Italian Cheese Stuffed Shells
My cheese stuffed jumbo pasta shells have a secret ingredient – Olivelle Pizzaolio Infused Olive Oil. Tastes like pizza in a bottle! Tuscan olive oil with garlic, basil, rosemary, oregano and spicy chilies (for just a hint of spiciness). You know how sometimes pasta with meat sauce can be dry? I solved that problem by […]
Cheese Grits
My husband love grits and would eat them for breakfast every morning if he had the opportunity. His mom always made grits for family breakfasts. I grew up in the south but my mom was from the north, so she did not serve grits for breakfast. I didn’t see the point of eating tasteless cooked […]
Southern Spoonbread
Not your grandma’s spoonbread! This is much better! My “Gram” used to make delicious spoonbread, but she made it with yellow cornmeal, which tended to make it “gritty”. I make mine with a white cornmeal and flour mix that makes it velvety smooth. I could eat a whole pan of it myself…so good!
Mango Salsa
Serve this flavorful fresh mango salsa with roasted or grilled pork, grilled shrimp or hint of lime tortilla chips.
El Diablo Cocktail
A lovely tequila cocktail which combines tequila with creme de cassis (a sweet blackcurrant liqueur), lime juice and ginger. So refreshing and fruity with a bit of ZING from the ginger beer!
Bolognese Sauce over Angel Hair Pasta
My favorite dish to serve on Sunday evening is pasta. Something about simmering tomato sauce on my stove (something like “Sunday Sauce” – a rich, slow-cooked meat-based tomato sauce that a centerpiece of Italian-American Sunday dinners – maybe this comes from me watching too many episodes of The Sopranos?). I am excited to share my […]
Symphony Dreams – Chocolate Sea Salt Toffee
Christmas – Peppermint Snowflake Cocktail & Chocolate Frosted Flake Candies
Fun recipes for the Christmas holidays! A fancy, creamy peppermint snowflake cocktail and chocolate frosted flake candies – the easiest candy you’ll ever make! Chocolatey and crunchy one-bite candies.
Cherry Lemonade Mocktail/Cocktail
If you love cherries, you will LOVE my cherry lemonade mocktail/cocktail. Easy to make and even easier to sip – with or without the vodka.
Tailgate Chili and Cornbread in Mason Jars
Make these fun snacks in the morning of the big game and place in refrigerator until ready to serve. (The chili can be made a day ahead and refrigerated until ready to put in mason jars.) Make 1 recipe of my Ultimate 15 minute chili. Find the recipe here. Make sure chili is cooled before […]
