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!
OK – this is such a smart idea. I’m totally going to have to write down some ideas for things I want to make!
my baking bucket list is so long.
such a popular phrase
This is so wonderful, Lori. I’ve been wanting to create one and this really helps. Happy New Year to you!
I totally have a bucket list! In fact, one of my new year’s resolution was to make 12 things from my bucket list this year. =)
This is an awesome list. I loved browsing your dessert choices!
xo
Love, love, love! I have a similar ‘list.’ Alas, it is on small note paper or annotated with sticky flags all over my cookbooks. I also have a slew on emails or favorites. Yikes…I really should do this! Thanks for the inspirations!
I love this, and the idea of making a list to look back on! I always find myself saying “ooh I want to make xyz someday.” But then I forget. I think I might have to make a list of my own!
Love this!! 🙂
What a great list! I need to come up with a list, I have so many things I want to make, but I have never actually written them down!
Love this idea! I know there are tons of recipes I have said I want to make over the years. Such a great idea to write them down and keep in one place ;).