Creole Contessa

06/19/2013 03:21 PM

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Steak and Sausage Hash

Leftover Goodies!Hash is one of those dishes that can take on a life of it's own. If you have some leftovers and some potatoes you can create a hash out of this world! My Baby Girl cooked her dad a beautiful rib eye for Father's Day, hence the steak added to the hash.Then yesterday I made Smothered Grits with Jalapeno Sausage which gave me all the perfect meats for my hash today. I boil

Creole Contessa

06/18/2013 04:49 PM

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Smothered Grits with Jalapeno Sausage and Bacon

Spicy Bowl of Goodness! I would like to inform you that today's dish was based solely on some dishware I purchased from Pier 1 Imports. Yesterday my goal was to purchase dishes for Asian food.I love Asian food, and I wanted to have dishes dedicated to the cause. I found all these cute unique dishes with pure Asian flare. But as we all know, I can't just stick to cooking one type of food.

Creole Contessa

06/15/2013 04:41 PM

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Strawberry Cheesecake with Vanilla Whipped Cream

Happy Father's Day!Hello everyone, tomorrow is Father's Day, so that means Big Goo gets whatever he wants! One day out of the year, I think I can handle this. Big Goo said he wanted cheesecake.OK, so I decided to make him his favorite strawberry cheesecake with vanilla whipped cream and a strawberry glaze. He has yet to tell me what he wants for dinner and yes, time is ticking. So first, I make de

Creole Contessa

06/14/2013 03:26 PM

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Bacon and Cheese Deviled Eggs

Blame IT On the Eggs!An egg is not just an egg people! Believe me when I tell you, these are some of the best Deviled Eggs you will ever eat!First off, THE BACON, yes, bacon, not only bacon, but bacon plus bacon grease...shh...don't tell anyone...OK, I give in, tell everyone!I took hard boiled eggs, fried up some crispy, crispy, crispy....yes I gave it 3 crisps...bacon. I reserved the bacon grease

Creole Contessa

06/12/2013 05:34 PM

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Grilled Pork Cutlets with Pineapple Mango Salsa

Get to Grilling People! It's that time of year and I don't know about you, but I couldn't wait to start grilling. I love the thought of cooking and eating outdoors. Although it's over 100 degrees, yes people, over 100 degrees...lol...they say it's a dry heat....they lie.It's just plain hot!But don't be alarmed, my Grilled Pork Chops with Pineapple Mango Salsa with help you forget about how ho

Creole Contessa

06/11/2013 07:00 AM

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Creole Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya

Hot and Spicy!Jambalaya is a Creole delicacy. At least that's what I think...lol. You have rice, tomatoes, vegetables, and a lot of spices, cooked in a rich tomato chicken broth. Now that's the base for Jambalaya, but you can include shrimp, chicken, sausage, crab or any other seafood or protein you prefer. I received a request a couple of days ago from one of my Facebook foodies Trina. Trina

Creole Contessa

06/10/2013 03:19 AM

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Lemon Glazed Southern Tea Cakes

Tea TIME!After eating my wonderful Smoked Chicken and Sausage Gumbo, I wanted to create a light "snack." I didn't want anything overly sweet, but it needed to satisfy my taste buds.I love teacakes, and if you're wondering where is the tea?It's not in this batter, but in the south teacakes are often served with a nice cup of tea. Usually, southern sweet tea, but at my home I make a nice cup o

Creole Contessa

06/09/2013 04:41 PM

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Smoked Chicken and Sausage Gumbo

GUMBO Eating TIME!Yes, people I know it's HOT outside, 110 degrees to be exact, but in my house it's 65 degrees thanks to my nice cool air conditioner. If you were wondering why would anyone make gumbo in this weather, well here's your answer.Because it's the last hot soup of the season for me and my family. I want make gumbo again until Thanksgiving so we have to cherish the memories while they l

Creole Contessa

06/08/2013 09:00 AM

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Fruit Salad in a Basket with Homemade Vanilla Whipped Cream and Berrylicious Sauce

