Five Mardi Gras Recipes . . .a...
Fat Tuesday is tomorrow, but people even as far north as Jackson have been celebrating for weeks. Store windows have green,...
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Crab Cakes on Salad Greens wit...
At the end of last year, while I was getting ready to transfer my WordPress-hosted blog over to a self-hosted site, I was forced...
read moreGrilled Polenta Shrimp Rounds
Sunday morning our preacher delivered one of those powerful sermons that had half the women in the congregation crying by the end...
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It must be nice to be one of those food bloggers that has the time to make a dish, pick out the perfect props, find the best...
read moreSeared Scallops with Sauteed R...
Sometimes getting a good shot of a dish that we enjoyed can be tricky. Back in the early days of the blog, I used to slap some...
read moreBang Bang Shrimp
Wow. I don’t know who came up with this recipe first , but God bless them. Because it’s good. I found this recipe...
read moreNew England Clam Chowder
Does anyone else out there have a cooking bucket list? You know, a list of recipes that you hope one day you will be brave...
read moreHearty Slow Cooker Jambalaya
Seeing as how I live the next state over from Cajun country, it should be no surprise that Cajun and Creole food makes its way to...
read moreShrimp and Grits
Two weekends ago, I visited the Mississippi Farmer’s Market in downtown Jackson for the first time. I just love a good...
read moreCrawfish Fettuccine
It’s crawfish season again. I have mentioned before that after deer season, this is my husband’s favorite time of year. There...
read moreShrimp Scampi with Linguini
Have you ever known someone who grew up during the Great Depression? They are usually some of the most cost-conscious penny...
read moreCrawfish Beignets with Cajun D...
The onset of warmer weather means one thing to my husband – it’s crawfish season! I would venture to say it’s the...
read moreSausage and Clam Puttanesca
Oh, my poor, poor neglected little blog. How you have sat – patiently waiting – for a new update while I went...
read moreShrimp Bisque with Spicy Crout...
I swear, it seems like every time I make this bisque I rediscover just how good this is. I mean, in my mind as I’m flipping...
read moreShrimp Risotto
Words cannot even begin to describe how thankful I am that the New Year has arrived. I spent my holiday working retail and...
read moreShrimp and Andouille Skewers w...
I’m kicking off Southern Cookbooks in My Cabinet with a recipe from Come on In. Contrary to what I said about the other...
read moreCrab Cake Salad
My mother-in-law recently introduced me to swell little restaurant in the Jackson area – Bon Ami. She described it as kind of a...
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