Lifetime Recipes Made Easy
Growing up on the east coast and in an Italian household, I never heard of Cinco de Mayo or indulged in the celebration of the day. As an adult and living in California I can say when the end of April approaches, “Cinco de Mayo is in the air”! I recognize that it’s still a few weeks away but I also recognize that May 5th is right around the corner.
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Bringing in the New Year for 2014 was really amazing and one year I will never forget…one of my favorite memories was being around kind hearted people and people that love to cook. One of the recipes that stood out for me for this New Years was the pork loin that was made in a spicy marinade.
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If you asked my friend Lydia if she was a great cook she would probably say no…yet every time she makes something, I just love it!
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My sister has been making homemade black beans for years and every time she makes them I am super impressed with her as I always thought making homemade black beans would be difficult.
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Shucker’s Oysters Bar, 116 Conestoga Rd, Ridgeland, MS – (601) 853-0105
So no recipe here just my life experience on trying crawfish for the first time.
Have you ever tried eating crawfish? I can officially say that I have tried crawfish and I was so happy I did. Trying fresh crawfish in the south was something I had always wanted to do, probably because watching it on television made it seem so cool and it intrigued me. I can now say that I totally understand the quote, “pinch a little tail, suck a lot of head”, it totally makes sense to me now 😉
I was told by my southern girlfriend that I could only try crawfish if I was in the south and with people who can teach me how to eat it (see the above quote) and I’m happy to say, that’s exactly what happened! I ended up on a trip to Tennessee, which had it’s ups and downs but let me tell you, the ups outweighed the downs. Let me start by saying my big down…my luggage got lost…for 2+ days I had none of my clothes, makeup, shoes…nothing! The worst part of losing my suitcase was that American Airlines kept feeding me lines about where my luggage was and when I’d receive it. Finally at 9:30 pm, I had to go to the airport to pick it up, not good! Then they cancelled my return flight…really not good 🙁
Anyway back to crawfish, I ended up in Mississippi and reconnected with my friends there, I was so happy because I knew we were going to Shucker’s to get crawfish. Shucker’s is a local bar that is fabulous! For those that live in California and know about the Sagebrush Cantina, the atmosphere at Shucker’s is very similar to the Cantina so I felt very comfortable.
We were told to go under the tent and we did, there was a live band playing music and people were dancing, it was so lovely so hear and see, I just LOVE live bands
we got some beer, a pound of crawfish, a corn and a potato…I was so excited to try this little creature!
Here is a little closer view of my pound of crawfish, they even give you wipes…trust me you will need those wipes and they come in very handy
I have to say I was a little skeptical because they smell of seafood was very strong but I went in for the try, looks like a little lobster ha?
I did as the quote said…not really but it sounded good…I did twist the head off and peeled the tail back, then pinched and look at what came out!
I thought the claw was very cute but I will warn you from my mistake, do not attempt to crack open that cute little claw as it will squirt all over your face leaving you ready to use one of those wipes lol (yes that really happened to me)
When I was done eating my crawfish, I had to go in the back to see how they were prepared, so cool ha? It sure held a lot of crawfish
Then they have a strainer that pulls the crawfish up and lets them sit in the juices
I found the crawfish to be very good the way they were prepared, they were very spicy and I loved it! The potato was even more spicier then the crawfish and the corn…oh my, the corn knocked my socks off.
What I learned was…
“What looks, tastes, and smells like seafood, but doesn’t come from the sea? It’s crawfish, a freshwater shellfish that is considered a Louisiana delicacy.”
I will say that eating crawfish at Shucker’s was truly amazing and I’m so lucky I had the opportunity to do so. I can’t wait until next year at this prime time to do it all over again…who’s in?
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Okay, I have a question regarding this recipe for my buffalo chicken baked a casserole and here’s my question, I can’t always make dinners that I want to eat now, can I???
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My recipe for Smashed Red Potatoes is a recipe that is so simple I’m almost embarrassed to all it a recipe. Smashed potatoes are an amazing side dish that everyone will love and you will giggle at how easy it is to make, yet you will sit back and enjoy every single compliment!
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Today I want to share a chili recipe with you. I love chili, I can eat chili anytime it’s great for lunch, dinner and especially great as a leftover! I have many different types of chili recipes as I have friends and family members with many requests, you know like no beef, not too many beans, no onions, nothing chunky, no corn and the list goes on and on.
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It’s “Tasty Tuesday” and boy do I have a great recipe for you. This is not one of my own recipes as I found it while reading through one of my magazines, I think it is from Better Homes and Garden. I will say that I followed the recipe as it was written so nothing was modified by me, except for the 2nd baking time (read my last paragraph).
The recipe was developed by Nancy Baggett who recently launched “Simply Sensations Cookies“, I do own the book but I have yet to make anything out of it. These Spicy Gingersnap Twigs recipe from the magazine sounded so unique and tasty that I knew I just had to make them. I didn’t even mind rolling the dough with a rolling pin, measuring and slicing, baking, breaking it all apart and baking again! I will share with you that the spicy gingerbread twigs were amazing! and so tasty and addicting that one was not enough (you may want to make extra…lol).
So yes, you make the dough as per instructed, you then roll the dough between two sheets of parchment paper,
you then sprinkle with raw sugar and using a ruler, you cut your pieces (I used a pizza cutter as using the knife was a bit more challenging for me).
then into the oven it goes, you bake it and remove it from the oven and break the pieces apart, sprinkle on your color sugar (if you have any, I had red) and bake it again.
When you are done, there should be a crisp to them (this is the only thing I did change to the recipe, the original recipe indicated to lower your oven to 200 degrees for the second bake. I didn’t do that as I was finding it was taking too long for them to harden so I left my oven at the regular temp and baked until they were firm). Then I removed them from the oven
I could not wait to eat them and I loved the hint of spice they left behind. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did!
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Here is one of my favorite dinners ever (I’m sure I’ve said that before but I do love food). When I was pregnant with my son, I was lucky to have had my grandmother (nonna) visit me from Italy to help me out. She stayed for several months and it was great for me as I ended up on bed rest. One day we went to the market and she said she was going to make me Pizzaiola…I didn’t know what Pizzaiola was by name but I knew that my nonna was an amazing cook so it had to be great!
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