The napkins set the tone: Bacon wrapped tater tots with cheddar cheese: Bacon and cheese stuffed mushrooms (top). Bacon wrapped bratwurst (bottom). Bacon wrapped teriyaki chicken: Bacon wrapped shrimp dusted with chili (we all thought they looked like cicadas): Bacon potato mushroom dip: German potato salad: BLT Cups (cups …
Author Archives: Joe
It’s Kind Of A Pig Deal
When Karen and I made a trip to D.C., David introduced us to Taylor Gourmet. I had this sandwich there. This article reminded me of that sandwich, so I gave it a shot. Jewel had a semolina sesame loaf (La Brea Bakery). I made broccoli di rabe, I had pulled pork in the freezer, so …
The Week of Soup
I was searching for meal ideas, and Maryann wanted beef vegetable soup. I had already found a soup recipe I wanted to try, and offered to postpone it. Maryann suggested “Why not both?” I replied that it would be a Week of Soup. And so, here we are. So, on Sunday I made Beef Vegetable …
I Can Totally Relate
Hopping John
After reading this article, I was interested in what real Red Peas and Carolina Gold Rice tasted like. Apparently the last time I Hoppin’ John, it was with more modern, less than authentic ingredients. I found the heritage items on Amazon, and since it was easy to order them, I did. Here is what they …
Pugs!
Mississippi Pot Roast
While going through my RSS food related links, I came across this article for Mississippi Pot Roast from the New York Times. Since it was a remake of a “classic”, and the NYT version looked like too much work, I went looking for the original. There are a bunch of them out there, each different …
So, what do we have around the house?
I had two leftover andouille sausages left over from the Mardi Gras étouffée I made earlier. I was discussing with David about how he could add potatoes to his brussels sprouts recipe (canned diced would be nice – it rhymes), and thought why not. I took canned potatoes and the two links of sausage. Since …
Shrimp Etouffée
Saw this on Karen’s favorite sites, the kitchn. I love Shrimp Etouffée, and this recipe looked pretty good. Actually, it was REALLY good. Took me to Heaven (in my mind). No reason that this could not be made with chicken, andouille, Tasso ham – or all of them. When Heaven on Seven combined it all, …
Louisiana Style Greens and Sausage
So on our weekly trips to Trader Joe’s, I’ve periodically seen the packages of Southern Greens Blend, and wanted to try it. So, today was the day. Ingredients Since I used Polish Sausage from Slotkowski’s, I felt like we were lacking the Louisiana angle. So I added some Cajun Seasoning. Fun family note: I have …