Spring & Summer Recipes
APPETIZERS, HORS D’OEUVRES
roast bone marrow with herbs
blueberry aigre doux
spring tallow butter board
whipped feta and hot honey
arancini
tongue as a cold cut
jambon persillé
bread with chocolate
brie with roasted strawberries
tarragon-marinated vegetables
liptauer
salmon rillettes
puttanesca relish
whipped mortadella
stracciatella
campechana
Hawaiian garlic butter shrimp
deviled eggs with smoked salmon
the best salmon spread
spicy baked cheese panela
pickled shrimp
baked brie tartlets
salmon quesadillas
pistachio feta dip
baked goat cheese with lavender honey
salmon crudo
crostini al tonno
masala shrimp cakes
gravlax
corn and poblano dip
layered salmon spread
baked brie with roasted cherries
chipotle shrimp with crema verde
Hawaiian poke
lemon goat cheese
ricotta and smoked salmon
faux Boursin
foriana sauce for cheese
roasted fruit packages
roasted carrot dip
a savory baked brie
roasted okra
beet hummus
foja de noce
baked mozzarella
baked tomatillo brie
bruschetta with baked ricotta
fruit and nut crackers
tapenade
dipping oil
DIPS, SALSAS
cherry salsa
a cooked salsa
sikil pak
stuffed fried olives
roasted jalapeno salsa
Mediterranean dip
cherry salsa
summer corn dip
Mimi’s white bean dip
warm crab dip
queso chile verde
peach salsa
Mediterranean layered dip
tapeschetta
black bean and feta dip
rosemary’d white bean dip
GRAINS, SIDE DISHES
Korean vegetable pancake
uthappam
polenta with corn and eggs
baked polenta with za’atar tomatoes
a seasonal risotto
asparagus and taleggio risotto
bacon fried rice
flaky scallion pancakes
Colombian coconut rice
potato pancakes with goat halloumi
crispy beet risotto
Thai-inspired risotto
golden carrot and cauliflower rice
green rice with corn
grits with eggs and red sauce
risotto with bacon and peas
crèpes
double corn grits
zucchini risotto
a spring pilaf
squash and corn pancakes
cuscuz de galinha
monte cristo crepes
PASTAS
lemon pappardelle with nduja
vodka sauce
pumpkin seed pesto pasta
my marinara
baked conchiglioni
smoked mozzarella carbonara
pasta puttanesca
trottole Trapanese
fettucinne al burro
Singapore noodles
ham and asparagus lasagna
fregola with peas and bacon
easy peasy pasta
Calabrian carbonara
orecchiette with sausage and fennel
cacio e pepe
pasta with greens and asparagus gremolata
bucatini with almond herb pesto
pasta with zucchini
Nigella’s gragnanesi with squid
crozetti with smoked salmon
beet ravioli
double olive pasta
gnudi with meat sauce
pasta Chimayo
SANDWICHES
Bombay sliders
bacon and egg salad sandwich
Mimi’s chicken salad
avocado on grilled bread
SAVORY TARTS
Dutch baby with mushrooms and eggs
torta di pomodoro
erbazzone reggiano
tarte flambée
spiced chicken tart
Chef JP’s tomato pie
3-onion tart with Taleggio
Kasfladen
tomato pie with cheese and bacon
flamiche
leek and cilantro pesto tart
yogurt and chèvre cheesecake
rustic tomato galette
spinach pie
pissaladière
gougère tart
SALADS
soba salad with strawberries
insalata di polpo
grilled prawn, corn, and tomato salad
cherry salad
Thai squid salad
chicken, rice and grilled peach salad
crab and corn salad
zucchini Greek salad
rice salad Nicoise
spring salad with pancetta
barbecue and blue chicken salad
duck confit and lentil salad
lamb salad with cumin vinaigrette
salad with liver
garlicky puttanesca pasta salad
corn tomato salad with tapenade
esquites
watermelon jicama salad
corn and strawberry salad with goat cheese
cacio e pepe salad
French salad with sausage and beans
potato and beet salad
green goddess chicken salad
hot-smoked trout salad
tomato and watermelon salad
my favorite salad
