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Crock Pot Chile Verde

This is a super easy and delicious Chile Verde. We make a great Chile Verde from scratch with fresh tomatillos, but it's a lot of work. If you're…

Creole Pralines

Better than a cookie (sorry bakers, but this is a Creole group) and with the true taste of New Orleans, Creole Pralines are one of the signature…

Buttermilk Coconut Cake

My father remembered the coconut cake I made him for Father's Day and asked for a coconut cake for his birthday. I don't make desserts when it's…

Uncle Amos' Molasses Cookies

This is an old stand-by, perfect for the holidays, for winter, for enjoying with a glass of milk, or hot coffee, tea or cocoa. The beautiful…

St. Patrick's Day Pistachio Bundt Cake

I made this cake in advance of St. Patick's Day to test if it would be worthy of that occassion. I was a…

Thousand Dollar Cake

Legend has it that in the 1950's, a Texas milliionaire paid the chef at the Shamrock Hilton Hotel in Houston( a big deal at that time) a grand for…

Irresistible Apple Pie with Crescent Roll Crust

This apple pie is unbelievably mouth watering and so easy to make. The crescent rolls make a nice puffy crust.…

Lamb Risotto

I want to call this a "Lebanese Risotto" because I used a lot of the spices and ingredients that are in a lot of the recipes I grew up cooking. So…

Mexican stuffed jalapenos

I have made italion stuffed jalapenos so I decided to come up with the mexican stuffed jalapenos

Scottish Shortbread Men

A quick and tasty alternative to Gingerbread Men!

Arroz con Pollo - Yellow Rice and Chicken

Spanish, Cuban, South American - a traditional and popular ethnic dish, this ranks among my all time favorites…

German Potato Salad Heirloom Recipe

My Mutti was born and raised in Bavaria, and I grew up with this wonderful potato salad. She owned a Bavarian…

Tomato Rice Pilaf

This originated as a Lebanese dish that my mom always used to make, I tweaked it a bit adding tomatoes and mint and leaving out the meat that it…

Steak Tacos

Batter Fry Zucchini

One of the fastest ways to prepare delicious zucchini - fry them in a batter.