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Recipe & Cooking Guide
 

Appetizers      Beverages     Breads & Quick Breads      Candy Recipes
Cookies, Scones & Cakes       Date Recipes    Diabetic-Friendly Recipes
Dressings, Salsas, Dips & Sauces       Dutch Oven Cooking - by Ed Keenan
Fruit     Grains   Egg & Cheese Dishes         Hispanic Recipes      Holiday Recipes & Menus 
Ice Creams & Sherbets      Meat Dishes      Pasta & Pizza Dishes      Pies & Puddings     Popcorn      
Poultry & Chicken    Salads      Sandwiches          Soups       Vegetables

Appetizers
Brenda's Blue Cheese Comfort Bites
Quick Appetizer Christmas Tree
Bacon Wrapped Dates
Ritz Crackers and Dates
Farm Bruschetta
Crystallized Edible Flowers
Bread and Butter Pickles
Green Tomato Relish
Baja Derves
Mascarpone Cheese Stuffed in Medjool Dates
Roasted Tomato, Artichoke and Prosciutto Tartine
Bean Dip
Black Olive Bruschetta
Stuffed Mushrooms
Eggplant Dippers
Italian Quesadilla


Beverages & Cocktails
Mulled Apple Cider
Grilled Tomato Beers 
Bloody Mary Bar
Organic Salmon Fillet with Salad and a Melon Muddle Cocktail
Caipirinha
Easy Mulled Cider
Apple Jack Toddy
Shannon's Bloody Mary
Coffee Eggnog
Non-Alcoholic Eggnog
Happy Eggnog

Cold Duck
Hot Whisky Punch
Warm Spice Drink

Mint Grape Juice. 
Green & Mint Ice Tea.

Sun Tea
Hot Tea Guide
PaoPao Cocktail
Anti-Oxidant-al Cocktail

Rum Sea Breeze Cocktail

Breads & Quick Breads
Peanut Butter Banana Holiday Bread
Beer Bread. 
Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread.  
French Toast with Apple Cinnamon Syrup
Pumpkin Date Bread.  
Pumpkin Pear Bread.
Spicy Date Loaf
Oatmeal Pancake Recipe

Onion Dumpling
Croissant French Toast With Fresh Strawberry Syrup

Chocolate, Conections & Cancy Guide

Pancake Recipe & Cooking Guide

Candy Recipes
Microwave Peanut Brittle Recipe

Christmas Goodies
Fudgey Chocolate Truffles

10 Naughty but Nice Chocolate Recipes
Toasty Comfort Foods & Cocktails
from ‘The Hills’
Cocoa Peanut Logs

Crystallized Edible Flowers

Cereals
Peanut Butter Granola
Granola

Cookies, Scones, Pancakes & Cakes  
Apple Pancake Butterflies

Big Apple Pancake
Grilled Shortcake

Fresh Apple Coffee Cake
Old Fashioned Oatmeal Pancakes & Any Berry Sauce
Green Tea Cookies Recipe

Jelly Cookies Recipe
Pumpkin Chai Scones Recipe
Drop Sugar Cookies Recipe
Rosemary Shortbread

Thumbprint Cookies
Holiday Cherry Cheese Bars
Christmas Coffee Cake
Christmas Fruitcake
Choco-Flan Cake
Christmas Cake Cookies
Praline Pumpkin Dessert
Dundee Cake
Apple Butter Cake
Gingersnap Cookies.
Pumpkin Cookies.  
Pumpkin Scones. 
Spicy Pumpkin Cookies.  
Lavender Scones - Rosemary's Recipes & Remedies
Apricot Scones
Scotch Shortbread
Medjool Date Oatmeal Cookies
Chocolate Date Cake
Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Oatmeal Pancake Recipe
Highland Oatcakes
Cocoa Peanut Logs
Date Persimmon Fruit Cake
Date Bran Muffins
Honey Date Crystal Bars

BBQ Chicken on Tamale Pancakes
Pigs in a Blanket
Jellyfish Cupcakes
Cayenne Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Cookies

Date Recipes
Date Persimmon Fruit Cake
Date Bran Muffins
Honey Date Crystal Bars
Mascarpone Cheese Stuffed in Medjool Dates
Arugula & Radicchio with Feta & Dates
Pumpkin Date Bread