fattoush with khubz
Mediterranean salad with ivory lentils
South American salad
Thai beef salad
Chinese cucumber salad
mushroom, arugula tortellini salad
herby octopus salad with blueberries
spiced beef salad on hummus
Ottolenghi’s rice salad with nuts and sour cherries
Korean coleslaw
a delightfully decadent potato salad
grilled halloumi salad
roasted beet salad
antipasti-inspired salad
watermelon pecorino salad
Polynesian-inspired salad
white bean and tomato salad
a seafood salad
late summer potato salad
a chopped salad
panzanella
crunchy pea salad
strawberry salad
VINAIGRETTES and DRESSINGS
Asian peanut butter dressing
herbed ranch dressing
brown derby vinaigrette
Vietnameser dressing
green goddess dressing
whole lemon dressing
orange tomato dressing
strawberry vinegar
beet vinaigrette
SOUPS
shrimp stew
tarhana soup
cullen skink
celeriac fennel soup
Eric Ripert’s seafood chowder
pineapple gazpacho
split pea soup
French lentil soup
asparagus soup
butternut squash soup with gorgonzola crema
Pho, home-made
spiced cauliflower soup
sorrel soup
summer corn chowder
sriracha gazpacho
lemongrass garden soup
spiced cauliflower soup
FISH, SHELLFISH, MOLLUSKS
shrimp with romesco and spinach
polpo alla Luciana
BJ’s salmon with pine nut salsa
garlicky shrimp and mushrooms
salmon bites
fish tacos with yuzu kosho slaw
tomato-braised baccala
salmon with pickled strawberries
kedgeree
Nigella’s fish bhorta
stir-fried noodles with shrimp
slow-baked citrus salmon
lobster and haddock casserole
salmon with sweet ginger sauce
shrimp saltado
shrimp feta a la Neil
Louisiana barbecued shrimp
hot-smoked salmon with a salad of greens, apples, hazelnuts and cherries
cuttlefish with raspberries
shrimp and greens
couscous risotto with spicy scallops
tuna with a vinaigrette
hot-smoked salmon
cilantro garlic shrimp
scallops and vegetables
scallop tomato gratin
shrimp and grits
sweet chili shrimp
salt cod
salt cod lunch
Portuguese salt cod
salmon, rice, spicy sauce
fresh tuna burgers
ceviche
Hawaiian poke
sous vide redfish
summer-inspired sea bass
BEEF, PORK, SAUSAGE, LAMB, BISON, DUCK
queso and beef short ribs
venison short loin
slow roasted 5-spice lamb
duck bigarade
lamb chops with garlic caper rub
steak Diane
pork and udon
Perron style tacos
pork schnitzel
guiso de carne
bobotie
birria
spicy pork
arayes
tacos al pastor
chili beef lettuce wraps
chili Colorado
pork all’Arrabiatta
how to cook a filet mignon
Peking duck
baby-back ribs with hoisin BBQ sauce
pork chops with cherry mustard
barbecued pork belly
Nigella’s slow roasted pork shoulder
grilled sausages and zucchini
the best burgers
steak with pepperonata and baked ricotta
<Greek lamb burgers
herbed pork kabobs
pork chile verde
paprika-smothered pork tenderloin
pesto’d lamb chops
meatballs in creamy caper sauce
venison short loin
fruited duck breasts
sausage making
Mughlai kabobs
bison matambre
gochujang pork
boneless leg of lamb
POULTRY
Cape Malay chicken curry
rosemary chicken with corn and sausage fricasee
grilled marinated chicken
bahn xeo
chicken, pork, and lobster adobo
doro wat
the devil’s hot toad chicken
rosey harissa chicken
chicken biryani
chicken with chick peas and sausages
chicken shawarma
chicken teriyaki
chicken paillard
buttermilk- and olive-marinated chicken thighs
chicken and sausages
Moroccan bastilla
spatchcocking
Southwestern quesadillas
Irish boxty
cast-iron grilled chicken
turkey zucchini burgers
VEGETABLES
roast peppers with ‘nduja and burrata
roasted okra
spaghetti squash alfredo
salt potatoes
colcannon with crispy leeks
stuffed zuchini
beet and potato gratin
asparagus with beet-lemon dressing
