INGREDIENTS 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic 1 pound jumbo Louisiana shrimp, peeled, leaving heads and tails on 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 1 tablespoon Crystal hot sauce Juice of 1 lemon 2 teaspoons Creole seasoning 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more to taste 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper 1 cup Abita or…
Author: Chef Melissa Rae
Food Network’s Falling to Pieces Roast
INGREDIENTS: 4-5 lbs Beef Roast (cut of your choice) 1 envelope onion soup mix 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp salt, to taste 1 tsp ground black pepper 8 ounces washed peeled baby carrots 5 medium russet potatoes 1 medium yellow onion 2 cups hot water 1 beef bouillon cube DIRECTIONS: In a small…
Red Wine Steak Sauce
INGREDIENTS: 2 1-pound New York Strip Steaks 1/2 white onion (minced) Kosher Salt Freshly Ground Pepper 1 cup boxed red wine 2-3 tbsp cold unsalted butter(cubed) DIRECTIONS: Heat large skillet over medium-high heat. Season steak generously with salt and pepper on all sides. Place the steak, standing up on the strip of fat, in the…
Caprese Chicken (5 out of 5 Stars)
Came across this recipe in one of those time lapse cooking videos on Facebook. It was a pleasant surprise when it turned out to be DELICIOUS. Ingredients 1 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts kosher salt garlic powder Freshly ground black pepper 1/2 c. balsamic vinegar 2 cloves garlic, minced 1…
Rice Noodle with Soy Ginger Sauce
Feel like dressing up a simple pot of rice noodles? Dress it up with a coating of soy ginger sauce and add some crispy onions as a topping. INGREDIENTS: 1 pot cooked rice noodles Bottle of Soy Ginger Sauce (Whole Foods 365) Bag of Crispy Onions (Whole Foods 365) DIRECTIONS: Follow the instructions on the…
Kashmiri Curry Chicken (5 out of 5 Stars)
INGREDIENTS: 4 Tbsp butter 1/2 yellow onion chopped Garlic Powder Cumin Chili Powder Salt Pepper 1 Jar Kashmiri Curry Sauce 1/2 cup Water DIRECTIONS In a large saute pan cook down the chopped onion in 2 tbsp of butter. Add chicken to the pan. Sprinkler both sides with salt, pepper, a light coat of cumin, a…
Brown Sugar Baby Carrots (5 out of 5 stars)
I’ve been trying to perfect this side for a wall, but my sweetened carrots have always fallen short. At last I have finally found the perfect combination of sugar and butter. INGREDIENTS 3 small bags Baby Carrots 2 tbsp butter 1/4 cup brown sugar Pinch of salt Pinch of Pepper DIRECTIONS Add carrots to a…
Halloween Cupcakes – Fondant (4 out of 5 stars)
Happy Halloween everyone! These were simple chocolate cupcakes that I covered with chocolate icing and then added fondant details to. The ghosts are being supported by dum dum suckers. INGREDIENTS: Cupcakes Chocolate or butter cream frosting White Fondant (for ghosts and mummies) Black Fondant (for spiders) Dum dum suckers SOURCE: Got the idea from these…
Mimi’s Crawfish Monica (5 out of 5 stars)
Mimi and I decided to make this in Destin, and while it probably isn’t the healthiest meal I’ve posted on here, it sure is one of the most delicious ones. INGREDIENTS: 1 lb dry rotini pasta 1/2 cup (a stick) of butter 2 green onions, sliced 5 tbsp fresh minced garlic 2 cups of half…
Black Bean, Corn and Tomatoes – Side Dish (5 stars)
Came across this recipe on skinnytaste.com when I was fixing a flank steak. It is the perfect side dish to the flank steak recipe in the previous post. My recommendation is to grill the corn separately and toss into the mix after you’ve cooked the beans and tomatoes together. It keeps the corn crispy. INGREDIENTS:…
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