Recipe Index

I hope this page will help you find something delicious to cook with and for your family!

Appetizers

• Apple and Goat Cheese Bruschetta 
• Baked Brie Dip with Sun Dried Tomatoes and Thyme
• Baked Chicken Taquitos 
• Beer Battered Asparagus with Lemon Herbed Dipping Sauce 
• Cajun Crawfish Bread
• Chili Roasted Edamame 
• Crab Rangoons (and Southwestern Chicken Rangoons)
• Dill and Sun Dried Tomato Cucumber Rolls
• Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Poppers
• Buffalo Chicken Dip
• Fire Roasted Corn Guacamole  
• Hot Parmesan Artichoke Dip 
• Loaded Baked Potato Slabs with Cilantro Lime Dipping Sauce 
• Louisiana Crab Claws Bordelaise
  Meatball Stuffed Buns
• Meatball Stuffed Fried Ravioli
• Mozzarella Caprese Skewers
• Prosciutto and Phyllo Wrapped Asparagus Appetizers   
• Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Spicy Garlic Aioli 
• Roasted Red Pepper Hummus 
• Spicy Roasted Chickpeas
• Tzatziki 
• Vietnamese Style Lettuce Cups

Stuffed Peppers

Beef

• Beef Wellington with Green Peppercorn Sauce
• Beefy Mexican Cornbread
• Caprese Stuffed Burgers
• Crock Pot Beef and Broccoli
• Easy Beefy Enchiladas
• Fast and Easy Taco Dip
• Fireworks Roast (aka Beef Pot Roast) 
• Grilled Cheeseburger Wraps 
• Leftover Pot Roast Pot Pies
• Mongolian Beef 
• Southwestern Taco Pie
• Stuffed Peppers
• Taco Soup 

Breads

Sour Cream Banana Nut Bread

• Beefy Mexican Cornbread 
• Caramelized Onion and Cheddar Grilled Cheese 
• Cajun Crawfish Bread
• Cranberry Orange Muffins with Brown Sugar Pecan Crumble Topping 
• German Style Soft Pretzels - Two Ways 
• Easy Stromboli 
• Homemade Pizza Dough and Sauce 
• Hoppin' John Fritters 
• Parker House Rolls
• Prosciutto Spinach and Mozzarella Pinwheels.. and Pepperoni with Cheese for the Kiddos
• Rosemary Black Pepper No-Knead Artison Bread
• Sour Cream Banana Nut Bread

Breakfast/Brunch

• Andouille Breakfast Potatoes
• Bacon Pancakes
• Breakfast Casserole
• Chocolate Hazelnut Filled Cinnamon French Toast

  

  Ham Cups

• Cinnamon Spiced Banana Caramel Pancakes
• Cranberry Orange Muffins with Brown Sugar Pecan Crumble Topping 
• Goat Cheese Tart 
• Green Eggs and Ham in a Cup 
• Ham, Caramelized Onion and Gruyere Quiche 
• Ham Cups
• Oeufs en Cocotte  
• Roasted Tomato and Basil Brunch Sandwich 
• Strawberry Vanilly Bean Pancake Sauce 

Chicken 

• Alice Springs Chicken
• Baked Chicken Taquitos
• Cajun Chicken Salad
• Cheater Cheater Chicken and Dumplings
• Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
• Chicken and Spinach White Lasagna 
• Chicken Breasts in a Port Wine Mushroom Cream Sauce 
• Chicken Cordon Bleu 
• Chicken Milanese with Roasted Garlic and Spinach Sauce 
• Chicken Monterey
• Chicken Noodle Soup
• Chicken Parmigiana Panini 
• Chicken Tamale Casserole 
• Chicken Tetrazzini
• Chicken with Basil Cream Sauce

  

  Roasted Veg Chicken Pot Pie

• Chicken with Creamed Sherry Artichoke Sauce
• Coconut Lemongrass Chicken
• Coconut Lime Chicken 
• Cranberry Cherry Chicken Wrap 
• Creamy Chicken Piccata Grilled Ginger-Sesame Chicken Salad
• Jack-o-Lantern Chicken Pot Pies
• Maple Mustard Glazed Chicken
• Mahogany Glazed Chicken 
• Oven Baked Chicken Fajitas 
• Poppyseed Chicken
• Roasted Cornish Game Hens

