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. 

Did you miss me?

We are going to do this in a list format.

1.  I missed you!  I've been cooking for the blog this entire time but not writing about it, which means I have to make the things again.  I have gone back and forth on this issue--should I just count them done or do I have to redo them?  And I think I have to redo them.  This is essentially a diary for me and I really miss having it.  I don't miss writing the blog but it's gotten easier as I've been ignoring it.

2.  I've had huge life changes in the meantime!  My life is nearly 100% different than it was when I started this blog.  New state, new husband, new family size, new everything (other than my beloved dog!).

3.  I can't believe you all are still reading this.  I really can't.  My blog stats are fantastic.  Better than people who blog regularly.  And that's thanks to you.

4.  Blog add-ons and such have drastically shifted since I've been ignoring the blog.  This is going to force the redesign that should have happened long ago.

5.  That fear I had of the new edition of TJOC coming out?  We are in crunch time I suspect.

6.  WHY THE EFF DID I NOT FINISH ALL THE HIGH ALTITUDE RECIPES WHILE I LIVED IN COLORADO? 

7.  On the other hand, I live near cheap and tasty seafood now.

8.  I just brainstormed the idea of monthly "happy hour" style parties at my house so that I can knock off recipes.  I want to be more social (introverts unite!) but it's hard and I think this would be a good way to see my friends more often which is hard with the baby.

9.  I need to update my Washingtonian list because I've been kicking ass in that regard.

10.  My photography skills have improved in the last couple of years so I'm pleased that my pictures won't be quite the dumpster fires they have been in the past.

Skymall: Summer 2014

I've decided to start a new column dedicated to the wonders of the best catalog in the world:  Skymall.  I travel often for work and have regularly threatened my friends with the idea of an all Skymall Christmas. As I'm currently stuck on the Tarmac, ready for a 6 hr flight, it seems the perfect time to start this column.  The pictures aren't great as I'm literally on a plane.

Sadly, this Skymall isn't as insane as most!  But there are still some gems:

1.  A wine sippy cup.  Who exactly is this for?  The person who is to drunk to work a cup? A toddler with a drinking problem?   I guess the fake stem is just there to keep it classy.

2.  On top, they are advertising what is essentially a Segway without the top.  You just stand and it wheels you where you are going.  And it's almost a grand. So you can not walk.  Walking is free.  I recommend walking.  On the bottom is an amazing contraption that is half skateboard, half inline skates.  Once, when I was about 7, I decided to try my hand (foot?) at skateboarding and promptly fell off and almost broke my wrist.  I suspect my clumsy ass would not fare well in the Orbitwheel.  Although it's a bargain at a mere $99.99.  

3.  No lying--I need this jacket.  I will go to events where nobody else gets a single bug bite and I'll have dozens.  Over the years I've tried every type of spray.  I don't wear perfumes or scented anything and I never wear bright colors but I still get bit like mad.  Need to know if you have fleas?  I'll walk through your house and come out with ankles looking like I'm 9 months pregnant. This jacket might be the best invention in the world.  

4.  I would only buy this for someone as a joke. What kind of person buys a singing gondolier for their pool?  Who buys this???

5.  On the other hand--if I didn't live in an apartment I would not only have this climbing squirrel but that zombie dog??  Totally would be in my yard.  In fact, that's possibly my mom's Christmas present.  

6.  Doesn't everyone feel their shower could be improved if it looked more like a rave?  I've been to a lot of spas (okay, like 2 spas) and I don't remember multicolored showers!  Obviously I wasn't involved in the " pure fun"!  

7.  Don't lie.  You'd buy everything on this page if you could.   Everybody wants a body of armor or an Egyptian coffin in their house.  I'd use it to scare the dogs and pull "Home Alone" style pranks but I'm sure there are many uses. And most of the options offer curbside delivery!  So you don't have to go pick it up like a filthy heathen.  

8. I love this page.  In the middle, they offer his and her fake tattoo shirts--there is nothing more badass  than committing to wearing a shirt with printed tattoos.  So realistic!   I like the shirts in the lower left because I was just sitting waiting for this plane with a set of young lovers wearing matching shirts that said "I love my southern wife" and "I love my southern husband" over gigantic confederate flags.  Ah, young love.   

But the real winner is the box in the lower right corner.  It appears that the box exists to give you daily affirmations, but only if your name is Bob.  Wouldn't your day improve if a box complimented you every time you opened it?  I am looking good today, box, thanks for noticing!  

9. You think I'm going to talk about the hideous dholes but no--that bag freaking winks as you wear it!!!  What kind of black magic is that???  Burn the witch!!

