Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Saturday, December 27, 2014
Simple Christmas Meal
As I have grown older, preparing large meals have become more difficult for me...so, I decided to make a simple meal this year and it was very successful...it consisted of Roasted Limon Chicken, Oven Grilled Brussel Sprouts and Rice Dressing...the Savory and Sweet Coffee Table was also very simple...Brie with vegetable herb crackers, White Cake, Soft cookies (Chocolate Chip, Black and Whites and Lemon Cake cookies); and an assorted olive plate with cheese.
Everyone had a wonderful time even though it was a small group the food sufficed...of course there were assorted candies and goodies store bought and scattered on the main table...ending the evening with the mandatory homemade Eggnog from a handed down recipe from my mother and grandmother.
Bon Appetit!
Everyone had a wonderful time even though it was a small group the food sufficed...of course there were assorted candies and goodies store bought and scattered on the main table...ending the evening with the mandatory homemade Eggnog from a handed down recipe from my mother and grandmother.
Bon Appetit!
Saturday, December 14, 2013
New Year's Menu
Well, it's that time of year that you have to shop ahead for your ingredients as not to be rushed for your holiday meal~
Menu
Pork Roast
Dirty/Rice Dressing
Cabbage rolls
Candied/Baked Sweet Potatoes
Peach Pie
Dinner Rolls or make biscuits
Bon Appetit!
These recipes are in Roux, Simple Cajun Recipes.
Shopping List
Pork Roast of your choice
1 lb of ground pork
2 lbs of ground meat
long grain rice
1 large loose leafy cabbage
2 large cans of sweet potatoes
Brown sugar
Mini Marshmallows
4 pie crusts
3 large cans of peaches
You should already have these items
in your kitchen pantry:
All purpose flower
Corn oil
Corn Starch
Garlic
Onions
Cinnamon
Salt
Pepper
Paprika
Simple ingredients...just a good Southern meal.
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Old Fashion Chicken Noodle Soup
Ingredients:
1 whole chicken
water
salt and pepper
1 large chicken broth
4 ribs of celery diagonally sliced with leafy ends
6 carrots diagonally sliced
1 large onion cut in half and then slivered
1 package of egg noodles
Preparations:
In a large soup pot place whole cleaned chicken; cover with cold water, add celery, carrots, onion and chicken broth
Add 2 Tablespoons of Kosher Salt
Add 1 Tablespoon of coarsely ground black pepper
Bring to a roaring boil for about 30 minutes
Remove chicken and debone
Place meat back into soup
Bring back to a boil
Add egg noodles
Turn off heat and cover.
The noodles will be cooked in 8 minutes.
Serve with Crusty bread.
Bon Appetit!
Sunday, October 27, 2013
Sweet Potatoes Spicy
Ingredients:
4 large sweet potatoes rinsed; cut into diced chunks
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
2 teaspoons of Old Bay Seasoning
1 teaspoon of Kosher salt
1 TB of granulated white sugar
3 TB of olive oil
Place sweet potatoes that have been diced chunky in a bowl of water for 10 minutes.
Combine in a small bowl the red pepper flakes, Old Bay Seasoning, Kosher salt and granulated white sugar.
Drain sweet potatoes and pat dry.
Place in a large mixing bowl; drizzleolive oil on the potatoes, sprinkle the seasonings you have mixed and toss.
Place in a baking pan uncovered in a 375 degree oven for 40 minutes, turning once.
Bon Appetit!
4 large sweet potatoes rinsed; cut into diced chunks
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
2 teaspoons of Old Bay Seasoning
1 teaspoon of Kosher salt
1 TB of granulated white sugar
3 TB of olive oil
Place sweet potatoes that have been diced chunky in a bowl of water for 10 minutes.
Combine in a small bowl the red pepper flakes, Old Bay Seasoning, Kosher salt and granulated white sugar.
Drain sweet potatoes and pat dry.
Place in a large mixing bowl; drizzleolive oil on the potatoes, sprinkle the seasonings you have mixed and toss.
Place in a baking pan uncovered in a 375 degree oven for 40 minutes, turning once.
Bon Appetit!
Friday, October 18, 2013
Aunt Annie's Shrimp Gumbo
3/4 cup of corn oil
3/4 cup of all purpose flour
3 lbs of cleaned shrimp
1 large yellow onion chopped
1 bell pepper chopped
3 garlic cloves minced
1 celery rib diced
1 bunch green onions chopped
File (ground sassafras leaves)
2 quarts of water
salt and pepper
Make a very dark roux with the oil and flour. (see Basic Roux recipe in Roux, Simple Cajun Recipes Cookbook); add onions, bell pepper, garlic, celery and 1/2 green onions. Saute until clear.
Spoon this mixture into a gumbo pot and slowly add 2 quarts of water stirring to mix thoroughly ; add 2 Tablespoons of File and simmer about 1/2 hour. Add more water if gumbo is too thick.
Add salt and pepper to your taste, remembering that when you add the shrimp 15 minutes before serving, that they will absorb the seasoning.
Ladle gumbo over steamed white rice in a large soup bowl. Add onion tops and dust with File.
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