Recipe index
Everything (mostly) all in one place
Note: I put off doing this for awhile, mainly because it felt like a huge undertaking. But I have to admit it will indeed come in handy, not just for you readers, but for me. Sometimes sifting through the categories or archives can be fun. Other times… frustration central. I am an imperfect being- I don’t always add each & every post to ALL the appropriate categories. For example, I recently noticed a cupcake post that was about chocolate cupcakes (& chocolate frosting) and it wasn’t even listed under the ‘chocolate’ category. So yeah. I’m not always perfect. For that reason, I took a long time (it took me at least a few weeks) to get all my shit together and come up with this Recipe Index. I hope it helps! I’ll be updating it as I add blog posts.
And if anything is wrong or isn’t working as it should be, please let me know.
It is NOT comprehensive: a few recipes are duplicates so I didn’t list them. Others, I decided were worth re-listing because of the unique frosting or decorations or because I tweaked it. For that reason, if you’re looking for a particular recipe, I’d still use the categories or the search feature.
(Page last updated 11.02.15)
CUPCAKES:
Toasted walnut maple cupcakes with maple rye whiskey butter glaze
Vanilla cupcakes with chocolate ice cream “frosting”
Vegan triple berry maple bourbon cupcakes with vegan cream cheese frosting
Chocolate chip cupcakes with chocolate chip buttercream
Chocolate bourbon cupcakes with chocolate bourbon ganache
Easy spiderweb cupcake toppers
One giant chocolate cupcake (or chocolate cupcakes for two)
Homemade “funfetti” cupcakes: (1) (2)
Rosewater vanilla-bean cupcakes with sugared & glittered edible pansies
“Pot of gold at the end of the rainbow” cupcakes
Frosting-filled chocolate heart cupcakes
Dark chocolate coconut cupcakes
Peanut butter & jelly cupcakes (in photo above)
Stollen-inspired cupcakes with stabilized whipped cream frosting
Dexter Morgan’s blood spatter cupcakes
Pumpkin cheesecake cupcakes with brown sugar crumble
Vanilla cupcakes filled with blackberry-lime jam topped with vanilla-lime buttercream
Cherry-bomb cupcakes with homemade “whipped cream in a jar”
Seashell cupcakes with saltwater taffy buttercream
Peanut butter chocolate cupcakes with a pretzel on top
Vanilla cupcakes with dark chocolate sour cream frosting
Red velvet mini-cupcakes made in the Babycakes cupcake maker
Poppy seed cupcakes with almond buttercream
North Pole cupcakes (peppermint swirl)
Sweet potato cupcakes with toasted 7-minute frosting
Dark chocolate spice cupcakes with brown butter frosting
“Eye of Newt & Toe of Frog” cupcakes
Breast Cancer Awareness cupcakes (1) (2) (3) (4)
Pumpkin cupcakes with stabilized whipped cream frosting
Lemon marmalade cupcakes with toasted 7-minute frosting
Malted Milk cupcakes with evaporated milk frosting
Maple-Irish whiskey frosted vanilla cupcakes
Butter pecan cupcakes with evaporated milk frosting
Green velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting
Caramel drenched coconut vanilla cupcakes
Winter white velvet cupcakes with Swiss meringue buttercream
Tablespoon-size mini Magnolia cupcakes
Basic two-egg yellow cupcakes (vintage recipe)
Blueberry cupcakes with blueberry-vanilla Swiss meringue buttercream
Champagne cupcakes with sweet champagne buttercream
Lemony Snicket’s cupcakes / Lemon-vanilla cupcakes
Hot cocoa cupcakes with “melted marshmallow” buttercream
Figgy Pudding cupcakes with brandied Italian meringue buttercream
Billy’s bakery chocolate cupcakes with chocolate buttercream & peppermint meringue “ornaments”
Mochaccino cupcakes with cooked flour frosting
“Black licorice” cupcakes (anise) with orange marshmallow buttercream
Chocolate malt cupcakes with marshmallow buttercream
True Blood velvet cupcakes (red velvet)
Earl Grey with lemon tea party cupcakes
Guinness cupcakes with whipped cream cheese frosting
Peanut-less peanut butter cupcakes
Fuck You cupcakes with bourbon chocolate buttercream
White chocolate almond cupcakes
