Thank you for joining and following Cooking with Jacque Rose.   I am so excited.  I want to expand my extended family through this food blog by adding ten thousand new cousins.  When you like and follow my food blog, you become a part of my extended family. In the southern tradition, your first name becomes…

FRIED BRUSSEL SPROUTS Brussel sprouts belong to the Gemmifera group of the cabbage family (Brassica oleracea).   Brussel sprouts are rich in vitamins A and C, iron, potassium, and fiber. Growing up, I thought they were little cabbages.  Brussel sprouts have been traced back to China; sometime in the thirteenth century culinary researcher say they were grown…

NAVY BEAN PIE 2 (15.5 oz.) cans white navy beans, drained and rinsed, 1/2 cup evaporated milk, 1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk, 3 eggs, separated, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon ginger, 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves, 1/2 cup butter, melted, 1 cup…

As a kid, I remember going to Amite, Louisiana, for summer vacation. The Town of Amite City, commonly just called Amite, lies at the intersection of I-55 and Hwy. 16.  Amite is halfway between New Orleans, LA, and Jackson, MS. One of the things I remember most about Amite was the big black pots in…