  

  Chicken and Sausage Gumbo

• Roasted Vegetable Chicken Pot Pie
• Spinach Artichoke Dip Stuffed Chicken Breasts
• Toasted Chicken Pesto Flatbread Sandwiches
• Toasted Couscous Salad with Asparagus and Tomtatoes 
• Tomato Basil Chicken 
• Sun Dried Tomato Chicken 

Desserts/Pastries

• Apple and Cherry Danish Tarts  
• Apple Praline Bundt Cake 
• Bananas Foster Cake 
• Blueberry Cream Cheese Tarts 
• Blueberry Lemon Bars 
• Butter Pecan Cake with Brown Butter Frosting
• Cannoli 
• Caramel Banana Bites 
• Chocolate Covered Cherries Cake
• Chocolate Covered Strawberries with Vanilla Bean-Infused

  

  N.O. Praline Brownies

  Red Wine Syrup  
• Chocolate Dessert Bowls
• Coconut Praline' Cake  
• Cream Cheese Stuffed Pear Dumplings 
• Creamy Grape Salad
• Dark Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Filling 
• Double Chocolate Chewy Coconut Bars 
• Double Chocolate Pecan Pie  
• Fruit Pizza 
• Hello Dolly Bars 
• Home Made Snickers Bars  
• Inside Out Caramel Apple Slices
• Lily's Blackberry Cobbler
• Macadamia Nut Crunch Cake

  

  Choc Covered Cherries Cake

• Mississippi Mud Pies... uh... Mud Puddles 
• New Orleans Praline Brownies 
• Oreo Heath Bar Cake 
• Peach Upside Down Cake with Cinnamon Amaretto WhippedCream 
• Peanut Butter Cups - Just Like Reese's 
• Praline Lace Cookies 
• Sour Cream Banana Nut Bread 
• Strawberry Cream Cheese Cobbler 
• Tiramisu 
• Toffee Pumpkin Cheesecake 
• Individual White Chocolate and Raspberry Bread Puddings 

Drinks

• Toasted Coconut Martinis
• Honey Vanilla Bean Lemondrop Martinis 

Seared Petite Lamb

Lamb

• Seared Petite Lamb Chops with Rosemary Balsamic Reduction 

Pork

Spinach/apricot stuffed pork tenderloin

• Blackberry Jalapeno Glazed Pork Tenderloin 
• Cajun Corn Chowder
• Center Cut Pork Chops with a Cherry Cabernet Glaze 
• Center Cut Pork Loin Chops with Rosemary Apricot Reduction 
• Creamy Italian Sausage and Tortellini 
• Ginger Orange Pork Tenderloin 
• Pork Loin Chops with Peach Ginger Chutney 
• Smoky Sweet Pulled Pork 
• Spinach and Apricot Stuffed Pork Tenderloin 
• Steamed Asian Dumplings (with ground pork) 
• Stuffed Pork Chops 
• Vietnames-Style Lettuce Cups (with ground pork) 

Salads

Cajun Chicken Salad

• Cajun Chicken Salad
• Cranberry Pecan Chopped Autumn Salad 
• Creamy Grape Salad
• Grilled Ginger-Sesame Chicken Salad 
• Oriental Cole Slaw
• Tarragon Chicken Salad with Pecans and Cranberries
• Toasted Couscous Salad with Asparagus and Tomatoes  

Seafood

N.O. BBQ Shrimp

• Brown Butter Risotto with Lobster
• Cajun Crawfish Bread
• Caribbean Spiced Flounder in Phyllo Pastry with Tropical Mango Salsa 
• Crabmeat au Gratin
• Crab Rangoons
• Crawfish Etouffee over Fried Green Tomatoes
• Crawfish Fettuccini 
• Crawfish Monica
• Crawfish Pie
• Crawfish Ravioli with Andouille Cream Sauce  
• Grilled Tilapia with Lemon Basil Vinaigrette 
• Louisiana Crab Claws Bordelaise 
• Marinated Seared Tuna Steaks
• New Orleans BBQ Shrimp  
• Roasted Corn Cakes with Chili Lime Sauce 
• Seared Shrimp and Scallop Skewers on Himalayan Salt Rock 

