Double Chocolate Peppermint Cookies (p. 769)

I'm already failing at keeping the blog up again.  I'm two months behind but that's fine, I've decided I'm not going to stress over it and I'm not going to backdate posts.  I still have a lot of blog work to do--I have to finish the indexes, change all the side copy, and fix the keywords (to start).  

Cookie baking!  This is our new tradition, started in 2018.  On Christmas Eve Eve (the 23rd) we bake cookies.  Lots and lots of cookies.  The goal is so we have those cookies when people stop by, which they do.  I love holiday visits.  Do you bake cookies for the holidays?  What do you make?

I didn't get a final picture of these cookies because...well, because were attempting to make ten types of cookies and it got hard to photograph.  I'm not back in the swing of things yet.  We use a planning board whenever we cook big meals to stay on task.  Guests have gotten good at walking into the house and going over to the board to see what's on the menu.

The planning board--you will see this a lot

Double-chocolate peppermint cookies (p.769) use the same base as Soft and chewy sugar cookies (p. 768).  

Flour, baking powder, cocoa powder, and salt were sifted into a bowl.  Remember, measure and then sift.

In another bowl sugar  and butter were mixed until light and fluffy. 

Spin spin spin

This takes longer than you think it's going to take.  Don't rush it.  I added peppermint extract and then an egg.  I know peppermint extract might not be something that everyone has in their pantry but you really need it if you want to bake a lot.  I love the smell of mint so it was nice and invigorating.  Side note: If you get the opportunity to go to the Celestial Seasoning tea plant, I highly recommend it.  The room where they store the mints is awesome--clears your sinuses it's so strong.  The most interesting thing I learned there is they clean with air because if you cleaned with water you make tea.

The flour mixture was added in.  Of course at this point I divvied up the dough into balls, completely forgetting the chocolate chips.  I had to add all the balls back into the bowl, add the chocolate chips, and do it all over again.  

The dough  was rolled into balls, then broken in half and rolled into balls again.  

We sprinkled turbinado sugar on top.  (What? You don't have a selection of sugars to use at home??  Plain brown or white sugar would have been fine).  They were cooked  for about ten minutes.

Remember, I forgot to take a final picture but they essentially looked like this, just cooked.  The cookies were extremely chocolaty and very, very minty.  The phrase "an Andes mint on steroids" was mentioned.  If you like chocolate/mint combos, make these.  You will love them and they aren't very difficult.

Random facts:

• Peppermint is a hybrid of watermint (wtf is watermint?) and spearmint.
• Peppermint is considered an invasive species in much of the world.  It's extremely fast growing.

Nora's Chocolate Chip Cookies (p. 770), Applesauce Cake (p. 732), and Quick Butterscotch (Penuche) Icing (p. 799)

Who doesn't love chocolate chip cookies?  I have to admit, I don't turn to The Joy of Cooking for cookie recipes at all.   Do you?  I tend to go to dedicated cookie cookbooks and I have historically not loved the TJOC chocolate chip cookie recipes but I was hopeful for this one because it's new to the  2019 Edition.  Readers, I didn't love it.  It was certainly easy enough (but not nearly as easy--or as good--as the recipe on the Crisco container).

I love my house and I love my kitchen but I do not love the lighting.  It's absolutely terrible and it will be improved at some point.  Fortunately, terrible pictures have always been a hallmark of TJOTJOC. 

Dry ingredients were mixed:

Ugh, these shadows

Butter was creamed with white and brown sugar (if you don't know what that means, google is your friend). Vanilla, an egg, and an egg yolk were added:

OMG I did not make this in complete darkness

The flour mixture was added in and then the chocolate chips.  We had two different types of chocolate chips left over from Christmas Eve Eve (otherwise known as "cookie baking day") so I just used those.  I got out the cookie scoop.  We have a lot of cookie scoops and they are all terrible except the one my bestie Rachel gave me.  I picked out "Amazon Choice" scoops.  I read a story online right after that about a terrible lady who takes money from companies that make garbage that they pay people to "review" on Amazon and that regularly become "Amazon Choice" and that really irritates me because I formerly trusted the rating.  It explains why I have had so many terrible purchases recently.  Scoops that don't scoop fall into that.  Rant over.  I had to scoop them twice because I used the wrong size.

I never know how much they are going to spread so I always put them too far apart.

After:

Toooooo crispy.  I don't like my chocolate chip cookies that crispy which is why I tend to use Crisco.  I love Crisco.  I could work for Crisco.  The recipe lies.  It calls these chewy, thick cookies--they were not.These will not be made in the future.

The Joy of Cooking Applesauce Cake came next.  The other day I looked in the refrigerator to find a freaking enormous jar of applesauce.  To the best of my knowledge nobody in this house is a big applesauce fan so it was odd.  Jeff said that it was really cheap so obviously he bought it.  Obviously (eye roll).  So I looked in TJOC for a recipe that would use some applesauce and found Applesauce cake (p. 732).

Gwen helped me mix sifted flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, salt, allspice, and nutmeg.  Two points here:

1.  EDUCATION!  If it's "sifted flour" you measure after sifting.  If it's "flour, sifted" you measure and then sift.  I'm not sure everyone knows that and it's super important.

2.  I have Gwen taste all the ingredients as we are cooking including all the spices.  I'll be damned if she's one of those people on a cooking show who fail the tasting challenge--they should all be ashamed of themselves.  Let your kids taste things when they cook with you!

Butter is beaten and sugar is added.  I used brown sugar but you can use white or a combination.  An egg is cracked in and then the flour mixture and the applesauce are alternately added.  I was optimistic about this recipe.  It smelled good and wasn't too sweet.  You can add nuts or dried fruit.  I'm always going to opt in to nuts and dried fruit so I added walnuts and dried cranberries.

The whole thing as cooked for about a half hour.  I decided to use the square pan rather than the loaf pan option.

After cooking:

It popped out extremely easily, which makes sense, as I used about a stick of butter on the pan.

I'm always going to opt in to icing.  I lllloooovvvveeee penuche so I was happy to see Quick Butterscotch (Penuche) Icing (p. 799).  It was easy because all icing is easy.  Butter, brown sugar, evaporated milk, and salt were mixed over heat until they were combined and let cool in a bowl:

Powdered sugar and vanilla were added:

Tell me you don't want to reach into this picture for a taste...

