No-Bake Oreo Chocolate Mousse Pie

Oreo Cookie Chocolate Mousse Pie Recipe

Sometimes you can come up with something that you know you are going to make over and over again.  Tonight, I created this basic dessert which I am calling a no-bake Oreo Chocolate Mousse, and I absolutely loved it.  As a matter of fact, this No-Bake Oreo Chocolate Mousse Pie is now in my top […]

Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole

Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole

This recipe is a fantastic one-dish chicken cordon bleu casserole! One thing I always loved about having a big chef kitchen was that I could make a huge mess!  Realy big messes happen when you are creative, right?  This new recipe was worth the mess.  We all love chicken cordon bleu, and it can be […]

Baked Pork Spare Ribs

Easy Baked Pork Spare Ribs Recipe

These are the easiest baked pork spare ribs you will ever make!  No need to light a grill and brave 100+ degree weather outside to make fall off the bone spare ribs.  These may take an afternoon in the oven, but the wait is worth it.  I doctor a bottle of sweet bar-b-que sauce, add […]

Rocky Road Cheesecake Brownies

Rocky Road Cheesecake Brownie

Rocky Road Cheesecake Brownies! I love a good cake as much as the next guy but, sometimes I just want to try something a little different.  The other night was one of those times.  I had been outside mowing the yard for a few hours and when I came in I wanted something sweet so […]

Strawberry and Peach Crumble

Strawberry and Peach Crumble

This strawberry and peach crumble is proof that sometimes you just have to follow your nose!  The other day I walked into my local grocery store and smelled peaches.  The sweet smell of peaches brought to mind so many decadent desserts that I just had to buy a few.  I got them home and immediately […]

A Balanced Breakfast

Achieving A Balanced Breakfast

CUT – REDUCE – AVOID – LOSE -DENY… I feel like these are such negative words!  STOP using them!  RE-BALANCE – MODIFY – SIMPLIFY- ALLOW… These are so much nicer!   One thing I have definitely figured out, it is much simpler to achieve a balanced breakfast plate than a balanced dinner plate!  In the mornings, […]

Easy Butter Cake

Butter Cake Recipe

This easy butter cake is the cake I use when I want to have a beautiful cake for a party.  I used it for all the birthday parties I hosted in the restaurant, and now I make it for all the family special occasions. Recently, Raychel, my beautiful (not that I’m biased) daughter graduated from […]

Marsala Beef and Potatoes

Marsala Beef and Potatoes Recipe

NEW RECIPE ALERT!  Sometimes the cooking juices get to flowing and you come up with a recipe that you will definitely put on repeat.  This is one of those recipes!  It turned out so good that it is going to be made over and over again in my home.  Easy to make, tastes great, feeds […]

1916 Deviled Chicken

Deviled Chicken Recipe

You may have figured out I love taking really old recipes and revising them.  This was something I started doing when I had the restaurant and since then it has turned into a passion.  Hell, I even revise my own recipes over and over!  So, when my Aunt, my Mother-in-Law, and my Mom started giving […]

Southern Comfort Food Night!

Squash and Okra Recipe

When the garden starts to produce and the sun starts to become a little warmer outside I start searching for some Southern Comfort food.  I grew up on a farm, in a little bitty town called Fred, just a spit’n distance from Louisiana, where pick’n peas and shuck’n corn were family events with chairs all […]