Spicy Date Loaf
Christmas Cake Cookies
Simple Date Pudding with Sauce
Bacon Wrapped Dates
Ritz Crackers and Dates
Date Crystal Candied Sweet Potatoes
Medjool Date Oatmeal Cookies
Chocolate Date Cake
Date Crystal Baked Grapefruit

Diabetic-Friendly Recipes
Guiltless Cheesecake Parfaits with Berries
Stuffed Green Peppers with Quinoa
Baby Spinach Salad with Grapes, Feta & Apple
Salsa Green Beans
Slow Cooker Chicken and Italian Portabella Bake

Dressings, Salsas, Dips & Sauces
Chile & Garlic Salsa
Culinary Secrets with The Hills - Salsa, Salsa, Salsa! One Extreme to Another and Paopao Cocktail...with a "Pow"!By Maralyn Hill and Brenda Hill
Rosemary's Recipes & Remedies Mint Chutney
Rosemary's Recipes & Remedies Ginger Apricot Spread
Jan’s Yuma Salsa Recipe
Green Tomato Relish
Salsa, Salsa, Salsa!
Three-Minute Jalapeño Dip
Bean Dip
Roux
 

Dutch Oven Cooking - Ed Keenan
Dutch Oven Cookin’

Barbecue MeatRoll
Cactus Scramble

Dutch Oven Steamer
Chicken & Sausage Pottage

Cowboy Corn Pudding
Camp Fire Breakfast
Hard-time Hash
Boiled Cake
Cactus Bloom - A Tasty Bounty

Texas Camp Bread
Chicken or Ribs Marinade
Squatters Tater Chowder
Cactus Breakfast Burrito
Corn Meal Ham Bake
Cow Camp Stew - Feeds a hungry bunch
Journey Cake - Corn Bread

Egg & Cheese Dishes
Frittata Rustica
Green Chili & Cheese Quiche
Butterfield B&B’s Apple Cheddar Julian Quiche
Andrea's Breakfast Quiche
French Toast with Apple Cinnamon Syrup
Croissant French Toast With Fresh Strawberry Syrup
Stilton Cheese Sliders
Kitchen Sink Queso

Chris & Pepper's Crispy Christmas Quiche
Eggs Benedict Casserole
Mexican Chocolate Flan
Roughley Manor Quiche
Florentine Skillet Brunch
Make Ahead Animal Pizzas
 

Fruit Recipes
Baked Pears
Baked Apples FROM HELL
Roughley Manor Stuffed Pears Recipe
Lemon Curd
Date Crystal Baked Grapefruit
Andrea's Sweet Potato Puree with Pears
Awara Bavario from Suriname

Grains
Indian Coconut Rice

Hispanic Recipes
Grilled Fajitas
Hispanic and Mexican Food Guide & Glossary
How to Handle those HOT!! Chilies AND a great Chili con Queso Recipe
Hispanic and Mexican Recipes

Cinco de Mayo Recipes

BBQ Chicken on Tamale Pancakes
Stacky’s Chili - As featured in ‘Our Love Affairs with Food & Travel’ this hearty and tasty chili recipe is from Stacky’s a beach café in Summerland, California.

Holiday Recipes & Menus
A Simple Holiday Dinner with The Hills
Holiday Recipes - Appetizers, Desserts & Cocktails with the Hills.
A St. Patrick's Day Feast!
Mother's Day Southwestern Recipes
Memorial Day Recipes
Lei Day Recipes
Cinco de Mayo Recipes
Father's Day BBQ Recipes
Halloween Recipes
Holiday Recipe Guide.
Holiday Tips & Planned Over Recipes
October Menu _ Stirring Up the Pot
September menu - Salads
August Menu - Summer Fruit Menu
July Menu - Summer Seafood Menu
June Menu  - Earth Friendly and Healthy Recipes
April Menu - Eggs! Eggs! Eggs!
May Menu - Burgers & BBQ Party - May
March menu -ST. Pats Day, cocktail and spirit recipes
February is a month of chilly weather and what tastes better than comfort or toasty food? As a child, one of my favorite winter dishes was any type of potato soup. Try these recipes from the Hill Team.
Hearty Comfort Food – January is a month that brings a feeling for heavier dishes and comfort food, and sips that make your toasty. How does Blue Cheese Comfort Bites, Duck Confit & Pumpkin Ravioli, Liquer Ice Cream, and Caipirinha sound? Try these comforting recipes from the Hill Team.

