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Week 01 Recipes
Baked Potatoes
Banana Pudding
Brownies
Crockpot Black Beans
Crockpot Taco Soup
Greens
Jambalaya
Pad Thai
Week 02 Recipes
Chalupas
Dirty Rice
Gumbo
Orange Chicken
Spinach
Thai Peanut Chicken
Week 03 Recipes
Crispy Tacos
Greek Chicken
Hoppin’ John
Louisiana Pecan Cake
Middle Eastern Rice
Red Beans and Rice
Stuffed Bell Peppers
Turnips
Yellow Curry
Week 04 Recipes
2 Alarm Chili
Bad Banana Muffins
Chicken Soup
Chunky Peach Salsa
Corn on the Cob
Cornbread
Grilled Chicken Breasts
Lima Beans
Skillet Potatoes
Spanish Rice
Thai Chicken Stir-Fry
Vegetarian Frittattas
Week 05 Recipes
Chicken Yakitori
Chocolate Pie
Fettucine Alfredo
Flaky Pie Crust
Gazpacho
Lemon Asparagus
Moo Shu Beef
Pecan Blueberry Salad
Quiche Lorraine
Rosemary Potatoes
Week 06 Recipes
Garlic Broccoli Chicken
Garlic Mini Potatoes
Italian Meatloaf
Mango Salad
Oriental Green Beans
Rosemary Chicken
Texas Caviar
Tony’s Tiger Bites
Vegetable Soup
Week 07 Recipes
Almond Chicken
Brownie Pie
Cabbage Salad
Chicken Française
Macaroni & Cheese
Mandarin Salad
Pasta Salad
Vietnamese Beef
Week 08 Recipes
Baked Potato Soup
Buddha’s Delight
Chicken Marsala
ChocOatmeal Cookies
Mongolian Beef
Seven Layer Salad
Shrimp and Pea Pasta
Strawberry Salad
Week 09 Recipes
BBQ Chicken
Chiles Rellenos
Crockpot Lasagna
Herbed Asparagus
Peanut Butter Cookies
Sesame Chicken
Stuffed Tomatoes
Sweet and Sour Pork
Week 10 Recipes
Caramel Bread Pudding
Chicken & Bok Choy
Corn Pone Pie
Eggplant Parmigiana
Orange Sherry Chicken
Pasta & Herbs
Saag Paneer Spinach
Stew
Week 11 Recipes
Crock Pot Roast
Orange Ginger Chicken
Smores Cookies
Spicy Dahl Lentils
Spinach Quiche
Wild Rice
Zucchini Fries
Week 12 Recipes
Bangers
Black-eyed Peas
Coriander Chutney
Granny’s Butterole
Mutter Paneer Peas
Pork Chops
Quesadillas
Quick Naan
Roasted Root Veggies
Steamed Broccoli
Tortellini Soup
Week 13 Recipes
Acorn Squash
Aloo Matar
Grilled Pizzas
Junkyard Cookies
Pulao Rice
Roasted Red Peppers
Soft Tacos
Tomato Basil Soup
Week 14 Recipes
Chicken Almondine
Corn Zucchini Salad
Green Beans
Ma Ki Daal Lentils
Microwave Rice
Sandtarts Cookies
Tomato Basil Quiche
Week 15 Recipes
Beans and Meat
Broccoli Quiche
Chicken and Rice
Eggplant Parmigiana
Pappardelle
Sausage Rice Casserole
Strawberry Cake
Week 16 Recipes
Bananas Foster
Big Veggie Stir-Fry
Chicken Creole
Chicken Curry
Pinto Beans
Shrimp Ettoufe
Week 17 Recipes
Basmati Rice
Beans and Bacon
Cashew Chicken
Mexican Salad
Red Yam Curry
Sweet Semolina
Week 18 Recipes
Instant Mashed Potatoes
Week 19 Recipes
Chicken Tikka Masala
Fresh Veggie Pasta
Fried Rice
George’s Fudge
Thai Hot Sour Soup
Week 20 Recipes
Bison Roast
Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Fancy Green Beans
Spring Rolls
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what about breakfast $?
Themed Meals
All around Asia
Mini Eggrolls
American Thanksgiving
Baked Squash
Cornbread Dressing
Cranberry Sorbet
Mincemeat Pie
Pear Mincemeat
Roast Turkey
Removing Turkey Giblets
Sage Dressing
Two-Tone Fudge
Breakfast Recipes
Bacon or Sausage
Breakfast Tacos
Buttermilk Pancakes
Chilaquiles
Farmhouse Biscuits
French Toast
Fried Eggs
Fry an Egg
Hash Browns
Overnight Kolaches
Pancakes
Scrambled Eggs
Waffles
Finals Week Recipes
Artichoke Dip
Awesome Queso
Baggie Fudge
Broccoli Salad
Chinese Salad
Cinnamon Apple
Deviled Eggs
Meatballs
Monkey Bread
Praline Crunch
Sausage Bites
Texas Hummus
Texas Trash
Vince Sandwich
Graduation Brunch
Beverages
Chocolate Apricot Bars
Harvest Muffins
Waldorf Salad
Graduation Retreat
Hearty Meal Recipes
Beer Biscuits
Hash
Mashed Potatoes
Meatloaf
Mimi’s Bean Soup
Plain Cake
Roast Gravy
Sausage Gravy
Indian Basics
Coconut Lime Rice
Ratna’s Raita
Rogan Josh Lamb
Tandoori Chicken
Recipes that Impress
Blackberry Jam
Brie, Apricot and Pine Nut Baguettes
Burgandy Mushrooms
Chocolate Apples
Cranberry Mint Bars
Crepes
Crepes a la Foster
Crepes à la Reiné
Pioneer Pork Loin
Shrimp Ceviche
Shrimp Dip
Spanish Chicken
Thai Peanut Dressing Salad
Soul Food Recipes
Baked Beans
Cabbage
Cheese Fudge
Chicken Dumplings
Coleslaw
Corn Pie
Corn Pudding
Dewberry Cobbler
Fried Anything
Green Beans
Hush Puppies
Microwave Squash
Oven Fried Chicken
Potato Salad
Ribs
Rolls
Sweet Potatoes
Sunday Lunch
Carrots
English Peas
Green Salad
Tea Meals
Butter Scones
Chai Tea Biscuits
Chicken Salad
Orange Salad
Raspberry Trifle
Scones
Tea Veggies
Treacle Tart
Tuna Salad
Whipped Cream
Two-fer Weeks
Vacation Meals
What about Parties?