I liked both these recipes!  The applesauce cake was not very sweet and reminded me of the zucchini cake we made every summer to get rid of the huge excess of zucchini.  The icing was absolutely amazing--smooth, brown sugary, fantastic.  Next time I will make the cake in a loaf but I will make it again.  Possibly with the same giant jar of applesauce.  Fast and good.

But I had extra icing so what to do with it...

Sandwich it between cookies!!!  It was amazing.  Penuche icing belongs between cookies.  

Even though I didn't like these cookies I do think they would make fantastic ice cream sandwiches.  For Gwen's second birthday we made homemade ice cream sandwiches and they were really popular.  You have to be careful with the cookie that you pick because they can get way too hard and I think these would have been sturdy enough while soaking up some of the moisture from the ice cream to soften.

What kind of chocolate chip cookies do you like?  Does the rest of your household agree or is it an argument every time? Tell me below!

Note: All three recipes are vegetarian, the icing is GF. 

Holy moly, it's almost 2020

I started the project of cooking through The Joy of Cooking over a decade ago.  I was a graduate student who wanted to learn to cook.  I'm a methodical thinker and the idea of cooking all the way through a cookbook to learn really appealed to me.  It was a category of blog in the...what do you call the first decade of the 21st century?  Well, during that time.  I really should have taken a look at the size of the book before committing.  That being said, I really think I could have finished it before the new edition came out had I not taken almost a decade off.  During that decade I moved to DC, lived near fantastic fish and shellfish, continued cooking out of TJOC, and didn't blog about it at all.  I'm not going to bother writing up any of those recipes---if they are in the new edition I will talk about them when I make them again, if they aren't then no big loss (although I did make an aspic--I'm not sure that recipe made it into the 2019 edition!).  So, when I lived at high altitude in Colorado, I didn't finish the high-altitude recipes, and when I lived on the coast I didn't finish the shellfish and fish recipes and I'll be kicking myself about both of those things as I try to knock them out.

There have been some big life changes.  Since the last major time blogging, I have been divorced and remarried.  I have 2 small children.  And I've moved back to Des Moines, IA where we could buy a house with a yard and have a big kitchen for cooking and an open concept for entertaining.  We entertain quite a bit which will help with finishing!

As you should know by now, the new edition of TJOC came out in November 2019.  This both filled me with regret (why the heck didn't I finish this years ago?) and renewed excitement (why don't I finish it now!).

What will stay the same: I'm still going to post pictures.  TJOC still doesn't have pictures.  I'm still not going to post the recipes so quit asking.  Go buy the book or download it on your phone.  I'm clearly a fan and I'm not going to help you steal from them.  I will still post my honest experience cooking the recipe.  If the fish catches on fire, I'll take a picture of the disaster.

What will be different: I'm married to a chef now so my cooking has gotten far more professional looking.  My knife cuts are better.  I still can't plate worth a damn.  My photography skills have also improved, which will probably disappoint some of you!  But don't worry, this is still a no-food styling blog.

I'm reindexing.  The original indexes will stay exactly where they are and the new indexes will start as November 1, 2019.  I'm going through all the old posts and adding a "Round 1" tag to them as well.  Everything new will have a "2019 edition" tag added.  Some of you have been around since the beginning and that's crazy and awesome.  Some of you are new and that's exciting, too!  So let's keep going along this journey, together.  

Vegetables Index: 2019 Edition

The Index is a vital part of this project.  Since I started this project with the 2006 edition, some of the blogs linked are from that edition and I'm not guaranteeing that there have been no changes at all.  You can ask, though, and I probably know the answer.  Starred items are new in the 2019 edition (or at least they weren't in the 2006 version) and ^ are recipes that have a visible change--some have a more descriptive name, some are combined, fairly minor changes.

Look for the "Index 2019" keyword to get to the newer version, "Round 1" to get the original version of the index.

**DISCLAIMER** IF THESE ARE RECIPES THAT WERE IN BOTH THE 2006 EDITION AND THE 2019 EDITION AND I MADE THEM IN ROUND 1, IT'S POSSIBLE THERE ARE MINOR DIFFERENCES.

If you found this page on Google because you were searching for a specific recipe that isn't linked, make sure to search for it. I'm usually several months behind updating the indexes.

My thoughts on the update at the bottom.

Vegetables dishes:
Number of recipes: 246
Number of recipes in the 2019 edition previously made: 54 or 22%

