Easy Meals and Southern Cooking
Shrimp and crawfish étouffée is a classic Louisiana dish with lots for flavor. Shrimp and crawfish tails are simmered with vegetables and spices and served over hot cooked white rice. A few months ago, I polled a few friends on my personal Facebook page for feedback on their favorite Southern […]
This easy shrimp scampi recipe with fettuccine is a one skillet weeknight meal that’s ready in under 10-minutes. Served with a buttery garlic sauce. Shrimp scampi is one of those dishes that looks and sounds fancy, but it’s deceptively easy to prepare. The shrimp is baked in the oven, meaning […]
Rich and hearty shrimp gumbo recipe is laden with tender shrimp, crabmeat, oysters and herbs and spices for an authentic Creole flavor. Every summer, my family and I try to make a short trip to the Alabama coast for a few days. We rent a condo with a kitchen and […]
Add a whole new level of flavor to your seafood dishes. Learn how to make your own shrimp stock from seafood shells at home. It’s easy! I am going to go out on a limb here and assume since you are perusing a recipe blog, you’ve done some cooking. Even If […]
Succulent grilled shrimp salad is served over a bed of crisp fresh spinach leaves and drizzled with a vinegar based hot bacon dressing. In a former life, I worked in the office of a company that manufactured file folders. It was my first introduction to a cubicle jungle – rows […]
I'm Lisa, a first generation Southerner. While I was born and raised in Mississippi, I wasn't raised on Southern food. Then I met and fell in love with a boy who grew up eating his Grandmama's fried chicken and his Mamaw's biscuits and gravy. I realized I had a thing or two to learn about Southern cooking.
