Alan's Favorite Recipes
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Last updated 9/2/23
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Category
Recipe
Description
Beef
Alan's Meatballs
Goes great with Spaghetti or in sandwiches. I typically freeze a bag or 2 for later
Beef
Big PotSpaghetti
This recipe is meant to be made in a huge pot for lots of spaghetti sauce
Beef
Lasagna
Started with Mary Henderson's recipe, then added, subtracted, modified over the years
Beef
Brisket
Slow cooker beef brisket
Beef
Eye of Round Roast
Bold and delicious beef roast
Beef
Taco
Easy to make with lots of options
Beef
Meatloaf
Kathy's Meatloaf with additions and substitutions by Alan
Chicken
Casserole
Creamy Chicken Casserole
Chicken
Slow Cooker
Great moist whole chicken with perfect soup fixings
Chicken
Whole Oven Roasted
Great moist whole chicken with optional cooked vegetables
Chicken
Stir Fry
Chicken Stir fry with Snow Peas
Chicken
Chicken Pesto Pasta
Creamy Pesto Chicken Pasta
Chicken
Baked Chicken with Parmesan
Baked Chicken with Parmesan crust
Chili
White Chili
Great big pot of White Chili is great when it's cold or during game day
Eggs
Cheesy Scrambled
Tasty cheesy scrambled eggs
Seafood
Baked Salmon
Quick baked salmon
Seafood
Baked Halibut
Alan's baked Halibut with his secret crispy topping
Seafood
Fried Halibut
Alan's fried Halibut with his secret crispy coating
Seafood
Smoked Salmon
Alaska perfected smoked salmon recipe
Seafood
Seafood Alfredo
Shrimp, Scallops with Fettuccine and Alfredo sauce
Seafood
Seafood Alfredo Light Sauce
Shrimp or Scallops with Noodles and lighter Alfredo sauce
Pasta
Cheesy Stuffed Shells
Large shells stuffed with cheese.
Pasta
Macaroni & Cheese
Homemade Macaroni and Cheese
Pasta
Vegetable Lasagna Soup
Cheesy Vegetable Lasagna Soupt
Pork
Honey Dijon Loin
Baked whole Honey Dijon Pork Loin
Pork
Roasted Whole Loin
Baked whole Loin
Pork
Baked Tenderloin
Baked small pork tenderloin(s)
Sausage
Tortellini
Skillet Tortellini with Sausage and Cherry Tomatoes
Soup
Black-eye Pea
Southern New Year's Day Black-eye Pea Soup
Soup
Potato
Creamy with chunk Potato Soup
Treat
Carmel Corn
Wonderful holiday treat
Treat
Chocolate-covered
Great holiday treat, coating food in chocolate
Turkey
Fast Thanksgiving
Whole cut-up roasted turkey (and stock)
Appetizers
Mexican
Spicy Salsa
Tomato Salsa with Chilis
Mexican
Queso Fundido con Chorizo
Melted Cheese with Chorizo
Mexican
Taco Bites
Bite-sized Taco
Mexican
Layered Mexican Dip
A little of everything good in mexican ingredients.
Eggs
Avocado Devil Eggs
A new, old favorite with a twist
Caprese Baquettes
Tomato Mozzarella Avocado
This is a takeoff of our favorite dish - Tomato, Mozzarella & Avocado except on baquettes
Sliders
Ham & Cheese
A super fast and easy to make appetizer, that everyone loves.
Pinwheels
Italian
Great for finger food parties.
Side Dishes
Side Salad
Tomato, Avocado, Mozzarella
Alan and Kathy's Caprese with a twist
Roasted zucchini
Zucchini
Heaven from the oven
Bread
Bread
Banana
Great way to use over ripe bananas
Bread
Corn
Plain Corn Bread
Bread
Corn
With real Corn. Great with chili
Bread
Cornbread
Bread Machine - corn bread with whole kernels
Bread
Country White
Bread Machine - basic
country white bread
Bread
Classic White
Bread Machine - basic sandwich white bread
Bread
Sweet White
Bread Machine - sweeter white bread
Bread
Wheat Bread
Bread Machine - wheat and white flour bread
Bread
Honey Wheat
Bread Machine - basic whole wheat
Bread
Italian Wheat
Bread Machine - great for Italian meals
Bread
Pumpernickel
Bread Machine - dense dark bread
Bread
Oatmeal
Bread Machine - outrageously Oatmeal bread
Bread
Light Rye
Bread Machine - light rye for sandwiches
Bread
Baked Potato
Bread Machine - great for meatloaf sandwiches or beef soup
Bread
Easy French
Bread Machine - great with Italian meals
Bread
Peanut Butter
Bread Machine - great for PB&J sandwiches
Bread
Crusty Round
Bread Machine - harder crush bread, start with bread machine, finish in oven
Bread
Pizza Dough
Bread Machine - pizza dough
Dessert
In order of Alan's favorites
Cake
Carrot
Mary Henderson Carrot Cake
Cake
Pound
Mama Mack's Pound Cake and Strawberry Glaze
Cake
German Chocolate
Mary Henderson German Chocolate Cake
Cake
Angel Food
Mary Henderson Angel Food Cake
Cake
Coffee
Mary Henderson Coffee Cake
Cake
Mississippi Mud
Mama Mack's Pound Cake
Pie
Blueberry
Blueberry Pie with Coconut Crumble Topping
Brownies
Vegan Triple Chocolate
Chewy, chocolate brownies
Cookies
Peanut Butter Jumbos
Peanut butter with oats, chocolate and M&M's
Thanksgiving
Dressing
Turkey Dressing
Basic turkey dressing
Dressing
Cajun Corn Bread
Spicy alternative dressing
Gravy
Drippings style
Brown gravy made from turkey or chicken drippings (with innards added).
Drinks
Drink
Monkey LaLa
Great Caribbean drink we had on Roatan, Honduras
Old recipes
White Chili -
ORIGINAL RECIPE - Here is Hilda Harmon's famous White Chili that Alan has co-opted as a favorite
Thanksgiving Dinner - Alan's wish list of a perfect Thanksgiving Dinner
Poached Chicken - Delicious chicken with moderate amount of time to fix
Gourmet Meal - This is the gourmet meal as designed by Kathy and Alan for their hosted dinner party.