*Basic vegetable stir-fry
*Vegetable breakfast hash
Glazed root vegetables
Root vegetable puree
Root vegetable braise
*Battered and deep fried vegetables I: Pakora
**Battered and deep fried vegetables II: Tempura
*Battered and deep fried vegetables III: Beer-battered
Vegetables ala Grecque
Ratatouille provencale
*Vegetable Tian
^Vegetable tagine (formerly "Moroccan-style vegetable stew")
*Steamed artichokes I: whole
*Steamed artichokes II: halved or quartered
*Garlic braised artichokes I: halved
*Garlic braised artichokes II: trimmed, store-bought artichoke
*Stuffed artichokes alla Romana
*Fried artichokes I: Artichoke hearts and baby artichokes
*Fried artichokes II: Roman Jewish-style fried artichokes
Braised baby artichokes and peas
^Asparagus I (three recipes are now combined into one)
Roasted asparagus
Stir-fried asparagus
Asparagus with orange and hazelnuts
^Steamed or boiled green beans (formerly "green beans")
*Roasted green beans
^Green bean casserole II (used to be in two recipes, now combined)
^Braised green beans I: with pork and potatoes (was Green beans, potatoes, and smoked meat)
^Braised green beans II: with onions, tomatoes, and dill (was Green beans with onions, tomatoes, and dill)
*Sichuan-style dry-fried beans
*Braised lima beans
*Wanda's stewed cranberry beans
*Baghali Ghatogh (Iranian fava bean stew with eggs)
^Roman style fava beans (reworded in new edition)
*Frijoles de la olla
Tuscan beans
*Ful medames (simmered fava beans)
*Falafel: fried (these were in the sandwich chapter in the 2006 edition, I think)
*Falafel: baked
*Feijoada (Brazilian black bean stew)
Refried beans (frijoles refritos)
*Jamaican stew peas
*Baked beans: dried beans
*Baked beans II: canned beans
*Cassoulet
Red beans and rice
Black-eyed peas and greens
*Chana masala (tomato-chickpea curry)
^Simmered lentils (combined three recipes into one)
^Dal (Indian lentil stew) I
Dal (Indian lentil stew) II: Dal tadka (with fried spices)
Braised lentils with sausage
^Steamed or boiled beets (now it's steamed or simmered beets)
Baked or roasted beets
Megan's beets with goat cheese
Beets with their greens
Steamed broccoli
*Roasted broccoli
*Broccoli cakes
Broccoli cheese casserole
Garlic-braised broccoli rabe
*Roasted Brussels sprouts
^Braised Brussels sprouts with chestnuts (slight name change)
Becker brussels sprouts
*Brussels sprouts gratin
*Kinpira Gobo (Japanese braised burdock and carrots)
*Sauteed cabbage I with bacon and herbs
*Sauteed cabbage II with chiles and fried spices
^Cabbage with potatoes and ham (renamed from Cabbage, potatoes, and ham)
Stir-fried bok choy with mushrooms
*Roasted cabbage wedges with yogurt sauce
*Cabbage gratin
Braised red cabbage
*Braised sauerkraut
*Sauerkraut fritters
*Okonomiyaki (Japanese cabbage pancakes)
Stuffed cabbage rolls I: Hearty meat-rice filling
*Stuffed cabbage rolls II: Vegetarian filling
Roasted cactus pad salad
*Simmered cardoons
Glazed carrots
Roasted carrots
*Charred carrots
*Roasted cauliflower wedges
*Roasted cauliflower with green olives and lemon
*Tandoori cauliflower
*Cauliflower with brown butter bread crumbs
^Creamy mashed cauliflower (previously Mashed cauliflower)
Scalloped cauliflower
*Aloo Gobi (curried cauliflower and potatoes)
*Gobi Manchurian (Indian-Chinese fried cauliflower))
*Stir-fried celery
Baked celery root
^Boiled chestnut (combined from two recipes to one)
*Chestnut compote
Belgian endive au gratin
*Grilled treviso with sauce gribiche
*Utica greens (spicy baked escarole)
Braised radicchio

Corn on the cob

Grilled or roasted corn

Elotes (Mexican grilled corn)

Sauteed corn 
Creamed corn
Corn pudding
Cheese-chili corn squares
Succotash
Fresh corn fritters

Roasted whole eggplant

*Roasted eggplant II: Halves or slices

*Miso-glazed eggplant
Fried eggplant 
Eggplant parmigiana
*Rolled stuffed eggplant
Moussaka

*Braised fennel

*Grilled fennel and tomatoes with olives and basil

Roasted garlic I: whole oven-roasted heads

*Roasted garlic II: quick pan-roasted garlic cloves

*Garlic confit

*Garlic chips

Southern-style greens
*Wilted tender greens
*Creamed Spinach
*Spinach with pine nuts and raisins
^Braised greens with garlic (formerly sauteed greens with garlic
*Gumbo z'herbes
*Spinach pakoras
*Sauteed shredded collard greens
*Palak paneer (curried spinach with fresh cheese)
Braised leeks
^Melted leeks (formerly Creamy leeks)
Leeks vinaigrette
*Leek gratin
*Grilled leeks with Romesco sauce
*Glamorgan sausages (Vegetarian leek and cheese "sausages")
Sauteed mushrooms
Creamed mushrooms
*Champignones al ajillo (garlicky Spanish-style mushrooms)
Mushroom ragout

*Roasted mushrooms

*Mushroom bacon

Grilled mushrooms

Duxelles
*Mushroom confit
*Okra and tomato stew
Fried okra
*Bhindi kurkuri (crispy Indian-style fried okra)
Sauteed onions
Caramelized onions I: Traditional
*Caramelized onions II: Quick
Creamed pearl onions
*Onion rings I: Battered
*Onion rings II: Breaded
*Crispy fried shallots
Grilled sweet onions
Oven- or fire-baked whole onions I
Oven- or fire-baked whole onions II
*Roasted shallots
^Baked onions stuffed with spinach and sausage (slightly different name)
*Korean green onion pancake
*Parsnip-cheese gratin
^Braised garden peas (formerly Green peas)
Stir-fried snow peas
Peas with prosciutto and onions
*Pea and ricotta toasts
Roasted peppers I: Broiled or grilled
*Roasted peppers II: Pan-roasted
*Roasted peppers III: Torched
Stuffed bell peppers
*Rajas con crema (creamy roasted poblano strips)
*Charred shishito or padron peppers
^Chiles rellenos (formerly Baked chiles rellenos with cheese)
*Roasted plantains
Fried plantains I: Tostones
^Fried plantains II: Pan-fried (formerly "Golden sauteed plantain slices"
Boiled potatoes (pommes anglaise)
Mashed potatoes
^Colcannon (Mashed potatoes with cabbage and scallions)
*Mashed potato casserole for a crowd
*Pan-fried mashed potato cakes
*Potatoes au gratin (scalloped potatoes)
Baked potatoes
Twice-baked potatoes
Duchess potatoes
*Roasted potatoes
*Hasselback potatoes
*Creamy smashed potatoes
Pommes Anna
*Potato kugel
Panfried or lyonnaise potatoes

