9/9/2019 – Mary made this gumbo somewhat following the recipe here. The New Orleans, Chopped Champion, chef there has a great intro about what does and does not go into New Orleans gumbo. This dish was very good and worth … Continue reading
Category Archives: Soups /Gumbos/Chili
Her recipe used in beating Bobby Flay in a Throw Down as posted here. … Continue reading
7/13/2019 – This soup was made with tomato juice saved from our canned salsa made yesterday and the canned tomatoes made today. Mary studied recipes then devised the very simple one below as she went. She made an amazing soup. … Continue reading
2/18/2019 – Mary made chili loosely following “Joe Cooper’s Chili” recipe on page 112 of our copy of Texas Home Cooking by Jamison and Jamison. See her notes on that page of what she did differently as summarized below. The … Continue reading
1/15/2019 – This recipe was inspired by the one on page 114 of our copy of Southern Living’s Heirloom Recipe Cookbook. Mary made it this date for the first time and it was GREAT. Sure to become a favorite.
This cook was inspired by the recipe on page 23 of our copy of Rima and Richard Collin’s The New Orleans Cookbook. The first time we made this was on a cold, rainy day at the farm on Moma’s birthday, 12/27/2017. … Continue reading
12/9/2017 – Molina’s Cantina, the oldest and one of the best Tex-Mex Restaurant in Houston, shared their famous Chili Con Carne recipe. This turned out great and got even better when warmed up a few days later. Unusual for us … Continue reading
11/3/2017 – Mary spent all day making this for the first time to serve at Peggy’s visit to Houston to see the Quilt Show. It was very good and enjoyed by everyone. They even wanted it again the next evening.
12/8/2017 – Made following Kit Whol’s directions in her Creole Classics cookbook. Set the oven at 400 degrees and stirred the roux every 15 minutes. We had already cooked it on the stove to a light brown but got tired … Continue reading
Two different types of Chili from Chef JJ at SMF Smokin’ Butt Chili 4lb Smoked Pork Butt 3C Chopped Onion 2T Minced Garlic Evoo as needed 4-4oz Cans Chopped Green Chilies, Old El paso or 1lb Fresh Green Chilies, roasted, … Continue reading