I love to cook; it relaxes me. I love to feed family and friends, to gather around the table in my kitchen and share real food, real conversation. Once upon a time, I even wrote about it.

In January 2013 I started making weekly menu plans and publishing them every Saturday (ish). Then I tagged a short weekly menu on the end of my weekly essay posts. Then I tried to start an offshoot second blog, dinner prompt, which quickly overwhelmed me and has been languishing, mostly, since August 2015, with occasional sputters here and there.

So below is simply an (unorganized and in no order) archive of many of the recipe links that I’ve posted and used. Originally I intended to categorize the recipes – chicken, beef, salads, etc. But honestly, when I’m looking for cooking inspiration a jumble is more likely to spark an idea for me, and so jumble assortment it is. Also, I add to this page the links from my weekly posts on an irregular, sporadic basis; so if you’re looking for a recipe from recent weeks and don’t see it here, my apologies. See something on here more than once? It’s because we liked it, so maybe it’s worth extra consideration as you weigh the alternatives.

Find one you really like? Post a comment and share your review. (Side note: You’ll need a subscription to NYT Cooking to view many of the links/recipes below. The subscription is well-worth the price, I promise!)

1. Charlie Bird’s Farro Salad (food network)
2. Farro with Lentils and Jammy Onions (Ali Slagle, NYT Cooking)
3. Potatoes au Gratin (Mark Bittman – NYT Cooking)
4. Fennel-Celery Salad with Blue Cheese and Walnuts
5. Pear tarte Tatin, adapted from this apple tart Tatin
6. Farro with mint-pistachio pesto
7. Wild Mushroom Tart (David Tanis, NYT Cooking) (NOTE: the pastry portion is terrific and easily adapted to other things)
8. Mini Meatball Soup with Broccoli and Orecchiette (NYT Cooking)
9. White wine pasta with roasted mushrooms and burrata
10. Pork Marbella
11. Chicken Skillet Pot Pie
12. Slow-Cooker Butter Chicken
13. The Best Green Salad in the World
14. Chicken Larb
15. Cheesy Pan Pizza
16. Ginger-Lime Chicken
17. Classic Lemon Cheesecake (note: this is a ricotta cheesecake)
18. Creamy Cucumber Soup
19. Jimmy Bradley’s Salad with Gruyere
20. Spring Ragoût with Brown Butter Couscous
21. Persian Herb & Leek Fritatta
22. Green Shakshuka
23. Samin Nosrat’s Green Goddess Dressing
24. Saffron Pistachio Soup
25. Prosciutto, Fig & Arugula Pizza
26. Couscous with Lamb Stew (Gourmet, via Epicurious)
27. Kielbasa with onions and apples
28. Carnitas 
29. Maple-Glazed Salmon
30. Roasted Vegetable Platter
31. Farmers’ Market Quinoa Salad | Toasted Sourdough Bread with Garlic Confit
32. Herb-crusted Cauliflower Steaks with Beans and Tomatoes
33. Sam Sifton’s no-recipe recipe for Rotisserie Chicken Panzanella
34. Chicken and Rice Soup with Garlicky Chile Oil
35. Peruvian Roasted Chicken with Spicy Cilantro Sauce
36. Whole-grain Salad with Jammy Eggs and Shallot Yogurt
37. Cheddar Corn Chowder
38. Root Vegetable and Farmers Cheese Galette
39. Instant Pot Chicken Marbella
40. Quinoa Bowls with Avocado and Egg
41. Farro with Roasted Mushrooms | Spinach-Broccoli Soup with Garlic and Cilantro
42. Pork Stew with Mashed Potatoes
43. Farro Salad with Toasted Pecans
44. Ina Garten’s Weeknight Bolognese (my family’s all-time favorite dinner)
45. Sheet Pan Salmon
46. Instant Pot Dal
47. Pasta with Broccoli, Cauliflower or Broccoli Rabe (Mark Bittman)
48. Dutch Baby (bon appetit)
49. Weeknight Red Curry (bon appetit)
50. Grilled Halibut Nicoise with Market Vegetables (bon appetit)
51. Grilled Kielbasa Tacos (bon appetit)
52. Grain bowl with Egg (slideshow – bon appetit)
53. Pasta with Mint-Pistachio Pesto (food & wine)
54. Kale and Peach Salad (sprouts market)
55. Blue Cheese Burgers (Ina Garten/Barefoot Contessa)
56. Roasted Onion Salad with Arugula and Walnut Salsa (food 52)