Hash brown potatoes

^Latkes (Potato pancakes)
*Potatoes rosti
Souffleed or puffed potatoes
French fries I: Double-fried
French fries II: Cold start
French fries III: Shoestring
*Jojos (fried potato wedges)
Oven "French-fried" potatoes
^Radishes with green onion (formerly "Red radishes with scallions")
*Peas and radishes with miso butter
Salsify with herbs
Sauteed summer squash
Summer squash casserole
*Baked stuffed zucchini
*Louisiana-style chayote
*Zucchini fans
Baked or roasted winter squash I: Whole
Baked or roasted winter squash II: Large pieces (formerly "Baked winter squash II")
Baked or roasted winter squash III: Slices and small chunks
Mashed winter squash
Baked butternut squash stuffed with sausage and apples
*Pumpkin curry
Squash blossoms stuffed with cheese and herbs
*Sunchokes in garlic butter
*Crispy roasted sunchokes
Mashed sweet potatoes
*Sweet potato pudding
Twice-baked sweet potatoes I
Candied sweet potatoes
^Sweet potatoes fries (formerly Deep-fried sweet potatoes)
Sweet potato and peanut stew
Poi
Stewed tomatoes or tomatoes Creole
Fried green tomatoes
Tomatoes provencale
Broiled tomatoes
Slow-roasted tomatoes
Scalloped tomatoes
Hot stuffed tomatoes
*Braised turnips with leeks and bacon
Yuca with citrus and garlic
*Mapo dofu (Sichuan-style tofu)
*Tofu scramble
*Agedashi tofu
*Crispy panfried tofo
*Baked marinated tofu
*Sambal goreng tempeh
*Seasoned tempeh crumbles
*Caramelized tamarind tempeh
^Meatless dinner loaf (formerly "Tex-mex style dinner loaf")
*Seitan
*Kung pao seitan
*Pecan and cheddar "sausage" patties


Uncored artichokes
Artichoke hearts I
Artichoke hearts II
Stuffed artichokes
Green beans with an addition
Green bean casserole I
Stir-fried yard-long beans
Lima beans I
Lima beans II
Lima beans and mushrooms
Stir-fried bean sprouts
Boiled beans
Vegetarian chili
Caribbean red bean stew with pork
Baked beans
Baked beans with bacon
Mashed fava beans
Brazilian black beans
Curried chickpeas with vegetables
Oven-roasted chickpeas --moved to Appetizers 
Sweet-and-sour (Harvard) beets
Beets in sour cream
Breadfruit I
Breadfruit II
Breadfruit III
Deep-fried broccoli
Broccoli stir-fry
Sauteed cabbage
Burdock
Cabbage
Creamed cabbage
Stir-fried napa cabbage and carrots
Sauerkraut
Cardoons
Carrots
Carrot puree
Carrots vichy
Braised carrots
Steamed cauliflower
Cauliflower and potato curry
Celery
Steamed celery root
Mashed celery root
Boiled chayote
Louisiana-style chayote
Souffleed corn pudding
Dee's corn and tomato salad--moved to Salads chapter
Cooked cucumbers
Baked eggplant slices
Eggplant relish (caponata)--moved to Appetizer chapter
Roasted fennel
Boiled spinach
Creamed spinach I
Creamed spinach II
Wilted spinach
Panned or Sicilian spinach
Saag paneer
Kale and potato gratin
Beet greens
Sauteed milkweed pods
Kohlrabi I
Kohlrabi II
Braised lettuce
Stir-fried lotus root
Becker portobello pizzas
Deep-fried mushrooms
Broiled stuffed mushroom caps
Becker duxelles
Stewed okra
Steamed onions
Scalloped onions with cheese
French-fried onion rings
Deep-fried parsley
Oven-braised parsnips
French parsnips
Glazed parsnips
Parsnip puree
Puree of peas
Peas and carrots
Peas and mushrooms
Green peppers and onions
Bell peppers stuffed with rice
Plantains I
Plantains II
Jerusalem artichokes (sunchokes)
Boiled new potatoes
Riced potatoes (potato snow)
Leftover potato cakes
Chantilly potatoes
Creamed potatoes
Scalloped potatoes I
Scalloped potatoes II
Au gratin potatoes
Browned or franconia potatoes
Pan-broiled grated potatoes
Never-fail french fries
Shoestring potatoes
Potato croquettes
Leftover German-fried potatoes
Leftover potatoes o'brien
Leftover au gratin potatoes
Boiled rutabaga
Rutabaga puree
Steamed summer squash
Stuffed baked summer squash
Deep-fried zucchini
Mashed winter squash I
Mashed winter squash II
Baked acorn squash with pear and apple
Boiled sweet potatoes
Baked sweet potatoes
Sweet potatoes and apples
Taro cakes
Tomatoes creole
Cooked turnips
Braised turnips
Turnip puree
Stir-fried water chestnuts
Tofu or soybean curd
Tofu burgers
Tofu salad
Moo shu tempeh
Szechuan-style "hacked" tempeh
Seitan
Root vegetable and seitan stew

Thoughts on changes:  Mostly, makes sense.  A lot of them were worked into the introduction.  Only a few of the cut recipes were really good although the milkweed recipe blog is one of my favorites.

Shellfish Index: 2019 Edition

The Index is a vital part of this project.  Since I started this project with the 2006 edition, some of the blogs linked are from that edition and I'm not guaranteeing that there have been no changes at all.  You can ask, though, and I probably know the answer.  Starred items are new in the 2019 edition (or at least they weren't in the 2006 version) and ^ are recipes that have a visible change--some have a more descriptive name, some are combined, fairly minor changes.

Look for the "Index 2019" keyword to get to the newer version, "Round 1" to get the original version of the index.

If you found this page on Google because you were searching for a specific recipe that isn't linked, make sure to search for it. I'm usually several months behind updating the indexes.

My thoughts on the update at the bottom.

Shellfish dishes:
Number of recipes: 62
Number of recipes in the 2019 edition previously made: 5 or 8%


*Raw shellfish on the half shell
Mixed shellfish in tomato sauce

^Shellfish with mushrooms and greens (used to include "stew")

*Deep-fried shellfish I: Floured or breaded

*Deep-fried shellfish II: Battered

*Pan-fried shellfish

Broiled oysters
Grilled oysters

Baked oysters on the half-shell

*Oyster mosca

Scalloped oysters
Creamed oysters
Steamed mussels I: Moules mariniere (mussels steamed in wine)

