CATFISH COURTBOUILLON Courtbouillon is a southern comfort food dish.  That’s why football and rain translate to this dish. Uncle Cheeky introduced me to courtbouillon.  Uncle Cheeky was from the Carolina married to my Great Aunt Mary from the Lower 9th Ward. The dishes they created together were truly foot stomping good! When I first had courtbouillon, it was…

In a bowl combine 1/2 cup of raw honey, 1/4 cup light brown sugar, 4 teaspoons unsalted butter, 1/8 teaspoon mace and 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon. Put the bowl in the microwave and melt the contents, set aside.  Put 12 Hawaiian rolls into a muffin pan, with your thumb make a slight indentation on the top of each roll. …

    It doesn’t get much better than Sunday Brunch at HashTag Burgers. The waitress, Amy was attentive and very responsive all my request.  They have an extensive burger menu.  This joint serves: Burgers, Beer, Wine, Lunch  Specials, Taco Thursday and Sunday Bruch. If you are a real Foodie that is lookin for  quality organic beef burger, reasonable priced, specials, attentive smiling…

Sardines are high in vitamin B12, selenium, calcium, vitamin B2 and choline.  One cup of sardines contain approximately 300 calories and a bunch of good vitamins and minerals. 3 (3.75 oz.) can seasoned and boneless sardines, 2 chopped hard boiled eggs, 1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed, 1/4 cup chopped English cucumber, 3 dashes of hot sauce….

I have been told that most of the recipes I post are chicken…I haven’t gone back to check, but my gut says that is right  I can eat chicken every day.  Here’s a new chicken recipe. OVEN FRIED PARMESAN CHICKEN In a bowl dump, 1 cup grated parmesan cheese, 1/4 cup chopped flat leaf parsley, 1 minced…

One of my favorite meals is Flank Steak with Rice Dressing.  This is a perfect Thrusday Night Football meal. The Packers vs. Bears is a  great football division rivary. These two teams have met each other 192 times including post season games with the Bears winning 94 games and the Packers winning 92. The Packers…

Tonight is the final debate. Please make time to watch. COOKS VOTE

    A perfect dinner tonight would be a medium rare grilled ribeye steak, twice baked potato, asparagus casserole, tossed green salad with thousand island salad dressing, kool-aide and coconut cream pie for dessert. Ingredients: 6 slices fried bacon, crumbled, 2 large chopped boiled eggs, 1/2 cup crumbled potato chips,  3 tablespoons butter, 1 pound…

  Funnel cakes date back to medieval Arabic and Persian times. German immigrants brought the yeast-risen “drechter kuche,”  or funnel cake to America around 1879. Whenever I think of a festive time, I think of food.  One of those foods is funnel cake.  My secret to perfect funnel cakes is pancake mix. Get out a heavy…

Sometimes you need help with  conversions,  I  hope this chart does it for you. EQUIVALENT CHART  1 medium lemon 2 ¼ cup brown sugar, packed 22 vanilla wafers 14 graham cracker squares 4 ½ cup cake flour 1 cup unwhipped cream 4 cups sifted all-purpose flour 8 medium egg whites 12 medium egg yolks 3…

Tonight is Week 6 of 17, the Broncos and Chargers are meeting. ESPN, CBS, and Las Vegas have the Broncos favored by 3 to 3 1/2 points.  Who do you think is going to win tonight?  I’m picking the Broncos. We are having a potluck; I’m gonna bring the appetizer,  RELISH TRAY 7 celery heart stalks,…

  I went to the store this morning and found these beautiful carrots, what was even better they were on sale. I paid $1.00 for a 1-pound bag of carrots.  I was so excited I didn’t pick up anything else I checked out and went straight home.  Time to start pickling these carrots!   INGREDIENTS: 1…