Potato, corn and Sausage Soup
The weather hit below 50 and my wife asked for Potato soup. It’s almost like she was watching the Mercury and waiting to ask. Of course, I obliged; because …. Bacon. To do this we will need: 3-4 russet potatoes pealed and diced(depending on size) 2 onion diced 2 stalks of celery diced 4 toes of […]
All Day French Toast
My wife and I do this every year for Christmas. We set up the French toast, and throw it in the oven while the kids open their gifts. By the time the craziness is over the French toast is ready. This way we can load them up on sugar early in the morning and give them plenty of […]
New York Strip with Butter/White Wine Poached Lobster Claws and Smashed Potatoes.
Date night at home for my wife and I is usually cause for us to step things up just a tad. This time we cooked the New York Strip and lobster claws with a compound butter. Don’t get me wrong, we like going to restaurants; but the ability to make this at home both saves […]
Creamy Chicken Tortellini Soup
My mom makes a similar recipe that is amazing! I love making her version over the summer; but, when fall and winter hit, I make this version. The two are very similar only this version has a light roux and heavy cream in it. The “summer” version of this does not making it feel “lighter.” One slight […]
Chicken Scampi and Fried Artichoke Hearts with Garlic Aioli
So today is my wife’s birthday and since she loves scampi and fried artichoke hearts, I delivered. Mrs Legs deserves this. We’re going to jump right into this because it is a lot of little steps. For the scampi sauce we’ll need: 4tbspn butter A cup of dry white wine Half a cup of chicken stock […]
Chicken Fried Steak
Louisiana was the best place to grow up. I don’t care what anyone says, it is truly paradise. Interestingly enough, it’s the south, but not in terms of food culture. We get all the great things about the south, the hospitality, strangers waving and helping strangers, a kicked back and relaxed pace at life; however, we have our […]
New Orleans Roast Beef Poboy
It’s been said that New Orleans has its own food culture. Being a native myself, I always assumed that only meant seafood and “Cajun food;” and, the we way we prepare it. Growing up, we had po-boys a lot. My favorite was the parasols roast beef and “quick check’s” shrimp/oyster. For those that don’t know, a po-boy is […]
Chicken Teriyaki with pseudo long grain sticky rice
Asian cuisine, in general, is my favorite thing to eat when we dine out. I honestly don’t make it often at home. The ingredients for most of it, can be challenge to locate at the stores near me, so is usually something reserved for a special occasion, with few exceptions. This teriyaki dish is one of those exceptions. I […]
Cheese and Spinach Artichoke Stuffed Pasta Shells
This is a perfect dish for lent or anyone fasting from meat. There is something about the combination of artichoke and spinach that I absolutely love. I make spinach and artichoke dip on a regular basis. I also make this stuffing fairly often. It’s a variation of my spinach dip recipe; and, goes great as a stuffing for chicken […]
Spanish Risotto AKA Arroz con Camarones
This is something I came up with when thinking of a side for some blackened chicken thighs. I’ve made a few changes to the recipe over the years and settled on this being my favorite version. If you like Spanish rice, you have to give this a try. You can add any meat to it and it comes […]