One of the items on my Life List is to cook all recipes in a cookbook. For this challenge, I chose Ina Garten’s (aka Barefoot Contessa) Back to Basics, which has been awesome.
Total completed: 90 of 90 (I removed some I won’t be making due to dislike/intolerance of a particular ingredient or inability to find ingredient where we live)
Cocktail Hour (completed 9 / 9) CATEGORY COMPLETE!
Bruschetta with Peppers and Gorgonzola
Juice of a Few Flowers
Parmesan & Thyme Crackers
Pomegranate Cosmopolitans
Soup (completed/not doing 8 / 8 ) CATEGORY COMPLETE
Chilled Cucumber Soup with Shrimp (Not doing – not a fan of cold soups)
Cream of Fresh Tomato Soup
Lobster Corn Chowder (Not doing, out of season and husband not a fan of seafood in anything creamy)
Pappa al Pomodoro (crossing off – I’m not a fan of bread in liquids)
Roasted Butternut Squash Soup with Curry Condiments
Lunch (completed 11 / 11) CATEGORY COMPLETE!
Mache with Warm Brie & Apples
Old Fashioned Carrot Salad
Roasted Butternut Squash Salad with Warm Cider Vinaigrette
Roasted Pears with Blue Cheese
Tomato & Goat Cheese Tarts
Truffled Filet of Beef Sandwiches – crossing off – can’t find ingredient
Dinner (completed/not doing 21 / 21) CATEGORY COMPLETE!
Bay Scallops Gratin (won’t be doing this one – husband cannot eat scallops)
Chicken Bouillabaisse
Easy Sole Meuniere
French Bistro Steaks with Provençal Butter
Mustard Roasted Fish
Niman Ranch Burgers with caramelized onions
Pasta with Pecorino and Pepper
Prosciutto Roasted Bass with Autumn Vegetables
Roasted Turkey Roulade (crossing off – not a fan of stuffing)
Soft-Shell Crab Sandwiches – (crossing off – ingredient difficult to find)
Tagliarelle with Truffle Butter – crossing off, can’t find ingredient
Tuscan Lemon Chicken
Wild Mushroom Risotto
Vegetables (completed 14 / 14) CATEGORY COMPLETE!
Baked Potatoes with Yogurt & Sour Cream
Baked Sweet Potato “Fries”
Celery Root & Apple Puree
Confetti Corn
Creamy Cheddar Grits (crossing off – unable to find grits where I live)
Garlic Ciabatta Bread
Maple-Roasted Butternut Squash
Oven-Roasted Vegetables
Pan-Roasted Root Vegetables
Parmesan Roasted Broccoli
Dessert (completed 14 / 14) CATEGORY COMPLETE!!
French Apple Tart
Honey Vanilla Fromage Blanc (crossing off – can’t find the ingredient)
Honey Vanilla Pound Cake
Old Fashioned Gingerbread
Pumpkin Roulade with Ginger Buttercream
Raisin Pecan Oatmeal Cookies
Breakfast (completed 13 / 13) CATEGORY COMPLETE
Bagels with Smoked Salmon & Whitefish Salad (crossing off – neither my husband and I care for the ingreidents)
Baked Blintzes with Fresh Blueberry Sauce (crossing off)
Date Nut Spice Bread
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I love the idea of cooking every recipe in a cookbook!! I’ve got one coming in the mail for the Great British Baking Show for Pies and Tarts that I’m hoping to do the same thing!!
That sounds like you’ll have some delicious eating ahead! Good luck and enjoy the ride!
Thank you very much! I am excited to see how it goes!