This cook was inspired by the Neiman Marcus chicken casserole recipe from Allrecipes, a casserole version of the famous department store’s cafe dish. Saucy chicken, bacon, Cheddar, and almonds are baked with a buttery cracker topping in this quick-prep dinner. Ingredients … Continue reading
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12/7/2025 – Mary made this soup that loosely follows Chef Billy Parisis’s recipe. It was great and to some extent better than the very similar recipe at this site; likely due to the addition of the ham. Ingredients 1 stick unsalted … Continue reading
From Perplexity on 11/28/2025. How can I make cajun dirty rice with the turkey offal parts from my thanksgiving turkey? You can make a very good Cajun-style dirty rice by treating the turkey heart, gizzard, liver (and even a bit … Continue reading
11/7/2025 – This seasoning blend for the ground meat was good but surely can be better so watch for new blends in this post. We blended the ingredients then added to one pound of low fat ground meat and made … Continue reading
10/21/2025 – This turned out good and we will make it again. I mistakenly bought a 1 lb. tube of breakfast sausage WITH SAGE for the CU SS Breakfast casserole last Sunday. So, was sent to get the right thing. … Continue reading
8/31/2025 – This cook turned out great and was our creation as we went. It began with the idea of using a lot of the okra we have this year from the garden. Boiled a ham bone for about an … Continue reading
8/30/2025 – Made one quart of refrigerator pickled okra with the brine proportions as used here. The small pods of okra had the stem and shoulder removed leaving enough to hold in the interior slime. Tasted after three days and … Continue reading
8/28/2025, updated 2/13/2026 – This Broccoli Salad was inspired by Chef Billy Parisi’s recipe here. It has fresh broccoli, bacon, cheese, seeds, and dried fruit tossed in a creamy mayo dressing. We did not have the seeds or dried cherries, … Continue reading
8/24/2025 – Mary made Tuna Salad inspired by Chef Billy Parisi’s My Tuna Macaroni Salad Recipe with some changes. The most significant being to leave out the macaroni. It was very good with a more flavor from Mom’s but also … Continue reading
8/20/2025 — This was a great way to use okra from the garden and was inspired by Suzy at Okra Recipe, Mediterranean-Style (Bamya). Okra and tomatoes prepared Mediterranean-style with onions, garlic, hot peppers, warm spices and a splash of lime … Continue reading