Berry-Berry-LICIOUS!This is a welcome to summertime dessert. Fresh organic berries, homemade whipped cream and topped off with a nice berrylicious sauce.I am part of the salad bar monthly club and this weeks theme is berries. Well, I love berries so this was exciting to create something really tasty using my favorite berries.I started off with some nice fresh, organic blueberries.And don't forget

Creole Contessa

06/07/2013 05:20 AM

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Tomato, Bacon, and Cheese Tarts

Flaky Good Eats!I love a savory tart, actually I just love tarts, sweet or savory! When you take some crispy bacon, combine that with vine-ripen tomatoes, and mozzarella cheese, you already have a winner on your hands. I took my basic tart dough and decided to add some black pepper and crushed oregano to it. It was not only a way to flavor the tart, it was also a way to bring a little drama to the

Creole Contessa

06/05/2013 08:46 PM

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Caprese Pasta Salad with Shrimp, Tomatoes, & Triple B (Balsamic-Bacon-Basil) Vinaigrette

Umm...Umm...Good!I am looking for words to describe this dish and all I came up with was...Umm...Umm...Good! This is one of those dishes that you bring to a potluck and people stop talking, because they're too busy eating.My goal was to create a light, welcome to summertime dish and I think, mission accomplished. This dish is really simple and goes together and less than 30 minutes.First things fi

Creole Contessa

06/04/2013 07:27 PM

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Mini Salmon Croquettes with Creamy Avocado Sauce

Crispy Bites of JOY! These are Big Goo approved. And he doesn't like salmon as I have mentioned in the past. He described them as crispy bites of spicy joy! Yep, his words, not mine!If you're not a big fan of salmon you can use white fish, shrimp, tuna, or crab.These will turn out great no matter what fish or seafood you use, just try them and you will be addicted.If you don't like panko bread cru

Creole Contessa

06/02/2013 07:10 PM

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Strawberry Lemonade

It's HOT OUT HERE! It's HOT out HERE!....I think it's 100 degrees and so you know what that means people, time for some lemonade! I love lemonade, ice cold homemade lemonade with fresh lemon juice and zest.What's better than lemonade....strawberry lemonade made with some nice organic strawberries or if your lucky, strawberries right out your backyard.This recipe is so simple, but good. I took some

Creole Contessa

06/01/2013 11:14 PM

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Greek Shrimp Alfredo

Shrimp TIME!If you follow the Creole Contessa blog, you know how much I love, love, love, Greek food! I could eat Greek food pretty much everyday and never complain or get tired of it. I also love Italian food and Alfredo sauce.I decided I wanted to do something a little different than my traditional Creole Shrimp Scampi Alfredo. This lead me to create this masterpiece.I took everything I lo

Creole Contessa

05/30/2013 07:02 PM

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Grilled Chipotle Steak Kabobs with Chimichurri Sauce

Tender-licious!If these kabobs don't come out tender then you need to check your meat, and/or check your olive oil, because something is seriously wrong! These kabobs are so moist they are falling off the skewer. You can't ever go wrong with marinating steak in extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice. I started out with New York Strip Steaks cut into about 1 inch cubes. I marinated everything

Creole Contessa

05/29/2013 06:39 PM

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Hot and Spicy Pan Fried Caribbean Fish with Creole Roasted Vegetables:

Taste the Islands!OK people, Big Goo is on his third serving of this dish. I said, you're spoiled, and he said, "Yes, I am." He said we both get something out of your love of cooking. I get to eat and you get to blog...LOL!I decided to make fish because I love fish and I love finding new ways to spice up my fish dishes. Well, this dish is kind of hot, just a little. It has something to do with tha

Creole Contessa

05/28/2013 03:15 PM

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Top Burgers to EAT!

