Chicken Creole

Chicken Creole Recipe

I love a good cajun meal.  Being raised in South East Texas I was exposed to cajun food on a regular basis.  I have an Aunt that lived in Baton Rouge, Louisiana for years and she has started to pass down some of her amazing Cajun creations.  This recipe was originally intended to make shrimp […]

Banana Nut Cobbler

Banana Nut Cobbler Recipe

I love banana nut bread, but I always view it as breakfast food instead of a dessert.  Well, that has changed with this banana nut cobbler.  I created this recipe after a little mental push from an Instagram friend and boy I don’t regret it.  It is sweet, moist, and absolutely delicious. Have a bowl […]

Are you Carb Conscious?

The Balanced Plate

I really wanted to write a little about carbs!  You know those pesky little things that seem to be adding weight to your middle.  Two years ago I started noticing that I was suffering from scale creep.  Not enough weight gain to be alarming but enough that I starting thinking that I had better make […]

Easy King Ranch Casserole

Easy King Ranch Casserole

Tonight I decided to take what was left of a rotisserie chicken and make a simple variation of my King Ranch Casserole.  It is amazing what you can come up with when you are really trying to stretch the food you have in your home. It turned out awesome!  You should give it a try.  […]

Tomato Basil Tortellini

Tomato Basil Tortellini Recipe

Well, today I decided to raid the freezer to make dinner.  This is something my husband, Jim, used to challenge me to do.  Since we are finding it harder to get things from the store, and we aren’t really wanting to go out as often, I am starting to practice coming up with things to […]

Please Forgive ME!!

So, I found this awesome looking food blog template… Yes- you probably know what comes next! I decided to let them help me set it all up (I do have some technical know how – but NOT that much) and now my subscribers and my Facebook followers have received SPAMMMMM! 🙁 I am sorry about […]

Simply Maurie Kay

Welcome to the life of an ex-restaurant owner.