Creole Seasoning is a savory blend of spices that will add flavor to poultry, fish, rice, soups and stews. My recipe has a mild level of heat. If you prefer more heat, you can increase the cayenne pepper or add other peppers. I use this seasoning blend mostly with chicken, but have also used…
Cornbread, Moist and Light
Cornbread is a quick bread that contains cornmeal. This recipe is more moist and tender than most cornbread that I have had. It is slightly more sweet, too. The texture isn’t as grainy as other cornbread, which, for me, is a good thing. Usually, one piece of cornbread out of a batch is enough…
Beef Stew, A Hearty Meal
Beef Stew is a hardy dish made by simmering cubed beef roast, potatoes, carrots and onions in beef stock. It’s good served with a side salad and bread. We usually eat beef stew in cool or cold weather. It is one of those dishes that warm you up as well as fill you up. …
Fried Apples, with a Cinnamon-Sugar Syrup
Fried Apples are sliced apples fried in a butter, cinnamon and sugar mixture. Fry the apples until they are soft. We like the apples to be soft, but still firm which usually takes 5-10 minutes. You can fry the apples until they are as soft as you prefer. We enjoy the Fried Apples served…
Onion Rolls, Onions baked inside and on top!
Onion Rolls are soft rolls with onions baked inside as well as sprinkled on top of the rolls. The onions give these rolls a moderate onion flavor more so than most onion rolls I have had in the past. The bulk of the onions inside the rolls disintegrate during baking. I was craving onion…
Moroccan Spiced Fruit & Nut Bread
Moroccan Spiced Fruit & Nut Bread is a quick bread full of apricots, dates, coconut and pecans. The red pepper flakes provide an occasional bite of heat. The orange butter adds a creamy, mild orange flavor to the bread. You can enjoy the bread with or without the butter. The butter does elevate the flavors…
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies are chewy on the inside and crunchy on the outside. I use crunchy peanut butter so that there are little bits of peanuts in the cookies. I love, love, LOVE these cookies! This cookie recipe is on my list of favorite cookies now! They are addicting, but one or two…
Pumpkin Spice French Toast Casserole
Pumpkin Spice French Toast Casserole is a baked french toast dish that has a pumpkin pie flavor. It’s a good dish to make ahead when you want to feed a crowd for breakfast. This recipe is quick and easy to make. Combine milk, eggs and pumpkin pie filling then pour over sliced bread in…
Sausage Bites, a Tasty Appetizer
Sausage Bites are one of Jeff’s and my favorite appetizers. Brown and Serve link sausage is wrapped in a seasoned crescent dough, sliced into bite size pieces then baked. Yum. These delicious little bites are good served with eggs for breakfast, too. Jeff and I first experienced Sausage Bites at a friend’s several years…
Jerk Chicken, Mildly Spicy
Jerk Chicken is a mildly spicy chicken breast that is marinated in Jerk Seasoning and pineapple juice then grilled. Jerk seasoning can range from mild to scorching hot. My jerk seasoning is mild. If you prefer more heat to your jerk seasoning, you can add more peppery spices to the seasoning, or, purchase a…