Parmesan-Crusted Crab Cake Bites with Aioli Sauce

These delicious morsels are easy to make and with no last minute fuss,  they will become a party favorite for you and your guests.  Plan on about 2 cakes a person when serving with other appetizers. Print Recipe Parmesan-Crusted Crab Cake Bites with Aioli Sauce Prep Time 1 hour Cook Time 25 minutes Servings cakes…

Crab and Ricotta Manicotti

This is a very special combination.  Very rich,  wonderful for a luncheon with a green salad and some crunchy bread.  The cook will be a hero with this one. 

Linguine with Clams

This is one of Jock and Angie’s favorite.  We all love clams and this is a top notch way to serve them.

Butter Horn Cookies

This is a Christmas cookie standard.  It’s pastry like dough melts in your mouth, it’s powdered sugar coating announcing the great tastes that are to come.  It also  looks great on a plate with a variety of other holiday treats.  You know the holiday’s have arrived when these confections are on your dessert plate.

Cream Wafers

These are not your typical ‘cookie jar’ cookies.  They are  delicate pastry-like rounds with a rich  filling. A  lovely addition to cookie trays for a tea or reception. They would also be a hit at any cookie exchange. Print Recipe Cream Wafers Prep Time 30 minutes Cook Time 10 minutes Passive Time 1 hour Servings dozen…

French Palmier Cookies

These tender, crispy treats are a perfect addition to your favorite cup of coffee.  They are deceiving, in that you would think they are tricky to make, not so much,  with a box of puff pastry and a little butter and sugar  you are on your way to baking stardom! Print Recipe French Palmier Cookies…

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…

Swiss Meringue Buttercream

This is, hands down the best cake frosting you will ever make.  It has an ultra-silky, stable texture that spreads beautifully  with a spatula or can make perfect peaks and patterns with a  piping bag.  It can be kept at room temperature for a day or refrigerated in an air-tight container for 3 days.  It will…

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…

Cheese Cake

I have had this recipe forever.   It will never let you down.  I used it to make the wedding cakes for Jock and Angie’s wedding.  There is nothing more to say, except it is a winner! Print Recipe Cheese Cake Prep Time 30 minutes Cook Time 50 minutes Passive Time 24 hours Servings Ingredients 3…

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. …