Even before the pandemic hit, I wanted to get better at cooking in 2020. Then when everything shut down and we had to stay home more, I had no excuses. Here are some of the highlights of the year. Some of these were recipes found online and other were the brainchild of me or Brian. Brian is definitely still the better chef in the relationship but I think I have grown drastically this year. There have been ups and downs, to be sure. He is a good sport with a balance of teaching me to get better and letting me learn as I go.
Seafood – one of our favorite food groups. We love crab legs as a luxurious treat.
Crab 
Smoked salmon toasts 
Boiled shrimp 
Shrimp pasta 
Seafood boil 
Grilled shrimp 
Crab legs 
Boiled shrimp 
and aperol spritz 
NYE crab legs 
My favorite babe
Panini press – we got a nice panini press this year which is great for sandwiches, wraps. sliders, quesadillas and more.
Meats/Grilling – our top food group. Brian got a grill for his birthday! We love steak, ribs, chicken wings and pretty much everything else.
Armadillo eggs 
Lamb 
Ribs 
Chicken wings 
Jalapeño & bacon wrapped hot dogs 
National Hot Dog Day 
Steak 
Steak 
Ribs and fries 
Chicken wings 
Steak 
Grilled shrimp 
Ribs 
Nashville Hot Chicken 
Nashville Hot Chicken 
Bacon wrapped dates 
Sloppy Joes
Breakfast – anything with an egg is considered in the breakfast group. Eggs bennie, sandwiches, pizza, burgers, tacos, hash, and more! Lots of awesome breakfast and brunch at home this year.
Breakfast pizza 
Breakfast burger 
Hash 
Donut breakfast sandwich 
Eggs bennie 
Pigs in the blanket 
Breakfast nacho fries 
Pizza 
Pizza nachos 
Sandwich 
Tacos 
Hash 
Sandwich 
Hash 
McMuffin 
Eggs Bennie
Tacos
Chicken, bacon, ranch tacos 
Thanksgiving leftover tacos 
Air fryer soft tacos 
Tostadas 
Veggie tostadas 
Veggies tostadas 
Veggie tacos 
Pizza – classic, meatball, steak, bbq, dips, twists. The options are endless. Sometimes we get dough from the grocery store and sometimes we use pre-made crusts. We like all the kinds of pizza.
meatball 
BBQ 
Veggie 
Meats 
BBQ & Hot Dog 
Pizza dip 
VDAY Pizzas 
Pizza twists 
Vegetables – greens, salads, veggie tacos, air fryer things, and raw veggies.
Mushrooms and asparagus 
Salad 
Green sammies 
Wedge 
Buffalo cauliflower 
Apple cucumber salad 
Power bowl 
Eggplant pizza 
Avocado toast
Drinks – cocktails and wine paired with our dishes.
Champs with chicken 
Hurricanes with jambalaya 
Red wine 
Aperol spritz and chicken nugs 
Guns and roses 
Refreshing cucumber mint spritz 
French 75 
Baby yo tiki drinks 
Red wine and mixing 
Rosé and pizza
Cheese – cheese boards and queso. These are just the ones I have pictures of but many more were made and consumed.
christmas cheese board 
Cheeses, sushi and pizza rolls 
Queso 
Cheeses and veggies
Other random food – all the dishes that didn’t really fit into a larger category but worth noting.
Grilled cheese and tomato soup
Wrap folding trend 
Football snacks 
Nachoes 
Prime rib leftover magic 
Thanksgiving 
Chili 
Avo toast 
Burgers 
Shrimp poboy 
Chicken caesar 
Shrimp fettuccini and caesar 
Meatloaf open faced sammies 
Kolaches 
Hot dogs 
Shrimp sliders 
Salad and sandwich 
Goat cheese stuffed peppers 
Burgers 
Chicken and waffles 
Chicken and waffles 
Hawaiian chicken sliders 
Hot dog casserole 
Spaghetti and red wine 
Hot chicken sandwich 
Burgers 
Hot chicken night 
Sloppy joes 
Lasagna 
Meatloaf 
Buffalo chicken dip 
Chili 
Green bean casserole
Cheers to all the new dishes in 2021! Happy New Year!!
brigidkatla 