Recipes

Appetizers & snacks

fried green tomato caprese

gazpacho salsa

fried okra croutons

natchitoches meat pies

 

Beans and rice

riz jaune

food orleans red beans

jambalaya with roasted pork and andouille

rice-stuffed peppers

Sandwiches

fried green tomato BLT

garden-friendly falafel

blackened shrimp and bacon po-boy

 

Breakfast & Brunch

cajun frittata

grillades and grits

 

Meaty Things

Susan Spicer's jalapeno roast pork

Seafood

paul's barbecued shrimp (sauteed)

shrimp and okra stew with a secret

shrimp & spicy cheese grits

shrimp tacos with maque choux salsa

new orleans style barbecue shrimp (baked)

triple complete rainbow:  my favorite stir-fry

pan-fried catfish with black-eyed pea salsa

shellfish stock

crawfish etouffee

crawfish pies

seafood dip

a more local nicoise (with catfish)

pasta with shrimp and feta

 

Soups and Bowls

chicken minestrone with crispy chickpeas

hoppin' jen

 

Pasta

pasta with breadcrumbs and sweet onions

winter white lasagna with Italian sausage

nap-time bolognese

Sides

by-heart mac and cheese

good southern girls potato salad

ratatouille and rice gratin

 

Breads

blueberry cornbread

iron-skillet cornbread

 

Sweets

blueberry lemon cake of great happiness

butterscotch bars

classic sugar cookies

diana's apple cake with caramel glaze

ginger crinkles

fancy pants white chocolate cherry shortbread

king cake with bacon-pecan praline filling

orange-pecan biscotti

pepper jelly rugelach

peaches & herb fruit crisp (plus accidental fruit salad)

pumpkin-brown sugar squares

mexican chocolate brownies

french vanilla ice cream

 

Other Stuff

pickled red onions

super-easy buttermilk dressing