National Hamburger Day!VOTEIt's National Hamburger Day and that means I have to post my top burgers and semi-burgers for all you burger lovers in the world! If you can't find a burger to eat on this page then I just don't know what to tell ya! I have pork burgers, beef burgers, turkey burgers, mixed meat burgers.......... Big Goo's Sau

Creole Contessa

05/27/2013 07:45 PM

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Hot and Spicy Barbeque Shrimp

I LUV BIG SHRIMP!Happy Memorial Day People! Yes, once again, I am grilling. I love being outside and I love the sun and that means I love a good barbeque. Today is all about the shrimp. You all know Big Goo by now, but what you don't know is Big Goo can be a little "frugal." AKA CHEAP!I told him I am cooking shrimp and he volunteered to go get them. Which means I had to write him a note stating, "

Creole Contessa

05/24/2013 05:38 PM

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Pop-N Watermelon Agua Fresca

POPlicious!Yes people, I love candy and I love Pop Rocks. And if you haven't notice I have an addiction to all things Mexican. So here we go! I have one of my favorite beverages, Agua Fresca, which is just fruit water. I kicked it up with some frozen all-natural, all-fruit Popsicles. Make sure you allow the fruit bars to sit out for a few minutes to make them easier to remove

Creole Contessa

05/22/2013 04:02 PM

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More Than a Mouthful Cheesylicious Cheeseburger

OH MY!Delicious, cheesy, yummy, cheesy, yes I said cheesy twice. This burger is more than a mouthful. Hello people, you know I have been grilling since Mother's Day.I just realized that I had not made a beef burger on my site since we started this blogging thing. I wanted to create a monster burger and I think I've accomplished my mission. First things first, I started with ground chuck. Gr

Creole Contessa

05/21/2013 08:16 PM

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Confetti Cheese Dip

Dip TIME!My favorite time of the day is when I can eat a big bowl of hot, cheesy, dip! This dip is not only hot and cheesy but it's just plain, dreamy. Yes, I said dreamy. After you eat it I promise you will dream about it!I started with a whole bunch of veggies. Just a big bowl of confetti goodness. I tossed them in olive oil with a pinch of pink salt and pepper and roasted them until a little bl

Creole Contessa

05/20/2013 04:33 PM

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Grilled Chicken Cobb Salad with Strawberry Vinaigrette

Salad TIME!If you have been following my site, you already know, I love salads. I know from the appearance of my blog you would think I only eat bacon, butter, more bacon. Not true! Now, although I do love those things, let's be a little realistic, we can't eat bacon everyday. I know, sad, huh? But we can have salads everyday if we choose too. Today, I am making one of my favorites, C

Creole Contessa

05/18/2013 02:44 PM

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Fiesta Fries

Pop Open the Jarritos!I really don't know what to say about these fries. OK I feel like I have a few words, lol. These fries are delicious! I was at home and looking in the pantry and I saw four potatoes and figured it was fry time.Fry time is when you take some homemade, hand cut fries and you smother them with all kinds of goodness. Today I decided to go with a fiesta theme, but next time I am g

Creole Contessa

05/17/2013 05:07 PM

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Italian Scallion Cheese Bread

Mama Mia!You all know the story, I love cheese, I love bread, I love food. But, yes, but, more than anything I love homemade Italian Cheese Bread. This bread is a winner, and you can't beat the taste of fresh, cheesy, ooey (new word), gooey, hot bread, right out the oven!The key, fresh bread. I went to the baker first thing in the morning and purchased fresh Italian bread. Then I took the bread ho

Creole Contessa

05/16/2013 03:20 PM

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Applewood Smoked Chicken Kabobs

Grilling Time!Grilling Time! I have put my Mother's Day present to great use. I have grilled everyday and I just love it! I decided that I wanted to grill some Kabobs today. I just bought some new Applewood Smoked Salt and it smells delicious. If you have never used smoked salt, it's a must for those of us who are serious about grilling. This recipe is so simple. Cut up your chicken breast i

Creole Contessa

05/15/2013 03:03 PM

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Creamy Stove Top Mac with Bacon