  

  Crawfish Pie

• Sesame Shrimp and Asparagus Stir Fry 
• Shrimp and Corn Soup 
• Shrimp Tacos with Spicy Avocado Lime Cream
• Spicy Garlic Shrimp 
• Tilapia en Papillote 
• Tiger Tail Pasta (Crawfish) 
• Trout Almondine

Side Dishes

Spicy Cauliflower Bites

• Apple and Bacon Stuffed Brussels Sprouts 
• Baked Sweet Potato Fries 
• Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Pine Nuts and Parmesan
• Black Bean and Corn Salsa
• Braised Baby Carrots with Rosemary Infused Maple Pecan Glaze 
• Butter Pecan Sweet Potatoes 
• Carrot Souffle
• Cider Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Caramelized Onions and Crispy Bacon 
• Creamed Spinach  
• Eggplant and Herbed Goat's Cheese Stacks

  

  Tomato, Zucchini and Ricotta Tarts

• Garlic and Thyme Roasted Potato Stacks
• Ham, Caramelized Onion and Gruyere Quiche 
• Haricots Verts with Blue Cheese and Bacon 
• Lily's Maple Bacon Green Beans with Slivered Almonds
• Loaded Hasselback Potatoes
• Loaded Potato Balls  
• Parmesan Zucchini Gratin 
• Red Quinoa with Pine Nuts, Cilantro, and Green Onions 
• Reduced Fat BLT Mac-n-Cheese
• Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Spicy Garlic Aioli 
• Roasted Carrots and Parsnips
• Roasted Green Beans

  

  Roasted Green Beans

• Spaghetti Squash Primavera
• Spicy Fried Cauliflower Bites
• Stuffed Baby Artichokes 
• Stuffed Tomatoes 
• Stuffed Zucchini 
• Sweet Potato Souffle 
• Tomato, Zucchini, and Ricotta Tarts

Sauces and Spreads

Avocado Lime Vinaigrette

• Avocado Lime Vinaigrette 
• White Wine Bechamel Sauce 
• Bernaise Sauce  
• Blackberry Balsamic Rosemary Sauce 
• Classic Basil Pesto  
• Ginger Peach Chutney 
• Pimento Cheese Spread 
• Spicy Garlic Aioli 
• Sun Dried Tomato Pesto
• The Perfect Onion Jam 

Meatball Stuffed Buns

Snacks and Party Food

• Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Poppers
• Buffalo Chicken Dip 
• Candied Bacon and Apple Blue Cheese Canapes 
• Dip-Up Pizza (aka Pizza Dip)  
• Easy Stromboli 
• Fast and Easy Taco Dip
• Fire Roasted Corn Guacamole  
• Fruit Pizza 
• Grown Up Pizza Wraps 
• Ham and Cheese Crescents - for kids, by kids 
• Home Made Hot Pockets 

  

  Spinach Artichoke Dip

• Hot Parmesan Artichoke Dip 
• Inside Out Caramel Apple Slices 
• Meatball Stuffed Buns
• New Orleans BBQ Shrimp
• Pimento Cheese Spread
• Prosciutto Spinach and Mozzarella Pinwheels.. and Pepperoni with Cheese for the Kiddos
• Spinach Artichoke Dip  
• Vietnamese-Style Lettuce Cups 

Soups and Such

Shrimp and Corn Soup

• Cajun Corn Chowder
• Chicken Noodle Soup  
• Chicken and Sausage Gumbo 
• Chicken Tortilla Soup (Stovetop)  
• Chicken Tortilla Soup (Crock Pot) 
• Creamy Tomato Soup
• French Onion Soup 
• Shrimp and Corn Soup
• Taco Soup 

