Prior to visiting Southwest Louisiana last August I had no idea what culinary delights were offered in the region. Of course, I knew Gumbo and Jambalaya were popular, but I had never heard of Boudin or tried crawfish. Needless to say, since then, my taste buds have been introduced to a whole new region of…
The last thing I want to do is spend all day in the kitchen making dinner. Thankfully, with the help of Kraft, I can make a delicious Cranberry Sausage Pecan Stuffing that is done in 20 minutes serve it up with a side of chicken breast and green beans and dinner is pretty much done…
I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Roman Meal. I received product samples to facilitate my review and a promotional item to thank me for participating. I love using Roman Meal bread in my recipes. I know that Roman Meal is baked daily at more than 90 regional bakeries…
As I was researching my first visit to Louisiana I stumbled across the website for New Orleans Plantation Country and it was love at first sight. I knew that I would have to spend some time in Plantation Country during my 2-week Louisiana tour. Fortunately, I was able to spend two fabulous nights and three…
Stop by your local Farmer’s Market and select the tastiest or most interesting veggies that you can find. They will be perfect in this vegetable risotto dish that is easy to make and tastes so very good. I used veggies that I had on hand for this recipe, but I’ve added asparagus, broccoli, squash, and…
Here is a delicious rub for your next cookout. It’s the perfect combination of sweet and spicy. I love using Nielsen-Massey Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Powder in my baking so I was thrilled to find this sweet and spicy vanilla BBQ rub recipe. Not familiar with Nielsen-Massey or their vanilla powder? Here’s a little description…
Last year I was lucky enough to visit Oliver Winery and taste a selection of their fabulous wines. You can read all about that visit in my Oliver Winery post. They recently invited to an open house where they were unveiling their newest addition to their wine family, the Vine Series. Sadly, I couldn’t make…
There are so many great restaurants to eat at when you in Bloomington, IN it is hard to pick just one. Luckily we had the opportunity to try many of their great dining options in the area. One night we decided to try the Malibu Grill as their menu looked fabulous and had a local…
The other day I noticed that the bananas had ripened beyond the point of eating fresh so instead of making plain old banana bread I decided to add a bit of pineapple to the mix and banana pineapple bread. This recipe turned out so moist and delicious. I hate to admit this but it was…
Yep, I’ve been scouring the pages of Pinterest, scrolling the Recipenewz site, and doing general Google searches looking for new recipes to try. Even though I’ve made meals similar to these in the past they have not ended up on our “go-to” list. I’m hoping these new-to-us variations will bump them to that list. (c)Mel’s…
This post brought to you by Kraft Foods. All opinions are 100% mine. We suffer from the dinner challenge (ie: what to make for dinner) on a regular basis. I’m always looking for new ways to solve that problem and found a new solution with Kraft Foods on Walmart.com. The new page is called Kraft Foods…
Dove is celebrating 30 Days of Dove Dark Chocolate and they asked me to create a dessert recipe using Dove Dark Chocolate. Well, I couldn’t resist a request to create a tasty dessert. After thinking about it for a bit I decided that a s’more cheesecake would be the perfect recipe to use Dove Dark Chocolate….
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