TUTORIALS:
- Baking 101: The basics of Baking (Tips for successful baking)
- Decorating cupcakes for a baby shower with fondant flowers and baby in a pea pod
- Filet Mignon – How to cut and trim a whole beef tenderloin (PiSMO) into filet mignon steaks
- Fondant Roses, Flowers, and Royal Icing (to decorate cupcakes, cakes, and cookies)
- Frosting Transfers (How to make a frosting transfer for easy cake decoration)
- Graham Cracker “Gingerbread House”
- Ideas to use up leftover Halloween Pumpkin Jack O’Lantern
- Ideas to use up leftover Thanksgiving turkey, or any leftover meat.
CAKE:
- 3-2-1 Sponge Cake (single serving microwave sponge cake)
- Apfelkuchen (German Apple Cake)
- Apple (caramelized) & Pumpkin Upside-Down Cake
- Baby Shower fondant decorated cupcakes (baby in a pea pod and flowers)
- Banana Cake (Entenmann’s Banana Cake Copycat Recipe)
- Banh Bo Nuong (Vietnamese Honeycomb Cake)
- Banh Da Lon (Vietnamese Steamed Layer Cake – Pandan & Mung Bean)
- Banh Khoai Mi Nuong (Vietnamese Cassava or Yuca Cake)
- Banana Rum Cake
- Blood Orange Loaf Cake
- Cake Ball Truffles
- Cake Batter Fudge (no bake recipe with boxed cake mix)
- Cake style donuts (baked) - made with cake mix
- Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
- Carrot Cake Loaf “Inside-Out” (Cream Cheese filled carrot cake loaf)
- Chestnut Rum Torte
- Chocolate Cake (Old Fashioned/Wacky Cake/Depression Cake)
- Chocolate Cream-Filled Cupcakes (the un-Hostess cupcake)
- Chocolate Green Tea Marble Cake
- Chocolate Matcha Zebra Cake
- Chocolate Pecan Mystery Cake (with raw field pumpkin or zucchini squash)
- Chocolate Tiramisu (leftover chocolate ganache)
- Chocolate Zucchini Cake
- Coca Cola Cake (Chocolate Coke Cake)
- Coconut Lime Bundt Cake
- Coconut Rum Cake (Vegan Recipe)
- Dark Chocolate Ganache Cake (9″ round or birthday sheet cake)
- Earl Grey Tea Pound Cake (cake flavored with tea leaves)
- Fondant Roses, Flowers, and Royal Icing (to decorate cupcakes, cakes, and cookies)
- Grapefruit cupcakes with cream cheese frosting
- Green Nightshade Berry (Cherry Tomato) Cake
- Hello Kitty Cake (how to make a frosting transfer for easy cake decoration)
- Italian Rainbow Cupcakes
- Japanese Strawberry Cake (a.k.a. Chinese Birthday Cake)
- Kaffir Lime & Lemongrass Cupcakes with Coconut Frosting
- Leftover cake crumbs (What to do with leftover cake)
- Lemon Butter Cake (Moist) – and the secret to making moist cakes
- Lemon Cake (Rustic)
- Lemon Cream Chiffon Cake
- Lemon Poppy Seed Mini Bundt Cakes
- Lemon Pound Cake (Iced) – Starbucks Iced Lemon Pound Cake Copycat recipe
- Lemon Pudding Bundt Cake
- Mango Butter Cake (adding fruit to a basic butter cake recipe)
- Mohnkuchen (Austrian Poppy Seed Cake)
- Ombre (Blue or Pink) Baby shower or Gender reveal cake
- One-Egg Cake
- Orange Glazed mini-Bundt cakes (baking with decorative bundt pans)
- Orange Olive Oil Cake
- Orange Rum Cake (Tortuga Florida Orange Rum Cake Copycat)
- Pandan (Screwpine) Chiffon Cake
- Peach Dump Cake
- Peanut Butter and Chocolate Ganache Cake
- Petit Fours (Baking, Frosting, and Decorating Petit Fours)
- Pina Colada Cake
- Pistachio Pudding Cake (Moist pudding cake recipe made with boxed cake mix)
- Pound Cake
- Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes
- Pumpkin & Pineapple Pudding Cake (field pumpkin)
- Red Velvet Cupcakes
- Red Velvet Cupcakes 2.0 – the Ultimate Recipe!
- Red Velvet Sheet Cake Recipe (Large birthday cake size, with Disney’s Lilo & Stitch Decorations)
- Rum Cake (Caribbean Dark Rum)
- Torta della Nonna (Tuscan Cheesecake)
- White Cupcakes with Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting
- Yellow Squash & Pistachio Lemon Cake
QUICK BREADS, BREAD & MUFFINS:
- An Pan (Red Bean Buns/Bao)
- Artisan Bread Recipe (Master dough recipe for 5 minute European style bread loaves)
- Avocado Walnut Bread
- Banana Bread
- Banana Coconut Bread (non dairy banana bread)
- Banana Pumpkin Bread
- Blackberry Muffins
- Blueberry Muffins
- Bread Pudding in Whiskey Butter Sauce
- Carrot Ginger Walnut Sweet Rolls
- Carrot Raisin Yeast Bread (Japanese Carrot Raisin Shokupan)
- Cheddar-Herb Beer Bread
- Chinese Coconut Milk Bread (Coconut Buns)
- Chinese Pineapple Buns (Bo Lo Bao) a.k.a. Japanese Melon Pan
- Corn Tortillas
- Cream Pan (Japanese Custard Filled Sweet Bread Buns)
- Croissants (homemade)
- Double Chocolate Spice Muffins
- Glazed Donuts (Krispy Kreme copycat recipe)
- Hawaiian Bread Rolls (King’s Hawaiian Bread copycat)
- Hawaiian Cornbread
- Japanese Milk Bread (tangzhong or water roux method)
- Japanese Sweet Red Bean Bread (Sweet Azuki Bean Milk Bread)
- Lazy Biscuits
- Lemon Poppy Seed Mini Bundt Cakes
- Lemon Pound Cake (Iced) – Starbucks Iced Lemon Pound Cake Copycat recipe
- Mango Bread
- Margherita Pizza
- Okara Banana Bread (What to do with leftover okara)
- Pesto & Cheese Stuffed Braided Bread
- Pizza Bread Rolls (savory filled rolls)
- Poppy Seed Sweet Rolls (Mohnstrudel Roll – Austrian Poppy Seed Rolls)
- Pretzels (Homemade soft baked pretzels)
- Pretzel Bread Rolls with dark brown crust (German Brezeln)
- Pumpkin Cinnamon Swirl Yeast Bread
- Pumpkin Cornbread
- Pumpkin (Kabocha Pumpkin) Bread
- Pumpkin Bread with Cinnamon Crumble (from leftover Halloween Pumpkin)
- Pumpkin Streusel Bread (from leftover Jack O’Lanterns)
- Pumpkin-Walnut Cinnamon Rolls
- Roasted Tomato & Goat Cheese Pizza
- Rustic No-Knead Bread
- Skillet Cornbread
- Stollen (German Christmas Fruit Bread)
- Strawberry Bread
- Watermelon Toast (Watermelon colored milk bread)
- Yellow Squash & Pistachio Lemon Loaf Cake
- Zucchini Bread
COOKIES & BARS:
- Avocado Brownies
- Awkward Panda inspired cookies (making rolled cookies without cookie cutters)
- Black Forest Cookies (chocolate cookies with dried cherries & white chocolate chips)
- Brownies (Mika’s Favorite Brownies)
- Cake Ball Truffles
- Cake Batter Fudge (no bake recipe with boxed cake mix)
- Cake Mix Cookies – customize to any flavor
- Cake style donuts (baked) - made with cake mix
- Chocolate Cake Donuts (Baked)
- Chocolate Ganache Truffles
- Chocolate Mochi Brownies (rice flour brownies)
- Chocolate Walnut Fudge (microwave recipe)
- Coconut Palm Sugar Cookies
- Cowgirl Cookies & Gift Jar
- Egg Yolk Butter Cookies (made with hard-cooked egg yolk)
- Fondant Roses, Flowers, and Royal Icing (to decorate cupcakes, cakes, and cookies)
- Ginger Cookies (soft-baked)
- “GingerDead Men” (rolled and stamped sugar cookies)
- Girl Scout Cookie Samoa or Caramel deLite Copycat recipe
- Glazed Donuts (Krispy Kreme copycat recipe)
- Graham Cracker “Gingerbread House”
- Jam Tart Bars
- Lavender Flower Shortbread Cookies
- Lemon Bars
- Lemon Ricotta Cookies
- Maple Bacon Cookies
- Mooncakes (Homemade Chinese Mooncakes – freeform)
- Mooncakes with Mung Bean Filling (Homemade Chinese Mooncakes – made with a press or mold)
- Orange Creamsicle Cookies
- Nanaimo Bars (Canadian 3-layer bar cookie)
- Nutella Brownies
- Pecan Sandies Cookies (Austrian Vanillekipferl)
- Pistachio & White Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Potato Chip & Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Rolled Cookies with Royal Icing – how to cut shapes without cookie cutters (Awkward Panda)
- Rosemary Sand Dollar Cookies
- S’mores Cookies
- Snickerdoodle Cookies (Soft & Fluffy)
- Spritz Butter Cookies (How to use a cookie press to make Spritzgebäck)
- South African Fudge
- Triple Chocolate Chip Cookies
- White Chocolate Cheesecake Cookies
- White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Brownies
- White Chocolate Peppermint Bark (microwave recipe)
FRUIT:
- Apfelkuchen (German Apple Cake)
- Apple Butter, Spiced (Made easy with a blender, no food mill needed!)
- Apple Pie (Julian Pie Company Copycat)
- Apple Pies (mini pies & mini tarts)
- Apple (caramelized) & Pumpkin Upside-Down Cake
- Avocado Walnut Bread
- Banana Bread
- Banana Cake (Entenmann’s Banana Cake Copycat Recipe)
- Banana Rum Cake
- Blackberry Muffins
- Blood Orange Loaf Cake
- Blueberry Muffins
- Blueberry Tart (Rustic)
- Cherry Pie (made with fresh sweet cherries)
- Chocolate Dipped Gourmet Strawberries (Valentine’s Day Treats)
- Coconut Cream pie
- Grapefruit cupcakes with cream cheese frosting
- Guava Jam
- Kumquat Jam Preserves
- Lavender Flower Jelly
- Lemon Butter Cake (Moist) – and the secret to making moist cakes
- Lemon Curd (and Lemon Chiffon Cake)
- Lemon Curd (Microwave/small batch recipe using whole eggs)
- Lemon or Lime Curd (Safe water bath canning of Lemon Curd)
- Lemon Poppy Seed Mini Bundt Cakes
- Lemon Raspberry Chiffon Pie
- Limoncello
- Mango Butter Cake (adding fruit to a basic butter cake recipe)
- Orange Glazed mini-Bundt cakes (baking with decorative bundt pans)
- Orange Marmalade (Sweet California Marmalade – not bitter!)
- Orange Olive Oil Cake
- Orange Rum Cake (Tortuga Florida Orange Rum Cake Copycat)
- Paloma (Tequila & Grapefruit cocktail)
- Peach Dump Cake
- Peach Jam
- Peach Pie
- Peach Pies (Individual Mini Pies)
- Persimmon Jam (Japanese Fuyu kaki jam)
- Pineapple Cakes (Taiwanese)
- Pineapple Jam (water bath canning jam)
- Sangria (Basic Red Sangria, White Sangria variations)
- Syrup made from fruit juice
- Strawberry Bread
- Strawberry (Fresh) Custard Cream Pie
- Strawberry Ice Cream (homemade)
- Strawberry Jam (Low sugar recipe, how to water bath can)
- White Grape Jam
FROZEN DESSERTS:
- Affogato (Italian Espresso and Ice Cream or Gelato Dessert)
- Avocado Milkshake
- Azuki Bean (Sweet Red Bean) Ice Cream
- Cheesecake Ice Cream (homemade)
- Coffee Ice Cream (Kona Coffee Ice Cream)
- Green Tea Ice Cream (homemade)
- Hot Fudge Sauce (homemade)
- Lactose-Free (Non Dairy) ice cream
- Macadamia Nut Ice Cream
- Strawberry Ice Cream (homemade)
HOLIDAY:
- 17 Ideas to use up leftover Halloween Pumpkin Jack O’Lanterns
- 20 Ideas to use up leftover Thanksgiving Turkey or any leftover meat.
- Banana Pumpkin Bread (leftover Halloween Pumpkins)
- Christmas Stollen (German Holiday Fruit Bread)
- Chocolate Dipped Gourmet Strawberries (for Valentine’s Day)
- “GingerDead Men” (rolled and stamped sugar cookies)
- Glühwein (Austrian mulled wine)
- Graham Cracker “Gingerbread House”
- Nian Gao (Homemade Chinese New Year’s Steamed Red Bean Glutinous Rice Cake)
- Onion Dyed Easter Eggs
- Prime Rib (Standing Rib Roast) with Au Jus and Yorkshire Pudding for Christmas Dinner
- Pumpkin Butter (homemade from leftover Halloween jack o’lanterns or field pumpkins)
- Pumpkin & Chicken Chili
- Pumpkin Cornbread
- Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes
- Pumpkin Pie Spiced Pecans: healthy fall snacks
- Pumpkin & Pineapple Pudding Cake (field pumpkin)
- Pumpkin & Sweet Potato Soup with Indian Spices (leftover Halloween Pumpkin)
- Pumpkin Puree (from Halloween Field Pumpkins)
- Pumpkin Bread with Cinnamon Crumble (from leftover Halloween Pumpkin)
- Pumpkin Pie from scratch
- Pumpkin Streusel Bread (from leftover Jack O’Lanterns)
- Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
- Roasted Thanksgiving Turkey (how to brine a turkey)
MEAT:
- 20 Ideas to use up leftover Thanksgiving Turkey or any leftover meat.
- Azuki Bean Chili
- Beef Stroganoff
- Bolognese Meat Sauce (Ragu alla Bolognese)
- Braciole: Italian Beef Roulade Steak
- Bratwurst & Sauerkraut (Beer Braised)
- Chicken or Turkey and Black Rice Soup (creamy)
- Chicken and Dumplings (or Turkey and Dumplings with leftover Thanksgiving meat)
- Chicken Cacciatore (Italian Hunter’s Stew)
- Chicken Enchilada Casserole
- Chicken Katsu & Japanese Curry
- Chicken Parmesan (Chicken Parmigiana)
- Chicken Piccata (Italian Lemon and Caper Chicken)
- Chicken Wings (Oven-Fried)
- Coca Cola Chicken
- Corned Beef Fried Rice (what to do with leftover corned beef)
- Country Fried Steak with Milk Gravy (a.k.a. Chicken Fried Steak)
- Dr. Pepper Baby Back Ribs (crockpot/oven recipe) & Dr. Pepper BBQ Sauce
- Filet Mignon au Poivre (How to cook filet mignon steak in a pan or skillet)
- Filet Mignon – How to cut and trim a whole beef tenderloin (PiSMO) into filet mignon steaks
- Filipino Chicken Adobo
- Goat Cheese & Kale Pesto Chicken Roulade
- Harumaki (Japanese Spring Rolls)
- Hoisin & Beer Braised Beef Short Ribs
- Honey Orange Beef Stir-Fry
- Jalapeño Burgers (grilled using Big Green Egg or cook on stove-top)
- Japanese Salisbury/Hamburger Steak (“Hambagu”)
- Kalua Pig (Slow Cooker or Crock Pot Kalua Pork)
- KFC Chicken casserole bake
- KFC Chicken Original Secret Family Recipe (Buttermilk fried chicken)
- Kung Pao Chicken
- Lamb Loin Chops – Pan Seared with Rosemary and Balsamic Glaze
- Lasagna (Homemade recipe, with fresh noodles from scratch)
- Mexican Green Chili Pepper & Pork Wontons
