Countdown to Turkey Day! Turkey Day is almost here and I am still doing the countdown people! Today, I am sharing with you two of my favorite foods, Candied Yams and Pecan Pralines…now add these two tasty things together and you have a mouthwatering, delicious side for your Thanksgiving table. Don’t forget my foodie friends…
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Stuffed Cabbage Rolls with Ground Turkey and Tomato Cream Sauce
Countdown to Turkey Day! It’s still Countdown to Turkey Day and my foodie friends and I are still creating some wonderful Turkey Day Eats! My goal today was to create a dish that could be prepared a day in advance, refrigerated, then cooked Thanksgiving Day. I accomplished this and more with my Turkey Stuffed Cabbage…
Broccoli and Brussel Sprout Casserole with Cheese
Countdown to Turkey Day! It’s Countdown to Turkey Day Week and I am so excited! I get to create extra savory comfort foods and not think twice about it! My Broccoli and Brussel Sprout Casserole with Cheese is so good and savory, there are no words! O.K. I know I was already doing this the…
Creole Collard Greens with Smoked Turkey
With the holiday’s fast approaching, I decided to share with you one of my favorite holiday dishes, collard greens! I love Creole Collard Greens with smoked turkey and bacon! I start off with 6 bunches of organic collard greens. I am growing these in my garden but they’re not ready yet, so store bought will…
Texas Hash Brown Casserole
Today is a great day, filled with spicy and sweet treats! Not only did I create a spicy Texas Hash Brown Casserole, I also have a wonderful sweet giveaway! The 15-piece Signature Macaron Collection (entry at the bottom of page) by Sucre! Sucre, is not your ordinary baking company, Chef Tariq and the wonderful people…
Buffalo Chicken Salad
I love all things Buffalo, I especially love Buffalo wings! I wanted to take a traditional “hot wing” and turn it into a salad. Next to eating chicken, salads are my favorite food. This is a very simple salad after you prepare the hot sauce marinated chicken tenders. I then took lettuce and tomatoes, lots…
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…
Twice Baked Potatoes Quick and Easy
I love twice baked potatoes, but what I don’t like about twice baked potatoes is the amount of time required to make these babies…all the baking, and re-baking…it’s way to much work for a potato. Well, I had to figure out something because it’s not like I was going to ever stop eating potatoes. My…
Roasted Green Chile Mac and Cheese
I love cheese, and I often spend my days dreaming about what I want to do with cheese. Add cheese. to my love of pasta, and I am instantly put in an awakened dream state! I don’t think I’ve ever encountered a normal person who doesn’t like cheese. Even my vegan friends crave cheese, even…
Cheesy Zucchini and Squash Stuffed Sopes
Farm Time! I had a wonderful weekend, starting off with my trip to Greenberg’s Deli on Friday. Saturday got even better when I visited Gilcrease Orchards! I know most people might find it a little odd to have an orchard in the middle of the dessert, but Gilcrease Orchards has been around almost 100 years,…
Cooking Planit T-Fal Cookware Giveaway!
The big day has finally arrived! You now have a chance to enter the wonderful, Cooking Planit & T-Fal Cookware Giveaway! All week I’ve been prepping you for today. I informed you about the wonders of Cooking Planit, when I cooked the tasty Steak Chili, recipe courtesy of #CookingPlanit. Don’t forget the T-Fal review,…
Orzo Salad with Peppers Olives and Cooking Planit T-fal Giveaway: Cookware Review
O.K. people, only 24 hours until my Cooking Planit/T-fal Giveaway goes LIVE! I am so excited, I can hardly contain myself! First, if you can’t wait until tomorrow, go straight to the bottom of the page and enter one of the giveaways that already started. Then, come back tomorrow, and enter my giveaway…the more…
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,…
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…
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…
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,…
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,…
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…
Smoked Chicken Salad with World Peas
Give Peas a Chance! It’s Day 2 of Eating Light with Creole Contessa! I am excited because I have a big love of salads. Today’s salad is inspired by peas! My Smoked Chicken Salad with World Peas is delicious! The wonderful people at World Peas sent me every flavor of their wonderful all natural peas….
Shrimp Mac and Cheese
Hello People…it’s with great humbleness, I present to you, Shrimp Mac and Cheese. Just kidding! This Shrimp Mac and Cheese is, da bomb! Yes, I promise you when you make it, you want ever, I mean ever want to make another mac and cheese recipe again! Let me take a moment to explain what I…
