Arancini. I had never even heard of this amazing appetizer until several years ago. And that was about the same time I learned to make risotto. That was also when I began to realize that Italian cooks hate to waste anything. So when I ended up with leftover risotto I discovered that creamy, cheesy rice […]
Valentines Day Meets Fat Tuesday – Mixing Cookies and Cajun This Year!
This is a first for me. A combination Valentine’s Day Cookie and Fat Tuesday Cajun Jambalaya post! If you’ve been reading my blog for years, you know I always bake LOTS of Valentine cookies to send up North to our precious grandkids. And this year was no exception! These are the cookies we boxed and […]
Shrimp And Sausage Paella…My Maiden Voyage of YUM!
Paella has always terrified me. Oh…not the actual dish. But the method to prepare it seemed far above my culinary skill level. But when I stumbled on a brand new paella pan for a few bucks at a thrift store I decided that was a sign. A sign that I needed to conquer my “too […]
Spanish Rice with Bacon
And what’s a Mexican Fiesta without rice? Nada! So…Early Saturday morning I created my own version of Spanish Rice. But since this was a BREAKFAST dish, I knew MY recipe had to include BACON. So here is my version… SPANISH RICE with BACON 8-10 strips of thick cut bacon, diced 1 large onion, diced 2 […]
Mexican Rice Dish
Here is the recipe I created for the rice dish I served with my Mexican casserole… Rice is NICE… MEXICAN RICE DISH 2 T. Olive Oil 1 C. rice 1 15 oz. can fire-roasted tomatoes 1 beef bouillon cube 1/2 to 1 C water (as needed) 1/4 C heavy cream, or half and half or […]
Sally’s Rice Pilaf
Today I heard a knock on our door…and there stood neighbor Sally with her recipe in hand for her DELICIOUS Rice Pilaf. I promised to share it with you…so here goes. Sally says you can double, triple, etc. this recipe with great results. (It’s delicious as written, but I’m also going to experiment several times […]