Cajun Butter Pasta

A delicious Cajun Butter Pasta that is made with fettuccini, asparagus, garlic, parmesan cheese, white wine and cherry tomatoes tossed with just enough Cajun seasoned cream sauce. You can substitute chicken broth for the wine and any other vegetable for the asparagus if you want. Feel free to increase the Cajun seasoning if you like it spicy. This recipe is […]

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Beef Tamale Pie

Beef Tamale Pie has a corn muffin bottom, topped with red enchilada sauce, ground beef with onions and green peppers then all that covered with cheese. This is another cooking class recipe so pictures were taken quickly. This was made in an aluminum pan so we could take it home. I don’t care for green peppers so this was given […]

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Skillet Chicken Pot Pie

Skillet Chicken Pot Pie is full of chicken and vegetables that are cooked in one skillet then covered with pie dough and baked in the oven. Use a cast iron skillet (or an oven safe skillet) and everything can be done in one pan. This is another post from a cooking class that I attended. The pictures were taken in […]

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Taco Zucchini Boats

Zucchini filled with taco seasoned ground beef, topped with tomato and smothered in cheese. Bake it in the oven and garnish with green onion for the perfect meal. When I stopped at the farm market I found small zucchini that were two for $1.00. It is the end of the growing season where I live so I thought I would […]

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Fried Green Tomatoes

Fried Green Tomatoes is a great way to use up the last of the tomatoes that didn’t get a chance to ripen from your garden. A simple and quick recipe that is a delicious side dish for any meal.   Ingredients   Put your sliced green tomatoes into a medium bowl. Pour the buttermilk over the tomatoes.   Pour the […]

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Anything Goes Breakfast Strata

Strata is similar to quiche or frittata and is made with any kind of bread, cheese, veggies, eggs and precooked meat. I made mine in a cooking class and Chef Christal Jakopak had us make ours filled with everything bagels, two kinds of cheese, eggs, milk, red onion, green onions, tomatoes and seasonings. This is a delicious breakfast or brunch […]

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Simple Shrimp Creole

Shrimp Creole is a spicy dish full of Shrimp, Andouille Sausage and vegetables with a delicious tomato based broth. Eat this right from a bowl or serve it over rice, either way will leave you wanting more. Source: Adapted from Debi Schull   Ingredients   In a large deep pan such as a Dutch oven, add oil and heat over […]

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