Monthly Archives: March 2014

Hydroponic Lettuce Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing

Yummy! I used fresh hydroponic lettuce – washed and ripped it up. I added some fresh grated carrot, and some spinach as well. I mixed it all up, and added sliced hard boiled eggs along with fresh bacon that I … Continue reading

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Remoulade Sauce

Yummy!! 1/4 cup quality mayo (I used Duke’s) 1 tsp dijon mustard 1 tsp sweet relish 1/4 tsp Worcestershire sauce 1/2 tsp prepared horseradish sauce couple dashes hot sauce squeeze of lemon Mix all together, serve with Gulf Coast Crab … Continue reading

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Gulf Coast Crab Cakes

This is another of my “go-to” recipes. Love great crab cakes! 1 Tbs butter 1 clove minced garlic 2 Tbs finely chopped red bell pepper 2 tsp finely chopped onion (I use white onion as the flavor is milder) 1 … Continue reading

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Dessert!

I found these mini Calphalon pie pans a few weeks ago, and haven’t had a chance to use them until now…

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Gulf Coast Crab Cakes

Just mixed these up. Will sauté and serve with remoulade sauce for dinner tomorrow.

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Comfort food for dinner..

More rain. More ice. Cold weather. Brrrrrr So tonight’s lineup is: Mixed salad with fresh berries Roasted corn and red pepper soup with cilantro Grilled cheese with homemade Italian seasoning and garlicky bread House smells great!

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Pasta Alfredo with Baby Sweet Peas

I have always loved alfredo sauce but don’t make it very often as it’s soooo fattening.. I worked at an Italian restaurant as a teenager – and the pasta with alfredo and peas was always a favorite! (In half orders!) … Continue reading

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Sumatra Birthday Cake!

We adopted an awesome dog over the holidays.. We LOVE her to pieces!!! Her birthday was last week. My daughter BEGGED me to make her a cake… I looked round and round for recipes, finally deciding on the following one. … Continue reading

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Pot Roast.. Pressure Cooker time!!

Tonight I forgot to take something out of the freezer for dinner. HOWEVER, I do own a pressure cooker.. As you have probably seen from past posts! So, I pulled out a roast at 510pm, and at 530 I heated … Continue reading

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Amaryllis

Finally FINALLY bloomed!

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