My Fall Baking To-Do List
A few days ago I shared with you all of my favorite recipes for the fall season that I have made and posted to date. There are quite a few of them (150!), but there is still so much more that I can’t wait to make. There are tons of different ways I find inspiration for what I make in the kitchen – cookbooks, magazines, other blogs, family requests, etc. – and for this fall my head is already brimming with ideas. I already have a list in my mind of the recipes I definitely want to tackle over the next few months, and thought it would be fun to share it with you. I’d love to know what your kitchen goals are for the upcoming fall season, as well as any recipes you’d like to request to see here on the site. Enjoy the list!
In no particular order…
Recipes to Make:
1. Maple-Walnut Fudge. I tried to make this over the weekend and failed miserably. I will conquer it.
2. Chicken Noodle Soup. Amazingly, I’ve never put together an awesome homemade recipe. This is near the top of my list.
3. Chicken Tortilla Soup. A regional restaurant, Max & Erma’s, serves an amazing version of this. I love how cheesy and spicy it is; need to make this at home!
4. Serious Chili. I usually make mine with ground beef, but there’s a version I’ve been dying to try with cubed steak meat, molasses and beer, chiles, and a ton of other great ingredients. Sounds divine.
5. Classic Apple Pie. I need to perfect this fall classic. Look for this soon!
6. Rye Bread. I’ve tried a few times without much success, but bought a Jewish cookbook a little while ago, which has an authentic recipe, and I can’t wait to try it.
7. Sourdough Bread. I must master it – it’s the perfect bread for warm and cheesy paninis during the cool months!
8. Tomato Soup. Nothing warms the soul like a bowl of hot tomato soup and a perfect grilled cheese sandwich.
9. Focaccia. Because it’s soooo good.
10. Pumpkin Roll. I’ve never made one. I need to remedy that.
11. Pasta. Homemade pastas like tortellini and ravioli, and to perfect dishes like lasagna.
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12. Butternut Squash Risotto. I fell in love with butternut squash last year, and I can’t wait to try it in risotto.
13. Rice Pudding. I’ve never even eaten it, yet made it, but I’m intrigued by it and need to introduce it to my taste buds.
14. Meatloaf. I want to make an out-of-this-world, melt-in-your-mouth meatloaf. It’s so classic, I want an awesome recipe in my arsenal.
Stuff to Buy:
In addition to recipes to try, there are also a few new kitchen toys I plan on buying…
• Double Sided Pie Toppers from King Arthur Flour
Autumn and…
Lattice
• Pie Crust Shield from King Arthur Flour – Because my pie crusts sometimes get a little too dark.
• Panini Press. I haven’t decided which one I’m buying, but I’m eyeing up this Cuisinart Griddler.
• Immersion Blender. If I’m going to be rocking soups like tomato and tortilla, I think one of these is in order!
So… that’s where I’m at in prepping my kitchen for fall. I have a list of recipes to conquer and some new toys to buy. I’m looking forward to enjoying batches of soups and stews while cool air pillows through the windows from outside.
How about you? What recipes are you hoping to tackle this season? Any new kitchen gadgets you’re planning to purchase?
Libby’s has a recipe for a pumpkin roll with cream cheese frosting that’s pretty yummy! I’ve made it a few times, I just adjust the amount of cloves slightly because they are so pungent.
My hubby LOVES Butternut squash! And his grandma’s Meatloaf (It is the BEST I have ever had!!) Big Red Meatloaf 2#ground beef , 1/2 cup oatmeal , 1/2 cup chopped onion , 1/2 cup green pepper , 2 tbsp mustard , 2 teasp salt ,1/4 teasp pepper ,2 eggs and a 1/2 cup of milk (i use butter milk) put the beef and oatmeal in a big bowl, and all the rest i food proses. then mix it all in the bowl. Bake it in a 9x5x3 pan at 350 for about 1 1/2 hrs. also before you put it in to bake mix up 1/4 cup ketchup , 3 tabe sp. brown sugar , 1 taesp. mustard , 1/4 teasp. nutmeg or cinn. put this on top and bake.
The immersion blender is seriously one of the best tools in the kitchen. I don’t even use a ‘regular’ blender anymore. I just go between my food processor and immersion blender now!
Love your list and all your recipes. I make pumpkin roll from the Devon (PA) Horse show cook book. I usually make about 15 of them the day before Thanksgiving, and give them as gifts during the holidays. If you want the easy recipe, let me know. Immersion blender, fun toy. I use it to make my super easy crock pot butternut squash soup recipe, among other things. I have the cuisinart griddle and love it. And with your Rye bread, you can make Reuben Panini’s on it! and the most decadent rice pudding is from Gourmet – “Gonzo” rice pudding. Fitting recipe too, given the date, as it from FDNY Company 18, who suffered terrible loss during 9/11.
Yum! Love the list!
Oh, you had me at maple fudge. I made Giovanna’s maple creams last year, I think it’s posted on David Lebovitz’s site, and they were absolutely transcendent! I can’t have that stuff in my house, I will eat the whole pan.
Your list got me to thinking of my own list and two things I am going to finally make again this fall is my moms pear pie and her apple dumplings, nothing says fall like apples and pears!
Butternut squash risotto is lovely, I’ve been making it for years, my fav is one that includes ground beef! As for appliances, I’m moving from the UK to the US so I have to replace ALL my kitchen appliances due to voltage difference, and immersion blender or stick blender is a godsend in my kitchen. We love soup. Love the griddle pan, I’m looking for something like that. Happy baking and shopping!
