Rain's Garden Recipes

Here is an index of my recipes with links to the recipe blog post and a printable version. 

(Printable versions are indicated with the pencil icon ✎. )

If you are looking for older recipes (without the printable versions) please see my old page: Rain's Recipes. Thanks! 

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Appetizers
Baked Mozzarella Sticks   ✎ 

Fried Green Tomatoes with Dipping Sauce  ✎

Fried Stuffed Olives ✎ 

Goat Cheese Popovers  ✎

Potato Skins ✎ 

Stuffed Mushrooms ✎ 

Soups and Stews

Apple and Butternut Squash Bisque  ✎
Apple Pumpkin Soup  ✎
Asparagus Soup  ✎

Carrot Soup with Orange and Ginger  ✎
Cream of Chicken Soup  ✎

Cream of Chicken Stew with Dumplings ✎ 

Fisherman's Stew  ✎

French Onion Soup  ✎

Leek and Potato Soup  ✎

Minestrone Soup  ✎
Pasta E Fagioli Soup  ✎

Roasted Tomato Soup  ✎

Slow Cooked Vegetable Stew ✎ 

Slow Cooker Creamy Tomato Soup  ✎ 

Tomato Basil Ravioli Soup  ✎

Main Course Meals (Vegetarian)

Asparagus and Cheddar Quiche  ✎

Asparagus and Fontina Tart ✎

Cauliflower and Cheddar Quiche ✎

Four Cheese Pasta Sauce  ✎

Linguine Puttanesca ✎
Penne Alla Vodka  ✎

Poutine   ✎ 
Spinach Ricotta Lasagna Roll-Ups  ✎

Vegetable Cheesecake  ✎

Side Dishes
Coleslaw with Old Bay Seasoning  ✎
Fart and Dart Beans  ✎

Fricassee Potatoes  ✎
Greek Potatoes  ✎

Rain's Rice Pilaf  ✎

Breakfast and Breakfast for Dinner

Asparagus and Gruyère Crepes  ✎

Belgian Waffles  ✎ 

Blueberry Pancakes  ✎

Crepes ✎
Lacy Hash Browns  ✎
Toasettes  ✎

Fondues

Chinese Fondue  ✎

Smoked Cheddar and Apple Cider Fondue  ✎

(Apple Butter for Smoked Cheddar Fondue)  ✎
Swiss Cheese Fondue  ✎
Tomato Pizza Fondue  ✎

Pizza, Stombolis and Calzones

Barbecue Pizza  ✎ 
Gina's Pizza  ✎ 

Pizza-Ghetti  ✎

Pour In The Pan Pizza ✎ 

Three-Cheese Pizza with Goat Cheese and Tomato Sauce  ✎ 

Thin Crust Pizza Dough  ✎ 

Chicago Deep Dish Pizza  ✎ 

Sandwiches, Paninis and Burgers

CLT Subs with Sautéed Mushrooms  ✎

Grilled Cheese Sandwiches  ✎ 

Goat Cheese and Nectarine Toasts ✎ 
Greek Veggie Pita Pockets  ✎

Mushroom Burgers  ✎ 

Open-Faced Garden Veggie Sandwiches   ✎
Pinwheel Sandwiches  ✎

Ricotta and Strawberry Toasts ✎ 

Holidays: Halloween

Boo Bark  

Boo-ritos ✎ 

Boo-scotti ✎ 

Chocolate Skull Cakes with Buttercream Frosting ✎ 

Enchilada Skulls ✎ 
Ghostly Calzone  ✎
Googly Eyes  ✎
Halloween Cupcakes  ✎

Halloween Pancakes ✎ 

Jack O' Lantern Cocktails ✎ 

Jack O' Lantern Cookies ✎ 
Mummified Baked Brie  ✎

Pizza Skulls
Rain's Party Mix  ✎
Seasoned Pretzel Sticks  ✎ 

Spider Web Cheesecake ✎ 
Witch Brooms  ✎
Witch's Hats and Spider Cookies ✎

Holidays: Thanksgiving

Bread Stuffing  ✎
Cauliflower Gratin  ✎
Chicken Gravy ✎

Cranberry Sauce  ✎

Creamy Pumpkin Pie  ✎

Thanksgiving Poutine  ✎

Holidays: Christmas and Yuletide

Drunken Cherry Ice Box Cookies  ✎

Egg Nog  ✎

Fruitcake Cookies  ✎
Meringue Mushrooms (for Yule Log Cake)  ✎
Shortbread Bites ✎ 
Yule Log Cake  ✎