57. Za’atar Roast Chicken with Green Tahini Sauce (epicurious)
58. Malaysian Fish and Pineapple Curry (Yotam Ottolenghi)
59. Pork Souvlaki with Cucumber Salad and Tzatziki (Yotam Ottolenghi)
60. Risotto alla Milanese (Saveur)
61. Double Pork Carnitas (bon appetit)
62. Buckwheat Crepes with Creamy Leeks and Baked Eggs (bon appetit)
63. French Onion Soup Burgers (Thomas Breads)
64. Cilantro-Lime Fish Tacos (Cooking Light)
65. Mushroom-Gruyère Grilled Cheese (NY Times Cooking)
66. Pasta with Broccoli Rabe & Parmesan (Epicurious)
67. Ginger-Lime Shrimp (Food Network)
68. Prosciutto, Fig & Arugula Pizza (Food Network)
69. Maple-Glazed Salmon (Cooking Light)
70. Roasted Vegetable Platter (NY Times Cooking)
71. Farmers’ Market Quinoa Salad (Epicurious)
72. Couscous with Cauliflower & Almonds (Mark Bittman)
73. Leek, Kale and Potato Latkes (NY Times Cooking)
74. Jane Grigson’s Celery Soup (Food 52)
75. Beans & Greens Tacos (Martha Stewart)
76. Pimiento Cheese on Brioche (Food Network)
77. Spinach Cake with Herb Salad (David Tanis, via David Lebovitz)
78. Shakshuka (David Lebovitz)
79. Warm Red and Green Cabbage Slaw (NY Times Cooking)
80. Quick Pickles (Eating Well)
81. Pasta with sausage and kale (thekitchn.com)
82. Farmers market salad with Parmesan and egg (Local Savor)
83. Quick Thai sticky rice with meaty vegetable sauce (More Wine Less Whines)
84. Vegetable dumplings (Martha Stewart) | Egg drop soup (thekitchn.com)
85. Parker’s Fish and Chips (Barefoot Contessa)
86. Couscous with Lamb Stew (Gourmet, via Epicurious)
87. Corn Chowder with Green Chiles (Vegetarian Times)
88. Salmon with Lentils (Barefoot Contessa in Paris)
89. Coconut chicken – Whole Foods
90. Asian slaw with ginger peanut dressing – Once Upon a Chef
91. Avocado-Grapefruit salad – bon appétit
92. Red Lentil Soup with Garam Masal – Gourmet
93. Step-by-Step guide to making Naan – Saveur.
94. Tyler Florence’s Spaghetti alla Carbonara
95. Ina Garten’s Spring Green Risotto
96. Ina Garten’s Salmon with Lentils
97. simple tomato soup.
98. Kielbasa with onions and apples
99. spinach salad
100. Ina Garten mustard roasted fish
101. Tandoori Spiced Chicken, Basmati rice and mustard seed pilaf, carrot salad.
102. Creamy Parmesan polenta,
103. Roasted butternut squash
104. Garlic roasted cauliflower
105. Ina Garten’s mashed potatoes
106. Cheese ravioli recipe – Food & Wine
107. Lime-spiked winter fruit salad – Vegetarian Times
108. African Peanut Soup from Real Simple
109. Fried rice basic recipe from Real Simple that’s even faster if you use leftover rice.
110. Jane Grigson’s Celery Soup
111. ham biscuits from Gourmandistan
112. Pork tenderloin recipe – Bon Appétit
113. Scorched peppers – David Tanis
114. Lamb patties – Epicurious
115. Roasted Beets (Ina Garten: Barefoot in Paris)
116. Pizza dough –  Mark Bittman
117. Warm Brussels Sprouts Salad – Martha Stewart
118. Crisp Brussels Sprouts Leaves – Martha Stewart
119. Roasted winter vegetables – Ina Garten
120. Baked eggs – Mark Bittman
121. Kale salad –  Williams Sonoma
122. Spaghetti frittata – Armandino Batali
123. Crab cakes – Food & Wine
124. Simple lemon vinaigrette – Epicurious
125. Bourbon salmon – Cooking Light
126. Butternut squash – Gourmandistan
127. Dave T’s Spinach Cake- David Lebovitz
128. Pizza dough – Splendid Table
129. Emeril’s jambalaya
130. Beet salad- Ina Garten
131. Pumpkin seed pesto
132. Piri-piri chicken
133. Cilantro salad
134. Coq au Vin –  New York Times
135. Patty melt –  David Lebovitz
136. Thai beef with chiles – Martha Stewart
137. Croque Monsieur – Epicurious
138. Mache salad with Creole vinaigrette – Epicurious
139. Lamb pita pockets
140. Collard greens – Tyler Florence
141. Basic grilled chicken breasts – Serious Eats
142. Sweet potato and coconut soup -Epicurious
143. Parmesan-roasted butternut squash – Epicurious
144. Roasted butternut squash salad with arugula, pancetta and hazelnuts – Epicurious
145. Flank steak with chimichurri – Epicurious