Love your list we think a lot alike. I plan on making a Chicken Tortilla Soup and Taco Salad for a mom’s lunch/play date at my house tomorrow. I have a great Tomato Basil soup recipe. My to do list this fall consists of: Cincinnati Chili, Apple Crisp, Pumpkin Creme Brulee, Pumpkin Cheesecake Cupcakes…ummm I love fall can’t wait to see your posts. I plan on making your S’more Brownies tonight.
I know what you mean about the rice pudding. I have never eaten it or made it but somehow am drawn to it. It is on my list as well. Also on my list to research an Irish Shandy and make it. Is it lemon and beer, or apple cidar and beer, what is a measurement,etc.
Do you add an extra mile to your walk with this kind of fall line up? :)
Your list has many of the same recipes that I’d like to try, too! I have a feeling that yours will be better, so I’ll just wait for your recipes! I could use one of those pie crust shields too, as I have the same problems with my pies and I love to bake pies! Just like the others, I love Fall too! Can’t wait for your recipes!
Love this to-do list. I wish I was organized enough to get mine in writing like this.
You should definitely get a panini press- I absolutely love mine. I grill vegetables directly on it, then take them off, put them between two slices of bread with some cheese, and have the most amazing grilled vegetable panini with so little effort and so little mess!
Risotto in any form is fabulous! I tried Ina Garten’s Butternut Squash Risotto last year and loved it. I’m tempted to share my chili recipe with you. My husband and I entered it into a chili cook-off at his work and won first prize. It’s made with brisket and it’s YUM!! :-) I also make a Pumpkin Bread and Molasses Cookies in the fall. They’re both pretty good, but I get requests for the Pumpkin Bread. It’s amazing! Have fun! :-)
Our heatwave has finally dispersed so I’m going to do some canning (or jarring). I’ve got a watermelon ready for watermelon pickles, and I’m going to try making peach butter. Thanks, Mother Nature, for the cool weather!
What a great list!! I can’t wait to read and drool as you work your way through!
yum!
I like the fall preview. I can also say that Paula Deens Bacon cheese Burger meatloaf is a good choice. (taste wise! totally not healthy) I am also trying to perfect my sour dough bread making skills. I’m getting closer. I have been working with the King Arthur Sour Dough Bread starter and it has been fun to give some to friends as well.
Bridget — did you start with the crock and their starter?
The Griddler is amazing. I have mine in storage right now because I’m moving and I’m having separation anxiety. It’s awful. But you need one. :)
I can’t wait for the tortilla soup! I love Max & Erma’.
Can’t wait to get back to all the winter soups! We practically eat a liquid/stew diet all winter.
I love my immersion blender, but wish I had spent the extra for the battery powered one-the cord just gets in the way. Great for making jams too!
I have a couple “fall type” cakes (fresh apple and oatmeal spice – possibly even prune) that I’d like to convert to cupcakes. THey all have glaze type frostings – so I thought they would be easy for eating out-of-hand, just like a really good apple. I also want to tackle the world of “sourdough” – I’m thinking I will start with a King Arthur crock and starter. KAF is my go to flour and special items. My biggest issue is finding taste testers – because my husband and I sure don’t need to eat all these goodies!
Here’s my tip for seriously delicious homemade chicken noodle soup – start with a rotisserie chicken. I buy the ‘plain’ flavored roasted chicken at my grocer’s deli counter, then put it in a big soup pot with 2 quarts of organic chicken broth, carrots, celery and onion. I let that simmer for 2-3 hours, then remove the chicken with a big slotted skimmer and let it cool before picking it apart. I then add the chopped chicken back to the pot with some salt & pepper and add my favorite brand of thin egg noodles. The roasted browned flavor of the rotisserie chicken will give your soup tremendous flavor, and the store has already done all the work for you. Love it! PS – the immersion blender is also handy for making milkshakes!
I’m so excited to read about a butternut squash risotto!
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I can’t wait to see these recipes! I make a mean chicken matzah ball soup, that you could easily add noodles too. Which Jewish cookbook did you buy? I’d love to take a look!
Hi Amy, I bought the Arthur Schwartz’s Jewish Home Cooking – there are TONS of great-sounding recipes in there!
Oh fun! I’ve been scheming too. :-) I’d also like to perfect an apple pie, and just yesterday I pulled out a stashed recipe for gingerbread whoopie pies with lemon icing for filling. Mmmm….
I love my Griddler…it’s great for panini. I also love M&E’s chicken tortilla soup, so I hope you can re-create it!
my immersion blender changed my life – i use it everyday to make a smoothie for breakfast!
I have the Cuisinart Griller/Griddler I love it …. So many ways to use this appliance.. buy it!
Great list-I see quite a few I look forward to seeing from you!
Mmmm, I love rice pudding! My grandma used to make a couple of different kinds that were both delicious. Now I make my own version using her vanilla custard recipe and adding rice to it (lately I’ve been using brown rice). And I have an awesome recipe for a really different meatloaf – it’s made with ham and has a sweet & sour sauce. SO good :-)
I have the Cusiniart Griddler – it works great.
I’d love to have an immersion blender too! And I love butternut squash risotto, I hope you like it! I’m looking forward to seeing that and all of these posts!