- Nikuman (Pork Baozi, a.k.a. Steamed Pork Buns)
- Okara Meatloaf (What to do with leftover okara)
- Orange Peel Chicken & Shitake Mushrooms
- Pork & Spam Gyoza
- Pork Tamales
- Prime Rib (Standing Rib Roast) with Au Jus and Yorkshire Pudding
- Prime Rib Roast Beef Stew (stew made with leftover standing rib bones)
- Pumpkin & Chicken Chili
- Rack of Lamb (Grilled Medium Rare on a Big Green Egg Kamado Style Charcoal Grill)
- Ribeye Steak (Medium Rare) on a Big Green Egg Kamado Style Charcoal Grill
- Roasted Thanksgiving Turkey (how to brine a turkey)
- Sesame Teriyaki Chicken Drumsticks
- Shabu Shabu (Japanese Beef Hot Pot)
- Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Flank Steak (Roulade)
- Steak Diane
- Taiwanese Style Fried Chicken
SEAFOOD:
- Asian Style Steamed Fish with Ginger and Scallions
- Clam Chowder & Lazy Biscuits
- Cioppino (Seafood Stew)
- Coconut Shrimp with Spicy Chili Sauce
- Cod Puttanesca (Pan Roasted Cod fillets in Puttanesca Sauce)
- Korean Seafood Pancake (Haemul Pajeon)
- Langostino Scampi and Polenta (Italian Shrimp and Grits)
- Misoyaki Salmon Fillet with Sizzling Soy Vinaigrette (in the style of Roy’s misoyaki butterfish)
- Poisson Cru (Tahitian raw ahi tuna ceviche)
- Shrimp Gumbo
PASTA & GRAINS:
- Avocado-Cilantro Pesto with Spaghetti
- Bolognese Meat Sauce (Ragu alla Bolognese)
- Butternut Squash (or Pumpkin) Risotto
- Coconut Cardamom Rice Pudding
- Corned Beef Fried Rice (what to do with leftover corned beef)
- Corn Tortillas
- Farfalle with Tomatoes & Marsala Cream Sauce
- Fettuccine Alfredo (easy one pot recipe)
- Fresh Fettuccine with Garden Tomato Vodka Sauce
- Gallo Pinto (Costa Rican Fried Rice)
- Harusame with Pork (Japanese stir-fried glass noodles with pork)
- Japanese Fried Rice
- Langostino Scampi and Polenta (Italian Shrimp and Grits)
- Manicotti (homemade recipe, made with fresh crepes and ricotta cheese)
- Pad Thai
- Pasta DaVinci (Cheesecake Factory Copycat)
- Pork Zongzi: Steamed Bamboo Leaf Glutinous Rice
- Rice Noodles (Taiwanese style, stir-fried rice noodles)
- Risotto – Basic Risotto Recipe (Artichoke Risotto)
- Sekihan (Japanese Glutinous Rice with Red Beans)
- Spicy Thai Drunken Noodles (Pad Kee Mao)
- Zaru Soba (Cold Japanese buckwheat noodles)
PASTRIES & PIES:
- Apple Pie (Julian Pie Company Copycat)
- Apple Pie Mochi
- Apple Pies (mini pies & mini tarts)
- Apple Pocket Pies
- Austrian Poppy Seed Bread (Mohnkranzerl aus Hefeteig)
- Blueberry Tart (Rustic)
- Bread Pudding in Whiskey Butter Sauce
- Cake Ball Truffles
- Cake Batter Fudge (no bake recipe from boxed cake mix)
- Cake style donuts (baked) - made with cake mix
- Cannoli shells and filling (Homemade Sicilian Cannoli)
- Caramel Pecan Silk Supreme Pie (Baker’s Square Copycat Recipe)
- Carrot Ginger Walnut Sweet Rolls
- Cheesecake made with mascarpone and ricotta (Italian style cheesecake)
- Cheesecake (New York style – basic recipe with flavor variations)
- Cherry Pie (made with fresh sweet cherries)
- Chocolate Cake Donuts (Baked)
- Chocolate Ganache Truffles
- Chocolate Silk Pie (Chocolate Mousse Vegan Tofu Pie)
- Chocolate Walnut Fudge (microwave recipe)
- Coconut Cream pie
- Coconut Mochi
- Crepes (how to make basic french crepes)
- Croissants (homemade)
- Daifuku Mochi (Microwave Mochi with Sweet Red Bean Filling)
- Filo Dough Pastries (stuffed filo dough triangles)
- Glazed Donuts (Krispy Kreme copycat recipe)
- Hawaiian Butter Mochi
- Hot Fudge Sauce (homemade)
- Lemon Curd mini Tarts
- Lemon Raspberry Chiffon Pie
- Mini Tart Desserts (Homemade Sweet Tartlets)
- Mini Quiche Appetizers (microwave recipe)
- Mooncakes (Homemade Chinese Mooncakes – freeform)
- Mooncakes with Mung Bean Filling (Homemade Chinese Mooncakes – made with a press or mold)
- Peach Pie
- Peach Pies (Individual Mini Pies)
- Petit Fours (Baking, Frosting, and Decorating Petit Fours)