Gingerbread cupcakes with lemon cream cheese frosting
Chocolate stout cupcakes with white chocolate “funny bones”
Apple cupcakes with brown sugar buttercream
White chocolate pomegranate cupcakes
Root beer float cupcakes (1) (2)
Chocolate covered banana meringue cupcakes
Obamacakes for the 2008 election
Devil’s dark chocolate cupcakes with cinnamon ‘Red Hots’ frosting
Monster cakes with sweetmelt eyeballs
Chocolate pumpkin cupcakes with vanilla frosting
Vanilla cupcakes with black cherry Kool-Aid frosting
“Grown-up” mocha cupcakes with orangy cinnamon frosting
Man In Black dark chocolate Oreo cupcakes
Marsellus & Mia Wallace cupcakes
Cherry-filled diabetic cupcakes
Anti-Valentine’s Day cupcakes of Darkness
Chocolate cheesecake muffincakes with coffee filling
Elvis Comeback Special cupcakes
Double dark chocolate peanut butter cupcakes
Mexican hot chocolate cupcakes
Cinnamon vanilla cupcakes with Mexican hot chocolate buttercream
DESSERTS, CAKES & SWEETS:
Maple & brown sugar roasted pears
French custard cream or creme patisserie
Strawberry ricotta mini-bundt cakes
Vanilla cake with a twist of lime
Grilled peaches with sweet ricotta & honey
Olive oil cake with rum & pistachio
Cherry “surprise” coffee cakes
Anniversary zebra bundt cake (link to recipe in post)
True Blood-inspired naked cake with macerated berries (no recipe- just photos & ingredients)
Blackberry breakfast bake or “whateveryouwannacallit”
Vanilla-strawberry jam cakes (my version of shortcakes- in photo above)
Lemon shortbread cranberry crumble
Almond blueberry coffee cake with Snackle Mouth granola
Strawberry chocolate liqueur preserve in individual cobblers
Flourless chocolate cake (1) (2) (3)
Caramel cake with caramelized butter frosting
Baked apples with sweet ricotta
CAKE POPS & CAKE BALLS:
PIES (SWEET) & TARTS:
Apple pie with maple, brown butter, bourbon and toasted walnuts
Mini-cherry pies with Pimm’s No. 1 Cup
Peanut butter birthday pie with pretzels & chocolate cookies
Grapefruit pie with grapefruit-scented whipped cream
Lemon pie with ginger shortbread cookie crust
Bourbon sweet potato & pumpkin pie
Peach, bourbon & black walnut crostata
Red, white & BLUEberry hand pies/pastries
Rose-cut mini apple tarts (apples cut into roses)
Winter squash pie with toasted hazelnuts & brandy whipped cream
Maple-pumpkin pasties with bourbon whipped cream
Lemon almond blueberry crustless pie
MUFFINS & SCONES:
Banana yogurt chocolate chip muffins
Irish soda muffins with Jameson-soaked raisins (1) (2)
White chocolate cherry muffins
Jammin’ little five-minute muffins (in photo above)
The best chocolate chip muffins (1) (2)
Pumpkin streusel muffins with cream cheese icing (1) (2)
Pumpkin muffins made from the cut out jack-o-lantern pieces
Chocolate chip buttermilk streusel muffins
Violet Beauregarde’s big blueberry muffins
BREADS & ROLLS (YEAST):
Cherry cardamom hot cross buns
Sourdough no-knead bread (plus a sourdough starter tutorial)
English muffins made in canning rings
BREADS, LOAVES & ROLLS (NO YEAST):
Downey’s Irish soda bread (my adaptation)
Jay’s favorite 5-ingredient beer bread
Cranberry orange pound cake with orange butter rum sauce
Sour cream chocolate chip loaf
COOKIES:
Ossi di Morto (bones of the dead)
Savory cheddar & dill Madeleines
Dark chocolate “melted monster” cookies
Easy vanilla jammy “sammy” (sandwich) cookies
Double dark chocolate “Lump of Coal” cookies
Thumbprint cookies (vintage recipe)
Figlets (fig cookies made with fig jam)
Coconut macaroons (with & without chocolate)
THE BEST CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES EVER
Parliament Chunkadelic cookies
Italian orange-filled chocolate polenta cookies
BROWNIES & COOKIE BARS:
“Campfire bars” made with Snackle Mouth Salty Chocolate granola (in photo above)
Debbie Harry cookie bars a.k.a. “Blondies”
Lemon cheesecake squares with blueberries
DONUTS & FRIED DOUGH:
Big’n’Soft dark chocolate baked donuts
Baked brown butter donuts with vanilla bean glaze
CANDIES, SWEETS & TREATS:
Jameson whiskey caramel popcorn
White chocolate peanut butter cups filled with dark chocolate peanut butter filling