Mac and Cheese is the ultimate comfort food. Rather you bake it or cook the stove top method, Mac and Cheese is just plain delicious. Traditionally when I ate stove top Mac and Cheese it came out of a box. Yes, I am guilty of fixing stove top Mac out of a box.Hey, my mama never cooked stove top Mac so I had to improvise. Mac and Cheese in my house was baked to perfection. Sometim

Creole Contessa

05/14/2013 03:36 PM

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Thick and Chunky Potato Salad

Summer Time EATS!It's almost officially Summer and I am getting ready to cook up some tasty eats. As you probably already figured out, I love potatoes. I love potato salad even more. You can't grill without having potato salad as a side dish. This dish is so simple, the key to it is these little baby buttery potatoes that pop in your mouth when you bite into them.I just rinsed and boiled the potat

Creole Contessa

05/13/2013 04:08 PM

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Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Bites of JOY!Hello everyone, happy belated Mother's Day to all the moms. I would have posted yesterday but I was busy, grilling and chilling and eating, all day.... By the way, a shout out to Big Goo for giving me a new charcoal grill for Mother's Day.Last year, I received a whole bunch of tools for Mother's Day, which I just loved. I am not sure if I mentioned that I love to build stuff and tear

Creole Contessa

05/10/2013 02:49 PM

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Tuscan Tomato Soup with Creole Croutons

The Road to Mother's Day Part III!Day 3 people, of The Road to Mother's Day! We already created a Goat Cheese Steak Salad with a Tangelo Vinaigrette and Pan Grilled Chipotle Steak and Eggs. Today I decided as a mom, I wanted some nice hearty soup. I love soup and their is nothing better than a nice tomato soup.I received a wonderful cookbook from my friends at The Daily Meal. Rec

Creole Contessa

05/09/2013 01:23 PM

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Pan Grilled Chipotle Steak and Eggs

The Road to Mother's Day Part II!Day 2 of my Path to Mother's Day. Yesterday I made a nice lite salad, well almost lite, minus the steak I topped it off with. The steaks were so pretty at the market I went back today and purchased more. Herein lies my take on Steak and Eggs.And yes, I made my eggs heart shaped, it's Mother's Day people, you gotta show mom some extra special love on her plate

Creole Contessa

05/08/2013 01:03 PM

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Goat Cheese Steak Salad with a Tangelo Vinaigrette

Road to Mothers Day Part I!It's that time of year again, Mother's Day! I decided over the next few days to create a few recipes that can be prepared quickly for the favorite mother in your life. I am a mom, and I love salad so the first thing on my list for Mother's Day is a nice steak salad.This salad is not only simple to create, but what makes it's extra special is the Tangelo Vinaigrette and c

Creole Contessa

05/07/2013 04:17 PM

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Spicy Pork Tamales

Goodness!Yes, I know Cinco De Mayo ended two days ago. Hey, I can eat Mexican food everyday, and that is why I made these Spicy Pork Tamales. I was going to make them for Cinco De Mayo, but I had cooked so much food, I decided to hold off for a couple of days to allow my food to digest....Tamales are a labor of love, it's takes time and work to make good tamales. I like to use all butter in my dou

Creole Contessa

05/06/2013 05:22 PM

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Spicy Rooster Wings

Chicken Feast!It's chicken time again! I love chicken wings, as you can tell, I made my Cholula Wings just a few days ago. But today, it's Asian wings, a Big Goo request. These wings are SPICY! I can't even tell you they're mild because they're not. They are pure-d-hot! I made some cripsy fried chicken, did I mention I make the best chicken? Yep, I have no problem admitting it. I took y

Creole Contessa

05/04/2013 03:24 PM

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Hot 7 Layer Bean Dip, My WAY!

