If Bill had a restaurant…

If Bill had a restaurant these items would be on the menu:

Entrees

Shrimp & Grits (or, baked polenta cake)
- Shrimp
- Alligator sausage
- Onions (green)
- Green bell pepper
German Potato Salad (mod)
- Potatoes
- Kielbasa
- Onion
- Celery seeds
- Rice wine vinegar
- Brown sugar
Cajun Jerk Pork Chops (or Boneless Chicken) (Served over rice)
- Cajun Jerk Spices (Whole Foods)
- Pork chops
- Black beans (rinsed & drained)
- Onions
- Red bell peppers (sliced)
- Pineapple (chunks)
- Brown sugar
- Lime juice
Curried Chicken (or Pork Chops) (Served over rice)
- Pataks curry paste (Harris Teeter)
- Carrot
- Onion
- Green bell pepper
- Brown sugar
- Lime juice
Spicy Mexican Chicken (Served over rice)
- Onion
- Carrot
- Green bell pepper
- Ranch Salsa (Hot)
- Lime juice
Spaghetti, angel hair, linguini (red sauce)
- Spaghetti sauce (onion & garlic)
- Ground beef (browned)
- Italian sausage (mild)
- Mushrooms (pieces)
- Onions (red or white)
- Tomatoes (chopped or diced, fresh preferred)
- Green peppers (sliced)
- Anise seed
- Celery seeds
- Onion flakes
- Olive oil
- Brown sugar

Sides

Steamed Broccolini
Steamed Carrots
Safron Rice & Garden Peas (bright yellow & green)
- White rice
- Garden peas (frozen)
- Spanish Saffron
Sauteed Tomatillos & Onions
- Tomatillos (sliced thin)
- Onion (red or white sliced thin)
- Rice wine vinegar – or – lime juice (fresh)
- Brown sugar (or Agave Nectar)
Black-eyed peas & ham hock, w/ Vidalia onion
Potato Salad (American)
- White or red potatoes (cubed)
- Vidalia onion (medium chopped)
- Celery
- Pickle relish
- Celery seeds
- Mustard
- Mayonnaise
- Coriander (fresh ground)
- Brown sugar
- Boiled egg (crumbled)
Corn on the cob
Hummus (roasted red peppers, olives)
Turmeric veggies (sweet onion, red bell pepper, tomato, turmeric, cumin, ground pepper, red wine vinegar, [sweetener or without], & salt – allow to marinate in fridge)
Roasted veggies (carrots, cauliflower [w/curry], onion)
Tomatoes (sliced)
Simple Cabbage Slaw
- Sliced cabbage
- Vidalia onion
- Mayonnaise
- Celery seeds
- Sugar (or lime juice)
Sliced cucumbers & Vidalia onions
- Rice wine vinegar
- Brown sugar
- Celery seeds

Tapenades, Sauces, etc.

Parsley-Garlic tapenade (served with steak)
- Italian parsley
- Garlic cloves
- Anchovies
- Capers
Curry Remoulade
- Curry paste
- Capers (small)
- Mayonnaise
Horseradish
Curried Potato Seasoning (dry)
- Curry Powder ( McCormicks hot or mild)
- Onion flakes
- Celery seeds
- Salt & pepper (fresh ground)
- Marjoram
- Thyme
Mild Tomatillo Salsa

Salads

Mandarin Orange Salad
- Mandarin Orange slices
- Assorted salad greens
- Red-Seedless grapes (halved)
- Candied walnuts
- Dates (optional)
- Raspberry vinaigrette
House Salad
- Mixed greens
- Sun-dried tomatoes

Soups

Curried Apple Soup (good cold or hot)
- Granny Smith apples
- Carrots
- Onions
- Tomatoes
- Curry Paste (Pataks)
- Brown sugar
Tarragon-Pea Soup (good cold or hot)
- Garden peas (frozen)
- Leeks
- Tarragon
Avocado-Chicken Soup (hot)
- Chicken (cubed)
- Chicken broth
- Chipotle peppers (remove peppers after heating broth)
- Avocado (sliced)
Vegetable – Beef Soup (hot)
- Ground beef (browned)
- Succotash (okra, tomatoes, corn)
- Potatoes (white or red, diced)
- Garden peas
- Carrots
- Green beans
- Sugar
Tomato Soup (hot)
- Tomato paste
- Basil (fresh preferred)
Andouille & Potato Soup
- Andouille sausage (diced)
- Potatoes (white or red diced)
- Onion (white or red)
Seafood Soup
- Crab meat
- Shrimp (small)
- Clams (chopped)
- Ham (diced) – or – bacon (crumbled)
- Potatoes (white)
- Half & Half
- Butter
- Olive oil
- Onion flakes
- Smoked paprika

Bread

Home-made white bread
Pan-fried corn bread

ADDENDUM [07/14/21]: I recently found that I could use Roma Tomatoes and cook them in a pot on the stove top and they would turn out just as well as baking them in the oven. Quarter the tomatoes, add Balsamic vinegar, red wine vinegar and some sweetner. You might also add Basil at the end. The tomatoes cook down and are sweetened with the vinegar.