Holiday Joy! The holiday gifts have started arriving early! Thanks to the wonderful people at Surfas Culinary District, I entered and won a new Vitamix! Surfas Culinary District is a foodie lovers paradise, they have everything…I mean any and everything one could possible need for creating wonderful meals. If you’re lucky enough to live in…
Snacks
French Bread Pizza with Chunky Sauce
My Baby Girl requested that I make her 12 French bread pizzas for school. I am not sure why she needs 12, but that’s what she requested so I better start cooking. This pizza goes together so quickly, especially if you’re like me and always have frozen spaghetti sauce ready to go! If I am…
Chocolate Chip Pecan Blondies
It’s the season for nuts and chocolate! I am so happy the wonderful people at Schermer’s Pecans sent me a case of pecans for recipe development. My first creation with Schermer’s Pecans were my Pecan Waffles and Chicken which were a big hit with my family, they loved the sweet and savory balance of eating…
Chocolate Mint Sandwich Cookies
It’s the last day of Countdown to Turkey Day and it’s all about the sweet treats! Not only do I have these wonderful Chocolate Mint Sandwich Cookies, I also have the New! Crock-Pot® Digital Slow Cooker with iStir™ Stirring System Giveaway (entry below). Plus a discount on the Heirloom Cookie Sheets (enter code CRENOV13 till…
Sweet Potato Pie
Countdown to Turkey Day! It’s almost Turkey Day and I am so excited to have created a wonderful Sweet Potato Pie for the occasion! I also will be featuring some of my foodie friends favorite Turkey Day eats with links to their wonderful recipes below! I love pie, I love all kinds of pie…apple, peach,…
Strawberry Lemon Pudding Cake
Happy Anniversary! Hello everyone, today is a big day…it’s the 1 year anniversary of the Creole Contessa blog and my Strawberry Lemon Pudding Cake is perfect for the festivities! As I reflect over the last year, I’ve come to the conclusion that I’ve had the best time of my life this past year. All the…
Italian Sausage Dip
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…
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…
Caramel Brownie Ice Cream Cake with Werther’s Original
The wonderful people at Werther’s Original was kind enough to send me a huge party kit full of free Werther’s Original Baking Caramels to host a Werther’s Original Baking Bash MommyParty! I am so excited I can hardly contain myself. I have a love of Caramels that dates back to childhood, and to think, I…
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…
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…
Roasted Tomato Mozzarella Sandwich with Pancetta
Family Favorite! My family loves sandwiches. If it were up to them, they would eat sandwiches everyday. Because of their sandwich addiction, I have hundreds of sandwiches in my arsenal. I must be prepared at all times to create sandwich goodness in this house. My Roasted Tomato, Mozzarella Sandwich with Pancetta and Calabrese is one…
Root Beer Egg Cream Soda
Retro Feast! Last Thursday, I really went through some serious withdrawals, due to my lack of eating food from a Jewish Deli! I wanted a great sandwich with great potato salad and most of all, I wanted pickles, beautiful, tasty, Kosher pickles. I also wanted Root Beer Egg Cream Soda to wash down all that…
Pecan Coconut Granola with Zulka Morena Pure Cane Sugar
The wonderful people at Zulka sent me some of their Morena Pure Cane Sugar for recipe development. I was going to make a big batch of brownies, but that would be predictable, so I decided to make something my Baby Girl would love, Pecan Coconut Granola! The Zulka Morena® Pure Cane Sugar is not…
Fleur De Sel Caramel Corn
I will say, I love popcorn! I love popcorn so much, I have a theater popcorn machine in my home. Actually, I have a full theater room with a concession area. Hey, my first job was at a movie theater, and that’s where my love of concessions became, well…an obsession! My new favorite is…
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,…
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…
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,…
