If you aren’t from the south, Shrimp & Grits may sound a bit strange. Much like Chicken & Waffles. Yeah, it’s safe to say we do things a little differently. Although different, it is delicious and you won’t get much better than this. You want to give it a try? Unbelievable simple, down home and [...]
It’s back to school time! You know what that means. Busy schedules and less time to get dinner on the table. This is the time of year when moms look to slow cooked crock pot meals and dinners that take 30 minutes from prep to table. At least until we settle back into a [...]
Mary of One Perfect Bite and some other women food bloggers (including myself) are blogging our way through the 50 Women Game Changers In Food published by Gourmet in May ’11. Some of the women on the list you will know, others you may not, but either way, this will be a great 50 week journey to learn [...]
I am a sucker for anything with coconut milk and lime juice. Why, I’m not sure, but you could argue it’s the Islander in me. Case in point my latest Thai Inspired Chicken Noodle Soup, and when I saw this recipe in Joy Bauer’s cookbook Slim & Scrumptious, I had to try it. The first recipe [...]
Hungry Girl’s Dy-no-mite Dream Shrimp
This dish was pleasantly awesome! I think you will enjoy it, and I love soups and stews because you can basically alter them to your own tastes. Shrimp, sausage, and beans meld into a wonderful array of flavor that leave you wanting more. My hubby kept saying how good it was, and because it came [...]
What the heck is an Opelousas? Well, if you have ever eaten at Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen, you probably know what I am talking about. Their Mississippi Catfish Opelousas inspired me to make this last night – of course I had to imitate it from memory and this is what I came up with. To get closer to [...]
You can find curry dishes on just about any island. Usually it will be with chicken or goat or even duck, but I felt like doing shrimp today. Sure this makes it more of a Thai dish the way I did it, but it’s my blog so I can do whatever I want right? I [...]
I am taking it back to basics here. We all need some dinner recipes that are a cinch to prepare and the whole family will enjoy. Fried rice is always a big hit at my house and it is versatile because you can add whatever you want as the add-in. Shrimp, chicken, pork, whatever your family likes. [...]