146. Braised red cabbage with vinegar – Epicurious
147. Tyler Florence – velvety mashed potatoes
148. Spaghetti and meatballs – Epicurious
149. Basil tabbouleh – Epicurious
150. Simple roast chicken – Epicurious
151. French Flageolet beans –  Ina Garten
152. Steamed cod – Martha Stewart
153. Sauteed sugar snap peas – Ina Garten
154. Pan-fried weisswurst with potato salad – Martha Stewart
155. Orecchiette with rapini and goat cheese – Saveur
156. Parmesan chicken – Ina Garten
157. Beef Bourguignon – Ina Garten
158. Refried beans – Mark Bittman
159. Weeknight Bolognese – Ina Garten
160. Corn souffle with bacon and Comte – Food & Wine
161. Steak Tacos with Pickled Onions and Cilantro Pesto – Dinner a Love Story
162. Chicken Chili with Corn and Black Beans – Dinner a Love Story
163. Braised Pork in Adobo – Dinner a Love Story
164. Chile-Rubbed Chicken with Shredded Spinach – Dinner a Love Story
165. Waffle Iron Grilled Cheese – Dinner a Love Story
166. Butternut squash gnocchi
167. Orecchiette with squash and chiles – Bon Appetit
168. Carne Adovada (New Mexico style red chile pork)
169. 30 minute turkey chili – Food Network Kitchen
170. Tortilla soup
171. Fall salad with maple vinaigrette – Martha Stewart
172. Arugula salad with butternut squash and cranberries – Saveur
173. Croque Tartine Parisienne
174. Roasted fall vegetables with lentils – Whole Living
175. Swiss chard with poached egg – Whole Living
176. Planked salmon with coconut rice – Epicurious
177. Sweet potato risotto – Real Simple
178. Green chile and chicken stew
179. Sauteed mushrooms – Food Network
180. Watermelon salad – Epicurious
181. Tandoori Chicken – David Lebovitz
182. Chopped vegetable salad – David Lebovitz
183. Salmon Rillette – David Lebovitz
184. Shakshuka – David Lebovitz
185. Gluten-free bread – David Lebovitz
186. Basic salmon croquettes – Southern Living
187. Salmon croquettes – Saveur
188. Spicy turkey and green bean stir-fry – Food Network
189. Cheesy gnocchi casserole – Food Network
190. Mario Batali’s gnocchi
191. Grilled peach, arugula and goat cheese salad – Cooking Light
192. Cider vinegar braised greens – Tasting Table
193. Poached eggs – Jamie Oliver’s instructions
194. John Besh: champagne mojitos
195. Lettuce wraps with smoked trout – Epicurious
196. Kir Royale – Epicurious
197. Linguini with caviar – Gourmet
198. Shirred eggs – The Kitchn
199. Grilled peaches – Martha Stewart
200. Raspberry Chicken: Silver Palate Cookbook
201. Jamie Oliver’s easiest sexiest salad in the world
202. Creamy Pappardelle with Leeks and Bacon – Bon Appetit
203. Braised short ribs – Food & Wine
204. Cheese grits – Food & Wine
205. Greek-style tomato salad with mint – Food & Wine
206. Pissaladiere – Saveur
207. Green beans with a mustard vinaigrette – Martha Stewart
208. Pasta with roasted tomatoes – Cooking Light
209. Fresh tomato and basil pasta – Williams-Sonoma
210. Slightly sweet refrigerator dill pickles – Epicurious
211. Todd English’s Caponata
212. Green bean salad with mustard dressing
213. Tomato Pie – Southern Living
214. Mark Bittman’s cheese-fruit-nut salad ideas
215. Lamb sliders – Giada de Laurentis
216. Hummus – Mark Bittman
217. Martha Stewart’s basic poached chicken
218. Ina Garten’s Buttermilk Ranch dressing
219. Slow cooker Texas chili
220. Grit cakes – Emeril Lagasse
221. Basic crepes – Martha Stewart
222. Fish Tacos – Delicious Dishings
223. California rolls
224. Vietnamese spring rolls
225. Alice Waters’s lamb stew (via French Press Memos)
226. Alice Waters’s cole slaw – via NY Times
227. Farfalle with spring vegetables
228. Veal piccata – Saveur
229. Ina Garten’s roasted cauliflower
230. Spicy mustard green pesto
231. Cedar plank salmon
232. Spicy Thai beef salad Food and Wine
233. Chili con Carne – Feed me Phoebe
234. Fig-Goat cheese-Arugula pizza
235. Spicy lamb pita pockets
236. Ricotta-Asparagus souffle – Cowgirl Creamery
237. Turkey-Avocado club sandwich