Count down to Cinco De Mayo!It's less than 24 hours to Cinco De Mayo, and I can't wait to eat! I have been cooking my favorite Mexican foods all week, and today I decided I needed a bean dip. I created my 7 layer bean dip filled with great Mexican cheeses, andouille sausage, and yes people, bacon! This dish is quick and simple, fry some diced bacon, then add some fresh andouille sausage to the bac

Creole Contessa

05/03/2013 03:42 PM

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Mexican Grilled Cheese

It's Real CHEESY!Yes people, I have done it again! My Mexican grilled cheese is the cheesiest, tastiest, did I say cheesiest grilled cheese I have EVER made! And yes, it's meatless. But who cares, this is so good, you want even miss the meat. I went cheese shopping at a great Mexican grocery store and found all these great cheeses. Manchego, jack, cheddar, white cheddar, and my new fav

Creole Contessa

05/02/2013 02:17 PM

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Cholula Wings

Crispy Chicken!It's Basketball time in my house, we are all into the NBA playoffs, and when we watch sports, I must make hot wings. I have been making hot wings since I was a teenager and I must say I make the crispiest wings around! Big Goo loves hot wings but he will only eat the ones I make. Big Goo says he likes my wings because I fry them until they are nice and crispy and you hea

Creole Contessa

05/01/2013 04:34 PM

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Andouille Artichoke Bread

BreadTastic!I love bread, yep, I love bread a lot...I love bread so much, sometimes for dinner, I just eat bread, with some grapes, a little cheese spread, and a few slices of Genoa Salami...that's it, and it's my favorite quick food to eat.I went to the store yesterday and saw this bread, and it said, EAT ME! I decided it needed to be eaten quickly but I had to create something real good to fill

Creole Contessa

04/30/2013 03:44 PM

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Turkey Taquitos

The Crunch Factor!It's almost Cinco De Mayo, I am already planning for all the festive eats I am cooking. I decided to make some Turkey Taquitos because I love taquitos and I also love anything that is crunchy. This is such a simple recipe. You brown up some ground turkey with a little onion, garlic and spices. Then you heat the corn tortilla shells in the microwave to make pliable.Place abo

Creole Contessa

04/29/2013 12:45 PM

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Greek Chicken California Club Sandwich with Feta Mayo

Part II! Yes, I know I posted my Greek Chicken California Club Sandwich with Feta Mayo before. But, I decided to post it again because not only is it my favorite sandwich of all time, it's being featured today in the Huffington Post, and I wanted to remind all my friends of the level of sandwich goodness provided by making and eating this sandwich.Greek Chicken California Club Sandwich with F

Creole Contessa

04/28/2013 05:23 PM

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Smoked Chicken Chopped Salad

Eating Light!After 7 days of rich, tasty, Cajun food, I had to create a light meal to eat today. Salad being one of my favorite foods to eat, was the perfect choice. Now, I am not just talking about a plain, boring, salad.I am talking about a Smoked Chicken Chopped Salad. And yes people, if you don't own a smoker a grill would work as well. I started out with a bunch of fresh vegetables. I h

Creole Contessa

04/26/2013 09:36 AM

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Peach Cobbler Galette. Cajun Week Day 7

Cajun Week Day 7!It's Day 7 people, Feed Your Soul Too and I, have really cooked some wonderful Cajun food this week. I couldn't end Cajun Week without bringing you something real sweet and simple. I decided to make my peach cobbler and turn it into a rustic tart...that's all there is to a gallete. It's sounds a lot fancier than it really is.Take some flour, sugar, butter, ice water and a li

Creole Contessa

04/25/2013 12:30 PM

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Cajun Spoon Bread. Cajun Week Day 6

Cajun Week Day 6!Can you believe it, 5 days of Cajun goodness has already passed. Well, it's day 6 and I've decided that I want to make one of my favorite side dishes, Cajun Spoon Bread! I love cornbread, but think of Cajun Spoon Bread as cornbread kicked up 100%. I start with vegetables sauteed in butter and olive oil. OK A whole stick of butter, and a few tablespoons of olive oil. The butt