Steamed mussels II: Thai style
Steamed mussels III: Italian style
Steamed mussels IV: Mussels with cider and cream
Buttered baked mussels
Steamed clams
Baked soft-shell clams
*Baked stuffed clams (stuffies)
Clambake I
Clambake II
Stir-fried clams or mussels with oyster sauce
Thai clam pot
Scallop ceviche
Scallops meuniere
Sea scallop gratin (coquilles St. Jacques au gratin)
*Seared sea scallops
Sauteed abalone
Deep-fried soft-shell crabs
^Grilled or broiled soft-shell crabs (previously also included "roasted")
^Steamed or boiled blue crabs (added "or boiled")
^Poached (or boiled) crabs (removed "hard-shell")
Crab cakes
*Singaporean chilli crab
Steamed lobster
Boiled lobsters (removed "poached")
Grilled or broiled lobster
Lobster Americaine (or armoricaine)
Baked stuffed lobster
Lobster thermidor
Lobster newburg
*Quick skillet shrimp
*Blackened shrimp
*Salt and pepper shrimp or squid
*Poached or "boiled" shrimp
Becker barbecued shrimp
*Shrimp and grits
*Camarones  a la diabla (spicy simmered shrimp")
*Shrimp Creole
*Camarones all mojo de ajo (shrimp in a garlic citrus sauce)
*Coconut shrimp
Shrimp scampi
^Grilled or broiled shrimp or scallops I: Basic (redefined as "basic")
*Grilled or broiled shrimp or scallops II: Glazed
*Shrimp fajitas
Baked stuffed jumbo shrimp
*Thai shrimp curry
Shrimp or crayfish etoufee
Boiled crayfish
*Cajun-style crayfish boil
^Grilled or charred squid (added "or charred")
Stuffed squid
*Grilled marinated octopus
*Tako poke (Korean-style octopus poke)
Conch (or whelk) salad
Turtle soup
^Snails
*Baked buttered snails
Braised frog legs (why is this in the shellfish section?)
Deep-fried frog legs


Recipes from 2006 edition not in 2019 edition:

Oysters on the half-shell
Fried breaded oysters
Grilled mussels
Broiled clams on the half-shell
Fried shellfish with flour coating
Fried clams, shrimp, or oysters with cornmeal coating
Fried clams, oysters, shrimp, or scallops with bread crumb or cracker coating
Shrimp, scallops, squid, clams, or oysters tempura
Poached scallops
Shrimp seviche
Shellfish cocktail
Crab coconut cocktail
Lobster avocado cocktail
South Carolina skillet shrimp
No-fail boiled shrimp
Grilled or broiled shrimp or scallops with chili paste
Grilled or broiled shrimp or scallops basque-style
Broiled shrimp or scallops with persillade
Grilled or broiled shrimp or scallops with hoisin or barbecue sauce
Deep-fried shrimp
Shrimp fried in batter
Shrimp tempura
Vanilla coconut shrimp

Fish Index: 2019 Edition

The Index is a vital part of this project.  Since I started this project with the 2006 edition, some of the blogs linked are from that edition and I'm not guaranteeing that there have been no changes at all.  You can ask, though, and I probably know the answer.  Starred items are new in the 2019 edition (or at least they weren't in the 2006 version) and ^ are recipes that have a visible change--some have a more descriptive name, some are combined, fairly minor changes.

Look for the "Index 2019" keyword to get to the newer version, "Round 1" to get the original version of the index.

If you found this page on Google because you were searching for a specific recipe that isn't linked, make sure to search for it. I'm usually several months behind updating the indexes.

My thoughts on the update at the bottom.

Fish dishes:
Number of recipes: 50
Number of recipes in the 2019 edition previously made: 4 or 8% (ouch!)

Ceviche
*Tuna or salmon poke
*Baked or slow-roasted fish

High-heat roasted fish fillets
^Paupiettes (stuffed fish filled) (formerly "Molded filled fish fillets (paupiettes)")
Fish en papillote (fish baked in parchment)
*Oven-fried fish fillets
*Veracruz-style snapper
^Fish boulangere (baked fish with potatoes and pearl onion) (was Cod boulangere)
Fish baked in salt
Poached fish
Poached fish quenelles
Gefilte fish
*Braised fish fillets with lemon and capers
*Chinese steamed fish
*Butter or olive oil-poached fish
*Fish curry
Microwaved fish fillets
Grilled or broiled whole fish
^Grilled or broiled whole trout with bacon (was fish, now trout)
*Grilled whole stuffed trout
*Spice-rubbed grilled or broiled fish
^Grilled fish steaks (formerly gave the option of broiling)
*Fish kebabs with vinaigrette
Teriyaki-grilled fish steaks
^Planked fish (was "plank roasted fish")
*Grilled or broiled fish fillets
^Grilled or broiled fish fillets with herbs (added "or broiled")
^Broiled fish fillets with seasoned bread crumbs (removed the word "seasoned")
*Black cod misozuke
Panfried fish fillets or steaks
^Breaded panfried fish fillets (now "breaded pan-fried fish")
*Sauteed smelts or anchovies
Brook trout meuniere
Panfried skate with black butter

^Sauteed pepper-crusted fish steaks (was "seared")

Blackened fish steaks or fillets
*Pan-fried salmon cakes
*Pan-fried shad roe
Fried fish I--deep fried
*Fried fish II--shallow fried
^Southern-style deep-fried catfish (was the more general "fish")
*Pla raad prik (Thai fried fish with tamarind-garlic sauce)
Fish and chips
Thai fish cakes
^Escabeche (Spanish marinated fried fish) (was "Pickled fish (escabeche)")
*Fried tiny fish (I could probably count one of the previous recipes but it's just enough different)
^Gravlax (cured salmon) (was "Cured salmon (gravlax)")
*Hot smoked salmon
*Smoked salmon hash
Salt herring and potatoes
Kedgeree

Recipes from 2006 edition not in 2019 edition:
Fish baked in a covered dish
Fish baked in foil
Fish steaks poached in white wine
Braised whole fish with red wine sauce
Fillets of sole florentine
Grilled whole red snapper with ginger-soy vinaigrette
Grilled whole trout stuffed with pesto
Broiled fish fillets with lemon
Barbecue-rubbed grilled bluefish
Grilled fish steaks with tomato-olive relish
Grilled tuna with pickled ginger, soy sauce, and wasabi
Broiled shad roe
Fish kebabs
Broiled fish fillets with tomatoes and herbs
Grilled salmon fillets with mayonnaise
Panfried whole fish
Panfried spice-crusted fish fillets
Marinated flounder fillets
Breaded smelts
Marinated deep-fried fish
Whitebait or smelts
Codfish balls or cakes
Creamed finnian haddie
Herring and apples
Sardine toast
Roasted whole fish
Roasted stuffed whole fish
Roasted whole salmon
Baked fish fillets in white wine
Sole duglere
Slow-roasted fish fillets


Thoughts: Good changes and they removed a whole lot of things I didn't want to make!  

