Pasta
Bacon Pasta Salad
Day 2 of Bacon Love Week My sister Kim made this dish for the party, and it was more than a hit. It was justification to keep on eating! LOL The only addition that actually had greens in it (it is a salad, after all), it was the “healthy” dish that whispered the necessity ...Fresh Basil Pesto
One of my year-round kitchen staples is pesto sauce. It’s one of the few things I know I can use to make a quick meal when there is no other option. A quick pesto pasta with chicken or shrimp or just veggies is simple and quick and ends up as our weeknight meal…well, pretty often. ;) ...15 Minute Marinara Sauce
I have to thank Laura from Tide and Thyme blog for this one. She posted this fabulously easy, quick, and delicious marinara recipe on her blog yesterday; and I could not wait to try it! I’ve never attempted a homemade spaghetti sauce (or in this case, semi-homemade), but this was so easy I thought I could ...Lemon & Basil Orzo Salad
Last week I hosted a salad party for my mardi gras krewe. It was our first meeting of the new mardi gras year, and we wanted to have an informal meet and greet poolside. Everyone brought her favorite salad and a lawn chair, and we all had a wonderful time welcoming new members and catching up ...Oyster Fettucini en Provence
Last week I shared our attempt at charbroiled oysters based on the recipe from Drago’s restaurant in New Orleans. In celebration of my sister’s birthday, we cooked these again this weekend; and again, they were excellent. We cooked nearly 150 oysters and fed about 10 people. That’s A LOT of oysters! And, of course, there were ...Crawfish & Tasso Pasta
I recently had this recipe published in a local home & garden magazine. A friend mentioned to me a few nights ago that she made it and was very pleased with the outcome. (I always love hearing feedback from anyone who actually tries my recipes, don’t you?!) :) Anyway, our conversation got me thinking of this ...Turkey Pasta Salad
Still wondering what to do with those turkey leftovers? I have seen lots of wonderful recipes over the past couple of days with great ideas for that leftover bird. Turkey pot pie (yum!), turkey gumbo (had some last night), turkey sandwiches (always a favorite, easy go-to), turkey roll-ups.. Turkey! Turkey! Turkey! LOL I contemplated making a turkey ...Macaroni & Cheese Pie
I suppose I’m jumping the gun just a bit on comfort food. Summer is still playing out its last few days, but I couldn’t help firing up the oven and making one of my favorite, classic comfort foods: Mac n cheese! There are probably as many mac n cheese recipes as there are families in the ...Easy Shrimp Lo Mien
As most of my recipes are, this is a quick dish that’s super easy for a week night. I had never actually tried to make this before, so I was a bit apprehensive at the outcome. (I had all these ingredients on hand and REALLY didn’t want to make a trip to the grocery for ...Chicken Pasta/Spinach Salad
I’ve been so busy with work lately that I’ve had little time for anything else. Very little time in the kitchen. No time to write. Not even much time to keep track of all my peeps and tweeps online! I was beginning to have serious withdrawals! But not to worry. I am still alive and ...
Fettucini Like You’ve Never Had It
My husband came up with this recipe after experimenting with some left-over beef tenderloin tips. He often buys a whole tenderloin to cut into filets instead of buying individual ones from the meat counter at our local grocery store. It ends up being much cheaper this way, and he gets the size and thickness of ...
