We are fortunate to have a cabin high in the mountains of North Carolina. It is always a welcome time to relax and unwind with nature. Due to schedules, most of our time at the cabin is in short visits,
Leftover Enchilada Soup
Tuscan Rotisserie Chicken Pasta
Rotisserie Chicken, the quick grab and go in all the supermarkets nowadays. I admit I don’t know how we existed before the arrival of the popular commodity. Rotisserie chicken makes just about every recipe that calls for chicken so much
Leftover Bread Italian Salad
Sometimes it really is the little things that make days brighter, little tea sandwiches, that is, for me I don’t know what it is about little tea sandwiches that make me happy. Is it the dainty feel of them that
Leftover Fried Chicken Spicy Okra Ramen
Leftover Fried Chicken–yes I can almost hear you say, “Is there such a thing?” It was for hubby and me the day after Mardi Gras. Believe it or not it, Mardi Gras day is the only day of the year
Old-Fashioned Shrimp Stew
In November of last year, I had the honor of judging the World Food Championship dessert category while attending the World Food Championship Blogger Summit in Orange Beach, Alabama. I was part of a lucky selective few. Lucky for so many reasons: one,
Leftover White Bean Shrimp Salad
I can almost hear you saying, “White beans in the summer, you’ve lost your mind!” I know white beans are not exactly what many would consider summer fare, but something I’m sure most of us, especially in the South, have a
Grits and Grillades Meatloaf
Grillades, pronounced gree-ahds, for those of you who don’t have the pleasure of indulging in them just about any day of the week at local restaurants. Grillades, is a Creole dish of meat–veal, pork, beef, or just about anything hunted
Two Way Turnip Crostini and Charred Green Onion Shrimp Pasta
This past weekend, I had the pleasure of doing the Cooking Demo (Video live & uncut) at the Red Stick Farmers Market in Baton Rouge with Chef Celeste Gill. Since I was wearin’ green just a few days before for St.
Cheesy Chicken Noodle Soup Casserole
Cooler temperatures have finally arrived in South Louisiana. Sometimes this means sniffles and sneezes and the dreaded winter cold. What is best to combat a cold than a piping hot bowl of chicken noodle soup. The aroma seems to calm the sniffles and sneezes almost
Gumbo Rolls
It’s FALL y’all! That means football and gumbo here in Louisiana. While it would be better if it was a little cooler considering it is almost the first of October, Fall is a good enough reason to make a pot