Recipes by Occasion

If you’re looking for a complete list of recipes on this site, please see the Recipes by Category tab.  This page is a collection of recipes that were designed for specific occasions or meals, which I thought would be a useful complement to the full Recipe Index.  Enjoy!

Super Bowl/Game Day

Blue cheese stuffed buffalo turkey meatballs

Buffalo wing hummus 

Cheesy pizza pull apart bread

Chili lime yogurt dip with salsa pita chips

Fudgy chocolate stout brownies 
Healthy 'cheezy' roasted cauliflower

Pizza hummus

Pizza stuffed breadsticks

Super Bowl recipe ideas 
White chickpea chili

Valentine’s Day

25 heart shaped foods for Valentine's Day

Cranberry bars (heart-shaped) 

Heart shaped beet and goat cheese ravioli 
Heart shaped mug hugger espresso shortbread cookies

Heart-shaped personal pizzas (with heart-shaped toppings) 

Mini heart-shaped raspberry white chocolate cheesecake

Raspberry shortbread heart cookies 
Strawberry beet chocolate chia smoothie

St. Patrick’s Day

Guinness & Dubliner cheese soup 

Fudgy chocolate stout brownies 
Mini Irish soda breads for two

Mint chocolate bark cookies 
Shamrock personal pizzas with green toppings

Easter

Carrot hummus

Easter basket lemon mousse tarts 
Easter eats and treats (links to recipes we made on Easter 2013)
Easter egg shaped breakfast naan pizzas 
Easter egg shaped cheesecake bars 
Healthy no-sugar no-bake carrot cake date balls

Mini lemon poppy seed scones
Roasted carrot crostini with lemon dill pesto and feta

Mother's Day & Father's Day
Father's Day 2013 Recap
Mother's Day 2012 Recap
Mother's Day 2013 Recap
Mother's Day 2014 Recap

Canada Day

Canadian flag cheesecake bars 
Frozen (spiked) strawberry lemonade
Frozen watermelon daiquiri pops

Mini strawberry vanilla cupcakes for Canada Day

Thanksgiving

Apple orchard punch

Autumn fruit ginger crumble pie

Butternut squash gratin with rosemary breadcrumbs

Butternut squash lasagna with smoky marinara sauce 
Chicken, pear, & goat cheese salad with wheat beer vinaigrette

Harvest snack cake 

Hearty sweet potato braids 

Mini pumpkin tarts 

Onion flowers

Pumpkin, cranberry, and goat cheese salad with maple vinaigrette
Pumpkin tofu mousse

Pureed cauliflower with goat cheese 

Roasted vegetable galette with goat cheese 
Spiced squash, lentil, & goat cheese salad

Sweet potato, kale, and cranberry quinoa salad

Thanksgiving recipe roundup
Thanksgiving recipe roundup - part 2 
Vegan pumpkin pie

Warm quinoa salad with brussels sprouts, chickpeas, and cranberries 

Halloween

Cobweb cookies

Mummy meatballs & potatoes 
Pumpkin, chicken, & goat cheese jack-o-lantern quesadillas

Pumpkin kiss cookies 
Severed fingers cookies
Southwestern quinoa stuffed pepper jack o' lanterns

Christmas

Candy cane oreo cheesecake bars 

Eggnog cake cookies with eggnog icing 
Eggnog pancakes with eggnog glaze 
Gingerbread chocolate chip cookies

Gingerbread crepes with eggnog whipped cream 

Gingerbread oatmeal 
Gingerbread oreo cheesecake bars
Gingerbread waffles  
Hidden candy cane kiss cookies

Holiday cranberry brie wreath

Mini peppermint mocha doughnuts

Rudolph gingerbread cookies 

Shortbread cookies with dark chocolate and candy cane

White chocolate candy cane cheesecake

Birthdays

Banana layer cake with peanut butter cream cheese frosting 
Birthday cake Oreo white chocolate cheesecake

Chocolate Biscoff cupcakes with Biscoff cream cheese frosting 
Mini banana chocolate chip cupcakes with peanut butter & chocolate cream cheese frostings 

Recap of my birthday, 2012
Recap of what I made for my boyfriend's birthday, 2012

Potlucks and Parties

5 healthy summer quinoa salads 
5 summer dessert bars

Apple pie bars 
Asian-inspired mandarin quinoa salad

Avocado lime chickpea salad  
Balsamic caramelized onion hummus
Banana whoopie pies with caramel cream cheese filling 

Beet hummus 
Butternut squash & blue cheese crostini with balsamic reduction 
Cheezy ranch hummus

Chocolate peanut butter Rice Krispie roll 

Fresh corn dip with tomatoes and basil 

Garlic chicken on bok choy rice cakes 
Greek yogurt BBQ chicken pasta salad

Italian stuffed mushrooms with goat cheese

Kiwi mango fresh rolls with lime dipping sauce 
Lemony lentil salad with dill & feta

Mediterranean chickpea salad 

Mini banana chocolate chip cupcakes with peanut butter & chocolate cream cheese frostings 

Mini toffee scones 

Mini party appetizers - Mac n' Cheese Bites and Pepperoni Pizza Puffs 

Mini strawberry and peach pies

Peach pie bars 

Raspberry cherry crumb bars 
Rice krispie & peanut butter cup brownies

Smashed pea, dill, and feta crostini 
Smoked salmon & avocado fresh rolls with soy dipping sauce 
S'mores bars

Southwest sweet potato dip/spread 
Strawberry, avocado, & feta salsa
Sweet potato, kale, and cranberry quinoa salad

Thai turkey and carrot meatballs
Tomato, corn, and edamame salad 

Tropical chicken cups (with pineapple, avocado, coconut, & lime) 

Baby Shower

Mini lemon poppy seed scones

Treats for a baby shower 

Quick & Easy Dinners

Avocado green goddess grilled cheese
Barbeque chicken quesadillas with peaches and brie

Black bean & corn quesadillas

Broccoli cheese soup (reduced fat) 
Broccoli white bean soup 
Buffalo chicken burgers
California omelette (tomato, avocado, pesto, mozzarella)
Caramelized onion, apple, & blue cheese naan pizzas (quick if you make onions ahead)

Chicken and apple saute 

Chicken and cheesy rice with broccoli and sundried tomatoes 
Chicken (or turkey) fajita burgers 
Chipotle bean burritos

Curried chickpea & kale soup

Easy salmon pilaf with asparagus and peas 

Lemony pasta with zucchini and tomatoes
Pasta with sundried tomato pesto and chicken

Peach and brie quesadillas with peach salsa 
Roasted asparagus & arugula salad with a poached egg

Spicy tuna pasta 
White chickpea chili