Inspired by above post, what's your "top 10" personal recipes of all time?

These are the dishes I make most often and/or people associate with me:

Spicy Garlic Shrimp
Coconut Shrimp
Mussels en escabeche
Hummus
Mushrooms a la Grecque
Antipasti Platter
Country Pate
Smoked Salmon Rillettes
Cream of Sorrel Soup
Falafel

Sorrel and Onion Tart
Cassoulet
Bouillabaisse
Manicotti
Chicken Mushroom Crepes
Provencal Chicken
Grilled Chicken with Rosemary-mustard marinade
Barbecued Chicken and Tri-tip with Ina Garten's BBQ sauce
Beef Bourguignon
Coq au Vin

Potato Salad
Lentil Salad
Green Salads from the Garden
Gratin Dauphinois
French Bread
Julia's Walnut Bread
Sourdough Rye Bread
Fig Rye Bread

Lemon Bars
French Lemon Tart
Queen of Sheba (Julia's Chocolate Almond Cake)
Creme Anglais
Poached Pears in Red Wine Sauce
Caramelized Pears in Puff Pastry
Tarte Tatin
Ginger Almond Wafers
Peanut Brittle

 
Ten dishes (in no particular order)

Shrimp Cakes with Thai Chili Sauce
Tomato Beef Curry
Chicken, Shrimp & Andouille Gumbo
Green Chili Stew
Turkey Sausage with White Beans & Red Peppers
Beef Short Ribs in Chipotle & Green Chile Sauce
Mango-Jicama & Avocado Salad
Smothered Cabbage & Ham
Pumpkin Praline Torte
Pear Tatin

 
misc favs

bread:
deli-style rye
Tartine basic country loaf/foccacia/pizza dough
no-knead 100% whole wheat
Moomies hamburger/hot dog buns
classic dinner rolls

sweets:
brownie drops
carrot layer cake
cherry almond strudel
coconut pineapple upside down cake

meats:
Keema-style stew with two potatoes
slow-roasted rib roast
slow roasted pork shoulder
sauerkraut and pork
chicken canzanese
chicken in a pot

soups:
spicy tomato blue cheese soup
chicken tortilla soup

veg;
cauliflower and potatoes
homemade sauerkraut
asparagus pesto
cabbage strudel

 
Let's see, here's my top of "everything" >>

In random order:
1) Silver Palate Salmon Mousse. I have made it several times and love it.
2) Margs fish soup with saffron boomed into my list on New Years Eve. Definitely a keeper!
3) Evelyn's briami. It's a staple in this house.
4) Gayle/MO's hot chocolate fudge. Works every time!
5) Richard in Cincy's Lebkuchens recipe - we make it every Christmas.
6) Marilyn's gingerbread story is read over and over again for entertainment purposes. LOVE it! It always makes me laugh. smileys/bigsmile.gif

...I know there are more recipes I use regularly, but these are the ones I have on top of my head righ now. (I'm at work and my recipe binders are at home and my head is still tuned on vacation mode. Sorry.)

 
Gawd, I get sooooo jealous reading your posts. . .

everything sounds soooooo gooooood. (salivating)

 
Hard to choose but they are:

Roast chicken my way - with lemon and potatoes (now squash)
Cheese fondue
Vincent & Mary Price's potatoes Savonyard
the family shortbread
Beef Stroganoff - and the beef stroganoff meatloaf
Susan in Kentfield's slow cooked ginger duck
green beans in lemon tarragon dressing
wacky cake with ganache
bacon chocolate chip cookies
any vegetable sauteed in duck fat!!

 
I searched for the slow cooked ginger duck recipe.

I didn't find it. I have 2 ducks in my freezer and am looking for ideas.

