Catching up: the rest of the recipes.

I actually achieved my single New Year's Resolution for 2009, though I didn't keep up with blogging about it, which will surprise no one. (You might remember that the blogging wasn't part of the resolution, just a technique to help keep it, so I of course don't feel that the lack of blogging negates the success of the resolution itself.)

But today, on the last day of the year, to close off the resolution, I'm going to try to at least catch up a little bit by listing the other recipes I've tried this year.

The belated recipe posting means that I'm interpreting the resolution as a total of 24 new recipes in 2009, rather than a set of two per month. I actually think that I probably ended up doing two per month any way, but since my last posting about it was recipe number six back at the beginning of April, I don't think I'm going to remember all the ones I've tried between then and now, nor when exactly I made them.

But I can remember a lot that happened in the spring and over the summer, especially since I know that I got my Essentials of Slow Cooking and Vegetables Every Day cook books at the end of March, so I would have been trying recipes from there in April and beyond. Some of them I know vaguely when I did them - like I remember doing Carnitas in August, and the list below is in roughly chronological order. Plus I tend to try a series of recipes from a cookbook back to back. I can of course definitely remember the whole host of things I tried for Christmas (I got a cook book for my birthday from Mom and Dad and I bought myself my first Christmas-themed cookbook).

I'm just going to list all the recipes below - if you want more information about any of them, just ask. I can give you the full details of how it worked out and any lessons I learned. Although I don't remember exactly when I tried them, I can remember how they all tasted!

I've linked the first mention of each cook book to their page on Amazon (I'm too lazy to link every single mention), so you can see where all the recipes are coming from. If you want any of the recipes, let me know.

Between April and November:
7. Jambalaya with Shrimp, Chicken and Ham from Essentials of Slow Cooking (this is different from the other jambalya recipe I make, and more like what I understand traditional recipes to entail - and it's really good)
8. Tuna with Tomatoes and Olives from Essentials of Slow Cooking (this actually doesn't involve the crock pot at all, but it's really easy and yummy, though you do need to like tuna steaks and olives)
9. Spanish Chicken Stew from Essentials of Slow Cooking (which is different from recipe number four - and if I remember correctly, a lot easier)
10. Zucchini, Corn and Red Pepper Saute from Vegetables Every Day
11. Carnitas from Essentials of Slow Cooking
12. German Potato Salad from Joy of Cooking (very good)
13. Pulled Pork from Essentials of Slow Cooking
14. Cole Slaw from Essentials of Slow Cooking (this was my first time making it from scratch!)
15. Summer Coq au Vin from Essentials of Slow Cooking
16. Broiled Portobello Mushrooms with Asian Flavors from Vegetables Every Day
17. Chicken, Leek and Corn Soup with Chilli from Riverford Farm's recipes online (we buy our organic vegetable box from them - this recipe is really good)
18. Cabbage Gratin with Cheese, Bacon and Potato from Riverford Farm
19. Turkey and Stilton Pie from some random magazine
20. Leek, Potato and Cheddar Jalousie from Riverford Farm (I had never heard of a jalousie before, but from what I made, it seems to be just like what over here they call a "slice" as in "chicken slice" or "beef slice" which is savory flaky butter pastry with stuff inside it)
21. Pumpkin Cheesecake from Joy of Cooking

November:
22. Pumpkin Bread from Joy of Cooking
23. Parker House Rolls from Joy of Cooking (you can't buy them over here so I tried making them myself - they were good - and I used the bread maker which was a lot easier)
24. Pumpkin Pie from Joy of Cooking (I really don't think I've ever made one before -though I did cheat and use pre-made pastry, which I rolled out)
25. Ed's Victorious Turkey Hash (with leftover Thanksgiving turkey) from Nigella Christmas
26. Vanilla Sugar from Nigella Christmas

December:
27. Poor Niece Melissa's Humble Attempts at Re-creating Aunt Di's Bittersweet Chocolate Frosted Layer Cake from All Cakes Considered
28. Cranberry and White Chocolate Cookies from Nigella Christmas
29. Christmas Morning Muffins from Nigella Christmas
30. Naughty Senator Cake (a peppermint chocolate rum cake) from All Cakes Considered
31. Sticky Gingerbread from Nigella Christmas (really, really yummy - I don't know how I've lived without gingerbread before now)
32. Orange Loaf with Dried Cranberries and Pecans from Joy of Cooking
33. Southern Cornbread from Joy of Cooking (I've only ever made the Northern one)
34. Yule Log from Nigella Christmas
35. Seasonal Breeze from Nigella Christmas (it's a mixed drink, non-alcoholic)
36. Xmas Zinger from Nigella Christmas (ditto)
37. Redder than Red Cranberry Sauce from Nigella Christmas (which is pretty much the same as the recipe from Joy of Cooking, which I also tried but won't list separately - they're both so easy I'm definitely sold on making cranberry sauce from scratch for Thanksgiving and Christmas)

I think there are some others - I'm pretty sure I tried a chicken cacciatore from the Fix-it and Forget-it Cookbook, and there are some alternate bagel recipes I've tried - but I can't remember at all when I made them, so I'm leaving them out.

So it works out at three a month, plus one to grow on...not bad!