Happy St Patrick’s Day!  My 5th Great Grandfather John William Sarvis Sr 1727-1807 in Ireland, His Father John Pittinger Servis 1699-1786 Born Ireland, buried Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, are some of my Irish Roots.   Every year I Make Corned Beef Cabbage,     I Slice an onion thin, add to water, a dash of brewed coffee, I bring
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Im not so sure about Tuna fish mold.     This looks like it could be good….     . .   …  …   …   …    

Grandma Tyler’s kitchen                   Write down your Family recipie’s before they are gone…..

Caul Fat & A Thanksgiving Turkey Met in a Bar…. Thank You to my Awesome Friend and Neighbor Barbara, she is a wealth ok Knowledge, and a great cook, she gave me the Caul Fat…. What is Caul Fat you say?  Well, its one of three varieties of lard that can be obtained from a
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on a recent trip to New Orleans i find myself at Acme Oyster House “In 1910, before Satchmo had ever formed his first band, the Acme Café was opened on Royal Street in the French Quarter. Acme has been pleasing the palates of discriminating diners ever since. In 1924, a disastrous fire caused the collapse of the
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So i wanted A homemade version of Chick-fil-A’s chicken sandwich, i read the ingredients on the official website, http://www.chick-fil-a.com/Food/Menu-Detail/ChickfilA-Chicken-Sandwich#?details=ingredients, and i looked on line at others ideas, i do not think that Garlic is in the mix, however many of the “copy-cat” recipes had garlic listed, but its not on the official site as an ingredient! i took
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Ground Shrimp…..A Dip Icollect old cookbooks i try to stick to Southern mostly, but any coastal, Delta ones i focus on, it what i was raised on. In a cookbook from famous Auxiliary Taste & Tell Luncheons, in Wilmington NC, we find Ground Shrimp, an appetizer submitted by, Mrs. Eleanor James. 2 qt water 1
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Classic Sauces, Seafood Sauces, Veggie Sauces, Meat Sauces Cocktail Sauce:To taste: Ketchup 4 TBLS , Horseradish 1 TBLS, Worcestershire Dash, Lemon Juice Dash, Hot Sauce Dash. Tartar Sauce: To taste: Mayonnaise,  Finely Chopped Dill Pickles,  Finely Chopped Red Onions,  Finely Chopped Parsley,  Lemon JuPce. persillade Sauce Ingredients ½ cup chopped parsley (flat leaf if you can get it; it looks prettier in
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Soft Shell Crab Fried Preparation Yummmmy!  I love soft shell crab, it the most wonderful flavor! Start by washing crab, if they are alive the first thing you do is cut the face off if frozen save this till after you remove gills and flap. I did not take this photo credit to cookinglight.com Lift
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So i am working from home this weekend, that means i’m answering the support phone for 700+ clients in over 5 states……. well being “stuck” at home i decided to cook a little snack! I had fresh blackberries, and blueberries, so i cheated a little, used frozen biscuits to make Blackberry, Blueberry scones, convection gas oven…..
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At its most elemental, chicken bog is a Simple porridge of shredded, stewed chicken, Sausage links, and tender white rice, with butter. The perfect bog is spoon food,  Many say that it is a Carolinian take on congee. “Congee is a type of rice porridge or gruel popular in many Asian countries. When eaten as plain
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Quick Broiled Lobster Wesley Two    4 to 6 Oz Lobster Tails…..Frozen are fine,  *just thaw them first  2 Tbsp UnSalted Butter 1 Tsp. Smoked Paprika, *Good stuff not stale left over4 year old Paprika! 1 or 2 Clove of Garlic  * Minced up Carefully cut top shell off Cut down center of top thin meat layer,
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  This started as a tweet to The Times via the Twitter account of Andrew Zimmern, who eats those bugs, and snakes on tv as  host of “Bizarre Foods”  its on the Travel Channel . His wife, Rishia Zimmern, took the idea from Martha Stewart, and he put this on twitter: “Brown 8 thighs, 3 C shallots. Add wine, tarragon,
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Great show, Great episode, Great guest. “There are no shortcuts. This ain’t a craft, this is a calling.” @bourdain on @rodneyscottbbq. #PartsUnknown https://t.co/abznPJU9YA — Parts Unknown (@PartsUnknownCNN) November 16, 2015 http://www.cnn.com/shows/anthony-bourdain-parts-unknown?sr=twPUAB1113charleston In a love letter to the city, Bourdain travels with chef Sean Brock to sample traditional Lowcountry cuisine with actor and Charleston resident, Bill
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i came across the simplest biscuit recipe i have ever seen, i will make this soon and post photos. 10 ounces (about 2 cups) self-rising flour 2 tablespoons sugar (if making sweet shortcake-style biscuits) 10 ounces (about 1 1/4 cups) heavy cream, plus more for brushing 1. Adjust oven rack to center position and preheat
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12 large sea scallops Mine were fresh from Seven Seas Seafood Market some nice thick bacon few dashes soy sauce few dashes worchestier 1/2 teaspoon sesme oil toasted slap your mama cajun seasoning onion powder pinch sugar preheat to 475 mix all but scallops, cheese, and bacon in a bowl mix well, add scallops mix
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      on a recent trip to New Orleans i ate at Acme Oyster House   “In 1910, before Satchmo had ever formed his first band, the Acme Café was opened on Royal Street in the French Quarter. Acme has been pleasing the palates of discriminating diners ever since. In 1924, a disastrous fire caused the
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Brown Rice Mushroom Casserole 1/2 c. butter “melted” 1 1/2 c. uncooked brown rice 1 can beef consomme 1 can French onion soup 2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce 1 lg. Jar/can mushrooms, drained How: Place rice in a 2 quart casserole dish. Add other ingredients, stir well. Cover and bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes. Serves 6.  

Wesley’s baked Cauliflower 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon paprika 1 dash cayenne powder 2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1 teaspoon oil  2 tablespoons parmesan cheese dash seasoned salt salt & pepper cauliflower head cut up into bite sized Mix  everything well,  add cauliflower last, mix to evenly coat cauliflower Bake 45 min at 400

Large lima beans, or some call them butter beans, with Ham hocks are a creamy delicious southern meal http://www.camelliabrand.com/products/large-lima-beans/

  This is surly an old southern recipe, it has many versions but all are close i have about 4 versions i have tried. 1 medium onion, chopped 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) butter or margarine, melted 1 1/2 teaspoons celery salt dash of pepper, or to taste juice of 1 lemon 1 1/2 teaspoons
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I had some store bought Chex Mix the other day it was a “new” sweet kind snicker-doodle, covered in powdered sugar! I remember homemade snack mix is better than store bought so i decided to make some, i found alot of different versions of chex-mix at the official page http://www.chex.com/recipes/chex-party-mix of chex mix! They even have a recipe
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Broccoli Rabe small bunch Broccoli Rabe 1 teaspoon Worcester sauce Fresh garlic chopped about 1 teaspoon 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil 1/2 teaspoon sugar dash of paprika dash of cayenne pepper dash seasoned salt 1 tablespoon oil for cooking Mix all but cooking oil coat broccoli rabe well. Add oil to frying pan, heat on medium
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So i had 2 breast thawed need inspiration i found it on the web, “see below” I remember as a child, we went to a ladies house for dinner, she made a Brown Rice Mushroom dish, my mom and i loved it, i can remember Mom making it later. i think its a Brown Rice Mushroom Casserole, i
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