American mardi gras recipes with 600 or more calories costing less than $3.0 per serving added by professional chefs

Canned Apple Pie Filling/ Apple Crisp

Apples are a very versatile fruit. Apples are used in many pastries, pies and salads. I think apples are used…

Cajun Chicken Linguine Alfredo

A bit spicy, a bit creamy, this decadent pasta brings a classic Chicken Alfredo to a whole new level. It’s bursting with flavor and spice thanks to…

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…

Ruby's Creole Bread Pudding & Butter Rum Sauce

NEVER throw stale bread away! You have the base for an absolutely delicious Creole bread pudding that will…

Potluck Cheeseburger Mac

We were invited to a potluck at our community center and asked what we should bring. The resounding vote was: meat! Spending the afternoon with our…

Chocolate Boston Cream Cake

Lemon Gateau Shenandoah

I created this lovely masterpiece in honor of my daughter Shenandoah whom has chosen to follow in my foot steps. As a child she loved lemons, and…

Chili Guiseppe

There ae many legends about the origin of Chili. rt was probably a meal for the poorest of people. Chili, as we know it in the U.S. is not found…

Cajun Chicken Linguine Alfredo

A bit spicy, a bit creamy, this decadent pasta brings a classic Chicken Alfredo to a whole new level. It’s bursting with flavor and spice thanks to…

Snickerdoodles

Cookies with plenty of cinnamon and sugar!

Southwestern Beer Can Burgers

We have been seeing folks post their beer can burgers for the last few weeks, all of them looking good. We wanted to take it to the next level by…

Baked Chicken Wings

Savory Creole Sweet Potato Casserole

No sweet topping here - this has breadcrumbs & bacon and the Creole twist of Jamaican Pickapeppa Sauce in the…

Broccoli Salad

Garlic Lovers Chicken

Chicken was on sale this week and Patti found a beauty, it was over 7lbs. so we had plenty left over for an awesome spontaneous picnic the next day…