I’ve wanted to make a bucket list for a while… you know what a bucket list is, right? A list of things that you totally want to do sometime before you die? I don’t have a personal bucket list for myself because I just take life as it comes and enjoy every opportunity that it gives me. But for recipes- I need a list! There are zillions of recipes out there, I want to try anything and (most) everything), so here’s my bucket list of recipes I want to make sometime in the next 50 or so years! I’ll be sharing them on my site as I make them and crossing them off the ‘ol list as they are tried and true. And oh… if you have any “bucket list” recipes that you’d like me to make- please share in the comments. And if you happen to have a wonderful family favorite recipe for anything that is mentioned below, please email it to me at foodie {at} recipegirl {dot} com and I’ll do my best to make your recipe and share it here on RecipeGirl!
My Recipe Bucket List:
Breakfast:
- Croque Monsieur
- Gluten Free Waffles
- Breakfast Sausage
- Breakfast Panini
- Breakfast Strudel
- Eggs Florentine
- Maple Bars
- Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole
- Chilaquiles
- Breakfast Enchiladas
- Sour Cream Coffee Cake
- Strawberry Pop Tarts
- Swedish Tea Ring
- Baked Oatmeal
- Caramel Apple Monkey Bread
- 2 Ingredient Weight Watchers Bagels
- Avocado Toast – 3 ways
- copycat recipes – Cinnabon/ Cracker Barrel/ Starbucks/ Krispy Kreme
Breads:
- Double Chocolate Banana Bread
- Sourdough Bread
- Cheddar Bay Biscuits
- English Muffins
- Croissants
- Panettone
- Boston Brown Bread
- Irish Brown Bread
- Savory Monkey Bread
- Buttermilk Sandwich Bread
- Breadsticks
- Corn Tortillas
- Flour Tortillas
- Potato Bread
- Ciabatta
- Pita Bread
- Naan
- Hamburger/Hot Dog Buns
- Mile High Biscuits
- Sweet Potato Biscuits
Pastries:
- Strudel
- Classic Baklava
- Apple Turnovers
- Apple Dumplings
Sandwiches:
- Fried Clam Roll
- Monte Cristo
- Cool takes on grilled cheese
- Deviled Ham Sandwiches
- Portobello Mushroom Burgers
- Black Bean Burgers
Soups:
- Alphabet Soup
- Miso Soup
- Cioppino
- Mulligatawny Soup
- Pasta Fagioli
- Chicken Pot Pie Soup
- restaurant copycat recipes
- chicken pho
- Matzo Ball Soup
- instant pot soups
- Slow Cooker Taco Soup
Appetizers:
- Crab Cakes
- Jalapeno Popper Dip
- Gooey, Cheesy Dips!
- Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
- Cheese Straws
- Spring Rolls
- Stuffed Grape Leaves
- Avocado Egg Rolls (Cheesecake Factory Copycat)
- Loaded Potato Skins
Cocktails:
- Homemade Limoncello
- Plantar’s Punch
- Paloma
- Long Island Iced Tea
- Classic Margaritas
- Whiskey Sour
- Mai Tai
- Cosmopolitan
- Loaded Bloody Mary
- Variations of Moscow Mules
Side Dishes:
- Pressure Cooker (Instant pot) Mashed Potatoes
- Squash Blossoms
- Hasselback Potatoes
- Funeral Potatoes
- Savory Tart
- Grits
- Savory Bread Pudding
- Spoon Bread
- Collard Greens
- Fried Green Tomatoes
- Hush Puppies
- Onion Rings
- How to Make Applesauce in the Instant Pot
Main Dishes:
- Beef Bourgignon
- The Best Turkey Meatballs
- Baked Tacos (in taco shells)
- Slow Cooker Pot Roast
- Garlic Butter Shrimp Pasta
- The Best Sloppy Joes
- Chili Mac and Cheese
- Salsa Verde Chicken Enchiladas
- Penne Arrabbiata
- Baked Cornflake Chicken
- Homemade Chicken Nuggets
- How to make the Best Filling for Tacos (chicken or beef)
- Spaghetti with Homemade Pesto Sauce
- Beef Wellington
- Salisbury Steak with Mushroom Gravy
- Catfish
- Shepherd’s Pie
- One Pot Spaghetti (some version of this)
- Tamale Pie
- Sheet Pan Meals
- Taco-Stuffed Shells
- Chicken Curry
- Moussaka
- Stromboli
- Homemade Tortellini
- Chicken Paprikash
- Chicken Kiev
- Stuffed Cabbage
- Spanakopita
- Pierogi
- Chicken Posole
- Osso Bucco
- Grilled Planked Fish
- Duck
- Paella
- Standing Rib Roast
- Prime Rib
- Pad Thai
- Sushi
- Baked Ham
- Lamb Shanks
- Gumbo
- Tofu
- Bouillabaisse
- Simple Roast Chicken
- Chicken Under a Brick
- Hoppin’ John
- Red Beans and Rice
- Perfect Pot Roast
- Chicken Milanese
- Chicken Noodle Casserole
- Fish and Chips
- instant pot dinner recipes
- Any comfort food for fall/winter
Cookies and Bars:
- Rolo Ornament Cookies
- Reindeer Cookies
- Shortbread Bites
- Melted Snowman Cookies
- Peanut Butter Snowballs
- Frosted Gingerbread Cookie Bars
- Sugar Cookie Christmas Tree Cookies (stacked)
- Lemon Sugar Cookies
- Buckeye Brownies
- Cream Cheese Brownies
- Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Crispy Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
- Biscoff Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Red Velvet Cookie Cake (with frosting garnish!)
- Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Chocolate Florentine Cookies
- Macarons
- Naonimo Bars
- Chocolate Sandwich Cookies
- Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies
- Meringues
- Rum Balls
- Fortune Cookies
- 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
- Cherry Cheesecake Cookies
Cakes and Cheesecakes:
- King Cake
- Hummingbird Cake
- Rum Cake
- Dump Cake from Scratch
- Chocolate Cheesecake
- German Chocolate Cake
- Pink Champagne Layer Cake
- Maple Cake
- Peanut Butter Sheet Cake
- Pumpkin Sheet Cake
- Lemon Cheesecake
- Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecake
- Red Velvet Sheet Cake
- Another version of Gooey Butter Cake
- Banana Sheet Cake
- Lemon Cupcakes
- Gingerbread Cupcakes
Pies:
- Lemon Meringue Pie
- Key Lime Pie
- Blackberry Pie
- Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
- Sweet Cherry Pie
- Grasshopper Pie
- Avocado Pie
- Perfect Pie Crust
- Cherry Pie Filling
- Apple Pie Filling
- pumpkin slab pie
- apple slab pie
Frozen:
- Ice Cream Sodas
- Chocolate Ice Cream
- Bubble Gum Ice Cream
- Sherbet
- Frozen Yogurt
- Another ice cream flavor?
Other desserts:
- Vanilla Pudding
- Tapioca Pudding
- Crème Brulee
- Pots de Creme
- Crepes
- Classic Tiramisu
- Churros
- Madeleines
- Salted Caramels
- Plum Cobbler
- Souffle
- Funnel Cakes
- Peppermint Patties
- Meltaway Mints
- Homemade Twix Bars
Other things:
- Watermelon Agua Fresca
- Homemade Cheese Crackers
- Puff Pastry
- Canning Jams
- Freezer Jams
- Dill Pickles
- Sauerkraut
- Homemade Eggnog
- Preserved Lemons
- Bacon Jam
- How to quick pickle red onions
Special thanks to Michelle at Brown Eyed Baker, who has a Bucket List of her own and inspired me to make one too!
I’m not gonna lie, I had to go through and mentally check off each one that I’d done. Haha! Great list!
I love your giant bucket list! I make a short list every year of what new things I hope to make/try for the year. I was surprised to see I have made so many of these. I just made challah for the first time on new year’s eve and turned it into French toast for a new year’s brunch. It got rave reviews from my guests.
Lori, what a fabulous list! I’ve made many of these recipes, but need to make others you listed, LOL! Um…you’re missing Stollen (unless you’ve made it already) under the bread category…a MUST DO holiday bread! xoxo
That is one heck of a sexy list. Bring on the deliciousness!!
Oh my gosh Lori……what a SUPER idea!!!!!!! I can see these popping up all over the food blogosphere now. LOL!! I love it.
I already have a list here and there, but to combine them….write it all in one place and see tangible effort as you cross them off. SO cool. Thanks again!!
Loving this list, I definitely see many I want to make as well… Thanks for sharing!
Holy, the recipe collection looks fantastic. I do have a small bucket list for myself http://www.foodpleasureandhealth.com/p/my-bucket-list.html and about food, there are millions of things I want to make. As of now, I am cleaning up my draft section 🙁 looking forward to see things being crossed off
Everybody needs a bucket list.
Lots of great things on yours!
xx
Lulu
I love this idea – I have a pinterst board titled “my cooking bucket list”. Spanikopita and Moussaka are on mine too.
Great list! I have made some of them and a lot of the remaining ones are on my list as well!