Healthy Quinoa Tabouli Salad Ingredients: Directions: 1. Bring quinoa, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1-1/4 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat and simmer on medium-low heat. Cover and simmer for about...
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Roasted Brussels Sprouts & Butternut Squash With Cranberries Ingredients: Directions: 1. Peel and slice butternut squash, scoop out seed and dice into 1/2 inch cubes. 2. Trim the bottom of the brussels sprouts and slice them in half. 3. Place the...
Chicken Mushroom Supreme Ingredients: Directions: 1. Melt butter in a large cast-iron skillet. 2. Sauté chicken breasts on both sides for about six to eight minutes or until done. 3. Remove chicken from pan and keep warm. 4. Add mushrooms and onions...
Savory Pumpkin Hummus Ingredients: Directions: 1. Place all the ingredients into a food processor and blend until smooth and creamy. 2. Add more olive oil or water if it’s too thick. 3. Place the savory pumpkin hummus in a shallow...
Gameday Meatball Sliders Ingredients: Directions: 1. Put ground chuck in medium bowl and sprinkle well with salt and pepper. Add eggs, bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, garlic and parsley and mix lightly until combined. Shape mixture into 12 two-inch...
Refreshing Summer Pasta Salad Ingredients: Directions: 1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until ‘al dente,’ about 10 minutes; add broccoli florets to the pasta after 7 minutes. 2. Drain the pasta...
Lorie’s Tasty Barbecue Beans Ingredients: Directions: 1.Heat oil on medium heat in skillet. Sautée onions, minced garlic and parsley. Season to taste with salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder. 2. Add ground meat to the skillet with the seasonings...
Buddy Dantin’s Étouffée Recipe Ingredients: Directions: 1. Generously coat the crawfish or shrimp with the seafood seasoning and place covered in the refrigerator. 2. Melt butter in a cast iron pot and sauté the onions, bell peppers, green onion...
She shows up in my mind unannounced, especially in May, the month for mothers. With her hand on her hip and head cocked in a question mark with its slight tilt and hair piled high, her soft smile betrays the...
THIS STORY AND scenario came to mind as I looked back on how the tricentennial of the City of New Orleans might have happened 32 years earlier. In the fall of 1996, I found myself standing on the floor of...
Ingredients: Directions: 1. Place whole poblanos rubbed with vegetable oil on a baking sheet and roast for 15 minutes in a 450 degree oven. Turn every five minutes until evenly charred. Cover with plastic wrap in a bowl for 15...
I’VE SPENT A lifetime staring at blank pieces of paper. The creative process is always a struggle. This comes to mind because my three favorite disciplines, writing, cooking and photography, all require a creative process and a starting point of...