- Pineapple Cakes (Taiwanese)
- Pumpkin Pie from scratch
- Pumpkin Pie Mochi
- Pumpkin Pie Turnovers (How to make homemade turnovers)
- Pumpkin-Walnut Cinnamon Rolls
- Quiche Florraine
- Rugelach (Walnut & Cinnamon Sour Cream Crescent Shaped Pastries)
- Salted Egg Custard Buns (Chinese Liu Sa Bao)
- Spiral Moon Cakes with Taro Filling (Teochew style mooncake)
- South African Fudge
- South African Milk Tart (Melktert)
- Strawberry (Fresh) Custard Cream Pie
- Taiyaki (Japanese Fish-shaped pancakes with sweet red bean or custard filling)
- Tartlet Shells (How to make mini tart shells)
- Torta della Nonna (Tuscan Cheesecake)
- Vanilla Bean Cheesecake with Oreo Crust
- White Chocolate Peppermint Bark (microwave recipe)
- Yomogi Daifuku/Kusa Mochi (Japanese Mugwort flavored mochi)
SALAD:
SOUP:
- Chicken or Turkey and Black Rice Soup (creamy)
- Chicken and Dumplings (or Turkey and Dumplings with leftover Thanksgiving meat)
- Chicken Corn Chowder (Spicy or Non-spicy)
- Cioppino (Seafood Stew)
- Clam Chowder & Lazy Biscuits
- Korean Spicy Tofu Stew (Soondubu Jjigae)
- Matzo Ball Soup
- Mexican Chicken Soup
- Minestrone Soup
- Potato Leek Soup
- Prime Rib Roast Beef Stew (stew made with leftover standing rib bones)
- Pumpkin & Chicken Chili
- Pumpkin & Sweet Potato Soup with Indian Spices (leftover Halloween Pumpkin)
- Shrimp Gumbo
- Sweet Taro & Tapioca Dessert Soup
- Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup
- Thai Pumpkin Shrimp Coconut Soup
VEGETABLES & SIDES:
- Asian Coleslaw with Sweet Sesame Dressing
- Avocado Tomato & Basil Tartine
- Balsamic Roasted Carrots
- Butternut Squash (or Pumpkin) Risotto
- Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
- Chocolate Zucchini Cake
- Fried Green Heirloom Tomatoes
- Japanese Fried Rice
- Parmesan Creamed Spinach (Ruth’s Chris creamed spinach copycat)
- Pickles: Homemade Spicy Dill and Garlic Refrigerator Pickles
- Purple Yam Casserole (purple sweet potato casserole)
- Ratatouille (Mediterranean Vegetable Stew)
- Risotto – Basic Risotto Recipe (Artichoke Risotto)
- Steamed Taro Dim Sum Cake (Wu Tao Gou) or Radish Cake (Lo Bak Gou)
- Sweet Potato Casserole
- Yellow Squash & Pistachio Lemon Cake
- Zucchini Bread
BREAKFAST/BRUNCH:
- Avocado Tomato & Basil Tartine
- Blackberry Muffins
- Blueberry Muffins
- Bread Pudding in Whiskey Butter Sauce
- Carrot Ginger Walnut Sweet Rolls
- Chia Seed Pudding
- Cong You Bing (Chinese Scallion or Green Onion Pancake)
- Crepes (how to make basic french crepes)
- Dan Bing (Taiwanese Pancake Roll with Egg)
- Microwave fried egg
- Pancakes with Coconut Syrup (Gluten, Soy, Dairy, and Corn free)
- Pumpkin-Walnut Cinnamon Rolls
- Quiche Florraine
- Simmered Tea Eggs (Taiwanese/Chinese)
- Soy Milk (homemade)
- Syrup made from fruit juice
APPETIZERS
- Avocado Tomato & Basil Tartine
- Buffalo Chicken Ranch Dip
- Coca Cola Wings
- Coconut Shrimp with Spicy Chili Sauce
- Fresh Tomato and Roasted Garlic Salsa
- Green Chili Pepper & Pork Wontons (Mexican wontons)
- Harumaki (Japanese Spring Rolls)
- Korean Seafood Pancake (Haemul Pajeon)
- Mini Quiche Appetizers (microwave recipe)
- Nacho Cheese Sauce Dip (variation: Spinach Artichoke Dip)
- Pickles: Homemade Spicy Dill and Garlic Refrigerator Pickles
- Pork & Spam Gyoza
- Pretzels (Homemade soft baked pretzels)
- Pumpkin Pie Spiced Pecans: healthy fall snacks
- Tartlet Shells (How to make mini tart shells)
JAPANESE & HAWAIIAN:
- An Pan (Red Bean Buns/Bao)
- Apple Pie Mochi
- Asian Coleslaw with Sweet Sesame Dressing
- Azuki Bean (Sweet Red Bean) Ice Cream
- Azuki Bean Milk Bread (Sweet Red Bean Milk Bread)
- Carrot Raisin Shokupan (Japanese Carrot Raisin Yeast Bread)
- Chicken Katsu & Japanese Curry
- Chocolate Matcha Zebra Cake
- Chocolate Mochi Brownies (rice flour brownies)
- Coconut Mochi
- Coconut Shrimp with Spicy Chili Sauce
- Coffee Ice Cream (Kona Coffee Ice Cream)