Theme Meals: Chinese Food

Sweet and Sour Cauliflower   ✎ 

Garlic Noodles  ✎ 

Stir Fried Rice  ✎ 

Theme Meals: Mexican Food

Breakfast Burritos  ✎ 

Buffalo Cauliflower Tortillas  ✎

Homemade Mild Salsa  ✎ 
Homemade Sour Cream  ✎ 

Huevos Rancheros ✎

Loaded Nachos  ✎

Mashed Potato Quesadillas  ✎ 

Meatless Mexican Lasagna  ✎ 
Mexican Bean Dip ✎
Mexican Dip  ✎ 

Mexican Rice ✎

Refried Beans ✎

Tortilla Soup  ✎

Theme Meals: Pretzel Bar

Apple Cinnamon Pretzel Bites  ✎ 
Buffalo Blue Cheese Dip ✎
Caramel Sauce  ✎
Chocolate Covered Pretzels  ✎ 
Marinara Sauce  ✎
Nacho Cheese Dip  ✎
Pretzel Bites  ✎
Soft Pretzels  ✎

Condiments, Spices and Sauces

Apple Butter (No Spices)  ✎
Alfredo Sauce  ✎
Balsamic Vinaigrette ✎
Chocolate Sauce  ✎

Enchilada Sauce  ✎ 

Four Cheese Pasta Sauce  ✎
Homemade Fruit Ketchup  ✎ 

Homemade Mayonnaise  ✎

Homemade Mild Salsa  ✎ 

Homemade Sour Cream  ✎ 

Pumpkin Puree ✎

Pumpkin Pie Spice ✎

Rain's Marinara Sauce  ✎

Rain's Tomato Sauce for Pasta  ✎
Spicy Apple Butter ✎

Snacks - Sweet and Savoury

Cowboy Bark  ✎ 

Rain's Party Mix  ✎ 

Dips

Sun Dried Tomato Basil Pesto  ✎ 

Breads and Baked Goods

Baked Jelly Donuts ✎

Baked Sour Cream Donuts  ✎

Brownies ✎
Cheese and Onion Bread  ✎
Dinner Rolls  ✎
Egg Bread  ✎
Garlic Bread  ✎
Homemade Crescents  ✎
Homemade Croutons for Salad or Snacking  ✎

Lemon Curd Squares ✎   

No Knead Bread  ✎

No Knead Toaster Oven Bread  ✎

Oatmeal Maple Bread  ✎ 

Pull Apart Bread  ✎ 

Muffins

Blueberry Muffins  ✎

Pumpkin Spice Muffins  ✎ 

Cakes, Cupcakes and Frosting

Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting  ✎  
Carrot Cake  ✎ 

Chocolate Ganache ✎ 

Kahlua Cheesecake  ✎

New York Style Cheesecake  ✎ 

Strawberry Mousse Layer Cake ✎ 

Cookies

Almond Biscotti  ✎
Crispy Oatmeal Cookies  ✎ 

Rum Balls  ✎ 
Spicy Tia Maria Kisses  ✎ 

Shortbread Bites ✎ 

Pies, Pastries, Tarts and Squares

Caramel Apple Strudel  ✎

Caramel Apple Tart  ✎

Chocolate Ganache Pumpkin Tart ✎

Diplomat Cream ✎ 

Fluffy Key Lime Pie ✎ 

Lemon Curd Ice Cream Pie ✎

Lemon Squares  ✎ 

Milles Feuilles  ✎ 

Perfect Pie Crust  ✎

Profiteroles ✎ 

Puff Pastry   ✎ 

Desserts and Sweet Baked Treats

Cinnamon Crunch Knots  ✎ 

Cinnamon Buns  ✎ 

English Trifle for Two  ✎ 

Tiramisu (Eggless)    ✎ 

Zabaglione  ✎ 

Beverages

Apple Cider Wassail  ✎ 
Bloody Mary's with Gin  ✎ 
Brandy Alexander ✎ 
Canadian Apple Cocktail  ✎ 
Cherry Bounce  ✎ 
Egg Nog  ✎

Grape Cream Sodas  ✎ 

Hurricane Cocktails  ✎ 
Iced Coffee  ✎

Spicy Apple Butter Old Fashioned's  ✎  
Strawberry Gin Fizz  ✎
Sweet Tea  ✎ 
The North Pole Cocktail  ✎

Cheese and Fermented Milk

American Cheese  ✎ 

Boursin Style Cheese  ✎ 

Cheddar Cheese  ✎ 

Cheese Brine  ✎ 

Goat Cheese  ✎
Homemade Cheez Whiz  ✎

Jarlsberg  ✎ 

Monterey Jack  ✎ 

Parmesan  ✎ 

Ricotta  ✎

Sour Cream  ✎ 

Yogurt  ✎  

Crafts

Ice Lanterns  ✎