Recipes

This page was made for quick access to some of my family's favorite recipes, I'm also working on a basics page for things like cooking bacon or other simple dishes and staples. You'll see multiple measurements next to some ingredients, I add these for my own reference because I like using a kitchen scale to measure and cut-down on dishes to clean; it's also helpful sometimes when you can't find a tablespoon to know the approximate weight of that volume of measurement for a particular ingredient. Most ingredients are optional if you have allergy or other concerns, if I've cooked something with a variation I'll try to add notes to the recipe page for reference.

Links for Recipes

Have tried, will make again

• Black Bean Brownies (I add 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup walnuts and this helps with the texture!)

• Cardamom Vanilla Cupcakes (Vegan)

• Chicken Pot Pie

• Copycat Creamy Jalapeno Sauce (Taco Bell)

• Copycat Honey Baked Ham

• Crêpes (nutella, crushed oreo, and unsweetened whipped cream are great together in a crêpe)

• Cucumber, Tomato, Feta Salad

• Easiest Sausage Stuffing

• Graham Cracker Crust

• Ground Beef Stroganoff

• Icing or Glaze (for Cinnamon Rolls and other baked goods)

• Pad Thai

• Pulled Pork (YouTube video)

• Sweet Potato Chorizo Enchiladas (sub half sweet potato for russet, and I usually sub vegan chorizo; Morningstar Farms most recently)

• Vegan Chocolate Mousse

• Vegan Garlic Alfredo Sauce

• Whipped Cream (for unsweetened I'll simply omit the sugar)

Have not tried yet but am interested

• Egg yolk recipes (for when I make egg white omelettes and have leftover yolks)

• Crescent Appetizers

• Pumpkin Recipes

Bonus Options and Recommendations

Michigan

• Grand Rapids - Black Owned Restaurants in Grand Rapids, MI (list from 28 February 2025)

• Grand Rapids - Georgio's Gourmet Pizza (specifically the mac n cheese with bacon slice) 

• Grand Rapids - Jaku Sushi (first place I ever saw a sushi burrito, is solid)

• Grand Rapids - Mangiamo Italiano Elevato

• Grand Rapids - San Chez Bistro

• Grand Rapids - Stella's Lounge (good vegetarian options)

• Grand Rapids - Two Beards Deli

• Kalamazoo - Bangkok Flavor

• Lansing - Art's Pub

• Lansing - The Cosmos

• Lansing - Fleetwood Diner

• Lansing - Leo's Lodge (I used to work for Leo's in Okemos, location long-since closed; I hear this related location is under new ownership with my favorite general manager) is the one place I worked where I didn't get absolutely sick of the [deep dish] pizza.

• Lansing - No Thai! (East Lansing location now permanently closed but they have other locations around Ann Arbor)

• Lansing - Meat BBQ

• Lansing - Moriarty's Pub

• Lansing - Soup Spoon Cafe

• Lansing - Stober's Bar (I don't drink anymore but music bingo night is fun) 

• Sault Ste. Marie - China Cate

• Sault Ste. Marie - Guido's Premium Pizza

• Sault Ste. Marie - Indo China Gardens

• Sault Ste. Marie - Jose's Mexican Restaurant

• Sault Ste. Marie - Neville's Superette

• Sault Ste. Marie - Oh Crêpe and Coffee

• Sault Ste. Marie - Zorbas Greek American Restaurant

Other American Locations

• Colorado (CO), Denver - Tocabe (has multiple locations)

• Colorado (CO), Indian Hills - Mac Nation Cafe

• Washington (WA), Spokane - Borracho Tacos and Taquileria

• Washington (WA), Spokane - Indigenous Eats

• Washington (WA), Spokane - Nudo Ramen House

Europe

Galway, Ireland - Thai Garden (they also have a Dublin location)