You had me at Cheese! The wonderful people at Cabot Cheese sent me CHEESE for recipe development. My Baked Chili Cheese Dogs is the perfect recipe for the cheese-heads of the world. I don’t think I have to give you a detailed description of how much I love cheese? I don’t just love cheese, I…
Snacks
Greek Chicken Salad Sandwich
We’re going Greek today! I wanted to create a recipe that would be the perfect lunch time meal. My Greek Chicken Salad Sandwich is not only simple to make, it’s beyond delicious! I started off with marinated boneless, skinless, chicken breast. You can roast the chicken in the oven, or even better, throw the chicken…
Roasted Pork Cuban Sandwich
It’s great to be back in cooking mode! My Roasted Pork Cuban Sandwich is the perfect dish to welcome me back to cooking. Yes folks, I’ve been on a cooking strike! Yes, strike! I thought it was time to teach my family a little lesson about the importance of appreciating a home cooked meal. Big…
Get Your Game on with Delimex Taquitos
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #DelimexFiesta #CollectiveBias Game day eating is a big deal in my family and we’re having a Delimex Fiesta! We love sports and we love food and Delimex Taquitos and Mexican dishes are the perfect game day foods. Delimex…
Copycat Bang Bang Shrimp
I am really excited about what I just prepared for lunch today! Copycat Bang Bang Shrimp is the perfect quick lunch. You can’t go wrong with crunchy shrimp smothered in a spicy, creamy Asian sauce. If you’ve ever eaten at Bonefish Grill or the Cheesecake Factory you’ve probably tried their Bang Bang dishes. The key…
Copycat Starbucks Lemon Loaf Cake
I am not much of a coffee drinker! BUT, I am a big cake eater. My Copycat Starbucks Lemon Loaf Cake is one of my all-time favorite cakes. Let me give you a little behind the scenes on this cake love! I was always taking my daughter to Starbucks and I would never purchase anything…
Lean Cuisine® #BackToBalance
I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper amplification for Collective Bias and its advertiser. Yep, it’s that time of year again, time to reflect on goals, resolutions, and accomplishments! The choice to eat in a balanced way and stick to…
Top Recipes 2014
Happy New Years! I am so excited about 2015 and can’t wait to start sharing all my new delicious recipe creations. Before we start with the new recipes I wanted to recap my Top Recipes 2014. Thank you for making 2014 such a success! 1. Slow Cooker French Dip Sandwich-Highly flavored slow cooked beef with…
Fried Corn Dip with Bacon
It’s Dip Time! What better way to relax on a lazy Sunday than whip up a big batch of Fried Corn Dip with Bacon? Yes, that’s FRIED CORN, BACON, loads of cheese and peppers! And just in case you’re wondering, YES, the bacon grease goes inside the dip. We’re having a little family “emergency” with…
Banana Nut Bread with Cream Cheese Glaze
Christmas is just around the corner and it’s the perfect time of year to bake our favorite snacks. I was thinking about what I enjoy most about this time of year and next to shopping, it really is all about the snacks for me! I want to shop and snack all day. My Banana Nut…
Stuffed Shrimp Bread
It’s that time of year again and I am in the mood to cook all my favorite comfort foods! My Stuffed Shrimp Bread is comfort food at its best. I love stuffed shrimp and I love bread so I figured why not combine the two and turn them into one delicious dish? And this is…
Cheeseburger Dip
Who said a Cheeseburger must be served on a bun? My Super Cheesy Cheeseburger Dip may be bun-less, but it still taste like a cheeseburger! Actually, this is really a triple cheeseburger because I used three cheeses. Yep, one cheese is not enough. I decided to make Cheeseburger Dip because I made tacos a couple…
Butter Pecan Bread Pudding with Cream Cheese Glaze
I really don’t have words to describe my Butter Pecan Bread Pudding with Cream Cheese Glaze and Chocolate Chips. Try saying that quickly. Let’s just say if a cinnamon roll, pecan praline and bread pudding had a baby, this would be it! Yep, it’s that good, every single bite! First, you must purchase high quality…
Nashville Hot Chicken Nuggets
Don’t have time to travel to Nashville for their famous Hot Chicken? Well, I am bringing Nashville to you with my Nashville Hot Chicken Nuggets! Yes folks, this is my take on the super spicy fried chicken made famous by Prince’s Hot Chicken. Now I must tell ya’ this chicken is not BLAND! Matter of…
Copycat Hooters Buffalo Shrimp
I am having a very busy Monday and I wanted to create one of my favorite tasty quick lunches. My Copycat Hooters Buffalo Shrimp are one of my all time favorite quick and easy lunches to prepare. Yes folks I said HOOTERS! My family and I love the food at Hooters, especially the appetizers and…
Potato and Cheese Latkes
I decided today was the perfect day to start Spring cleaning! Yep, I know it’s not Spring but the weather is so beautiful I decided Baby Girl and I needed to “Spring” clean the whole house. One of us was excited and the other one was not so happy! That leads me to my quick…
OXO Bake the Best Cookies
Creole Contessa, along with other wonderful bloggers have partnered with OXO to promote the OXO Cookies for Kids Cancer campaign. For every blog post in September about the campaign OXO will donate $100. For every sticker item sold, OXO will donate 25 cents in support of pediatric cancer research as part of its $100,000* pledge…
Chocolate Mousse
It’s about to be a real sweet day! People, we have Chocolate Mousse. Yep, rich, creamy, chocolatey, moussie (new word), mousse! This is by far the best mousse I’ve ever made and eaten. Thanks to the wonderful people at Madecasse Chocolate who sent me some excellent chocolate and vanilla to try, my mousse has just…
Sun Chips Chili Pie
O.K. folks, I’ve gone and did it again! My Sun Chips Chili Pie is beyond da bomb! YEP, it’s that good! You remember a few days ago when I made my Slow Cooker Chili Con Carne? Well, what’s a girl to do with all that leftover goodness? Baby Girl wanted Frito Chili Pie, Big Goo…
Bacon Hot Dogs
Bacon Hot Dogs are one my favorite ways to eat a hot dog! When I was a kid we would take the bacon, wrap it around the dog and bake them in the oven, turning them until the bacon was crispy. As I’ve gotten older and wiser, I’ve decided that the best way to make…
