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pan of red wine mushroom sauce for steak with a glass of red wine on the side.

Red Wine Mushroom Sauce for Steak

This velvety red wine mushroom sauce for steak tastes just like an expensive steak house dinner you can enjoy at home. My husband and I are lucky that our parents are very good about regularly taking our boys for a weekend and letting us have some time to ourselves. I […]

overhead shot of sliced red velvet cake with three slices of cake on plates and bottles of milk to the side

Southern Red Velvet Cake from Scratch

You are definitely going to want to cut yourself a big slice of this delicious red velvet cake made from scratch. Layers of moist red chocolate cake are sandwiched between creamy decadent cream cheese icing. This post may contain affiliate links. Click here to learn more about how affiliate links […]

three strawberry champagne cocktails sitting on a silver tray

Strawberry Champagne Cocktail

This tasty strawberry champagne cocktail combines fresh strawberry puree, fresh ginger and champagne — perfect for brunch, shower or a holiday party. I don’t know how things are done where you live, but when we throw a brunch in Mississippi there is typically some sort of alcoholic beverage served among […]

two gray plates with oysters on toast sprinkled with Parmesan cheese, sliced green onions, glasses of white wine, a hand spooning an oyster onto a piece of bread

Oven Baked Oysters

Oven baked oysters are topped with a buttery mixture of garlic, herbs, and white wine and sprinkled with freshly grated Parmesan cheese. Several years ago, The Husband and I made a road trip to Louisiana to visit friends. They took us out to a seafood restaurant that was known for […]

Steak Oscar filet on a China plate topped with crabmeat and garnished with parsley, fork the the side and glasses of red wine in the background

Steak Oscar

Steak Oscar is the perfect choice for a romantic dinner at home. Juicy steaks are topped with a creamy crab sauce sautéed with chopped red bell peppers and seasoned with paprika and cayenne pepper. This post may contain affiliate links. Click here to learn more about how affiliate links are used […]