Traditional gumbo is a very good thing. I am not disputing that fact; I’m just sayin’ that if gumbo had been invented in the midwest it would have corn in it. Ya’ll down in N’Awlins might have the best seafood (when the Gulf isn’t full of oil), the okra, the scrumptious andouille sausage, but let’s…
Garlic, White Bean and Chorizo Stew With Spinach and Sherry Vinegar
Garlic, White Bean and Chorizo Stew With Spinach and Sherry Vinegar is the perfect example of just a few quality ingredients leading to a delicious meal. I made this dish a second time in November 2015 and updated the photos. This recipe was definitely outside of my comfort zone. As some of you know, I…
JambaKinda: Simplified Weeknight Jambalaya
Jambakinda is my simplified weeknight jambalaya, not strictly authentic but definitely strictly delicious–and super easy! Jambakinda… too cheesy? Yes? Well, at any rate I would like to make clear that this is no way is supposed to be a real jambalaya–but it is supposed to emulate the flavors and textures of one. And I actually…
Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta Toss With Crimini Mushrooms, Chicken Sausage & Feta Cheese
The past several weeks have been crazy. First, Alex had day camp for a week–her first time ever doing anything alone away from home–the same week I was baking for the pig roast. As far as I can remember I did not even cook after making that Thai curry, which lasted us a few nights….
As I sit here typing 1 1/2 hours after dinner, I am still scrumptiously full. Full as in not at all too full, yet the kind of full where you had something hearty and filling that seeped into every nook and cranny of your tummy–and then thanks to a whopping protein component actually stayed there….
Baked Pasta With Chicken Sausage
Well from here on out I will probably have house pictures for you, mostly because we are out there a lot, and each time something new has been finished in the kitchen. Like the microwave…. And we moved the fridge (it’s a long story–the kitchen designer screwed up and it has been a pain). The kitchen…
French Canadian Sausage & Apple Pie with Cheddar Cheese
So it turns out I have allergies AND I still have a bad sinus infection. So I will keep this short and sweet—because although I felt better this past weekend, when my brother came to visit and I made him this dish as well as a cookie recipe I have not had the energy to…
Weeknight Wild Game Jambalaya
The men in my family have always been hunters.I can remember back in high school and college having to defend hunting to a lot of meat-eating people, but nowadays people seem to understand that when done correctly (i.e., soberly and eating what you kill), hunting is actually a quite responsible, humane way of putting meat…