It’s March Madness! Basketball Party Menu
Thanksgiving the Party Food Dude Way
Halloween Party
 

Ice Creams & Sherbets
Maralyn's Liqueur Ice Cream
Peach Custard Ice Cream.
Strawberry Ice Cream Recipe
Rose or Lemon Verbena Ice Cream
Green Tea Ice Cream.
Lemon Curd
Mango, Ginger and Chili Sorbet
5 Tips for an Amazing Ice Cream Social
 

Meat Dishes
Beef Skewers
Winter Grilling Tips & Recipes from Celebrity Chef Ted Reader
Tombstone Cooking with Sherry - Roast Beef Recipe

Tombstone Cooking with Sherry - Ham with Champagne Sauce

Stilton Cheese Sliders
Orange Marmalade & Bourbon Glazed Ham Recipe
Stacky's Chili

Pasta & Pizza Dishes
Apple/Butternut Squash Raviolis
Pasta Fra Diavolo
Sesame Noodles & Oriental Peanut Sauce
Make Ahead Animal Pizzas
Octopus Mac and Cheese

Pies & Puddings
Pear Crumb Pie
Breakfast Pumpkin Pudding
Apple Raisin Cream Pie
Cherry Pie
Cherry Cream Pie
Simple Date Pudding with Sauce
Eggnog & Dried Cranberry Bread Pudding
Desperation Pumpkin Pie. 
Pumpkin Apple Pie. 
Pumpkin Pie. 
Chocolate Mint Dessert
Blackberry Pie

Popcorn
Popcorn Poppin’ Month - October is National Popcorn Poppin’ Month, a time for popcorn lovers to celebrate the annual harvest of one of America’s oldest, tastiest and most beloved snacks. Read about the history of Popcorn, get fun Popcorn facts and check out our Halloween Popcorn Recipes. Check out our Popcorn Guide.

Poultry & Chicken
Howtowdie, Scottish Roast Chicken

Stuffed Turkey
Carriage House Duck Confit and Pumpkin Ravioli
BBQ Chicken on Tamale Pancakes

Salads
Healthy Holiday Salad
Bean Salad
Christmas Eve Salad
Apple Salad Recipe
Fresh Mozzarella Tomato-Basil Salad
Winter Squash & Ricotta Soup
Arugula & Radicchio with Feta & Dates

Sandwiches
Cucumber Sandwiches

Soups
Gumbo
Yukon Gold Potato Soup
Auld Reekie Cock-a-Leekie Soup
Tomato Soup
Spicy Chicken Soup
Curried Peanut Pumpkin Soup
Snuffy's Straight Arrow Clam Chowder
Potato Cheese Soup
Lentil Soup
Shannon's Chicken Soup
Simple Spinach Soup

Seafood & Fish Dishes
Ancho Honey Roasted Shrimp with Chimichurri Sauc
Crawfish Boil
Seafood Topped Fried Green Tomatoes
Tombstone Cooking with Sherry - Lobster Salad

Tombstone Cooking with Sherry -
Oyster Stew
Snuffy's Straight Arrow Clam Chowder
Baja Derves
Boar’s Head Inn Smoked Salmon Parfait
Oysters Carnival
Organic Salmon Fillet with Salad and a Melon Muddle Cocktail
Orange Scented Seared Scallops

Vegetables
Grilled Veggies
Cheese Fries of Fire
Roasted Tomato, Artichoke and Prosciutto Tartine
Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus Spears
California Farm Cooking - Video clips on cooking vegetables
Bread and Butter Pickles
Onion Dumpling
Celery Casserole
Pumpkin & Squash

Andrea's Sweet Potato Puree with Pears
Roasted Garlic-Rosemary Potatoes
Corn Pudding
Bean Salad
Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes
Green Beans Alaska
Corn Casserole
Date Crystal Candied Sweet Potatoes
Chai & Pumpkin Chilled Soufflé
Sweet Potato Souffle
Green Bean Casserole
Minted Carrots & Peas
Florentine Skillet Brunch Recipe
Corn and More Corn!
Micro-Broiled Winter Squash

Pumpkin & Squash
Apple/Butternut Squash Raviolis
Pumpkin Napoleons
Micro-Broiled Winter Squash
Pumped Up on Pumpkin – Pumpkin season is here! Learn all about pumpkins including their history and health benefits, and check out our super Pumpkin Recipe Guide!  

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