Baby Girl had no school today and I always try to cook something special for her when she doesn’t have school. Her request, dip…dip…and more dip! Like her mommie, she loves dip…we love anything that resembles an appetizer…dip being our favorite! My Italian Sausage Dip is going to be a big hit! I used some…
Appetizers
Jalapeno Popper Dip with Pulled Pork
I decided to smoke a giant pork roast this past Sunday. O.K. I smoked all this meat, now what? I had no big master plan of what I was going to create, I just knew something had to involve cheese. Herein lies my Pulled Pork Jalapeno Popper Dip! After you smoked the meat, this is…
Shrimp and Grit Cakes with Creole Sauce
I’ve been reformed…or reborn…remember way back when, I had the audacity to say…I don’t like slow cooked grits, well I was so…so…wrong! My Shrimp and Grit Cakes with Carolina Creole Sauce will make a believer out of everyone. I need to send a thank you and shout-out to the wonderful people at Carolina Creole…
Sliders with Ground Pork Caramelized Shallots and Mushrooms
Are you ready for some football? Yes…it’s game time again, and I’ve created some tasty football friendly sliders just in time for tonight’s showdown! As I mentioned in the past, football fanatics, myself included, need food we can hold while screaming, shouting, and banging our fists against the couch…! My Sliders with Ground Pork, Caramelized…
Spicy Creole Shrimp Dip
I just created another wonderful dip for football! Yes…this dip is delicious… I was in the process of cooking breakfast as I made this dip, and once it came out the oven, I stopped all other activities. This Spicy Creole Shrimp Dip, requires your complete focus as you eat every shrimpy, cheesy, bite! As I…
Mango Chicken Kabobs with OSO Pepper Company Cry Out Surf Sauce
The great people at OSO Pepper Company sent me some wonderful all-natural hot sauces. We all know how much I love hot sauce, and I am always ready to create some exciting new recipes that includes lots of spice. My Mango Chicken Kabobs are taken to a whole new level thanks to OSO Pepper Sauce….
Cheese Stuffed Baby Peppers with Jack and Havarti
If you haven’t noticed, lately I’ve been on an appetizer kick! It’s football season and what goes perfect with football, well of course…finger foods! With all the yelling and screaming that takes place in my house, it’s all about creating two bite snacks. One bite if you’re Big Goo…but me and Baby Girl prefer to…
Chili Cheese Bacon Dip
DipTastic! It’s football season and my family are sports fanatics, which means I need to have a big supply of dip available at any given moment! I’ve been hosting sports parties since I was a teenager, and that’s why I consider myself an expert dip maker…yes, people, I created myself a title for my dip…
Fajita Nachos with Grilled Steak and Chicken
Happy Labor Day! Good morning everyone, I am so excited! Not only is it Labor Day, you still have 4 days left to enter the Cooking Planit T-Fal giveaway (entry below). Since we’re celebrating a holiday, I wanted to get outside and grill up some stuff. I decided Fajita Nachos with Grilled Steak and Chicken…
Creole Contessa Top 5 Cheezylicious Eats!
Hello Creole Contessa fans, welcome to my favorite cheezylicious eats! I have had the pleasure to share with you, some of my favorite recipes ever, and today, I am creating a list of Creole Contessa’s top 5 Cheezylicous Eats! Let the eating began! This my friends is #1: Hot, 7 Layer Bean Dip! Yes,…
Greek Chicken Nachos
I love Greek food, and I always say, I could eat Greek food everyday, and never complain! My Greek Chicken Nachos will make you happy, happy! Olives, Oregano, Feta, Greek Yogurt, and Lemons…it’s something about those flavors in one bite that just leaves a big smile on my face. I wanted to take those flavors,…
Smoked Tapenade with Applewood
It’s Meatless Monday, and I am so excited…I think…lol! No people, just kidding, I know I might give the impression that I only eat bacon and butter, not true! I do enjoy those foods, but in moderation, we must have balance in our life…Namaste! My little motivational speech…or as my Baby Girl would say,…
Spicy Asian Sloppy Joes
I am on a big Asian cooking trip in my house! I am not sure why, but it’s something about the flavors of Asian food that I can’t stop craving. Yesterday, my Asian Sticky Chicken were so tasty, I decided to take those same flavors and turn them into a sloppy Joe. I told you…
Italian Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf Sliders
Day 5 of Sandwich Week! It’s Day 5 of Sandwich Week with Creole Contessa and I thought after yesterdays Pastrami, Bacon, BLT with Fried Egg that things couldn’t get any better! I was wrong…not only have I created sandwich nirvana, with my Italian Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf Sliders, you still have about 2 hours to enter…
Italian Sandwich Pasta Salad
Sandwich in a Bowl! I am so excited! In honor of Sandwich week, which is starting soon, I decided to create a “sandwich salad” in a bowl, minus the bread of course. My Italian Sandwich Pasta Salad is delicious! I basically took everything I love about sandwiches and added it to this pasta salad. I…
Sriracha Fish Sticks
Spicy, Crispy, Good! Who doesn’t love a nice, spicy, crispy, fish stick? I am not talking about “fish sticks” you find in the frozen section in the grocery store, that often doesn’t resemble fish at all. I am talking about fresh fish sticks, that are made of all fish, marinated in a sriracha seasoning blend,…
Hot Wing Chicken Bites
I can’t even figure out how to describe these chicken nuggets…just plain, bangin’ bites, is what I came up with! I am so excited to share this recipe with everyone, I promise you, this will be a big hit with your family, as it is with mine. It’s day 4, and I am still having…
Bacon Cheese and Onion Dip Greek Style
Creamy Deliciousness! I know there’s no need to describe my love of dip to anyone who follows this blog…so I want. I am getting straight to the point. This Bacon Cheese and Onion Dip is da bomb! Yes, first off, I always make dip, yes I do…at least once a week. But when the wonderful…
Chicken Katsu with Jalapenos
If you can’t handle the heat, I really don’t know what to tell ya! This dish is HOT! I told you about my visit to L and L and the world famous Chicken Katsu. Well, the only reason I go to restaurants is for cooking motivation. I always think I can do it better…lol…yep, that’s…
Hot Wing Dip
It’s dip time people! My Hot Wing Dip is delicious! Yep, I am on a dip craze again. I could eat dip for breakfast, lunch, and dinner y’all! When it’s time to create new dip recipes, I always look at what I cooked for dinner, and turn it into a dip. My hot wings are…
