Whip It Up! Week Three Wrap-Up

Wow, you guys are really going strong with all of these recipes. We have 45 recipes for this week, plus some week two entries that didn't make the wrap-up last week. So, what do you say? Shall we get started?

Beef

• Jess took a break from her usual (really awesome) Weight Watchers recipes and made some really yummy looking Beef Fajitas.
• Kim whipped up dish that's both easy and yummy with her Shortcut Italian Beef.
• Sarah made a very tasty meal with her Barbecue Burger Deluxe.

Beverages

• Audrey experimented to make her Blueberry Yogurt Smoothies just right.
• Bren introduces us to Lime Rickeys. I will now introduce us all to fears of my impending alcoholism because my very first thought was ADD VODKA.

Bread and Breakfast

• Brandi took some time away from her busy life of moving to make some tasty Banana-Walnut Muffins.
• Lacey tried her hand at a family recipe for Matzoh Brei. 
• Jane had great success with a remake of one of her favorite childhood recipes, Whole Wheat Popovers. 
• Stephanie is tempting me to make homemade pizza dough and making me crave pizza with the pictures of her recipe for Pizza. 

Dessert

• Darcey made one of my favorite things in the entire world: Lemon Curd.
• Susan tried something really cool with her Pluot Sorbet.
• Lacey is taunting all of us with her Double Peanut Butter Cheesecake Brownies. (Did you get all of that? DOUBLE PEANUT BUTTER CHEESECAKE BROWNIES!!!)
• Janelle tries a new version of an old favorite with her Ice Box Dessert.
• WhichBox has learned that clipping recipes from magazines and saving them for years on end has its benefits when she tried out a Saucy Pudding Cake.
• Emily must know that one of my favorite flavors in the world is lemon. Emily should also know the directions to my house so she can bring her Lemon Meringue Cupcakes to me.
• Zandria - who is always keeping it healthy - makes exactly what I should be eating for dessert, a High Protein Dessert.
• Proactive Bridesmaid experienced a rite of passage when she made her first attempt at Marshmallow Treats.
• Kelly made two different types of cookies, her Grandmommy's Peanut Butter Cookies and Monkey Tree Oatmeal Craisin Cookies.
• Emily changed a traditional brownie recipe up a bit with her Chocolate Brownie Cookies.

Lamb

• Andyrea tried a new recipe for Braised Lamb Shoulder Chops with great success -- even for a non- enthusiastic meateater.

Pasta

• Meredith got a little inventive with her leftovers and came up with a Chicken Macaroni and Cheese Casserole.
• RA loved her Skillet Chili Mac so much that it will now enter into the regular dinner rotation in her home.
• Vanessa had both success and disappointment in her kitchen as she tried out both Spinach Fettucine with Sundried Tomatoes and a lean Chicken Noodle Casserole.
• Nikki used her mom as inspiration for her Pasta with Spinach, Feta and Pine Nuts.
• Heather made some Cheese-Stuffed Manicotti which was great, though she'll tweak it if she ever makes it again.
• Nancy Pearl Wannabe undertook making fresh pasta! and homemade ravioli! And she didn't invite any of us to dinner! Check out her Butternut Squash and Pear Ravioli.
• Darcey made a Quick Gnocchi which was wonderful. I will most definitely be attempting this dish.
• Erin dove as far from diet-friendly foods as she could when she prepared Triple Cheese Macaroni. Seriously, what could possibly be wrong with that?
• Meredith recreated a restaurant favorite with Lo Mein. (Meredith, you're also welcome to cook this for me when I come visit.)

Pork

• Kelly needs to invite me over to her house to try her Pork Fried Rice and Potstickers (I may have a potsticker problem.)

Poultry

• Sheri tried a Polynesian Chicken recipe on an whim with great results.
• Meghan was able to add a delicious new recipe to her permanent rotation with Roasted Chicken Breast with Lemon, Garlic, Rosemary and Potatoes. This sounds like an excellent staple dish for any kitchen.
• Sarah may not have been having a great day, but she did find an excellent recipe in Parmesan Encrusted Chicken Breasts.
• Jennie made Chicken & Dressing which looks awesome and I would totally want to eat, but the bigger issue for me is the dressing vs. stuffing issue. What do you call it?
• RA found a yummy tasting but somewhat taxing dish in her Slow-Cooker Chicken Cacciatore.
• Julie tried out an old, fabled family recipe to see if she could recreate it's excellence with her Great-Grandpa's Chicken.
• Anna made some Chicken Lettuce Wraps which I can't access at the moment :(.
• Erin really enjoyed her Sweet and Sour Chicken.
• Audrey is making me long for cold weather with her rendition of one of my favorite dishes of all time: Shepherd's Pie.

Sandwiches

• Merrick made a Ligurian Panini, a yummy sandwich that's open to lots of adjustments and enhancements.
• Janssen spiced it up with Adobo Chicken Salad Sandwiches.

Side Dishes

• Bren liked her Citrus-Pineapple Salsa she already has plans to make it again.
• Sherry prepared another batch of her Honey Roasted Red Potatoes the next day for lunch!
• Lacey prepared Israeli Salad which is the perfect side to any meal.
• Daisy Yellow added a healthy side to her repertoire with Quinoa Taboulleh.
• Andyrea gave a new twist to her recipe for Lentils.
• Sarah created the perfect summer side with Oven Steak Fries.

Vegetarian

• Noelle  is making all vegan recipes for Whip It Up and tried out Vegan Mac & Cheese. Since I'm a devout cheese person, I'm really intrigued by this and am itching to try. She also made some Vegan Hungarian Goulash - a recipe I'm sending to a good friend who loves Hungarian cooking. 
• Ross had double success with his Open-face Summertime Dinner and his Black Bean Veggie Burgers.
• Janet pays tribute to the awesomeness of the crock pot with her Vegetarian Chili.
• Laurel is hell bent on clogging my arteries and enhancing my ass with her Crispy Scallion and Gruyère Potato Pancakes. Also, I would like to demand that she come here and make these for me right now!
• Jane tried a new recipe that sounds pretty interesting, a Pizza Fritatta. I'll admit, my interest is totally piqued.

And now for MY recipe. Bwahahaha.

This week I made Blue Cheese Pistachio Grapes. I also made numerous stinky cheese ball, bleu ball, etc. references serving to amuse only myself, but what can I say? I AM FUNNY. I took them to a potluck tonight and they were devoured. People loved them. They loved them before I could take a picture of them. I couldn't take a picture when I was making them because I really and truly was covered with cheese. They could not be simpler to make, they tasted great (people were talking about them and I gave out instructions) and there is no doubt that this is my new bring-to-a-party dish.

Next week we'll have the (very timely and organized) wrap up over at Definitely RA. And the theme is *drumroll* VEGETARIAN! Happy cooking, peoples!

Comments

[bren j.]

Indeed! Wouldn't some vodka be perfect? Or rum? Maybe next time.

In my world, it's "stuffing" since you asked. :)

[Jennie]

I think I call it dressing unless it's actually stuffed inside the turkey or chicken - then it would be stuffing.

[Mer]

"dressing the turkey" is getting it all ready in general, including stuffing it (the act of putting the stuffing inside the breast cavity), seasoning, and tying it all up before putting it in the oven...that's how I always thought of it!

you've got the "%20" link problem again; luckily if you follow the link & delete the %20 from the end, then it works.

[RA]

I call it stuffing no matter where it cooks. Dressing is for salads, to me.

The volume of recipes is totally astounding to me, but in a good way!