2016 52 Recipe Challenge

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. This is our fifth year of sharing food, recipes, kitchen catastrophes, and culinary creativity with friends far and wide.

2016 Top 5
38. Crispy Chicken with Arugula
46. Braised Short Ribs
8.   Roasted Schweinshaxe (Roasted Pork Knuckle)
25. Soft Pretzels
49: Salted Caramel Pot de Crème

Honorable Mention
18. Vitamix Hollandaise Sauce
30. Italian Wedding Soup
40. Shredded Brussels Sprouts with Proscuitto

1. Pepper Crusted Prime Rib Roast
2. Creme Fraiche Mashed Potatoes
3. Spinach and Cheese Strata
4. Hot Chorizo and Cheese Dip +
5. Butternut Squash Sauce +
6. Calamari in Creamy White Wine Sauce +
7. Easy Tzatziki Sauce +
8. Roasted Schweinshaxe +
9. Mile High Hatch Chile Chili Verde +
10. Krispy Kreme Bread Pudding +
11. Sous Vide Pulled Pork +
12. Carolina BBQ Sauce- Food Network
• Carolina BBQ Sauce- The Meatwave +
13. Lobster Thermidor
14. Sous Vide Prime Rib +
15. Breakfast Sausage
16. Asian Salad Dressing
17. No-Knead Bread +
18. Vitamix Hollandaise Sauce +
19. Birthday Cake Pancakes
20. Chocolate Chip Pancakes
21. Cake Batter Birthday Blondies +
22. Strawberry Bleu Cheese Salad +
23. Waffled Hash Brown Croque Monsieur
24. Sous Vide Poached Eggs
25. Soft Pretzels +
26. Basic Polenta
27. Salted Pecan Bourbon Pumpkin Pie - - - 
28. Sous Vide Barbecue Ribs
29. Zucchini Fries
30. Italian Wedding Soup +
31. Vitamix Bearnaise Sauce
32. Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Jalapenos +
33. No-Bake Cake Batter Truffles
34. Caprese Skewers
35. Tarragon Chicken with Spring Greens +
36. Flank Steak with Saucy Mushrooms +
37. Cheesy Souffle -
38. Crispy Chicken with Arugula ++
39. Meringue Kiss Cookies +
40. Shredded Brussels Sprouts with Proscuitto + 
    
41. Alton Brown's Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies +
42. Parmesan Broccoli Rabe Bread Pudding
43. Arugula Salad with Winter Squash, Cranberries, and Pecans 
44. Jackie Kennedy's Herbed Chicken Paillard +
45. Jackie Kennedy's Chocolate Birthday Cake +
46. Pioneer Woman Braised Short Ribs ++
47. Cheddar Polenta +
48. Asparagus Gruyere Tart +
    
49. Salted Caramel Pot de Crème +
50. Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls +
51. Stuffed Bacon Wrapped Beef Tenderloin 
52. Pork Crown Roast +
53. Apple Pecan Stuffing (Dressing)
54. Alton Brown's Aged Eggnog +

+ denotes a dish we'll make again

- denotes a dish we didn't like or wouldn't make again

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