Easter Dinner!

Easter Dinner! Sam had to work so we didn’t make big plans for dinner; but then he called and said he’d “like to drop by for a while,” and of course he suggested dinner would be nice. Fortunately the stores were still open (Foodarama had...

Seared Ahi Tuna

Seared Ahi Tuna Our neighbor, Chef Joel St. John, treats us now and then to his wonderful cooking. Almost as good, is he sometimes treats us to some of his ingredients and lets us do the cooking. (Not that he didn’t volunteer to cook for us; he did.) This time,...

Shrimp Po Boy

Shrimp Po Boy There are a million recipes for po-boys out there. I borrowed heavily from Emiril for this one.  Don’t be afraid to try different recipes and modify to suit your tastes.   Ingredients 1 lb. fresh shrimp; peeled and deveined 1 tsp. cayenne 1/2 tsp....
Stuffed Mushrooms

Stuffed Mushrooms

Stuffed Mushrooms I make up stuffed mushrooms from time to time and really don’t have a set recipe for them. But usually it is something like this. This time, I did these in the Nuwave Oven. No, I’m not selling Nuwave Ovens, but I do find mine to be...

Sausage Meat Balls

Sausage Meat Balls I made some Italian sausage meat balls the other day and I felt like I needed to add a binder. I had no bread crumbs on hand, but I did have some oat meal. To my surprise a few raisins had somehow gotten into the box of oatmeal and then found their...