American mardi gras recipes costing more than $3 per serving

Marinated Asparagus

This versatile recipe made with fresh asparagus can be made year around. Serve it cold or warm as side with any meal. My favorite way to serve…

MILK CHOCOLATE FLORENTINE LACE COOKIES

These ended up tasting like the kind sold at Trader Joe's or World Market- excluding the carmel drizzle that…

Shrimp Creole

This isn't all that fancy or exotic, but it's a wonderfully rich and fully flavored. If you want greater authenticity, you can substitute butter…

Spinach Strawberry & Peach Salad

Know what you eat: Spinach is an awesome source of vitamin C & iron as well as a powerful antioxidant and…

Citrus Scallops

The bright color of the red bell pepper and oranges, combined with lime juice; give these scallops a refreshing burst of flavor.

Marinated Grilled Chicken with Watermelon-Jalepeno Salsa

Instant Pot Cajun Chicken & Rice

This is easy to throw together. It's done quickly. Hubby and I had 2 meals out of it. It was better the second…

SALMON with TOMATO SALSA

Either salsa is great with Salmon, but we had a killer frost this week. A lot of green tomatoes were picked from the garden, resulting in this…

Minced Clam Dip

My all-time favorite comfort food! What, share? I could eat it all myself, but it's better shared with friends or family.

Double Chocolate Cranberry Chunkies

Chocolate chunks and dried cranberries or dried cherries if you like.

Orange Marmalade Ricotta Cupcakes

My Favorite Cupcake

new yorker pasta

tips with paring knife,pull off tough skin from bottom of stalk toward broccoli flowerets. quarter or half if too larg. cut stalks into 2 inch…

Cream Cheese Frosting

My friend Annie asked if I would post this recipe to go along with my “Better Than Sex Brownies Recipe” I recently posted. When I do frost these…

Candied Fruits

how to candied fruit i love this with angel food cake