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  • Backyard Shrimp Boil

     
    Around these parts this time of year most appetites wander toward such lovely Springtime delicacies as artichokes, asparagus and fresh peas.  And while all that’s just fine and dandy, Spring for me has always meant sitting in the back …

    13  March  Posted by brenda
    Shrimp Boil
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  • Sweet, Sweet Potato Pancakes

    with Warm Butter Pecan Sauce
     
    Back in the day before I became the lucky chef/co-proprietor of my own eponymous restaurant and was still working for others, I took a consulting gig with this Fella.  Jon and I were old industry buddies, ha …

    7  March  Posted by brenda
    Breakfast/Brunch, Butter Pecan Sauce, Pantry, Sweet Potato Pancakes
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  • Sweet Watermelon Tea

    Growing up in the Deep South, sweet tea was the only tea. When I was dreaming up ideas for my first restaurant far, far from the South I came up this concoction in the hopes of updating an age-old idea while still conveying the sense of pla …

    26  February  Posted by brenda
    Sweet Watermelon Tea
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  • ‘Shroomin’ with the Gang

    with Recipes for Uber-Umami Scallops 
    and
    Wild Mushroom and Bacon Spoonbread
    This past Holiday season when the Wife asked me what I wanted for Christmas, being the anti-clutter, useless-junk hater that I am, I immediately began thinking …

    22  February  Posted by brenda
    Mushroom Dusted Scallops, Seafood, Side Dishes, Wild Mushroom and Bacon Spoonbread
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  • How I survived a 3 Day Cleanse

    and Lived to Tell About it
    with recipes for Gluten Free Pancakes
    After months and months of pure holiday decadence the wife and I decided to give a 3-day CLEANSE a try.  I decided on this one:
    Actually very easy to follow. A nice, powerful …

    13  February  Posted by brenda
    Almond Joy Pancakes, Breakfast/Brunch, Gluten Free Pancakes, Pina Colada Pancakes
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  • How’s ya Gumbo?

    and other Favorite New Orleans-isms
    plus a recipe for Chicken and Andouille Gumbo
    “Guuuurl, you done put yo foot in dis” the frightening, newly released ex-convict/ dishwasher growled without lifting his head from his bowl of gu …

    11  February  Posted by brenda
    Chicken and Andouille Gumbo, Chicken and Andouille Gumbo, Party Food, Poultry, Soups/Stews, Uncategorized, What I did with the Leftovers
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  • WHO DAT NATION

    with a killer tailgate recipe for Big Easy Party Wings
    Until about three and a half years ago I hated football. Hated it. This deep-seated hatred was probably instilled by a few childhood traumas such as this one:
    It was hard enough growing …

    1  February  Posted by brenda
    Appetizers, Big Easy Hot Wings, Big Easy Hot Wings, Party Food
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  • Fun with Goose Fat and the Basics of a Good Roux

    with a Recipe for Goose Fat Potatoes
    Of course after putting so much love and energy into cooking my Christmas Goose and reserving all of that luscious FAT, there was no way in hell I was going to let any of those precious golden renderings …

    26  January  Posted by brenda
    Breakfast/Brunch, Potato Hash, Side Dishes, What I did with the Leftovers
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  • Christmas Goose Big Mama Style

    For me, enjoying a nice Christmas goose on the baby Jesus’ big day has always been left to the mythic “Winter Wonderland” pile of my youth. I just assumed such holiday merriment was meant only for blessed little rosy-cheeked children …

    22  January  Posted by brenda
    Christmas Goose
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  • Happy New Year! Your Restaurant’s ON FIRE!!

    plus a recipe for one very decadent sandwich:
    Dungeness Crab Croque Monsieur

    “The restaurant is on FIRE!  I repeat the restaurant is on FIRE!  You need to get dressed and get down here RIGHT NOW!  I repeat the restaurant is on FIRE!  …

    13  January  Posted by brenda
    Dungeness Crab Croque Monsieur, Sandwiches
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