 
What is 'fromage fort'? And I'd love to see the creamy olive spread recipe. smileys/smile.gif

 
Note to self: Must work my way through this list! I've made a couple, but not nearly enough!

 
recipes

Fromage Fort
Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2004
You may use any leftover cheese you wish, such as Cheddar, Parmesan, Provolone, Fontina, Mozzarella, Camembert or St. Andre. Make sure that you use a combination that is not too salty.
Cindy's notes: If some of the cheese is cream cheese this will be easier to spread and will be more cohesive. Don't be surprised if you need to use lots of wine to get the right consistency.
1 pound left-over cheese, at room temperature
1/4 cup (or more) dry white wine
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
2 tablespoons fresh parsley leaves
1 small clove garlic
Remove any rinds from hard cheeses. Grate hard cheeses and cut others into 1/2-inch cubes. Place cheese, wine, butter, herbs, and garlic in a food processor and blend until smooth, approximately 2 minutes. Serve immediately or refrigerate for at least 1 hour for a firmer consistency. This can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

Creamy Olive Spread
Adapted from a recipe given to me by Marge French
When you first make this it will seem way too salty. It must rest 24 hours. The simplicity of this recipe belies its great taste, it is more than the sum of its parts.
6oz cream cheese, softened
½ cup mayonnaise
1 cup salad olives, chopped
½ cup slivered almonds, toasted and chopped
2 T olive liquid
Combine all. Cover and chill 24 hours.

 
I was thinking the same thing. Like Curious, I try new recipes all the time so it's hard for me

to really say what my top 10 would be -- even so, they''re probably already posted here at the swap. I enjoy threads like this that present new tried-and-true recipes to try -- especially the savory dishes.

 
Really had to put some thought into this. Can't pare it down enough but here goes.....

Well okay, so I have a lot of favorites that I make regularly. Sorry. We don't go out to eat smileys/smile.gif

Gougere
James Beard's Liver Pate with homemade souffleed crackers
Smoked salmon cheesecake
My deviled eggs
Hot artichoke heart spread
Layered cheese and pesto torte
Grilled shrimp wrapped in bacon
Caponata
Hummus
Baked stuffed artichokes

Roasted tomato soup
Sausage lentil soup
Julia's French Onion Soup
Youvarlakia Avgolemono (Evelyn)
Wild rice soup with bacon
My own chicken veggie soup
Jewish-style chicken soup
Crisp parmesan baked pita triangles (with soup)

Pat's Cranberry pecan salad
Watercress, pear and walnut salad
Julia's Gazpacho Salad
Creamy pasta salad
Wild rice salad
Orange and onion salad
Spicy shrimp salad with mango and grapes, sweet and sour coconut vinaigrette
Greek Salad

Fettucini Alfredo
Kristine's wonderful pilaf
Wild rice pilaf
Pasta pronto
Cathy's Greek pesto tortellini
Simple pesto and pasta
Pasta with walnut sauce
Twice-baked potatoes
Baked onion rings

Grilled shrimp, Basque-style
Stuffed Ahi
Lacquered salmon with a caramelized balsamic sauce
Salmon or Ahi in a creamy green peppercorn sauce
Coconut beer batter shrimp
Killer shrimp
Greek baked fish (Evelyn)

Cathy's garlic roasted chicken (still my favorite)
Chicken Dijonnaise (Silver Palate)
Cathy's sour cream mushroom chicken
Thai Green chicken curry
Potato baked chicken
Chicken Fricassee
Creamy chicken enchiladas
Grilled game hens with cilantro-honey marinade
Mary Jo's Laarb
CZ's pot roast
My meatloaf
Meat and potato pie
Grilled butterflied leg of lamb
Marinated lamb chops (those Costco chops!)
Pork roast and sauerkraut
Oven-fried Chimichangas
Homemade pizzas-several kinds

Cathy's pickled beets and eggs
Pickled green beans
Flavored vinegars
Crepes
Homemade salami
Aioli
Pesto

Green chili cornbread
Focaccia
Parmesan yeast bread
Julia's popovers
Pita bread
Multi grain bread

My chocolate chunk cookies
Raspberry swirl cheesecake
German apple cake
Margarita pie with pretzel crust
Double lemon cream pie (a combo recipe of Cyn's Aunt's cream layer and my Grandma's lemon layer)
Mom's oatmeal refrigerator cookies
Flourless chocolate cake
Cyn's Fudge topped brownies
Four layer chocolate pie
Chocolate coconut phyllo triangles (Evelyn)
7 layer bars

 
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