Today we are going to fix a traditional southern Louisiana dish.     This is Pauline’s eggplant dressing recipe. Pauline is a dear family member, she is deceased now, but her spirit and recipes will live forever! The dressing is in the oven, while you are waiting  have a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon. Eggplant Dressing 1…

BAKED YAM CHIPS AND ONIONS 2 pounds yams, 1/2 pound russet potato, 1 large sweet onion sliced, 1/4 cup julienned red and green bell peppers, optional, 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, 2 tablespoons butter, melted, 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper, 1/4 teaspoon minced garlic.  Garnish with a couple…

CAKE MIX COOKIES 1 (15.25 oz.) box yellow cake mix, 1/2 stick unsalted butter, soft, 1/3 cup milk, 1 large egg, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract,  6 ounces craisins, roughly chopped, 3/4 cup black walnuts, chopped Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease a cookie sheet, set aside. Get out a bowl, add the cake mix,…

The Supreme Court declared tomatoes a vegetable in 1893.  Tomatoes are a fruit.  Tomatoes grow on a vine wha’la; they are a fruit!  Tomatoes are in season from April through October. TOMATO CASSEROLE 6 medium ripe tomatoes, sliced 1-inch thickness, 1 cup diced tomatoes, 2 tablespoons mayonnaise, 1/4 cup celery, chopped, 1/4 cup red onions,…

JACQUE ROSE SCRAPPLE I received a recipe request for Scrapple.  I have never tasted Scrapple, nor could I find Scrapple in the stores near me. I went online and pulled up eight recipes for Scrapple, and from those recipes created  Jacque Rose Scrapple.  From the recipes I have looked at, Scrapple was how we use…

BOTTOM SOP  Add a little shortening to a heavy skillet, fry your ham steak (2-inches thick) until it is crispy around the edges and browned. Remove the ham from the skillet. Add 1 1/2 cups black boiling coffee, scrape the skillet bottom, there are excellent flavors in those scrapes, 1 1/2 tablespoon flour,  1/2 teaspoon seasoning…

THE BEST SLOPPY JOE SANDWICHES Sloppy Joe’s are an easy, kid-friendly meal.  We are quarantined, and lunch is being served. I cooked a beef brisket a couple of days ago, I am using this meat in my sloppy Joe’s.  1 tablespoons butter, 1 teaspoon garlic oil, 1/4 cup green bell pepper, chopped, 1/2 cup white…

You are more than half-way through when your sauce looks like this.  Add the shrimp, continue to cook until the shrimp curl and turn orange, then add the pasta and wine mix well. LET’S EAT! SHRIMP N’ MUSHROOM TETRAZZINE 8 ounces fettuccine pasta,  1/2 pounds raw, head and shell-on shrimp, 1 tablespoon garlic oil, 1…

HOW ARE YOU GONNA REPURPOSE THOSE LEFTOVERS? I had fried chicken thighs, corn on the cob, and a toss green salad for dinner last night. Today, I am wondering what am I going to do with these leftover chicken thighs. Peel the fried skin and bones off the thighs.  In a large pot, add the…

FRUITY SALSA 2 garlic cloves, minced, 5 Roma tomatoes, seeds removed and chopped, 1 cup fresh pineapple, diced,  1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro, 1 cup diced papaya, 1/4 cup diced jicama,  1 cup diced mango, 2 large avocados peeled and chopped, 1/4 cup chopped Persian cucumber, 3 tablespoons chopped red onions, 3 jalapeno peppers, finely…

Aunt Sweet Aunt Sweet is my great aunt, my maternal grandmother Ola’s sister.  Her name was Rachel.  When I lived in Sledge, Mississippishe Aunt Sweet would frequently come down from Memphis to visit and make all kinds of baked goodies.  I found it surprising that she would cook delicious cakes and pies in a wood…

TURKEY SANDWICH 1 crusty 6-inch toasted baguette, mayonnaise, roasted turkey breast, shredded, red onions, thinly sliced, cilantro, chopped, lettuce, tomatoes, brie cheese, cranberry sauce slices, crispy fried bacon, crumbled, and potato chips.