Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Side Dish - Hearty Creole Okra And Tomatoes

A great Southern okra dish that allegedly comes from the heart of Acadiana. This vegetable dish is heavy enough to serve as a main dish and makes one pine for the fiddles and chicory coffee.

Monday, March 30, 2015

Herbs And Spices - Tasty Collard Greens

A classic recipe for collard greens that uses smoked turkey to add some flavor. Greens are simmered in chicken stock, then spiced with a dash of red chile flakes.

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Bread - Bread Machine Challah For Shabbat And Festivals

A traditional challah, but the dough is made and kneaded in a bread machine. Just put the ingredients in, turn on the machine, and walk away until it's time to braid, glaze, and bake the challah in your oven.

Sunday, March 15, 2015

Bbq Grilling - Grilled Lamb Chops With Pomegranate Port Reduction

Marinated lamb chops are grilled and then topped with a wonderful tangy pomengranate-port reduction. Most impressive!

Thursday, March 12, 2015

Pasta - Tortellini Picnic Salad

Cheese tortellini tossed with feta cheese, walnuts, and black olives will have everyone coming back for seconds at your next get-together.

Breakfast And Brunch - Chef Johns Banana Bread

Banana bread is one of those things people rarely make on purpose, only when those last three bananas are almost black. This scrumptious banana walnut loaf, spiked with dark chocolate chips, is so good you'll want to make it well before the bananas get to that condition.

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Monday, March 9, 2015

Cheese - Pineapple Cheese Casserole

Pineapple chunks baked with Cheddar cheese, and topped with a buttery cracker crust.

Cheese - Sopapilla Cheesecake Dessert

Cream cheese, canned crescent rolls, cinnamon, and almonds create this delicious, Mexican-inspired dessert.

Saturday, March 7, 2015

Side Dish - My Favorite Mexican Rice

This one-skillet side dish is wonderfully spicy and cheesy. Serve it with your favorite Mexican dish.

Meat And Poultry - Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

Using root beer to season slow cooked pork tenderloin makes a novel, yet tasty preparation method guaranteed to win applause.

Friday, March 6, 2015

Pasta - Cajun Spaghetti

This is a Cajun spicy sauce with shrimp that tastes great over a plate of spaghetti. Add as much or as little heat as you can stand!

Easy Pink Lemonade Margarita Is Perfect And Refreshing To Sip In The Summertime!

Easy Pink Lemonade Margarita Is Perfect And Refreshing To Sip In The Summertime!

Cheese - Donnas Cheesy Quiche

A lightly seasoned onion and cheese quiche that's sure to please.

Thursday, March 5, 2015

Maverick Martini - New Year'S Eve - Passionfruit, Champagne, Vanilla Sugar, Passoa, Cariel Vanilla Vodka.

Maverick Martini - New Year'S Eve - Passionfruit, Champagne, Vanilla Sugar, Passoa, Cariel Vanilla Vodka.

Bread - Chocolate Cinnamon Zucchini Bread

Cinnamon chips add a fall flavor to a chocolate zucchini bread. Applesauce in the batter adds moistness and stands in for fat, and whole wheat flour gives a nutty flavor and hearty texture.

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Cheese - Refreshing Summertime Salad

Refreshing mango and watermelon mixes with fresh mint in this tasteful summer salad.

Herbs And Spices - Cinnamon Rolls I

These are truly decadent and quite sweet. Vanilla ice cream is caramelized with brown sugar to make an extra gooey bottom, and the filling is thick with plenty of cinnamon, butter and brown sugar.

Pasta - Pasta Al Mediterraneo

Tuna, pine nuts and feta cheese are tossed with olives, garlic, parsley and fresh basil in this sensational pasta salad. Use thin, hollow strands of perciatelli or bucatini pasta, and dress the mix with lemon juice and olive oil.

Sunday, March 1, 2015

Bbq Grilling - Pie Iron Tacos

We love to make these tacos in our pie irons over the open fire when we are camping. I think they are better than real tacos!