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Blackeye Peas & Okra: Our 2025 Recipe

Posted on August 31, 2025 by TomSeptember 1, 2025

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 →

Posted in Sides, Vegetables | Tagged Beans/Peas, Journal, Okra, OurRecipes

Creole Marinara with Roasted Vegetables

Posted on June 11, 2024 by TomSeptember 5, 2024

6/11/2024 – This is an experiment of roasting the veggies, including the tomatoes, rather than the usual boiling water to remove skins, sauteing veggies, and a long simmer. The roasted veggies in the Italian Marinera turned out great and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Sauces | Tagged Cajun/Creole, Journal, OurRecipes

Mary’s Tomato Basil Soup

Posted on June 8, 2024 by TomJune 20, 2024

Below are descriptions of different cooks of this soup and how they turned out. 6/8/2024 – Today we made two trays (half baking sheet) of Oven Roasted Marinara to freeze and one tray of Mary’s traditional salsa. Once the roasted … Continue reading →

Posted in Soups /Gumbos/Chili | Tagged Favorites, Journal, OurRecipes, Soup, TDF

Mary’s Mediterranean Salsa

Posted on May 31, 2024 by TomJune 12, 2024

5/31/2024 – This preparation follows the one on 1/5/2022 but with four major differences: sweet onions; Iberia peppers; fresh basil; and Greek oregano. The roasted flavor was subtle but enough. On 6/8/2024 we made another tray as it is very … Continue reading →

Posted in Salsas | Tagged Journal, OurRecipes, Salsa

Hester’s & Mary’s Taco Soup

Posted on March 10, 2023 by TomJune 15, 2023

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 →

Posted in Soups /Gumbos/Chili | Tagged FamilyRecipe, Journal, OurRecipes, Soup

Mary’s 1997 Steak Sauce/Baste

Posted on March 10, 2023 by TomJune 7, 2024

This is an original recipe that was handwritten in our recipe book and dated 9-97. ¼ cup Worcheshire Sauce ¼ cup Tones steak seasoning ¼ cup plus of chardonnay wine ¼ cup Cajun Power Garlic Sauce Black pepper … Continue reading →

Posted in Sauces | Tagged OurRecipes, Sauces/Dressings, Steaks

Mary’s Salad Dressings

Posted on February 27, 2023 by TomFebruary 27, 2023

2/27/2023 – Mary has been making her own cole slaw and potato salad dressings for the past 3+ years and today I found that neither is on this site…or anywhere else. She does not measure anything and so the measurements … Continue reading →

Posted in Salads | Tagged Journal, OurRecipes, Sauces/Dressings

Mary’s Loaded Baked Potato Casserole

Posted on December 21, 2022 by TomDecember 22, 2022

12/21/2022 – Mary made up this casserole on her birthday to take to the UBC Wednesday Night Supper this evening and it was great. The dish was moist and chunky with no sauce as in a typical casserole. Each bite … Continue reading →

Posted in Casserole, Sides | Tagged Journal, OurRecipes, Potatoes

Smoked, Shrimp-Stuffed Jalapeno Peppers, Bacon Wrapped

Posted on October 15, 2022 by TomNovember 12, 2022

Made these the afternoon we were smoking butts for the UBC Reunion. They turned out great and well worth making again. The tasso next to the shrimp slices inside the large thick pepper wrapped in bacon was a beautiful when … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizers | Tagged Jalapenos, OurRecipes, Q'Journal, SmokedSeafood

Marinara & Cajun Tomato Sauce to Freeze

Posted on July 9, 2022 by TomJune 7, 2024

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 →

Posted in Sauces, Soups /Gumbos/Chili | Tagged Cajun/Creole, Italian, Journal, OurRecipes

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