Taste like PIE! Yes, this is my second cheesecake in 7 days, count them, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,! I started out with my Mile High Cheese Cake. Then I was informed by Louisiana Cookin that they are having a Sweet Potato Recipe Challenge. I made my Sweet Potato Pie Pancakes yesterday, and today I decided to make a…
Sweet Potato Pie Pancakes with Pecan Praline Syrup
Sweet Southern Goodness! If you love Sweet Potato Pie, then you’re going to love my Sweet Potato Pie Pancakes with Pecan Praline Syrup. Why not mix two of the south’s best eats, sweet potatoes and pecans! I love pancakes, I make apple pancakes, pumpkin pancakes, bacon pancakes, yes, I said bacon pancakes! Mix up some…
Pot Stickers Creole Style
Savory Bites! I am spending the day with my little brother and he loves Asian food. OK he’s not that little, 6’3 and he’s almost thirty but to me he will always be my baby brother. I am making him Pot Stickers Creole Style. My brother Darnell and I have a very special relationship. I…
Japanese Beef Bowl (Gyudon) Yoshinoya Copycat
Taste of Asia! Fact one, I never knew how Gyudon or Japanese Beef Bowl was made until last week. I’ve eaten Gyudon for years and it was so tasty I never concerned myself with such issues as what is the background on this dish. I was aware it was Japanese, and I was also aware…
Creole Sunday Ragu with Andouille Sausage
Made with Love! Every family I know has a Sunday tradition. Often times in my family making a pot of Ragu is what we do on Sundays. I love Italian food and making a Ragu is serious business and should be made with a happy heart. This is not a traditional marinara type spaghetti sauce,…
Italian BLT Sandwich with Spinach Pesto Mayo
Gotta Love It! There is nothing better than a great Italian BLT Sandwich on lightly toasted bread, with fresh organic lettuce and tomatoes. The next best thing is a great sandwich on lightly toasted bread with bacon and Genoa salami and a little pesto to top it off. My sandwich adventures are far and vast….
Smoked Huli Huli Chicken
Best Test Recipe! It’s time for me to admit two addictions that I have. Addiction one is my love of chicken. I love chicken no matter how it is cooked. Smoked, baked, roasted, broiled, fried, grilled, you name the way and I love it! My second addiction is America’s Test Kitchen. I watch this show…
Mile High Cheesecake
Touch the Sky! I love cheesecake but like most of you, unless you’re going to the cheesecake factory to purchase a nice big slice of cheesecake, side-note: I love the cheesecake factory, I think I have pretty much tried every item on the menu, best turkey burger and grilled cheese I have ever tasted. OK…
Artichoke Dip Creole Style with Andouille Sausage
I love to make dip, one of my favorites is Spinach Artichoke Dip. I decided to omit the spinach, and replace it with Andouille sausage. I know what you’re thinking, you can’t substitute Andouille for Spinach? Oh yes you can! My Artichoke Dip, Creole Style with Andouille Sausage will make you a believer. I diced…
Shrimp Creole Fat Tuesday Style
Mardi Gras! It’s Fat Tuesday and you know what that means, it’s time to EAT! I decided this year to celebrate Fat Tuesday, I would make shrimp creole with spicy Louisiana sausage. My mother just returned from Louisiana yesterday and she brought me back a lot of my southern staples. The sausage I am using…
Creole Chicken and Grits
Kiss My Grits! To grit or not to grit, that is the question? Well I will tell you this, I love grits! Baked grits, cheese grits, fried grits, regular grits. If there creamy, buttery and fluffy, then I am eating them. The dilemma often arises between quick cooking grits which have been processed and slow…
English Toffee
Mindfully Delicious! Attention Toffee lovers everywhere, I have just been introduced to some of the best English Toffee I have ever eaten and made. In case you’re wondering why I call this toffee JJ’s English Toffee it’s because of the great people Jim and Jessica at Be Mindful. Be Human. Eat! This toffee is being…
Creole Turkey Burger with Bacon
Cheese Baby Cheese! I just love a good burger, but most of all I love a good, moist, juicy, cheesy, turkey burger. I use ground turkey for pretty much everything. I make spaghetti sauce, tacos, enchiladas, egg rolls… Anything that requires ground beef, ground turkey is a great, lean substitute. The operative word being lean,…
Andouille Macaroni and Cheese
Andouille Macaroni and Cheese is one of my favorite comfort foods, next to chicken, salad, and soup. OK, all food is my favorite comfort food! Macaroni and Cheese brings back so many memories. My mother would make this every holiday. I can still smell the hot macaroni and cheese slightly browned coming out the oven….
Chocolate Cake with Nutella Buttercream Frosting
Nutella Love! First, who doesn’t love Chocolate? Secondly, who doesn’t love Chocolate Cake with Nutella Buttercream Frosting? I have yet to meet one person. I know I am a couple days late for world Nutella day. I was undecided about what I wanted to do with my lovely jar of nutella. I started to just…
Chipotle Chicken Enchiladas with Elote Salsa
Just like I have an arsenal of macaroni and cheese, gumbo, tacos, and burritos recipes, I also have a wide range of enchilada recipes. Today I am taking two, actually three of my favorite Mexican recipes and combining them into one. That would be chili verde, chiptole chicken and elotes. YUM! All that is missing…
Creole Chicken and Sausage
Food for the Soul! I have been eating and cooking Creole Chicken and Sausage for as long as I can remember. You can make this dish as spicy or as smokey as you like, depending on the type of sausage you use. Sometimes I use an andouille sausage for a more smokey dish, or sometimes…
Roasted Asparagus Bruschetta
Cheese Toast! Hello Football Fans! Last night was rough! My team won, but boy was that a nail biter! I am tired, and drained. I felt like I was on the field. All that screaming, yelling, crap talking I did was so much fun and brought back so many memories and while I was hooping…
Sausage Balls with Spicy Mango Glaze
It’s GOOD! I searched high and low for a great sausage ball recipe. I could not find one, so I decided to create my own version. I thought about how I like my meatballs which are moist, flavorful, and a little spicy. I used ground chicken sausage because I wanted to keep things light, this…
Lumpia Egg Rolls Filipino Style
Everyone knows tomorrow is Superbowl day. This is the last appetizer added to the list. My Lumpia Egg Rolls are quick, easy and oh so crispy! Lumpia (Filipino Egg Rolls) can be made in advanced, frozen and fried at a later date. You just take boneless, skinless, chicken breast, add 1-2 cups of your favorite…