Egg Dishes Index: 2019 Edition

The Index is a vital part of this project.  Since I started this project with the 2006 edition, some of the blogs linked are from that edition and I'm not guaranteeing that there have been no changes at all.  You can ask, though, and I probably know the answer.  Starred items are new in the 2019 edition (or at least they weren't in the 2006 version) and ^ are recipes that have a visible change--some have a more descriptive name, some are combined, fairly minor changes.

Look for the "Index 2019" keyword to get to the newer version, "Round 1" to get the original version of the index.

If you found this page on Google because you were searching for a specific recipe that isn't linked, make sure to search for it. I'm usually several months behind updating the indexes.

**Disclaimer!  The recipes cooked in Round 1 might be mildly different--I don't know.  You can let me know in the comments if you catch one that is significantly different.  How will you know the difference?  If it's labeled "Round 1" or the post was written about ten years ago**

My thoughts on the update at the bottom.

Egg dishes:
Number of recipes: 59
Number of recipes in the 2019 edition previously made: 15 or 25.4%

^Soft-boiled eggs I
*Soft-boiled eggs II
^Hard-boiled eggs I
*Hard-boiled eggs II (steamed options added)
Deviled or stuffed eggs
*Pickled eggs
*Beet pickled eggs
*Curry pickled eggs
*Son-in-law eggs
Scotch eggs
Poached eggs
Coddled eggs
*Slow poached eggs
Eggs florentine
Eggs benedict
*Latkes benedict
^ Oeufs en meurette (poached eggs in red wine sauce) (updated name)
*Shakshouka (eggs poached in tomato-pepper sauce)
*Eggs in purgatory
Creamed eggs au gratin
Curried eggs
Creamed eggs with asparagus tips cockaigne
^Baked eggs I
^Baked eggs II (there used to be three)
*Lost eggs
Fried eggs
*Frico eggs
*Breadcrumb fried eggs
Eggs in a basket
Huevos rancheros
*Breakfast chilaquiles
Scrambled eggs I
Scrambled eggs II
*Additions I
*Additions II
*Additions III
*Tex-Mex migas
Matzo brei
*Egg foo young
French omelet (rolled or folded)
^Firm omelet Diner-style (name changed)
Frittata
*Kuku Sabzi (Persian herbed omelet)
Hangtown fry
Artichoke frittata for a crowd
^Tortilla Espanola (Spanish potato omelet) (renamed from Potato omelet (tortilla espanola))
Souffled omelet
Cheese souffle cockaigne
*Vegetable souffle
Goat cheese and walnut souffle
*Vegetable timbale
^Quiche Lorraine (all the following recipes were previously in Brunch Lunch and Supper)
^Cheese quiche
^Tomato and goat cheese quiche
^Leek tart
^Basic strata
Sausage and mushroom strata
*Asparagus strata
Crab strata

Recipes from 2006 edition not in 2019 edition:

Pop's deviled eggs
Poached eggs mornay
Poached eggs blackstone
Eggs with smoked salmon
Scotch woodcock
Eggs baked in a muffin tin I
Eggs baked in a muffin tin II
Eggs in a nest
Spanish omelet
Egg white omelet
Western or Denver omelet
Jam-filled souffled omelet
Grand Marnier souffled omelet
Apple-filled souffled omelet
Savory cheese-and-herb filled souffled omelet
Ham and cheese souffle
Blue cheese-parmesan souffle
Spinach souffle
Mushroom souffle
Broccoli or cauliflower souffle
Carrot souffle
Corn souffle
Sweet potato souffle
Crab or tuna souffle
Basic timbale custard
Spinach, broccoli, or cauliflower timbales
Mushroom timbales
Asparagus timbales
Roasted garlic flan
Natural dye
Food coloring dye
Ham and vegetable strata (originally from BLS but I suspect it would have ended up here)



Thoughts on the update: Man, did omelets and souffles get smacked down!  But I do feel this is a modern update.

Appetizers and Hors D'oeuvres Index: 2019 Edition

The Index is a vital part of this project.  Since I started this project with the 2006 edition, some of the blogs linked are from that edition and I'm not guaranteeing that there have been no changes at all.  You can ask, though, and I probably know the answer.  Starred items are new in the 2019 edition (or at least they weren't in the 2006 version) and ^ are recipes that have a visible change--some have a more descriptive name, some are combined, fairly minor changes.

Look for the "Index 2019" keyword to get to the newer version, "Round 1" to get the original version of the index.

If you found this page on Google because you were searching for a specific recipe that isn't linked, make sure to search for it. I'm usually several months behind updating the indexes.

**Disclaimer!  The recipes cooked in Round 1 might be mildly different--I don't know.  You can let me know in the comments if you catch one that is significantly different.  How will you know the difference?  If it's labeled "Round 1" or the post was written about ten years ago**

My thoughts on the update at the bottom.

Appetizers and Hors D'Oeuvres:
Number of recipes: 112
Number of recipes in the 2019 edition previously made: 32 or 28.6%