Creole Contessa

04/24/2013 10:11 AM

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Cajun Short Ribs: Cajun Week Day 5

Cajun Week Day 5!Day 5 people, and yes I am still cooking, and eating of course. But today I have been given a cooking break by none other than my Baby Girl. Yes, she's 14 but she will always be my Baby Girl. Baby Girl wanted to cook something for Cajun Week and I told her OK, but it's going to be a meat dish. I decided the meat would be Cajun Short Ribs.Now, as I have told you in the past a

Creole Contessa

04/23/2013 10:59 AM

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Cajun Andouille Ragu. Cajun Week Day 4

Cajun Week Day 4!It's Day 4 of Cajun Week with The Creole Contessa and Feed Your Soul Too. I must admit, I am starting to get full with all this great food Feed Your Soul Too and I have been cooking up this week. I guess I can make room for another dish, so I decided to cook up a nice big, hearty, pot of Cajun Andouille Ragu. In case you're wondering what exactly is Cajun Ragu, I would describe it

Creole Contessa

04/22/2013 10:48 AM

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Smothered Cabbage with Bacon. Cajun Week Day 3!

Cajun Week Day 3!It's already day 3 of Cajun Week and the food fun is just beginning. I am truly having a wonderful time eating, and creating some fun Cajun recipes. You already know how much I love a good meal, and this smothered cabbage is no different.First off, I will start by saying that this meal is quick and easy to prepare. I went to the organic farmers market on Saturday and picked

Creole Contessa

04/21/2013 11:43 AM

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Cajun Steak with Creamy Mushroom Ragu. Cajun Week Day 2

Cajun Week Day 2It's day 2 of Cajun Week with The Creole Contessa, and Feed Your Soul Too! Yesterday was great fun as we treated you to our great southern recipes. I cooked my Creole Fried Corn with Shrimp, which was delicious. Feed Your Soul Too cooked up some delicious Rattlesnack Cajun Pasta. Today, Feed Your Soul Too and I have cooked up more delicious eats. I made a delicious, yes, delicious

Creole Contessa

04/20/2013 04:37 AM

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Creole Fried Corn with Shrimp! Cajun Week Day 1

Cajun Week Day 1Hello everyone, great things are happening this week. Creole Contessa and Feed Your Soul 2 are both celebrating Cajun Week. For the next seven days, we will be sharing on both our sites, wonderful southern dishes.Today I decided to make one of my favorite dishes, Fried Corn with Shrimp. This is one of the simplest, but flavorful dishes around. I serve this dish warm or

Creole Contessa

04/19/2013 03:29 PM

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Hawaiian Chicken Katsu at L and L Hawaiian Barbeque

Foodie Finds Friday™ I just stumbled upon a food gem! I was leaving Trader Joes and I saw this sign...Hawaiian Barbeque...All I could think about was Hawaiian Macaroni salad...I told Big Goo, they have to have Hawaiian Macaroni salad, let's stop and get a menu. When we walked in and saw the food board...let's just say it was over! We ordered so much food, we had food for two days...my favorite be

Creole Contessa

04/17/2013 02:47 PM

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Shrimp Quesadillas

Quick and Yummy Eats!One of the quickest, easiest, and yummiest foods to make is Quesadillas. When I am in a rush, and I don't want to hit up a drive thru fast food joint, I always turn to my trusted Quesadilla. Today I decided to add shrimp, but this is just as good with all veggies. Start with fresh veggies, I used celery, green onion and bell peppers. You can mix your veggies, go with what you

Creole Contessa

04/16/2013 01:20 PM

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Spicy Creole Hush Puppies with Jalapenos

Shhh....!!Hush Puppies are as southern as fried fish and gumbo. I have yet to meet a southerner who does not have a hush puppie recipe, usually passed down from generations. You can make hush puppies a variety of ways, spicy and more spicy, or sweet with a only a tad bit of heat.I like everything spicy so I added two jalapenos, seeds included, to make sure the heat was introduced with the first bi

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