Homemade peanut butter cup candy
Homemade whipped cream in a jar
FROZEN CONFECTIONS, GELATINS & PUDDINGS:
Vanilla bean panna cotta with fresh cherry sauce
Peanut butter affogato with dark chocolate covered espresso beans
Guinness ice cream floats with whiskey caramel
Cherry vanilla swirl ice cream
Chocolate chocolate whiskey ice cream with peanut butter whipped cream
Dark chocolate Guinness pudding with creme de menthe whipped cream
Champagne parfaits (also called “champagne, Jell-O style”)
Vanilla frozen yogurt parfaits
Almond ice cream with crumbled Financiers (in photo above)
Vanilla cinnamon-crusted pudding
Double chocolate pudding (1) (2)
Panna Cotta with balsamic strawberries
JAMS, CONSERVES/PRESERVES & MARMALADES:
“Ring of Fire” peach + pepper jam (low-sugar)
Nectarine, blackberry & purple basil preserves
Blueberry & mint honey jam (pectin & sugar-free)
Bachelor’s jam (or rumtopf)
Green tea + jasmine cherry preserves
Blood orange + red wine marmalade
Triple berry maple bourbon jam
Delightfully gingery apple-cranberry preserves
Caramel apple jam (with vanilla bean & rum)
Raspberry-jalapeño-cilantro jam
Double-C dark chocolate almond conserves
Low-sugar strawberry jam made with Xylitol & Pomona’s Pectin
Banana brown sugar jam (AKA banana butter)
Lemon-orange whiskey marmalade
Vanilla vodka cherry preserves
Earl Grey’s nectarine tea preserves
Strawberry preserves with chocolate liqueur
Easy blueberry jam (no canning required)
Blackberry raspberry peach jam
JELLIES:
CURDS:
Meyer lemon curd (canning safe)
PICKLES & PICKLED VEGETABLES:
Quick pickled vegetables or “Giardiniera”
Pickled green tomatoes (Italian style)
Quick garden vegetable pickles
Martini pickles (made with vodka & olive juice)
Maple-whiskey pickles version 2.0
Molotov Cocktail pickles with vodka
Chive blossom vinegar refrigerator pickles
Whiskey/bourbon pickles (with or without maple) (1) (2)
Red wine vinegar & red onion refrigerator pickles
Arthur Schwartz’s Kosher dill pickles (1) (2)
Basic pickles (Marilla’s Spicy Pickles)
FRUIT BUTTERS:
SAUCES & SALSAS:
Fresh garden salsa (canned)
Moroccan-style cranberry sauce
Cherry bourbon chocolate sauce
PRESERVED (WHOLE OR CUT UP) FRUITS:
Cherries in a light almond syrup
Mint julep peaches (peach slices in bourbon-mint syrup)
Sliced peaches in vanilla bean syrup
Jar of hearts (whole strawberries in syrup)
MEDICINAL FOODS & DRINKS:
SYRUPS, INFUSIONS & VINEGARS:
Chive blossom vinegar with lemon
Chive blossom vinegar (in photo above)
BEVERAGES:
Woodchuck Hard Cider summer shandy
Homemade fermented ginger beer
Homemade pumpkin spice latte mix
SAVORY MEALS &/OR SNACKS:
Oven-roasted tomatoes with basil, oregano and garlic
Salsa semplice aka tomato sauce (easiest tomato sauce ever)
Roasted asparagus with brown butter balsamic sauce
Grilled Fairytale eggplant with fresh herbs & tomato
Deep dish pizza made in a cake pan
“Googy-eggs” aka soft-boiled eggs
Open-face tomato & feta sandwich
Southern pickled shrimp (in olive oil) (in photo above)
Garlic & herb “white” macaroni & cheese
Flat Iron steak with oven roasted potato wedges
French-toasted chicken sandwiches
The perfect pizza (thick crust)
Black & Tan Irish macaroni & cheese
Pasta with potatoes, leeks & broccoli
Paula Deen’s macaroni & cheese (with egg)
Chili-rubbed steak with onion rings & pico de gallo
Spring risotto with peas & zucchini
Angel hair pasta & spicy shrimp
Lasagna (with meat)
SALADS:
Pseudo-Dutch potato salad with bacon
Tangy four color Bell pepper salad
Lower fat/lower calorie macaroni salad with a yogurt-based dressing
Pickled & Preserved macaroni salad
CONDIMENTS, DIPS, SPREADS & SEASONINGS:
BREAKFASTS:
Triple stone-fruit breakfast crisp
Homemade bagels (1) (2 – easier)
PET STUFF! BISCUITS & TREATS:
Catnip, baby food & brown rice flour cat treats
Banana, honey & cinnamon pupcakes
Flax seed & parsley breath biscuits
I'm Marilla. A 30-something artist, hobby baker, home canning enthusiast, gardener, DIY-er, wife, mommy of a baby boy and dog mom (to another baby boy) from New York. 