All in all, I'm disappointed in the summer 2014 issue of Skymall.  It doesn't have nearly the WTFeryof previous editions.  I'm going to have to rate this one a 3/10 because there aren't nearly enough items you'd have to be low on oxygen to buy. 

Top 9 TJOTJOC posts of all time!! Or at least until now.

As I get back into the swing of posting, I thought I would do a "best of" list.  Here is a list of my top 9 posts of all time (according to Google) and my memory of them.  (Also, if you are going to post my stuff on Pinterest--and I love that--please don't post my very ugliest pictures!  Come on, guys!).

1.

Meatloaf I (p. 512), Meat Loaf Sandwich (p. 183), Thousand Island Dressing (p. 576), and Cabbage, Potatoes, and Ham (p. 263)

This is the best meatloaf recipe ever.  I'm not sure what makes it so great--there aren't any weird ingredients or anything, so it must really be just the exact right ingredient proportions.  Can't recommend this one enough.

2.  

Baked Macaroni and Cheese (p. 326), White Sauce I (p. 550), Buttered Breadcrumbs (p. 960), and Corn Bread, Muffins, or Sticks (p.632)

I always like baked mac and cheese more than stovetop because I like a crunchy top.  Frankly, everyone should be able to make white sauce at the drop of a hat, too, because it's the base of about a billion recipes.

3.  

Slow-cooker stock (p. 118), Chicken-fried steak (p. 475), Fried eggplant III (p. 273), and Jamaican rice and peas (p. 356)

I'm guessing the stock is the reason people read this one so much.  I don't really see the point of slow cooker stock and I've never made it again--it's so easy to make on the stove, I don't see the point.  I love that chicken fried steak recipe, I make fried eggplant all the time, and I don't remember the rice and peas at all.

4.  

Shortbread crust (p. 667), New York-style cheesecake (p. 744), Chocolate satin frosting (p. 796), and Fresh raspberry sauce (raspberry coulis)(p. 853)

Okay, this one I get.  This cheesecake was a beautiful work of art, the crust was delicious, and the sauces were the best.  

5.  

Guy Fawkes Day cake (p. 724)

Another one that confuses me.  Do people really make this cake that often or do they just wonder what it is?

6.  

Pulled pork (p. 500), Southern barbecue dry rub (p. 587), Western North Carolina barbecue sauce (p. 587), and Ray's mustard barbecue sauce (p. 586)

Pulled pork is SOOOOO easy to make and I always make my own barbeque sauce--it's easy and you get exactly what you want.

7.  

Beef Stroganoff (p. 476)

Not my favorite.  Never been my favorite, never going to be my favorite.

8.  

Chicken or turkey fricassee (p. 432)

I apparently really liked this when I made it but it included one of my biggest TJOC pet peeves--having to dig around chicken bones in sauce.  I haven't made it since.

9.  

Chili Con Carne (p.513) and Mexican Orange Drops (p. 874)

I don't like chili con carne because I like my chili to have ground beef and not chunks of beer.  The orange drops were great though.

The RELAUNCH!

What an exciting day this is going to be for everyone!  This is my relaunch of TJOTJOC!  Just what you've all been waiting for!

So, here's the rundown.

Schedule from now on:  I'm going to post at least a post a week.  It's very possible I'm going to write these all at once but I'm going to schedule them so they come out periodically.

Why the break?  I have had a lot of personal issues but on top of that, I just lost my passion for blogging.  I still was cooking but I managed to get so spectacularly behind I couldn't even imagine how I would ever catch up.  And that bogged me down.  And then I just gave up.  I had an entire Thanksgiving's worth of recipes on a phone that was stolen.  I was downtrodden.

So what changed?  My cousin, Erica, made the point that I could do whatever I want to catch up because it's my blog.  I can just summarize the recipes, I can post them in detail, I can cook them again.  I can do whatever I want because this blog is totally mine.  And that was empowering!  So I'm just going to start blogging about what I'm cooking and do exactly that to catch up--write up some old posts, summarize other, and just totally recook a few.

AND WHAT'S NEW?  Much like some of you, I've fallen in love with subscription boxes.  I actually switched out my bar budget for a subscription box budget (much healthier in the long run!).  I'm going to post about them.  If you like this, great!  If you hate it, skip them!  Simple.  The first week is going to be subscription box heavy but don't worry--the food will come back and be about 75% of the posts.

What else is new?  I've updated all the pages up top!  Make sure to comment and let me know what you think of the changes.  I'm excited and I hope you are too.

I love you all!  Thank you for sticking with me through the years!