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,…
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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…
Asian Sticky Chicken
Yin and Yang! It’s Sticky Chicken time! In the south, we often make smothered chicken, and it’s cooked in a rich gravy that is full of flavor and spice. Well, since I am a southern cooking mama, I knew I could take my southern style smothered chicken and turn it into an Asian masterpiece. First,…
Creole Salisbury Steak with Mushroom Gravy
Comfort Food! I am so excited! I just reached a milestone on Pinterest. I have over 100,000 Pinterest followers and counting! I truly wanted to thank everyone for not only making my blog a success but also for following me on Pinterest. Today’s dinner is perfect for a celebration! I made my Creole Salisbury Steak…
Orzo Pasta Salad with Oven Roasted Corn
Light and Fresh! It’s a wonderful day at Creole Contessa. It’s Monday, I am back to cooking after taking a couple of family days…O.K. I wouldn’t call them family days…I just wanted to go out and eat a whole bunch of pizza from Round Table Pizza! I grew up eating Round Table Pizza, and since…
ZipList Partnership
I have really exciting news. I’ve just partnered with ZipList! Yes…people…the meal planning and grocery shopping site which allows you to create your weekly meal plan, organize your grocery list and the best thing of all, get money saving coupons. Now, that’s a site for us foodies! I have yet to meet a foodie…
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…
BLT with Bacon Fried Egg and Pastrami
Day 4 of Sandwich Week! Can you believe it people, it’s Day 4 of Sandwich Week with Creole Contessa! It’s also your last day to enter the Easy Greasy giveaway (entry at the bottom of page). My brain is in full sandwich mode, and this BLT with Bacon Fried Egg and Pastrami…yes…with Fried Egg is…
Shrimp Banh Mi with Spicy Sriracha Mayo
Day 3 of Sandwich Week! It’s Day 3 of Sandwich Week people, and make sure you don’t forget to enter the Easy Greasy giveaway (entry at the bottom of page)! I am on a sandwich roll…lol…this week, and I have something extra special for all the seafood lovers. It’s my Shrimp Banh Mi, with…
Philly Chicken Cheesesteak Sandwich
Day 2 of Sandwich Week! It’s Day 2 of Sandwich Week with Creole Contessa, and I present to you, my Philly Chicken Cheesesteak Sandwich, with a spicy cheese sauce! Before we begin, don’t forget to enter the Easy Greasy giveaway (entry at the bottom of page). Back to the sandwich madness. I love a juicy,…
Italian Mozzarella Sandwich Melt with Pecan Pesto
Sandwich Week Day 1 It’s Day 1 of Sandwich Week with Creole Contessa, and not only do I plan on creating sandwich goodness all week, starting off with my Italian Mozzarella Sandwich Melt with Pecan Pesto, I also have another giveaway this week! photo provided by Easy Greasy The great people at Easy Greasy are…
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…
Roasted Garlic Chicken with Bacon and Vegetable Puree
Got BACON! Thank you everyone for making Casserole Week with Creole Contessa, a huge success. In honor of great food, and wonderful foodie friends, I created my Roasted Garlic Chicken with Bacon and Vegetable Puree. And don’t forget you still have time to enter (entry at the bottom of page) the Sucre Milk Chocolate Collection…
Cheesy Baked Potato Casserole and the Sucre Milk Chocolate Collection Giveaway!
Smokey, Cheesy, Goodness! It’s Day 5 of Casserole Week with Creole Contessa, and I am ending Casserole Week with a bang! Not only did I create a Cheesy Baked Potato Casserole, you still have time to enter (entry at the bottom of page) the Sucre Milk Chocolate Collection Giveaway! This is a simple casserole dish,…
Mango Peach Cobbler
Cobbler Time! It’s Day 4 of Casserole Week with Creole Contessa and do I have the sweets for you! Not only did I create my wonderful Mango Peach Cobbler, but I have a giveaway (entry at the bottom of page) of the Milk Chocolate Collection by Sucre! Photo Courtesy of Sucre Sucre, is not your…
French Green Bean Casserole
Plate Licking Good! It’s Day 3 people…of Casserole Week with Creole Contessa. I am really excited about today’s recipe, because it’s my Baby Girl’s favorite thing to eat, veggies…. When I told her I was doing casserole week, this was the first recipe she said I must make. Before we get to the recipe details,…
Spaghetti Casserole with Andouille Sausage
It’s Day 2 of Casserole Week with Creole Contessa and I’ve just created some serious Casserole Goodness! My Baked Spaghetti Casserole with Andouille Sausage is just plain YUM! I can’t really explain the level of baked goodness happening, so you must make this dish to fully understand what I am talking about… It’s filled with…
Rustic Tamale Pie
Fiesta! I am so excited, it’s Day 1 of Casserole Week with Creole Contessa! I love casseroles because you can take the simplest of ingredients, and turn them into to food magic! I decided to make my Rustic Tamale Pie, because it’s a family favorite and I just love all things Mexican. We start off…
Roasted Panzanella Salad with Creole Croutons
Bites of JOY! Day 4 of Eating Light with Creole Contessa, I have for you, Roasted Panzanella Salad with Creole Croutons. Panzanella salad is an Italian salad, made with day old crusty bread and coated in a wonderful vinaigrette. I kicked up my Panzanella by roasting the vegetables and using Creole croutons. I started by…
Roasted Shrimp with Jalapenos Mango and Linguine
Sweet and Spicy! It’s Day 3 of Eating Light with Creole Contessa, and I am so excited to share this wonderful recipe! I wanted to create a dish that was not only healthy, but it needed to be quick to prepare, my Roasted Shrimp with Jalapenos Mango and Linguine is a winner! The key to…




















