Recipe List

Appetizers BeveragesBreadsBreakfasts & BrunchesDesserts
Holiday SpecialsMain Dishes SaladsSide DishesSoups
What’s in the Box?

I am not a chef. I am someone who loves food and the people it gathers. I believe toast counts as a meal and leftovers deserve respect. Some of the most honest eating happens standing at the counter, fork in hand.

Here you will find the full collection of recipes I have shared across my Substack newsletter, my blog, Food & the Story, Instagram, and Foodhism Magazine. Some are my own creations. Some are adapted from the cookbooks and kitchens that inspire me. All are cooked with love, memory, and a touch of food-nerdy joy.

Appetizers & Starters

Crockpot Raspberry Chipotle Meatballs

Sweet Heat Peach Mango Salsa


Beverages

Coconut Raspberry Lavender Latte

Dill Pickle Lemonade

Medicine Ball (Copycat Starbucks)

S’mores Hot Cocoa

Summer Sun Tea


Breads

Cabbage Rolls

Cinnamon Maple Cream Swirled Pumpkin Bread (Foodhism page 38)

Coconut Drop Biscuits

Small Batch Banana Bread


Breakfast & Brunch

Breakfast Tacos

Buttery Brown Sugar Waffles

Chicken & Waffle Sandwich

Coconut Cream Waffles

Copycat Quad City Skillet

Copycat McGriddle

New York Style Bagels

Pumpkin Brioche Twist French Toast (Trader Joes)

Skillet Shallots & Potatoes with Maple Dijon Glaze

Sweet Apple Chicken Sausage Skillet (Trader Joe’s)


Desserts

Black Sesame Ice Cream (Foodhism page 86-89)

Brown Butter Peanut Butter Cup Blossom Bars

Classic Pumpkin Pie (historically rooted, modern method)

Clementine Bundt Cake with Cranberry Sauce (Foodhism page 9-12)

Lemon & Elderflower Cupcakes

My Childhood Blueberry Pie

Pumpkin Spice Puff Pastry Swirls with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting

White Chocolate Rice Krispy Treats

Yum- Yumms


Holiday Specials

Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Charcuterie Board

Mini Leftover Thanksgiving Puff Pastry Pies


Main Dishes

4 Cheese Ravioli with Organic Vodka Sauce (Trader Joes)

Bacon Jalapeno Mac & Cheese

BBQ Chicken Pizza with Pickled Red Onions (Trader Joes)

Chicago Dogs

Chicken & Waffle Sandwich

Chicken Fajitas

Cranberry Crunch Chicken Salad

Creamy Herb BLT Pasta Salad

Dirty Rice Skillet

Dorito Taco Salad

Gumbo

Mandarin Orange Chicken with Green Peppers and Rice (Trader Joes)

Not So Traditional Homemade Pierogis

Old Bay Chicken & Bell Pepper Fettuccine Alfredo

One Pot Bruschetta Spaghetti

Open-Faced Swiss & Beef Melt

Parmesan Butter Pappardelle (Trader Joes)

Pepperoni Mozzarella Sourdough Melt

Philly Cheesesteak

Roasted Red Pepper & Sausage Spaghetti with Garlic Butter Bread

Sausage Rolls (Grandma’s Logs)

Sausage Spaghetti (Lazy Grandma’s Logs)

Sheet-Pan Teriyaki Chicken & Pineapple Stir Fry

Steak Fajitas

Stove Top Tuna Noodle Casserole

Sun-Dried Tomato Vinaigrette Pasta Salad

Toasted Skillet PB&J

Tot Salad

Warm Red Potato & Polish Sausage Salad

Wine Country Chicken Salad Sandwich (Trader Joes)


Salads

Cranberry Crunch Chicken Salad

Creamy Herb BLT Pasta Salad

Dorito Taco Salad

Grape & Walnut Salad

Sun-Dried Tomato Vinaigrette Pasta Salad

Tot Salad

Warm Red Potato & Polish Sausage Salad


Side Dishes

Cabbage Rolls

Crockpot Raspberry Chipotle Meatballs

Steamed Carrots

Steam & Freeze Green Beans

Skillet Shallots & Potatoes with Maple-Dijon Glaze


Soups


What’s in the Box?

Crumbled Bacon

Fajita Spice Blend

Hearty Tomato Basil Beef Sauce

Pumpkin Pie Spice

Sourdough Croutons

Taco Seasoning


If you make any of these, I would love to see them. Tag me, send a photo, tell me what worked, what you changed, and how it showed up at your table. That conversation is part of the recipe too.

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These are foods meant to be lived with. Shared when you can. Enjoyed however the day allows. Because the table, however simple, is always a place of grace.

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🫶🏻 Jeanie Jo

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