TexMex Queso
There’s More
Beverages 2
Boba Tea
Limeade
Sweet Tea
Breads
2 Hour Rolls
Apricot Kolaches
Bacon Pecan Kolaches
BBQ Pork Kolaches
Beginner Kolaches
Belgian Waffles
Blackberry Coffee Cake
Carrot Zucchini Cupcakes
Cheese or Lemon Kolaches
Choco-Nana Bread
Chocolate Mint Muffins
Cranberry Kolaches
Gluten-Free Kolaches
Keto Carrot Cupcakes
King Cake
Kolache Fillings
Mexican Cornbread
Overnight French Toast
Pecan Waffles
Pineapple Kolaches
Plain and Fancy Waffles
Roselle Scones
Turtle Kolaches
Desserts
Apple Pie
Banana Cake
Black Bottom Cheesecake
Black Russian Snowballs
Blackberry Sorbet
Blueberry Pie
British Flapjacks
Buckeyes
Buttermilk Pie
Caramel Apple Pie
Cherry Chip Cookies
Cherry Pecan Fruitcake
Cherry Pie
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate Chip Squares
Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Chocolate Walnut Bars
Cowboy Cobbler
Dr Dodds Cake
Dutch Apple Pie
Flourless Chocolate Cake
Fruit Nut Bars
Fruit Pizza
GF-Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies
Grasshopper Pie
Layered Dessert
Lemon Pie
Mapping Rio Dessert Bars
Mississippi Mud Cake
Mud Pie
Peach Ice Cream
Peach Pie
Pecan Pie
Pumpkin Pie
Russian Cream
Strawberry Ice Cream
Strawberry Pie
Sugar Cookies
Vegan Pudding
Wheatless Strawberry Cake
Entrees
Almond Pepper Chicken
Asparagus Chicken
Barbecue Sauce
Basil Broccoli Gnocchi
Bean Pot Casserole
Broccoli Soup
Butternut Curry
Caldo
Cashew Chicken Spinach
Cashew Sprouts and Spinach
Chicken and Chard Phở
Chicken Hash
Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Chicken Marsala
Chicken Tacos
Chicken Turnovers
Chickpea Chili FRITOS® Pie
Corn Chowder
Cranberry Pork Loin
Crawfish Pie
Dirty Chicken Rice
Easy Chicken Potato Soup
Easy Eggplant Parmesan Casserole
Enchiladas
Falafel with Arugula
Fast Enchiladas
French Onion Soup
Fried Chicken Fried Rice
FRITOS® Pie
Get Veggie Meatloaf
GF LF Broccoli Soup
Hoosier Pork Chops
Leftover Soup
Lemony Pasta with Spinach
Macadamia Chicken
Martha’s Simple Chili
Meatball Rolls
No-Chicken Noodle Soup
Noodles and Prunes
Pasta e Fagioli
Peel and Eat Shrimp
Potato & Carrot Soup
Pulled Pork
Quinoa Bowl
Quinoa Lettuce Wraps
Reed’s Korean Turkey Meatballs
Shrimp Creole
Shrimp Scampi Zoodles
Texas Pad Thai
Texas Thai Curry Paste
Simple Curry
Tom Ka Gai
Tortilla Soup
Tuscan Pork Chops
Vegan Charro Beans
Vegan Gumbo
Westbury Gumbo
Preserved Lemons
Salads
Asian Slaw
Bacon and Brussel Sprouts Salad
Broccoli Slaw
Easy Salad
Fiesta Salad
Fruit Salad
Harvest Salad
Lemon Dressing Salad
Lemon Pesto Chickpea Salad
Mark’s Guacamole
Ramen Crunch Salad
Summer Fruit Salad
Watermelon Salad
Vegetables
Arugula Omelette
Asparagus
Bacon Grits and Spinach
Baked Corn Casserole
Baked Fries
Basil Beets
Bell Pepper Carrot Butternut Soup
Cabbage and Apples
Carib-Indian Okra
Dwayne’s Greens
Falafel with Spicy Mustard Greens
Fresh Blackeyed Peas
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Honey Roasted Squash
Kale with Bacon
Lemongrass Grits
Oh My Gujarati Daal
Pan Fried Greens
Pan-fried Arugula
Potato Casserole
Quinoa
Quinoa Bell Peppers
Roasted Beets
Roasted Butternut Squash
Roasted Cabbage
Roasted Cauliflower
Sesame Green Beans
Skillet Brussels Sprouts
Tropical Veggie Stirfry
Vegan Mashed Potatoes
Veggie Broth
Yams and Apples
Yams and Pecans
Zippy Green Beans
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Breads and Breakfast Recipes
Pecan Waffles