recipes

This blog, formerly known as freshcrackedpepper, started with my kitchen adventures. The archive below contains links to all past recipes, and is updated regularly with new ones.

Beverages

Kefir Smoothie Inspirations • Kombucha • Sheri’s Spiced Cider

Breads & Grains

Acorn Squash Stuffed with Mexican Quinoa • Barley Salad • Bourbon Banana Bread • Chameleon Granola • Chocolate Bread • Grainy Waldorf Salad • Hippie Popcorn • Hot Crossed Buns* • Moosewood Pizza Dough • No Knead, No Fuss Pizza Dough • Pumpkin Nut Bread • Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad • Red River Muffins • Steel Cut (Irish) Oats • Spring Rice Bowl with Asparagus and Brown Rice

Breakfast

Bircher Muesli • Applesauce • Carrot-Date Muffins with Cashews • Chameleon Granola • Chocolate Oatmeal Peanut Butter Muffins •  Fruit Compote (for yogurt) • Oatmeal Bars • Pumpkin Quinoa Muffins • Red River Muffins • Steel Cut (Irish) Oats • Super Seed Sprinkle • Sweet Potato Bran Muffins

Dressings, Dips, Sauces & Spreads

Applesauce • Hummus • Cranberry Sauce with Port and Dried Figs • Chunky Salsa • Foolproof Vinaigrette • Fruit Compote • Homemade Peanut Butter • Indonesian Peanut Sauce • Pesto • Tropical Fruit Salsa

Energy & Protein Bars

Cocoa Shot Blox • Sunshine Bars (with varieties) • Peanut Ginger Squares • Walamee Balls • Whole Grain Chews •

Legumes & Vegetarian

Calypso Roti • Hoppin’ John (Vegan) • Israeli Couscous and French Lentil Salad • Libyan Lentil Salad • Nutty Rice Pilaf with Tofu • Spanish Chickpeas • Spiced Bangladeshi Mung Beans and Rice • Tostadas • Spicy Tempeh Fajitas •Tempeh-Stuffed Poblano Peppers • Tofu Deli Slices • Warm Butternut Squash Salad •

Meat

Bundt Pan Roast Chicken • Chicken in a Pot • Ancho-Cocoa Pulled Pork • Cheater Pulled Pork • Indonesian Lettuce Wraps • Jamaican Jerk Marinade • Lebanese Stuffed Baby Eggplants • Quiche with Peppers and Chorizo • Sierra Leonian Baked Chicken with Peanut Sauce •   Spaghetti with Bison Meatballs •  Yogurt and Mint-Marinated Lamb Shish Kebabs • Pork Confit (for Bahn Mi sandwiches)

Pasta & Noodles

Beet and Ricotta Stuffed Shells • Butternut Squash Pasta • Kabocha Udon Noodle Bowl • Israeli Couscous and French Lentil Salad • Simple Soba Noodles with Garlic and Kale • Soba Noodle Salad with Mushrooms •

Pizza

Moosewood Pizza Dough •No Knead, No Fuss Pizza Dough • Obama’s Argula Pizza • Spinach-Feta Filling (for calzones or pizza) • Walnut, Gorgonzola, and Caramelized Onion Pizza •

Salads

Asian-Style Salad with Chow Mein Noodles • Barley Salad • Foolproof Vinaigrette • Gado Gado (Indonesian salad with peanut dressing) • Grainy Waldorf Salad • Israeli Couscous and French Lentil Salad • Israeli Z’atar Salad • Libyan Lentil Salad • Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad • Soba Noodle Salad with Mushrooms • Warm Butternut Squash Salad • Warm Potato and Edamame Salad • Watermelon and Feta Salad •

Sides, Snacks & Appetizers

Dolmas • Fire-Roasted Brussels Sprouts • Hippie Popcorn • Kale Chips • Kimchi • Nutty Rice Pilaf with Tofu • Savoy Cabbage with Apples • Savoy Cabbage Gratin • Tempeh-Stuffed Poblano Peppers

Soups & Stews

Buttercup Lentil Soup • Chlodnik (Summer Borscht) • Curried Butternut Squash Soup • Four-Lentil Soup • German Fruit Soup • Kabocha Udon Noodle Bowl • Mandarin Hot and Sour Soup • Mexican Black Bean Soup with Sausage • Moroccan Stew • Pea Parmesan • Smoky Sweet Potato • Split Pea Soup with Smoked Ham Hocks • Southwestern Green Chili • Summer Tomato and Red Bell Pepper Soup

Sweetness

Almond Roca Candy • Applesauce • Chocolate Syrup • Chocolate-Zucchini Cake • Date-filled Oatmeal Cookies • Fruit Compote • Ginger Pecranberry Biscotti • Grandpa Ward’s Googly Buns • Green Tea Cupcakes • Jodi’s Gluten-Free Paleo Cookies • Mexican Spiced Chocolate Sorbet • Micro Mini Cheesecakes • Nanaimo Bars • Pumpkin Gingerbread • Pumpkin Pie (the Smoothest) • Raspberry Coffee Cake • Silken Chocolate Mousse • Sour Cream Coffee Cake • Jodi’s 6-ingredient Cookies

Travel the World

Asian-Style Salad with Chow Mein Noodles • Fresh Spring Rolls • Gado Gado (Indonesian salad with peanut dressing) • Indonesian Lettuce Wraps • Israeli Couscous and French Lentil Salad • Jamaican Shepherd’s Pie (Vegan) • Kabocha Udon Noodle Bowl • Kimchi • Lebanese Stuffed Baby Eggplants • Libyan Lentil Salad • Moussaka (Vegan) • Potato and Kale Enchiladas (Vegan) • Punjabi Spinach and Chickpeas • Sierra Leonian Baked Chicken with Peanut Sauce •Spanish Chickpeas • Spiced Bangladeshi Mung Beans and Rice • Super Quick Tostadas • Sushi Bowls • Bahn Mi Sandwiches

Vegan

Applesauce • Carrot-Peanut Butter Sandwiches • Cocoa Shot Blox • Fruit Compote • Jamaican Shepherd’s Pie • Jodi’s Gluten-Free Paleo Cookies • Kabocha Udon Noodle Bowl • Kimchi • Libyan Lentil Salad • Moussaka • Peanut Ginger Squares • Potato and Kale Enchiladas • Soba Noodle Salad with Mushrooms • Spanish Chickpeas • Spiced Bangladeshi Mung Beans and Rice • Spicy Tempeh Fajitas •Tempeh-Stuffed Poblano Peppers • Punjabi Spinach and Chickpeas • Walamee Balls • Whole Grain Chews

Vegetable Mains

Acorn Squash Stuffed with Mexican Quinoa • Asian-Style Salad with Chow Mein Noodles •  Barley Salad • Beet and Ricotta Stuffed Shells • Butternut Squash Pasta • Carrot-Peanut Butter Sandwiches • Fire-Roasted Brussels Sprouts • Fresh Spring Rolls • Gado Gado (Indonesian salad with peanut dressing) • Jamaican Shepherd’s Pie (Vegan) • Kabocha Udon Noodle Bowl • Moussaka (Vegan) • Potato and Kale Enchiladas (Vegan) • Potato and Kale Quesadillas • Punjabi Spinach and Chickpeas • Simple Soba Noodles with Garlic and Kale •Tempeh-Stuffed Poblano Peppers

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