Appetizers & snacks recipes with 600 or more calories costing more than $3 per serving

Southern Cornbread Dressing

My grandma made the best cornbread dressing and it has been our family tradition to have it with Giblet gravy since long before I was old enough to…

Buffalo Chicken Rolls

Well, the SuperBowl is a couple of weeks away and it is time to start planning all the snacks for the big game. It seems every year someone wants…

Tuna patties (Portuguese “pataniscas”)

Pinoy Okoy

Sweet Potato Bourbon Casserole Recipe

I made this for Thanksgiving in the place of the usual sweet potatoes with marshmallows. I will NEVER go back…

Homemade Chicken, Sausage, & Shrimp Gumbo for Beginners

Everyone loves Gumbo. No one likes to make it. But really, it isn't that difficult. I developed this…

Chimichurri

MALAYSIAN CURRY POWDER

I re-created this recipe based on the memory of smell (oui, Rémy!) of the aroma in my late grandmother's house as she roasted curry powder. My…

Paella

This is one of the most famous dishes in Spain. The rice-based stew of chicken, seafood, sausage and saffron is named for the two-handled, shallow…

Brazil: Empadinhas de Camarao (Shrimp Empanadas)

“Empadas (pies), Pasteis (turnovers) are among the famous Brazilian appetizers called salgadinhos (salty…

Turkey, Cornbread Dressing, and Gravy for Wannabe Southern Cooks

This posting includes recipes for brining the turkey (to make it flavorful…

Mouth Watering Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf

Onto the meatloaf. Meatloaf is one of those dishes that comes together really easily, is super versatile and…

Caramel-Nut Corn

Ok, I could be juvenile here by making fun of the word "Nut" here....but, nawww.....that would be CORNY.....ha ha ha....see what I did there?

Bottom Round Roast Beef

Jalapeno Pizza Bread

I first discovered this recipe on one of our family trips to Maui. Longhi's on Front Street in Lahaina, is always our first and last restaurant…