Quick and easy American winter recipes

Salmon Mousse

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…

Hot Cereal -- Steel-cut Oats

This is a very healthy and simple breakfast to make as well as to eat, specially during winter season!! I prefer steel cut oats over rolled oats,…

Heavenly hot dip(revised baked jalepeno)

I took Nancy Miyasaki's Baked Jalepeno dip recipe and revised it because I cant eat mayo, and my kids wont eat…

Roasted Garlic & White Cheddar Mashed Potatoes

This is both very flavorful and versatile, pairing with red meat dishes and fowl. If you cannot obtain…

Low(er) Fat Turkey Stuffed Peppers

I made these the other day by cleaning out the cupboard! They were a hit with the hubs who is a stuffed pepper…

Spicy vegetarian tacos with fresh flour tortillas

This can be done in about 10 minutes once you get used to whippin up the torillas, its so healthful, fun…

Maple Blueberry Spiced Syrup-Sauce-Compote

So you're going to have a brunch and want to serve a knockout meal to your guests. One component is needed to…

Orange Spiced Chai Tea

Spicy and sweet. Just what you'd want in a chai tea but with a unique twist and a subtle hint of orange.

California Pissaladiere

E-Z TX BBQ

My friend, maribeth, wants to surprise Joe with a barbeque this weekend and asked if I had a simple, really tasty recipe to share. OK. This is a…

Creme de Menthe Pillows

Blackened Shrimp with Coconut Cilantro Chutney

Peach Cobbler

This is a great old fashioned cobbler recipe defiantly worth the extra effort. My family enjoys this in their own unique ways. My hubby enjoys his…

Creole Perfect Sweet Potato Pie

I have made this recipe for years. There is none better - or so I've been told by some serious and knowing Creole cooks. And while some may say…