11/22/2023 – We made a double batch for dinner with the Hughes and Leonards as they arrived late afternoon. We generally followed the usual recipe for Chicken and Sausage jambalaya but Mary said it was the best one we have … Continue reading
Category Archives: Soups /Gumbos/Chili
The ingredients listed below is what they put into the Taco Soup Mary grew up on as well as did Kelley and Tim. True to the way grandmothers record recipes there are no measurements nor directions. Too bad they said, … Continue reading
1/21/2023 – Mary made this great soup that was rich and flavorful. She was inspired by the recipe here. Ingredients 4 tablespoons unsalted butter1 medium yellow onion, diced1 large carrot, diced2 cloves garlic, minced¼ cup all-purpose flour2 cups half and … Continue reading
12/24/2022 – This soup turned out great and we liked it a little bit better than the potato soup made yesterday. This seemed heartier. It was inspired by the recipe here. Ingredients 1 pound bulk Spicy sausage from Alabama Specialty … Continue reading
12/23/2022 – This was a very good soup. The ingredients were inspired by the recipe here but the directions came from a recipe here. Note we made a different potato soup recipe—a Tuscan version—the next day and it was also … Continue reading
11/25/2022 – This cook referred to the cook in Thanksgiving 2021 that is here and that one referred to the one in Christmas 2017 that is here. The one in 2017 was inspired by Chef Robert Barker’s recipe on page 41 … Continue reading

7/9/2022 – We have a lot of tomatoes and bell peppers from the garden and decided to put them up prepared into two base dishes for use with meat in the winter. Cut off all the bad places and chopped … Continue reading
This dish turned out great. It was easy to make and Mary enjoyed it as a thick soup and I had it beside Jasmine rice. This was the first time to cook cannellini beans but will not be the last. … Continue reading
4/17/2021 – This chili turned out good and was inspired by the James Beard recipe in our copy of his book Barbeque with Beard on page 163. With all the peppers we added it turned out to have some kick … Continue reading
2/13/2021 – This was very good and inspired by the recipe by Jessica Gavin here where she provides many good tips about how to make it and what is important. … Continue reading