2013 52 Recipe Challenge

Recipes 36, 38, 39, and 40

The 52 recipe challenge is a way of bringing together our friends far and wide who love to cook and share their successes and failures in the kitchen. The challenge; to make 52 new recipes in a single year. We had so much fun chatting online about food, recipes, kitchen catastrophes, and culinary creativity that we decided to take on the challenge again in 2013.

1. Shellfish and Tomato Stew on Soft Polenta **
2. Cappesante al Forno (Baked Scallops with Parmesan) -
3. Baltimore-Style Crabcakes *
4. Remoulade Sauce
5. 40 Garlic Clove Chicken ***
• Served w/ Mashed Garlic Cauliflower *
6. Crab and Butternut Squash Gratin *
7. Cozze Al Forno (roasted Breaded Mussels)
8. Bobby Flay Sausage Jambalaya
9. Buttery Crab Bread Pudding
10. Parmesan Roasted Asparagus
11. Slow Cooker BBQ Ribs
12. Sweet Cream Cake
• Condensed Milk Chocolate Frosting
• Cinnamon Ice Cream
13. Asparagus with Pancetta
14. Buffalo Pot Roast 
15. Hershey's Chocolate Cake 
• Hershey's Chocolate Frosting 
16. Dry Brined Roasted Turkey  *
17. Crab Lasagna
18. Broccoli Rabe with Garlic and Red Pepper *
19. Sesame Grilled Asparagus *
20. Roast Provençal Chicken *** 
21. Greek Chopped Salad *
22. Steak Fajitas *
23. Adobo Chicken
• Strawberry Ice Cream
24. Butter Braised Onions -
25. Grilled Maple-Chile Chicken *
26. Homemade Almond Butter
27. Red Lettuce Salad with Balsamic Onions *
• Basil Gelato
28. Spiced Grilled Chicken with Duck Sauce *
29. Summer Panzanella *
30. Pesto Genovese -
31. Rolled Flank Steak with Prosciutto and Basil *
32. "Sun"-Dried Oven-Dried Tomatoes *
33. Sautéed Swiss Chard with Sun Dried Tomatoes and Feta *
34. Grilled Carrots *
35. Tomato, Watermelon, and Cucumber Salad
36. Guinness BBQ Sauce *
37. Cucumber Fennel Salad with Yogurt Dressing -
38. Alton Brown's Smoked Pulled Pork *
39. Steven Raichlen's Texas-Style Smoked Brisket *
40. Jalapeno Corn Bread *
41. Brown Butter Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies *
42. Coq au Vin *
43. Spiral Baked Potatoes -
44. Damn Fine Paleo Chicken *
45. Lamb Osso Buco *
46. Cucumber Salad
47. Zinfandel Braised Beef Brisket -
48. Basic Breakfast Potatoes *
49. Pasta in Creamy Crab and Wine Sauce -
50. Risotto with Butternut Squash and Sausage *
51. Chardonnay Braised Chicken Thighs with Parsnips *
52. Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Bars *
53. Baked Oatmeal *
54. Winter Squash Overload
• Delicata Squash Oven Fries *
• Parmesan Roasted Acorn Squash *
• Butternut Squash and Leek Soup
55. Braised Veal *
56. Crock Pot Apple Butter *

Bonus
• Peanut Butter and Banana Dog Biscuits *
* denotes a dish I'll make again
- denotes a dish we didn't like


Top 5 of 2013:
1. Shellfish and Tomato Stew on Polenta
5. 40 Garlic Clove Chicken
20. Roast Provençal Chicken (Picnic Chicken)
33. Sautéed Swiss Chard with Sun Dried Tomatoes and Feta
54. Delicata Squash Oven Fries