- Cream Pan (Japanese Custard Filled Sweet Bread Buns)
- Daifuku Mochi (Microwave Mochi with Sweet Red Bean Filling)
- Green Tea Ice Cream (homemade)
- Hambagu/Japanese Style Hamburger (Salisbury) Steak
- Harumaki (Japanese Spring Rolls)
- Harusame with Pork (Japanese stir-fried glass noodles with pork)
- Hawaiian Bread Rolls (King’s Hawaiian Bread copycat)
- Hawaiian Butter Mochi
- Hawaiian Cornbread
- Japanese Fried Rice
- Japanese Milk Bread (tangzhong or water roux method)
- Japanese Strawberry Cake (a.k.a. Chinese Birthday Cake)
- Kaki Jam (Japanese Fuyu Persimmon Jam)
- Kalua Pig (Slow Cooker or Crock Pot Kalua Pork)
- Kumquat Jam Preserves
- Kusa Mochi/Yomogi Daifuku (Japanese Mugwort flavored mochi)
- Macadamia Nut Ice Cream
- Melon Pan (a.k.a. Chinese Pineapple Buns or Bo Lo Bao)
- Misoyaki Salmon Fillet with Sizzling Soy Vinaigrette (in the style of Roy’s misoyaki butterfish)
- Nikuman (Pork Baozi, a.k.a. Steamed Pork Buns)
- Pork & Spam Gyoza
- Pumpkin Pie Mochi
- Roy’s Hawaiian Martini (official recipe)
- Sekihan (Japanese Glutinous Rice with Red Beans)
- Sesame Teriyaki Chicken Drumsticks
- Shabu Shabu (Japanese Beef Hot Pot)
- Taiyaki (Japanese Fish-shaped pancakes with sweet red bean or custard filling)
- Yomogi Daifuku/Kusa Mochi (Japanese Mugwort flavored mochi)
- Zaru Soba (Cold Japanese buckwheat noodles)
CHINESE & TAIWANESE:
- 3-2-1 Sponge Cake (single serving microwave sponge cake)
- Asian Coleslaw with Sweet Sesame Dressing
- Carrot Raisin Milk Bread
- Chinese Strawberry Birthday Cake (a.k.a. Japanese Strawberry Cake)
- Coconut Milk Bread (Chinese Coconut Buns)
- Cong You Bing (Chinese Scallion or Green Onion Pancake)
- Corned Beef Fried Rice (what to do with leftover corned beef)
- Dan Bing (Taiwanese Pancake Roll with Egg)
- Hoisin & Beer Braised Beef Short Ribs
- Honey Orange Beef Stir-Fry
- Kung Pao Chicken
- Liu Sa Bao (Steamed Chinese Salted Egg Custard Buns)
- Mooncakes (Homemade Chinese Mooncakes – freeform)
- Mooncakes with Mung Bean Filling (Homemade Chinese Mooncakes – made with a press or mold)
- Nian Gao (Homemade Chinese New Year’s Steamed Red Bean Glutinous Rice Cake)
- Orange Peel Chicken & Shitake Mushrooms
- Pineapple Buns or Bo Lo Bao (a.k.a. Japanese Melon Pan)
- Pork Baozi (Steamed Pork Buns, a.k.a. Nikuman)
- Pork Zongzi: Steamed Bamboo Leaf Glutinous Rice
- Red Bean Bao/Buns (An Pan)
- Red Bean Ice Cream
- Red Bean Milk Bread (Sweet Azuki Bean Milk Bread)
- Salted Duck/Salted Chicken Eggs
- Simmered Tea Egg
- Soy Milk (homemade)
- Spiral Moon Cakes with Taro Filling (Teochew style mooncake)
- Steamed Fish with Ginger and Scallions
- Sweet Taro & Tapioca Dessert Soup
- Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup (Niu Rou Mian)
- Taiwanese Pineapple Cakes
- Taiwanese Style Fried Chicken
- Taiwanese Watermelon Toast (Watermelon colored milk bread)
- Tsao Mi Fun (Taiwanese Stir-fried Rice Noodles)
- Watermelon Milk and Watermelon Juice (Xigua Niu Nai and Xigua Zhi)
- Wu Tao Gou (Steamed Taro Dim Sum Cake) or Lo Bak Gou (Steamed Radish Dim Sum Cake)
VIETNAMESE & THAI:
- Avocado Milkshake
- Banh Bo Nuong (Vietnamese Honeycomb Cake)
- Banh Da Lon (Vietnamese Steamed Layer Cake – Pandan & Mung Bean)
- Banh Khoai Mi Nuong (Vietnamese Cassava or Yuca Cake)
- Coconut Cardamom Rice Pudding
- Coconut Palm Sugar Cookies
- Kaffir Lime & Lemongrass Cupcakes with Coconut Frosting
- Pad Kee Mao (Spicy Thai Drunken Noodles)
- Pad Thai
- Pandan (Screwpine) Chiffon Cake
- Thai Coconut Lemongrass Lime Martini
- Thai Pumpkin Shrimp Coconut Soup
- Yam Neua (Thai Spicy Beef Salad)
KOREAN FOOD:
FILIPINO & PACIFIC ISLAND:
- Chicken Adobo (easy one pot method)
- Coconut Shrimp with Spicy Chili Sauce
- Coffee Ice Cream (Kona Coffee Ice Cream)
- Hawaiian Bread Rolls (King’s Hawaiian Bread copycat)
- Hawaiian Butter Mochi
- Hawaiian Cornbread
