Guess what starts back up tonight…True Blood! I commemorated the end of Season 2 last fall by making New Orleans Style Seafood Pasta. I decided to bring a Louisiana flare to breakfast this morning to get us ready for tonight’s season 3 premiere. Us Southerners love our grits, but the andouille sausage adds a ca…
Monthly Archives: June 2010
SMS: Chocolate Orange Macaroons
Thanks to Ellen of Blue True Green Heart for hosting this week’s Sweet Melissa Sunday. This was a rather simple cookie recipe. The hardest thing was chopping up the chocolate with zesting an orange running a close second. Most of the mixing was done by hand! I had a couple to eat since I’m not…
Butter Pecan Ice Cream
After I made this strawberry sorbet for myself, I could tell that that someone wanted some ice cream all to himself. I wonder who that could be…. That someone loves butter pecan ice cream and so the search began for a good recipe. My old faithful Allrecipes did it for me again. I am not…
Tipsy Arnold Palmer
Summertime means tasty cocktails at barbecues. If you have never heard of an Arnold Palmer, it is a mix of half lemonade, half sweet tea. Best of both worlds in my opinion. This drink recipe gives you a little something extra: vodka. More specifically, sweet tea infused vodka. I used Firefly Vodka. I took this…
Honey Mustard Chicken Wings
Mr. G enjoys eating chicken wings and honey mustard is one of his favorite flavors (I like lemon pepper myself). I made these during the week for a quick dinner and served them with sweet potato fries. He told me that they were good, but there needed to be more of them. I think there…
Bacon Cheddar Scones
I know I have asked this before, but how can you go wrong with bacon (unless you don’t eat pork)? I have had this recipe saved for a couple of months and thought that a three-day weekend like Memorial Day weekend would be a perfect time to make them. They are very hearty with the…
SMS Rewind: Coconut Custard
I am running behind on my Sweet Melissa Sunday submissions; this is from last week that I just made on yesterday. I was planning on making today’s cookies, but looked at the recipe and decided to take a nap instead (lol). I do have all the ingredients and will get to it next weekend, hopefully…
Snack Attack: Review
I decided to take this last day of “Snack Attack” to give you my favorite snacks from this blog. Chex Mix has become my go-to snack. I love it! There are so many varieties to make too. Once, I added hot peppers from my mom and aunt’s garden to give it a kick. Another time,…
Snack Attack: Cheddar Pecan Crisps
Okay, so I’m back to nuts! Sorry, at least this snack is savory! Obviously I love pecans. I’m sure these crackers can be made without them though. They turned out to be nice and crisp as they were described. The taste reminded me of a cheese straw, which I haven’t had in years. Cheddar Pecan…
Snack Attack: Caramel Corn
I promised you someting without nuts and here it is: caramel corn! Caramel corn usually makes it appearance around Halloween, but I say it’s good any time. You can place it in a gallon zipper bag or smaller bags so each person has their own. I used microwaved Kettle corn so I cut back on…