Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Pork Loin
This one is a blast to make and it’s a cardiologist nightmare! You can stuff them with anything really. Sometimes I’ll use onions and peppers; other times I’ll make an Italian inspired stuffing. This time; however, I used some left over stuffing from when I made meat pies. I wrapped them in some thick cut bacon. After they […]
Not Natchitoches Meat Pies
I absolutely love Natchitoches meat pies! I used to always grab one when I gassed up the car or truck on the way to school. It was also one of the first things my wife had when she visited me New Orleans the first time. Her first meal was a Natchitoches meat pie and Boudin. Yeah, I welcomed her […]
Fried Rice with Chicken Teriyaki
Rice:Since it’s a test I used 1 cup of rice instead of 2: 2 eggs scrambled in butterhalf a diced onion2 diced carrotsTablespoon of fresh grated ginger2 toes minced garlicSalt pepper garlic powderCanola oilSoy sauce and hoisin sauceMake the rice the night before or morning of and store in fridge- you want the rice cold. […]
New Orleans Fried Flounder with Corn Maque Choux
You know those days where you’re running around all day, and you want dinner. But you want something fresh and made at home; not, something from a drive through? That’s about where I was an hour ago when I started making dinner. I had taken some flounder out of the freezer with the full intent […]
Chicken Tamale Pie
This was kind of a brainstorm idea that I came up with. I had thawed some chicken breasts to make blackened chicken; but, changed course because the kids would probably not eat it. I went scouring through the pantry and fridge and put this idea together with what I was able to discover. To make this […]
Eggplant Pirogue
This is basically fried eggplant medallions with a shrimp cream sauce served over pasta. To be honest with you, I had no idea this dish had been done before. I thought I was being clever when I “created it” only to discover that its been done before. Albeit, the existing versions were and are a […]
Stuffed Mushrooms with Grilled Hamburgers and Roasted Sweet Pepper
guess we went a little bit all out for burger night this time. I wont really be showing the burger much since I’m more interested in showing how to do stuffed mushrooms, and I’m fairly sure I’ve done a burger for this blog before. I will specify what I did for the burger though: It’s a […]
Breakfast: It’s Whats For Dinner!! Biscuits and Gravy
Breakfast for dinner is so rewarding. It just brings a nice warm feeling to my heart. The best part about it is that everyone can basically get what they want. It’s like running a diner for a meal. You make a big batch of drop biscuit with bisquick, some sausage gravy and then make everyone’s eggs the way they […]
New Orleans Red Beans and Rice.
very Monday in New Orleans is bean day. We have a tradition there, of having red beans every Monday. I can remember coming home from school and getting blasted in the face with the glorious smell of my Mom’s beans. She easily makes the best red beans on the planet. I have tried to get mine as good […]
Paneed Chicken with Linguini Pomodoro and Caprese Salad
Growing up I had the best of two great food worlds; on one side was cajun and the other Italian. One could say, I was born to be a food lover. We went from gumbo, red beans and jambalaya to pastas. Oddly; however, I don’t recall these dishes much. I remember paneed chicken and veal; not the pomodoro […]