These mushrooms are so easy to throw together and quickly gone – they have all the good stuff stuffed inside like cream cheese, crab, and green onions. I know they will be perfect for several holiday parties that I am attending and you can easily make them as well. Before we get to the recipe,…
Tailgating
Prejean’s Gumbo
October 12 was national gumbo day, giving me an excuse to make the warm comforting dish. I began making it at the request of Lawyer Boy after he spent one summer in Lafayette, La for an internship. His dad and I visited him while he was there and had the pleasure of eating dinner at…
Mozzarella Cheese Coins Appetizer
We went to a restaurant not long ago and our family ordered appetizers. When they brought them, they were not the regular Mozzarella cheese sticks, they were cheese coins and they were great! Mr. Picky Eater really enjoyed them asking if I would try to recreate them at home. I could not believe he asked…
Bacon Ranch & Pimento Cheese Stuffed Veggies #putsomepiginit
Welcome to Week 2 Day 2 of Bacon Month!! How are you all doing? It’s been lovely weather here for the last couple of days and I have enjoyed it very much. Tomorrow we are back to the mid-90’s so we will be back to sweating again, but Monday and Tuesday were a nice break….
Bacon Wrapped Hatch Green Chiles #Baconmonth
August is Bacon month and it is also when Hatch Green Chiles are harvested! These are two of my favorite things to eat and together – whew, it’s a good night of eating at our house when that happens! I developed this recipe especially for my son-in-law who has many of the same likes and…
Bacon and Beer Hushpuppies #putsomepiginit
Welcome to Bacon Month hosted by many bloggers and spearheaded by Julie at White Lights on Wednesday! This month, every Tuesday and Thursday I will be posting a recipe featuring bacon and a giveaway. How exciting! This first recipe came to me a couple of weeks ago when my former co-worker and friend Kay…
Bacon Month Begins!
Happy August every one! I am so very please and excited to announce the start of the 2nd annual Bacon Month started last year by Julie over at White Lights on Wednesday. This year, she has invited me to participate as well and I was thrilled to say yes because really, who doesn’t love Bacon?!?!?!…
Rings and Toothpicks
Ever had a Texas Toothpick? They are so good! Often we order them as an appetizer or as our main meal if it is just Top Girl and me. Generally they have something that looks and tastes like tempura batter on it and taste so scrumptious that sometimes we sit eating them until the…
Spicy Aioli and a Giveaway
****Giveaway is now closed – I will be announcing the winner soon! ****** How was everyone’s weekend? For those of us in America, Monday was a holiday so I hope if you had it off work you enjoyed it. We grilled the ribs one day and then we grilled burgers the next. For…
Fat Sam’s Meaty Melted Man Dip
The weather is finally warm and beautiful here in the land of the Sooner. In fact, it is going to be in the 90’s for the next few days….that might be a little too hot for me! Nonetheless, we are doing all things summer-like at the house these days like grilling burgers, which is one…