Roasted nuts
Curried nuts
Rosemary and brown sugar nuts
Crisp spicy pecans
*Thai-spiced peanuts
*Boiled peanuts
Roasted chestnuts
Toasted pumpkin or squash seeds
*Roasted chickpeas
*Edamame
Toasted sunflower seeds
Popcorn
Savory additions to popcorn
*Kale chips
*Party mix
Spanish style marinated olives
Potato or root vegetable chips
Tortilla chips (fried)
*Tortilla chips (baked)
^Bagel or pita chips
*Crostini
Soda crackers
*Olive oil or flatbread crackers
*Brown butter-hazelnut crackers
*Rye crackers
Becker sour cream dip
Red onion dip
Guacamole
^Spinach dip(formerly in a bread bowl)
^Beer cheese dip in a bread bowl (formerly in a bread bowl)
^Queso fundido (hot chorizo and cheese dip) (formerly: Hot chorizo and cheese dip)
Hot crab dip
Baked artichoke dip
Seven-layer dip
Texas caviar
Hummus
White bean dip with rosemary and garlic
*Tangy black bean dip
*Any bean dip
Baba ghanoush (roasted eggplant dip) (description was added)
*Muhammara (roasted red pepper and walnut dip)
^Caponata (eggplant relish) formerly Eggplant caviar
^Tapenade (olive caper spread) (description was added)
*Anchoiade (anchovy dip)
*Brandade de Morue (creamy salt cod dip)
*Smoked salmon or trout spread
Cream cheese ball
Cheddar cheese ball
*Treva's pimiento cheese
*Fromage fort (strong cheese)
Blue cheese spread with walnuts
Roasted garlic and parmesan spread
*Marinated cheese
Fried mozzarella sticks
*Fried halloumi with honey and walnuts
Brie baked in pastry
*Cheese fondue
Nachos
^Quesadillas (formerly "cheese quesadillas")
*Bacon-wrapped dates
*Melon and prosciutto
*Watermelon and goat cheese
Bagna cauda
^Marinated vegetables (formerly separated)
Broiled stuffed mushrooms cockaigne
^Stuffed raw vegetables (formerly "Stuffed raw vegetables 1-5)
New potatoes stuffed with sour cream and caviar
Crispy potato skins
*Patatas or papas bravas (Spanish fried potatoes)
*Jalapeno poppers
^Buffalo chicken wings (fried) (separated into fried and baked)
^Buffalo chicken wings (baked)
*Thai-style chicken wings
Lemon rosemary chicken or skewers
Five-spice ribs
*Satay skewers
^Deviled ham (switched chapters so I'll make it again)
*Chicken liver pate
Cocktail meatballs
*Keftedes (Greek meatballs)
*Pork and mushroom lettuce wraps
^Dolmas (Stuffed grape leaves) (description added)
^Pot stickers or gyoza (description added)
Steak tartare
Rumaki
^Negimaki (Beef and scallion rolls) (description added)
Grilled or broiled shrimp cockaigne
Baked honey shrimp
Cajun popcorn shrimp
*Pickled shrimp
Angels on horseback
Oysters Rockefeller
Clams casino
Canapes
Tea sandwiches
Benedictine sandwiches
^Bruschetta (formerly bruschetta with tomatoes and basil)
Cheese puff canapes
Ham biscuits
*Spinach or mushroom phyllo triangles
*Quick phyllo samosas with potatoes and peas
^Miniature turnovers or tartlets I (turnovers) (I made these but now that they are combined, I'll make them again)
^Miniature turnovers or tartlets II (tartlets)
Miniature quiches
Stuffed choux puffs
^Gougeres (Cheese puffs) (added the fancy name!)
Pigs in a blanket
Puff pastry cheese straws
Quick cheese straws or wafers
Summer rolls
Egg rolls
Fried wontons


Recipes from 2006 edition not in 2019 edition:
Roasted sunflower seeds
Sour cream dip
Clam dip
Shrimp dip
Half moon hummus
Taramasalata
Roquefort cheese balls
Liptauer cheese spread
Chutney cheese spread
Garlic cheese spread
Pesto cheesecake
Marinated goat cheese with fresh thyme
Marinated mozzarella
Honey yogurt dip
Crudites
Marinated green beans
Marinated mushrooms
Chicken fingers
Chicken liver mousse
Beef satay with peanut sauce
Salami rolls
Smoked turkey and arugula rolls
Beer-batter shrimp
Coconut shrimp
Salmon pate
Salmon Mousse
Smoked salmon rolls
Smoked trout on cucumber rounds
Marinated herring on toast
Smoked salmon canapes
Anchovy toasts
Beef or pork tenderloin canapes
Turkey biscuits with chutney butter
Mushroom triangles
Spinach and feta triangles
Party piroshki
Samosas with potatoes and peas
Samosas with ground beef
Miniature tartlet shells or turnovers
Cocktail tartlets
Miniature turnovers with sun-dried tomatoes and pesto
Miniature turnovers with caramelized onions and blue cheese


Thoughts on the update: People are a lot more adventurous with flavors than they were.  I'm glad they removed most of the fish and shellfish appetizers, they were extremely dated.  Actually, most of the removed recipes were either bland or dated.

Cocktails, Wine, and Beer: 2019 Edition

The Index is a vital part of this project.  Since I started this project with the 2006 edition, some of the blogs linked are from that edition and I'm not guaranteeing that there have been no changes at all.  You can ask, though, and I probably know the answer.  Starred items are new in the 2019 edition (or at least they weren't in the 2006 version) and ^ are recipes that have a visible change--some have a more descriptive name, some are combined, fairly minor changes.

Look for the "Index 2019" keyword to get to the newer version, "Round 1" to get the original version of the index.

If you found this page on Google because you were searching for a specific recipe that isn't linked, make sure to search for it. I'm usually several months behind updating the indexes.

**Disclaimer!  The recipes cooked in Round 1 might be mildly different--I don't know.  You can let me know in the comments if you catch one that is significantly different.  How will you know the difference?  If it's labeled "Round 1" or the post was written about ten years ago**

My thoughts on the update at the bottom.

*This chapter is SIGNIFICANTLY different as it was two separate chapters in the 2006 edition.