butternut squash with couscous and feta
zucchini, corn and roasted poblano peppers in a Mexican crema
ratatouille Méridionnale
mustardy cauliflower cheese
sautéed mushrooms
green beans with tomatoes, Kalamata olives, and pine nuts
charred carrots with brie
fondant potatoes
Indian sag
spaghetti squash served like spaghetti
mushy peas
orange-glazed beets
Rösti
peas à la Française
leeks Creole
risotto-stuffed tomatoes
green goddess green beans
LEGUMES
beans, broccolini, and burrata
lentils with burrata and basil
crunchy beans
refried black beans
lentils
white bean and tomato gratin
curried lentil salad
SWEET AND SAVORY BREADS
salted olive crisps
yewollo ambasha
sourdough country bread
tigelle
injera
pretzel bites
olive cake
socca
the other polenta
Czechoslovakian dumpling
canapé bread
bread for cheese
raclette quick bread
Chinese steamed buns
chili pecan buns
achiote cornbread
DESSERTS, SWEETS, TREATS
milk chocolate bread pudding
Italian orange cake
strawberry marsala cake
semifreddo
coeur a la creme
fluffy chocolate mousse
fresh strawberry ice cream
banana mousse with butterscotch
strawberry pie
café crème Quebec
ez brownies
royal banana chocolate bread
wienerstube cookies
cherry clafoutis
cherries Foster
avocado pie
amarena cherry and chocolate cake
chocolate yogurt mousse
quatre quarts cake
colpa degno cookies
lime ice cream
bananas Foster
sour cream raisin pie
lemon poppy seed Dutch baby
Ghent cheesecake
Pimm’s ice cream float
Polish sugar cookies
Moro’s yogurt cake
fruit and chocolate
berry cherry hazelnut galette
strawberry tiramisu
Scottish cranachan
strawberry vanilla Neufchâtel
forgotten pudding
chocolate Neufchâtel
cajeta crêpes
crème fraiche ice cream
Dingle bread and butter pudding
torta di ricotta
lemon pudding cake
French oeufs à la neige
summer berry pie
mille crêpe cake
fostered banana ice cream
DRINKS
aperol gin spritz
club special cocktail
giggle juice
cherry orange sangria
the perfect bloody Mary
coconut lime margarita
tinto de Verano
alcudla cocktail
pisco sour
paloma margarita
frozen bellini
bourbon slush
pink prosecco margarita
one more margarita
midori fizz
gin ramos fizz
a real margarita
watermelon margarita
coconut willy
summer refresher
king of Denmark
summer cup
berry bramble
grapefruited pisco
sgroppino
Tuscan spice cocktail
sweet strawberry vodka
BREAKFAST, BRUNCH, EGGS
turmeric eggs on spinach with tamarind dressing
kimchi cheddar omelette
Turkish eggs
a simple frittata
menemen
omelette Arnold Bennett
the best pancake in the world
smoky breakfast pizzas
a basic omelet
eggs baked in ricotta
scrambled eggs with lox
piperade
grits with eggs and red sauce
baked eggs and olives
yeasted brown butter waffles
a salt cod breakfast
coffee butter
smoked salmon and bacon hash
cheese blintzes
SWEET SAUCES and CONDIMENTS
apple peach butter
cherry mustard
peach salsa
dried fruit sauce
better than Nutella?
SAVORY SAUCES and CONDIMENTS
Turkish yogurt and tomato sauce
pumpkin seed pesto
uchucuta sauce
my marinara
speidie sauce
red chimichurri
schug
blueberry barbecue sauce
smoked cherry jam
fruit caponata
cowboy butter
hoisin BBQ sauce
kimchi
my other red sauce
sweet and spicy
curry ketchup
strawberry and onion chutney
white sauce
fresh salsa
coffee butter
sauce Vierge
enchilada sauce
Mimi’s favorite BBQ sauce
persillade
gorgonzola sauce
Indian nut sauce
aillade Toulousaine
create your own chutney
cowboy butter
chimichurri
charmoula
harissa
apple chutney
cherry salsa
asparagus gremolata
romesco
lemongrass pesto
asparagus pesto
tapenade
tapeschetta
dipping oil
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