Sunday, January 20, 2019

2019 52 Recipe Challenge

The 52 recipe challenge is 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 eight year of sharing food, recipes, kitchen catastrophes, and culinary creativity with friends far and wide. Our Facebook group, which started with 7 people, is now over 200 foodies.

2019 Top 5
  1. Instant Pot Pork Carnitas (18): This was delicious, although something about the instant pot really brought out the heat. Nice and spicy! We put the leftovers on top of a salad. Yum. The rest of the leftovers will be served with eggs for a Mexican breakfast. Highly recommend.
  2. Creamed Spinach (56): This is now our go-to creamed spinach. Everyone raved about it at Christmas dinner, and it is everything you can get in a fine steakhouse and more.
  3. Super Thick Chocolate Chip Cookies (28): 
  4. Kaiser Rolls (7): This triggered nostalgia in the New York born and bread (get it). These Kaiser Rolls were exactly what you get when you order a "Sausage Egg and Cheese with salt, pepper, butter sandwich" at the deli.
  5. Perfect Prime Rib (52): Reverse Sear Prime Rib. The smallest bone-in prime rib roast they had at Costco was 19.5 lbs... so why not!This turned out great, even though I had to play with the temp (still took 7+ hours). The 500 degree oven didn't provide perfect results in crisping up the outside, but my 1800 degree broiler helped! Next time I'll prep the grill with natural hot burning charcoal to finish. Sous vide and reverse sear is the only way I'm making steaks here on out!
Honorable Mention

  • Buffalo Chicken Dip (39): Solid buffalo dip.
  • Chinese Broccoli with Garlic Sauce (25): Good and simple.
  • Fried Rice (42): Deviated somewhat from this (used hoisin instead of oyster sauce, added pork), but the basics of how to cook, what order to cook, using cold rice, and using butter and sesame oil are good reminders/guidelines. This turned out great.
  • Brussels Sprout Gratin (50): This was good, I would kick up the sage a little next time, and consider adding some fresh thyme as well. The crust is really good
  • Italian Chicago Beef Sandwich (49): Chicago Italian Beef Sandwiches. Used a 3 lb round, might do sirloin next time. Regardless, came out very tasty. It was critical that I had a meat slicer to slice thin and keep it tender (enough). I did broth instead of bouillon... no regrets. The rub was excellent, may use for other beef roasts.

  1. Everything Bagel Breakfast Casserole (+ when doubling eggs)
  2. Top the Tater Dip +
  3. Easy Dill Dip -
  4. Ham Salad
  5. Sous Vide Scallops +
  6. Aloha Bread
  7. Kaiser Rolls +++
  8. Garlic Confit
  9. Garlicky Skillet Greens with Ham
  10. Pressure Cooker Caramelized Onions - - - - - 
  11. Crunchy French Toast
  12. Onion Soup Mix +
  13. Coca-Cola Pot Roast+
  14. Coca-Cola Cake
  15. Coca-Cola Cheese Dip -
  16. Vitamix Avocado Hollandaise Sauce
  17. Crock Pot Chicken Carnitas
  18. Instant Pot Pork Carnitas ++
  19. Spicy Lime and Jalapeno Cole Slaw +
  20. Peanut Chicken Wings +
  21. Grilled Herb Potatoes ++
  22. Pork Carnitas 
  23. Instant Pot Hoisin Ribs +
  24. Shrimp Chow Fun +
  25. Chinese Broccoli in Garlic Sauce ++
  26. Chairman Mao's Red Braise Pork Belly +
  27. Bourbon Chocolate Chip Cookies -
  28. Super Thick Chocolate Chip Cookies +
  29. Ham Salad in Endive Cups
  30. Steak Salad with Horseradish Dressing
  31. Cold Crab Dip
  32. Loaded Tater Tot Bites
  33. Sabrett Hot Dog Onions +
  34. Balsamic Bruschetta -
  35. Basic Neapolitan Pizza Dough +
  36. Grilled Steak Salad with Creamy Vinaigrette
  37. Light and Fluffy Pancakes
  38. Cucumber Tomato Salad
  39. Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Dip +
  40. Foolproof Bearnaise Sauce
  41. Huevos Rancheros
  42. Fried Rice +
  43. Peanut Butter Dog Treats
  44. Sheet Pan Potato Hash -
  45. Tequila Lime Slaw
  46. Skirt Steak with Sauce
  47. Italian Chicago Beef Sandwich +
  48. Crispy Potatoes with Garlic Parmesan Butter
  49. Rack of Lamb
  50. Brussels Sprout Gratin +
  51. Quick BBQ Sauce
  52. Perfect Prime Rib +

  53. Bonus!



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