- Kalua Pig (Slow Cooker or Crock Pot Kalua Pork)
- Macadamia Nut Ice Cream
- Poisson Cru (Tahitian raw ahi tuna ceviche)
- Roy’s Hawaiian Martini (official recipe)
AUSTRIAN & GERMAN FOOD:
- Apfelkuchen (German Apple Cake)
- Austrian Poppy Seed Bread (Mohnkranzerl aus Hefeteig)
- Bratwurst & Sauerkraut (Beer Braised)
- Glühwein (Austrian mulled wine)
- Mohnkuchen (Austrian Poppy Seed Cake)
- Mohnstrudel Rolls (Austrian Poppy Seed Sweet Rolls)
- Pretzels (Homemade soft baked pretzels)
- Pretzel Bread Rolls with dark brown crust (German Brezeln)
- Rugelach (Walnut & Cinnamon Sour Cream Crescent Shaped Pastries)
- Spritz Butter Cookies (How to use a cookie press to make Spritzgebäck)
- Stollen (Christmas Fruit Bread, a.k.a. “”Weihnachtsstollen” or” Christstollen”
- Vanillekipferl Cookies (Pecan Sandies)
AFRICAN FOOD:
MEXICAN & LATIN FOOD:
- Chia Seed Pudding
- Chicken Enchilada Casserole
- Corn Tortillas
- Flan (Crème Caramel)
- Fresh Tomato and Roasted Garlic Salsa
- Gallo Pinto (Costa Rican Fried Rice)
- Green Chili Pepper & Pork Wontons (Mexican wontons)
- Jalapeno Nacho Cheese Sauce Dip
- Mexican Chicken Soup
- Millionaire Margarita
- Paloma (Tequila & Grapefruit cocktail)
- Pork Tamales
- Spicy Tangerine Margarita
ITALIAN FOOD:
- Affogato (Italian Espresso and Ice Cream or Gelato Dessert)
- Bolognese Meat Sauce (Ragu alla Bolognese)
- Braciole: Italian Beef Roulade Steak
- Butternut Squash (or Pumpkin) Risotto
- Cannoli shells and filling (Homemade Sicilian Cannoli)
- Cheesecake made with mascarpone and ricotta (Italian style cheesecake)
- Chicken Cacciatore (Italian Hunter’s Stew)
- Chicken Parmesan (Chicken Parmigiana)
- Chicken Piccata
- Chocolate Tiramisu (leftover chocolate ganache)
- Cioppino (Seafood Stew)
- Cod Puttanesca (Pan Roasted Cod fillets in Puttanesca Sauce)
- Italian Rainbow Cupcakes
- Farfalle with Tomatoes & Marsala Cream Sauce
- Fettuccine Alfredo (easy one pot recipe)
- Fresh Fettuccine with Garden Tomato Vodka Sauce
- Langostino Scampi and Polenta (Italian Shrimp and Grits)
- Lasagna (Homemade recipe, with fresh noodles from scratch)
- Limoncello
- Manicotti (homemade recipe, made with fresh crepes and ricotta cheese)
- Margherita Pizza
- Minestrone Soup
- Orange Olive Oil Cake
- Pasta DaVinci (Cheesecake Factory Copycat)
- Pesto & Cheese Stuffed Braided Bread
- Puttanesca Sauce
- Pizza Bread Rolls (savory filled rolls)
- Ricotta Cheese (Fresh Homemade)
- Risotto – Basic Risotto Recipe (Artichoke Risotto)
- Steak Milanesa with Piccata Sauce (variation of Country Fried Steak)
- Torta della Nonna (Tuscan Cheesecake)
- Zabaglione (Italian Marsala Wine Custard)
FRENCH FOOD:
INDIAN & MIDDLE EASTERN FOOD:
MICROWAVE:
- 3-2-1 Sponge Cake (single serving microwave sponge cake)
- Apple Pie Mochi
- Cake Batter Fudge (no bake recipe from boxed cake mix)
- Chocolate Walnut Fudge (microwave recipe)
- Daifuku Mochi (Microwave Mochi with Sweet Red Bean Filling)
- Fried Egg (Microwaved)
- Lemon Curd (Microwave/small batch recipe using whole eggs)
- Mini Quiche Appetizers (microwave recipe)
- White Chocolate Peppermint Bark (microwave recipe)
GLUTEN FREE COOKING/BAKING/TREAT RECIPES:
- Avocado Milkshake
- Banh Bo Nuong (Vietnamese Honeycomb Cake)
- Banh Da Lon (Vietnamese Steamed Layer Cake – Pandan & Mung Bean)
- Banh Khoai Mi Nuong (Vietnamese Cassava or Yuca Cake)
- Butternut Squash (or Pumpkin) Risotto
- Chestnut Rum Torte
- Chia Seed Pudding
- Coconut Cardamom Rice Pudding
- Coconut Mochi
- Corn Tortillas
- Daifuku Mochi (Microwave Mochi with Sweet Red Bean Filling)
- Flan (Crème Caramel)
- Harusame with Pork (Japanese stir-fried glass noodles with pork)
- Hawaiian Butter Mochi
- Lemon Curd (Microwave/small batch recipe using whole eggs)
- Pancakes with Coconut Syrup (Gluten, Soy, Dairy, and Corn free)
- Pumpkin Butter (Homemade from leftover Halloween jack o’lanterns or field pumpkin)