Cocktails, Wine, and Beer:
Number of recipes: 93
Number of recipes in the 2019 edition previously made: 32 or 34.4%

Martini I
Martini II
^Irma's gin and juice (formerly "Gin cocktail")
Gin and tonic
*The last word
Bronx
Gimlet
Gin fizz
Tom Collins
Singapore sling
*Chan chan
Negroni
*Clover club
Pimm's cup
Bloody Mary
^Bloody bull shot (formerly "Becker bloody bull shot")
Screwdriver
Cosmopolitan
White Russian
Moscow mule
Joy tea
Citrus vodka
Tea vodka
Black pepper vodka
*Horseradish vodka
*Vanilla vodka
*Herbs vodka
Manhattan
Old-fashioned
Whiskey sour
Highball
Sazerac
*Blood and sand
*Penicillin
*Boulevardier
Mint julep
*Milk punch
Hot toddy
Cuba libre

Daiquiri
^Frozen daiquiri (used to be two recipes)
*Jungle bird
*Caipirinha
Pina colada
Mai tai
*Dark 'n stormy
*Mojito
*Spanish coffee
Grog
Hot buttered rum
Margarita
Frozen margarita
*Paloma
Tequila sunrise
Brandy Alexander
*Vieux carre
*Pisco  sour
Sidecar
Stinger
The Nikolashka
Grasshopper
Shirley Temple
Cranberry Collins
Rock shandy
Decorative ice mold
Champagne punch
Sangria
Fish house punch
Planter's punch
*Chatham artillery punch
Bowle
^Maitrank (May wine)
*Becker deluxe egg nog
Cooked eggnog
*Vegan eggnog
Syllabub
Tom and Jerry
Glogg
Mulled wine
Wassail
Mulled cider
Kir
Mimosa
Black velvet
Champagne cocktail I
Champagne cocktail II
*French 75
White wine spritzer
Bellini
*Aperol spritz
*Kalimotxo (calimocho)
*Michelada
Shandy

Recipes from 2006 edition not in 2019 edition:

Pink lady
Salty dog
Seabreeze
Harvey wallbanger
Madras
Rusty nail
Lynchburg lemonade
Frozen daiquiri I
Frozen daiquiri II
Long Island iced tea
Rum iced tea
Planter's punch
Tequila shot
Grapefruit herb margarita
Scarlett O'Hara
Fuzzy navel
Mudslide
Coconut extravaganza
Pineapple tropic
Plugged watermelon
Whiskey or brandy cup
Rhine wine cup
Eggnog

Thoughts: Nice updates but one of my favorite lines in any of the TJOC recipes was deleted from the book.  The glogg recipe is no longer as funny.

Beverages Index: 2019 Edition

The Index is a vital part of this project.  Since I started this project with the 2006 edition, some of the blogs linked are from that edition and I'm not guaranteeing that there have been no changes at all.  You can ask, though, and I probably know the answer.  Starred items are new in the 2019 edition (or at least they weren't in the 2006 version) and ^ are recipes that have a visible change--some have a more descriptive name, some are combined, fairly minor changes.

Look for the "Index 2019" keyword to get to the newer version, "Round 1" to get the original version of the index.

**DISCLAIMER** IF THESE ARE RECIPES THAT WERE IN BOTH THE 2006 EDITION AND THE 2019 EDITION AND I MADE THEM IN ROUND 1, IT'S POSSIBLE THERE ARE MINOR DIFFERENCES.

If you found this page on Google because you were searching for a specific recipe that isn't linked, make sure to search for it. I'm usually several months behind updating the indexes.

My thoughts on the update at the bottom.

Beverages:
Number of recipes:
Number of recipes in the 2019 edition previously made:

Drip coffee
Steeped coffee
Vacuum-method coffee
Percolated coffee
Coffee in quantity
*Cold -brew coffee
Iced coffee
^Turkish or Middle Eastern coffee (added "Middle Eastern")
*Vietnamese coffee
*Cuban coffee
Frozen coffee
*Cold-brewed tea
^Masala chai (previously just "Chai")
*Iced tea
Sweet southern iced tea
*Thai iced tea
Hot cocoa
Cocoa syrup
Quick hot cocoa
Ganache for hot chocolate
Quick hot chocolate I
Quick hot chocolate II
Spiced hot cocoa
Spiced hot chocolate
*Champurrado (masa-thickened hot chocolate)
*Mayan hot chocolate
Brazilian chocolate
Kai
Iced chocolate
Egg cream
*Tomato-vegetable juice I: Fresh tomatoes (I previously made this with canned tomatoes)
^Tomato-vegetable juice II: Canned or bottled tomato juice (previously "Tomato juice II")
Citrus juice medley
Cranberry juice
^Tomato-celery-carrot juice (previously not "juice" but "cooler"
*Pineapple-mango juice
*Carrot-beet-ginger juice
*Kale-ginger lemonade
*Fruit smoothie
*Green smoothie
Chocolate cherry smoothie
*Peanut butter and banana smoothie
Papaya-mango batido
Mango lassi
Fruit kefir
Ice cream float
Milk shake
Fruit milk shake
*Vietnamese avocado shake
^Lemonade or limeade (previously "Old-fashioned lemonade or limeade")
*Flavored or Italian soda
Fruit soda
*Agua fresca
*Horchata
*Panakam
*Spicy ginger ale
*Switchel
Watermelon punch

Cranberry-mango punch

Pineapple punch
Fruit punch
^Simple syrup (Sugar syrup)
Fruit syrup
*Citrus syrup
Herb syrup I
Herb syrup II
Spiced syrup
*Grenadine
*Fruit shrub

Recipes from 2006 edition not in 2019 edition:

French press pot coffee
Instant coffee
Jamaican coffee
Irish coffee
Cafe Diablo
Iced coffee Viennese
Spiced tea
Flavored iced tea I
Flavored iced tea II
Flavored iced tea III
Herbal tea
Iced hibiscus tea
Tomato juice I
Orange-tomato juice
Orange-lime juice
Broth on the rocks
Fruit juice combination
Pineapple grapefruit juice
Raspberry or blackberry shrub
Hot cranberry juice
Mulled cider
Beet-carrot-grape juice
Celery-apple-watermelon splash
Pineapple juice
Orange-melon juice
Pineapple-cucumber cocktail
Tropical juice
Ice cream soda
Flying mocha monkey
Strawberry smoothie
Tropical smoothie
papaya coconut smoothie
Breakfast smoothie
Herbed lemonade or limeade I
Herbed lemonade or limeade II
Pink lemonade
Quick lemonade or limeade I
Quick lemonade or limeade II
Quick lemonade or limeade III
Pomegranate sunburst punch
Lemonade for 100 people
Fruit punch for 50 people
Strawberry fruit punch
Gala tomato punch
Cocomoka hot
Cocomoka cold
Berry syrup
Lemon or lime syrup

Thoughts: I think there are some recipes that were just renamed but I'm not entirely sure.  I think this was a good modernization.