ribs
• Summer Barbecue Pulled Pork Sandwiches
• The Best Grilled Chicken with big Bob Gibson's White Barbecue Sauce

Salads, Slaws, Sides
• Edamame Avocado Dip with Spicy Wasabe
• Four Pepper Black Bean Salad with Tangy Lime Vinaigrette
• Heirloom Tomatos with Creamy Gorgozola Dressing
• Ina Garten's Basil Green Goddess Dressing with Butterhead Lettuce and Sun-ripened Garden Tomatoes
• Roasted Golden Beet and Asparagus Pasta Salad with Spinach
• Spicy Summer Slaw with Carrots and Cilantro
• Spicy Tangy Old Fashioned Deviled Eggs
• Crispy Homemade Buttermilk Cornmeal Onion Rings
• Midsummer Zucchini Latkes or Zucchini Pancakes (gluten free! Or not)
• Half Sour Fermented Pickles

Summer Fruits and Tropicals
• Brown Sugar, Oat, and Blueberry Crisp
• Peach Crisp with Blueberries and Oats
• Peach Pie Perfection: Fresh Peach Pie With Créme Fraiche and Streusal
• Raspberry Créme Fraiche Tart
• Dreamy Creamy Coconut Bars

Drinks
• Homemade Lemon Verbena and Mint Lemonade
• Iced Sun Tea with Spiced Simple Syrup
• Raspberry Zinger Iced Tea with Lemon Simple Syrup

Recipes by Season: Spring

Spring Vegetables
• Creamy Asparagus Soup
• Easy Peasy Blender Hollandaise Sauce
• Spring Green Tuna Casserole from Scratch - Not Your Mother's Tuna Casserole!
• Warm White Bean Salad with Asparagus, Bacon, and Feta

Eggs
• Egg Salad Sandwich with Spinach
• Nate's Favorite Bacon egg Salad

Strawberries
• Fresh Strawberry Fool and Ruby Port Tart
• Homemade Fresh Strawberry Jam

Mmmm.... Fair Food

Of Culinary adventures, I don't think anything takes so much bravery as fair food. Where has this food come from? I don't know. What is is made of? I don't know! Will it kill me? MAYBE. Will we eat it? YEAH BABY. Like this corn dog - it looks like a lethal amount of processed and fried "meat," and it is:



We were disappointed by this corndog because although it claimed to be the "biggest dog in the world!" It was really just two dogs on a stick breaded and deep fried. Speaking if deep fried, I was really hoping to try some of that other infamous fair food I have been hearing so much about. You know what I am talking about: deep fried twinkies, deep fried snickers bars, etc. We didn't see any deep fried snickers, which is what I was really wanting to try, but we were able to find deep fried oreos! They fried them, drizzled chocolate sauce over them, and topped them with sprinkles and a light dusting of powdered sugar:



The prognosis? Horrible! One of the worst things I have EVER put in my mouth in all of my life! Nate was only able to eat one bite before gagging, and even I could only nibble away half of one. I am still holding out for the deep fried snickers - I think it could be good. However, that is going to have to wait for the next fair we go to. By the time we got to the oreos, the fair food was already giving us rumbly tummies, and we knew it was time to stop. We wisely decided to forgo all the vomit-inducing rides and instead rode the ski-lift across the fair grounds and then went home. And were both sick the next day. Oh well, it was fun!