- Red Bean Ice Cream
- Steamed Taro Dim Sum Cake (Wu Tao Gou) or Radish Cake (Lo Bak Gou)
- Strawberry Ice Cream (homemade)
- Sweet Taro & Tapioca Dessert Soup
- Yomogi Daifuku/Kusa Mochi (Japanese Mugwort flavored mochi)
VEGAN RECIPES:
- Apple Butter
- Asian Coleslaw with Sweet Sesame Dressing
- Avodado Tomato Basil Tartine
- Balsamic Roasted Carrots
- Banh Da Lon (Vietnamese Steamed Layer Cake – Pandan & Mung Bean)
- Cherry Plum and Basil Gimlet (Gin cocktail)
- Chocolate Cake (Old Fashioned/Wacky Cake/Depression Cake) - Cake recipe is Vegan
- Coconut Cardamom Rice Pudding
- Coconut Mochi
- Coconut Rum Cake (Vegan Recipe)
- Corn Tortillas
- Daifuku Mochi (Mochi with Red Bean Filling)
- Fruit infused vodka + Pear Martini
- Fruit syrup (made from fruit juice) + bourbon/whiskey cocktails
- Gallo Pinto (Costa Rican Black Bean Fried Rice)
- Gluhwein (Austrian mulled wine)
- Green Onion Pancake (Chinese Fried Scallion Pancakes, a.k.a. Cong You Bing)
- Guava Jam
- Hawaiian Martini (Roy Yamaguichi’s official Recipe)
- Lavender Flower Jelly
- Lemon Drop Martini
- Limoncello
- Millionaire Margarita
- Paloma (Grapefruit Tequila Cocktail)
- Peach Jam
- Pineapple Jam
- Pumpkin Butter (made from leftover field pumpkins or Halloween Jack o’lanterns)
- Pumpkin Puree (from leftover field pumpkins or Halloween Jack o’lanterns)
- Ratatouille (French Provencal Vegetable Stew)
- Refrigerator Pickles
- Salsa (Roasted Tomato and Garlic)
- Sangria
- Sekihan (Japanese Glutinous Rice with Azuki Beans)
- Soy Milk
- Spicy Tangerine Margarita
- Spiral Mooncakes with Taro Filling (Teochew style mooncakes)
- Strawberry infused vodka + Strawberry Shortcake Martini
- Strawberry Jam
- Sweet Orange Marmalade (not bitter)
- Thai Coconut Lemongrass Lime Martini
- Yomogi Daifuku or Kusa Mochi (Japanese Mugwort Mochi with Red Bean Filling)
GIFT RECIPES:
- Apple Butter, Spiced (Made easy with a blender, no food mill needed!)
- Cake Batter Fudge (no bake recipe made from boxed cake mix)
- Chocolate Dipped Gourmet Strawberries (for Valentine’s Day)
- Chocolate Ganache Truffles
- Cowgirl Cookies & Gift Jar
- Guava Jam
- Hot Fudge Sauce (homemade)
- Kumquat Jam Preserves
- Lemon or Lime Curd (Safe water bath canning of Lemon Curd)
- Lavender Flower Jelly
- Lavender Flower Shortbread Cookies
- Lemon Poppy Seed Mini Bundt Cakes
- Limoncello
- Orange Glazed mini-Bundt cakes (baking with decorative bundt pans)
- Orange Marmalade (Sweet California Marmalade – not bitter!)
- Peach Jam
- Persimmon Jam (Japanese Fuyu Kaki Jam)
- Pickles: Homemade Spicy Dill and Garlic Pickles
- Pineapple Jam
- Pumpkin Butter (Homemade from leftover Halloween jack o’lanterns or field pumpkin)
- Strawberry Jam (Low sugar recipe, how to water bath can)
- White Grape Jam
BEVERAGES & LIQUEURS:
- Affogato (Italian Espresso and Ice Cream or Gelato Dessert)
- Apple Cider cocktail: The Ciderhouse Whiskey (homemade apple cider syrup)
- Asian Avocado Milkshake
- Cherry Plum and Basil Gimlet Cocktail
- Cold Brewed Iced Coffee
- Glühwein (Austrian mulled wine)
- Hope Diamond Martini (Butterfly Pea Flower Martini)
- Hot Fudge Sauce (homemade)
- Kalimotxo (Spanish Red Wine and Coke Cocktail) “Calimocho”
- Lemon Drop Martini
- Limoncello
- Masala Chai (“Chai Tea Latte”)
- Millionaire Margaritas
- Paloma (Tequila & Grapefruit cocktail)
- Passionfruit cocktail: The Avenue (homemade passionfruit syrup)
- Pear Martini (How to infuse Vodka with Fruit)
- Pumpkin Spice Latte (homemade syrup recipe)
- Roy’s Hawaiian Martini (official recipe)
- Sangria (Basic Red Sangria, White Sangria variations)
- Spicy Tangerine Margarita
- Soy Milk (homemade)
- Strawberry Shortcake Martini Mix/(Strawberry Infused Vodka)
- Thai Coconut Lemongrass Lime Martini
- Watermelon Milk and Watermelon Juice (Xigua Niu Nai and Xigua Zhi)
CRAFT PROJECTS/DIY:
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