American dinner party recipes with 600 or more calories added by professional chefs

Cedar-Plank Salmon

Cajun Bread Pudding with Praline Sauce

The Praline Sauce is a stand-alone that will add depth and excitement to any cake or pudding, but it marries…

Asian-inspired Mini-Meatballs

A perfect appetizer, great hot or cold, and can be easily made the day before the party in a large crock pot. All you’ll need is toothpicks and…

Creole Crabmeat Pie

While this wonderful recipe is often used as a stuffing for everything from zucchini to fish to chicken and pork, try it iinside your favorite pie…

Cioppino

This is the NY version of a San Franciscan Italian seafood stew. They focus on crabs while I focus on a nice variety of seafood. It’s quick to cook…

Cajun Bread Pudding with Praline Sauce

I am surprised more folks haven't tried this. I have been asked for this recipe more times than I can remember.…

Vegetable Sizzlers

The chain was founded in 1958 as Del’s Sizzler Family Steak House by Del and Helen Johnson in Culver City, California. The chain is composed of more…

Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies

Delicious and rich.

Cajun Crowder Beans

Also known as Crowder peas, these delicious little fellas can often be found in frozen form at the store. These are fresh picked right here in…

Chocolate Boston Cream Cake

Tex Mex Guacamole with Serrano & Jalapeno Peppers

A delicious treat that can be served as a topping for tacos or taco salad, a dip for corn chips, a spread for…

Honey Mustard Chicken

Honey Mustard Chicken My first thoughts were not to make Honey Mustard Chicken, but a chicken Dijonnaise, which is hard to do when you are out of…

Low Fat Noodle Pudding Casserole You’ll Love for Hanukkah or Anytime

delicious. If you celebrate Hanukkah it’s a wonderful side dish casserole.…

Broccoli Salad

Crabmeat Pie

This is a Old Fashion Family Pie Crust recipe...Been in my family for a long time. Better to mix one crust at a time. Makes one crust: 3 cups…