Pappardelle with Caramelized Onions and Parmesan

I recently subscribed to Martha Stewart’s Everyday Food magazine and have come across some great recipes from that. Cancy & I both love onions, so how can you go wrong with caramelized onions & Parmesan? We had this with an onion & garlic pork roast & it was a nice pairing. I hope you like [...]

Mashed Sweet Potatoes

We made this as a side for our Creole Meatloaves with Trinity Gravy. It was a great balance alongside the heat of the Trinity Gravy. Rachael Ray did this as the side when she made the meatloaves on her talk show.

Mashed Sweet Potatoes

2 1/2 to 3 pounds sweet potatoes
1 cup buttermilk
Salt and ground [...]

Creole Meatloaves with Trinity Gravy

Another delicious recipe from Miss Rachael Ray. I saw this recipe on her talk show last month and saved it until recently to try it out. It goes great with mashed sweet potatoes. We used a little extra hot sauce because, well we like it hot. If you are cooking for just 2 people, definitely divide [...]

Port Aransas, TX… Trout Street Bar & Grill

We’re still in Port Aransas. We had a great seafood meal last night. For as many time as we’ve been to Port A, we’ve never been to Trout Street. It’s right next to Virginia’s and is on the water as well. Last night, it was really breezy & chilly so we ate inside, but the [...]

Port Aransas, TX… Virginia’s On The Bay

We are in Port Aransas for our 2nd wedding anniversary. After a 4 hour drive down here from Austin, getting settled into our room @ the Seagull, we headed to Virginia’s  for some great, fresh, seafood.

I had their Seared Flounder with Dijon-Peppercorn Sauce. It was delicious. I’d never had flounder before, but it tasted great [...]

Mary’s Mango Chicken

Mary sent this recipe to me almost 6 months ago. I’ve had it filed away in my Outlook folders and just recently was able to remind myself to try it. We’ve been having a very warm February so far, so why not bust out the grill.

It was a great little bit of tropical flavor [...]

Best Vanilla Ice Cream Ever…

Go to the store right now and get yourself a vanilla bean. Make this ice cream. Perfect, rich vanilla flavor with little specs of vanilla bean seeds. I really think this was the very best vanilla ice cream I’ve ever had.
David Lebovitz has a cookbook called, The Perfect Scoop. I’ve heard tons of good [...]

Honey Walnut Shortbread Cookies

I’ve never made shortbread cookies before, but while trying to find a sugar cookie recipe for Carol, I came across Ashlee’s blog post on shortbread. I used walnuts instead of pecans because that was what we had on hand. They turned out great and made my whole house smell like honey all evening. Yum.

Honey Walnut [...]

Not-Sagna Pasta Toss

Another day, another Rachael Ray recipe, it seems. This one comes from her Food Network show. What a great shortcut meal. I’m not a fan of making lasagna. I tend to tear the noodles and I’m not a fan of the layering of everything. Why not make it easy and just toss everything together. Be [...]

Beef & Feta Pasta Bake

I found this recipe in the February issue of Every Day with Rachael Ray. I’m a big fan of Feta cheese & this just looked like such an interesting combination of flavors. I halved the recipe & it still ended up making quite a bit so be prepared to share (or just freeze those leftovers).

Beef [...]