This is the best tomato soup you will ever taste. If you are fortunate enough to be able to grow your own tomatoes it is also an excellent way to get them used up. I make it all but the cream and freeze it to be used on a cold winter day, add the whipping…
Ingredient: chicken broth
Sea Food in pastry Sea Shells
This recipe was originally designed to be cooked in ramekins. You can do that for a delicious entrée, but if you want to dress it up , make your own “dish ” with a pie crust on a sea shell for that extra “wow” affect. Print Recipe Sea Food in pastry Sea Shells Course…
Easy Parmesan Risotto
Risotto is usually a high maintenance side dish. This recipe eliminates almost all the “baby sitting” and your guests will never suspect you skipped all the tedious stirring.
Italian Chicken and Sausage Stir-Fry
This is an interesting recipe because it combines Chinese techniques with Italian ingredients . It’s easy to make for the family and sophisticated enough for company.
Whole Roasted Lemon Chicken with Vegetables
This recipe calls for roasting two chickens at once. It was perfect for our large family. It is also good if you are taking a meal to someone, you’ve got your family fed too . The recipe also lends itself to being cut in half. The chicken is moist and delicious and the vegetables are…
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…
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. …
Chicken a la King
This is an old time family meal. A simple rue, stirred around pepper and mushrooms and chicken and poured over biscuits or toast. It’s easy, a good use of leftover chicken, or a cooked chicken from the deli, and it will warm your heart for sure. Print Recipe Chicken a la King Prep Time 30 minutes…
White Chili with Chicken
This chili variation is good, easy, and will warm you up on a chille day!!! (Get It?) It calls for 3 chicken breast halves, but to speed things up you can get a rotisserie chicken at the store and cut up the breasts for the chili and send the other pieces in lunches the next…
Shrimp and Mushroom Crepes
This recipe makes a beautiful first course that will set the mood for the repast to follow. It is also excellent, on its own for a luncheon. The crepe recipe is found elsewhere on the blog. They are definetly the ‘do-ahead’ part of this recipe. This recipe will absolutely blow your guests skirts up right over their heads!!!!!…