Skinny Mexican Pizza

Turkey As a Beef Substitute

• Reduced Fat Salisbury Steak
• Skinny Mexican Pizza 

ETHNIC/REGIONAL RECIPES

African

•  Toasted Couscous Salad with Asparagus and Tomatoes 

Asian

Sesame Shrimp and Asparagus Stir Fry

• Chili Roasted Edamame 
• Coconut Lemongrass Chicken 
• Coconut Lime Chicken 
• Crab Rangoons
• Crock Pot Beef and Broccoli  
• Grilled Ginger-Sesame Chicken Salad 
• Mahogany Glazed Chicken 
• Mongolian Beef 
• Roasted Cabbage with Asian Pork Tenderloin
  

  

  Steamed Asian Dumplings

• Sesame Shrimp and Asparagus Stir Fry
• Spicy Fried Cauliflower Bites 
• Steamed Asian Dumplings 
• Thai Chicken with Peanut Curry Sauce and Coconut Rice
• Toasted Sesame and Ginger Chicken Kabobs
• Vietnamese-Style Lettuce Cups (with ground pork)

English 

Beef Wellington

• Beef Wellington with Green Peppercorn Sauce

French

Chicken Cordon Bleu

• Chicken Cordon Bleu
• Coq au Vin

Greek

• Roasted Red Pepper Hummus 
• Seared Petite Lamb Chops with Rosemary Balsamic Reduction 
• Tzatziki 

 

Mexican

Fire Roasted Corn Guacamole

• Baked Chicken Taquitos 
• Black Bean and Corn Salsa
• Chicken Molcajete  
• Chicken Tamale Casserole 
• Creamy Work Week Chicken Enchiladas  
• Easy Beefy Enchiladas 
• Fire Roasted Corn Guacamole 
• Fresh Mex Salsa 
• Mango Salsa  
• Oven Baked Chicken Fajitas 
• Skinny Mexican Pizza  
• Southwestern Taco Pie 

Italian

Pumpkin Ravioli

• Bucatini Carbonara
• Brown Butter Risotto with Lobster
• Cheese Filled, Fried Ravioli with Marinara 
• Cheese Tortellini with Prosciutto and Peas
• Chicken and Spinach White Lasagna 
• Chicken Mezzaluna  
• Chicken Milanese with Rosted Garlic and Spinach Sauce 
• Chicken Parmigiana Paninis 
• Creamy Chicken Piccata 
• Creamy Farfalle with Carrots and Peas
• Creamy Italian Sausage and Tortellini 
• Easy Stromboli  
• Eggplant Parmigiana

• Grilled Pizza

• Homemade Fettuccine Noodles

  

  Homemade Fettuccine

• Italian Sausage Calzones with Homemade Marinara 
• Italian Sausage, Spinach, and Ricotta Stuffed Canneloni
• Lasagna Rollata al Forno 
• Mozzarella Caprese Skewers 
• Pasta alla Tuscana 
• Pizza - Homemade Dough and Sauce 
• Prosciutto Spinach and Mozzarella Pinwheels.. and Pepperoni with Cheese for the Kiddos
• Roasted Red Pepper and Basil Pesto Penne
• Pumpkin Ravioli with Brown Butter and Crispy Sage
• Ricotta Pizza with Fresh and Roasted Tomatoes
• Spinach Lasagna Spirals 
• Super Easy Stuffed Shells 
• Toasted Chicken Pesto Flabread Sandwiches
• Tomato Basil Chicken 

Russian

Meatballs Stroganoff

• Meatballs Stroganoff 

Southern Cornbread Dressing

Southern

• Butter Pecan Sweet Potatoes 
• Cajun Corn Chowder
• Cajun Crawfish Bread
• Cheater Cheater Chicken and Dumplings
• Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
• Corn and Green Chili Casserole 
• Cornbread Cowboy Chili

  

  Smoky Sweet Pulled Pork

• Louisiana Crab Claws Bordelaise 
• Mardi Gras Pasta  
• New Orleans BBQ Shrimp 
• Roasted Vegetable Chicken Pot Pie
• Shrimp and Grits with Tasso Cream Sauce
• Smoky Sweet Pulled Pork
• Southern Style Cornbread Dressing
• Stuffed Peppers 
• Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes