This is a family favorite at my house. It can be as easy or difficult as you want. I usually make extra and freeze some for a rainy day. A rotisserie chicken works great (or Traeger a chicken). i like to grill the corn, but the frozen peas, carrots and corn bag work great too. You can make your own gravy, but try this one first, i think you’ll love it.
Category: Dinner
Sandy’s Shrimp Fettuccine
This is one of the families’ very favorite recipes. We served it at Jason and Deana’s rehearsal dinner and it has found the place of honor at many tables through time. It is one of the few fettuccine recipes that can sit on a buffet table for awhile without getting sticky. My favorite way to…
Artisan Bread Baguettes (using food processor)
Baking bread can be a bit intimidating until you do it, or maybe I should say until you use this recipe. It’s time consuming because of the rising time but otherwise very simple and simply rewarding. When I started baking bread and pizza dough on a regular basis I bought a baker’s stone. At the…
Italian American Shrimp
This recipe combines a large variety of delicious vegetables with shrimp. It’s almost like a jambalaya without the chicken and sausages, so take a cooks tour of the produce section and go to work! This dish is equally good served over rice, pasta, or even polenta. Cooks choice. Print Recipe Italian American Shrimp Cuisine Italian…
Chicken Cacciatore
This recipe looks complicated but you are done fixing it before you know it. The leftovers are out of this world. It can be made with a whole chicken but I like the taste with thighs and drumsticks. It’s another recipe that can be made well in advance and re-heated. It’s great over polenta or…
Eggplant Parmigiana
This is one of my very favorite Italian recipes. Eggplant is so hearty it is almost steak-like. The melding of the flavors of the marinara, cheeses and eggplant are outstanding. One recipe mentioned layering slices of zucchini in with the eggplant ! The dish is a perfect addition to a buffet table, excellent lunch entre, and…
Jason’s Grilled Vegetables in a Basket
Jason is our champion gardner. He generously shares the bounty and we all enjoy the fruits of his labors. Grilling is another one of his loves and the combination produces some delicious meals. In this recipe he uses a grill basket. We took these pictures in the beginning of the season so we just used…
Jeff’s Barbecue Baby Back Ribs
This is by far the best method of cooking barbecue ribs. They will consistently come out juicy, tender, fall-off-the-bone delicious. Give yourself plenty of time. They cook three hours in the oven ( with no attention) and then about 15 minutes on the grill. Print Recipe Jeff’s Barbecue Baby Back Ribs Prep Time 30 minutes…
Jeff’s Pork Fried Rice
This is an easy pork fried rice recipe for weeknight meals. Feel free to use chicken, beef, or seafood in place of pork, or don’t add any meat and it is an easy vegetarian meal. I use this when we have leftover pork, rice, or raw veggies. Cauliflower, snap peas, edamame, or any other raw…
Crawfish Etoufee
Once again having J.D. around to get the crawfish is one of the first steps. If you find another source, lucky you!!! Anyway we had great fun making and eating this crawfish stew. The boys would catch crawfish in the Cedar River and bring them up to the house to shell them and eat them. …
Manicotti
In our family this recipe is called “Myron’s Manicotti”. This was one of my Dad’s favorite recipes to cook and serve. It became a family favorite, so much so, that it was the entrée at Jock and Angie’s wedding!
Luncheon Salad with Mango Chutney and Curry Dressing
This salad was a real show stopper in the early 2000’s. It was on every Country Club menu and ladies luncheon list in the country. It kind of wore itself out, I guess, but it is very good and worth a revival every once in awhile. It’s another entrée salad that just needs a crunchy…