8/4/2025 – Made a quick gumbo that was very good using a large can (25 oz.) of Bluerunner Seafood Gumbo Base that was added to a trinity with flour for a simple roux and seasoning. Served it around Jasmine Rice … Continue reading
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6/17/2025 – Mary and Olivia made this during Olivia’s June 2025 visit. It was a lot of work. The finished tender had a tasty but thick and heavy crust that Olivia said she does not eat so hers went into … Continue reading
4/17/2025 – Inspired by the recipe developed by Ann Maloney in Rouces’ spring 2025 magazine and from their web site here. This was excellent and could be used with shrimp, sausage, etc. We used at least 25% more spices. This … Continue reading
This recipe was inspired by Chef John’s Roman-style chicken recipe and has a lot of potential. He is John Mitzewich and has a good video at his page. Our version below has much larger volume of spices than his but we … Continue reading
3/2/2025 – This dish was great and fairly easy to prepare. It was inspired by the recipe here. Ingredients: For the Shrimp: 1 pound large shrimp. Used frozen easy-peel and deveined from Publix2 tablespoons olive oil – or more if … Continue reading
2/22/2025 – This was a great, easy meal inspired by Suzy here. Ingredients For chicken 6 bone-in, trimmed, skin-on chicken thighs Kosher salt and black pepper 1 teaspoon oregano 1 teaspoon paprika 1 teaspoon coriander 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil For Mushroom Sauce 2 tablespoon butter 12 ounce fresh large mushrooms, sliced … Continue reading
1/30/2025 – This easy dish was inspired by the recipe at The Mediterranean Dish’s web site here. Mary made a lot of adjustments. Ingredients 6 chicken thighs, bone in, skin on Extra Virgin Olive Oil 6 garlic cloves, roughly chopped ~1 cup dry white wine Lemon … Continue reading
This page is a work in progress to develop a copy cat recipe of the great dish at Prejeans in Layfayette LA we enjoyed when meeting Kelley and Rocky for P & O’s Christmas 2024 visit. 12/28/2024 – We met … Continue reading
12/25/2024 – This made a great Christmas 2024 lunch where we enjoyed it with Digger and Carol Creel. It was inspired by the recipe at Julia’s album here. Mary said it was very easy. Overview of the meal: We also … Continue reading
11/26/2024 – This recipe came from ChatGPT who said the source was three recipes . Mary made it for Thanksgiving 2024 at Becky’s and for Jeff and Maggie’s visit. Here’s a flavorful recipe for Spicy Roasted Pecans that brings together … Continue reading