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Perfect Baby Back Pork Ribs From The Oven

February 1, 2021 by Grace Leave a Comment

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Baby back pork ribs with baked potato and Central BBQ Jerk Seasoning

Are you ready for some of the most delicious and tender pork baby back ribs ever? Please read on… 🙂

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Easy Shrimp Gumbo Using Zatarain’s Gumbo Mix!

December 5, 2020 by Grace Leave a Comment

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Zatarain’s Gumbo Mix

When we visited Southeastern Oklahoma (aka Choctaw Country) in 2019, we stayed in a fantastic Airbnb with an amazing view. Each night I cooked at “home” and one evening I made a Shrimp Gumbo. It was easy…I used Zatarain’s Gumbo Mix. If you haven’t tried this and you like gumbo please give it a try!

Think of this Gumbo Mix as a base or foundation. Follow my recipe below, or use your creativity to come up with your own delicious gumbo!

All you need for the gumbo that I made is:

Box of Zatarain’s Gumbo Mix (you should be able to find this at your local grocery store; I have also linked here to Amazon)
14.5 oz can of Stewed Tomatoes
1 lb shrimp
Water
Hot Pickled Okra – Optional (but oh so good!)
Green Onions – Optional for garnish

The Zatarain’s Gumbo Mix already includes rice, so you won’t need to make additional rice to accompany this dish. They make it so easy!

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Spicy Chicken Tenders With Crispies!

November 23, 2020 by Grace Leave a Comment

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Spicy Chicken Tenders with purple potato in the background

Crispy fried chicken tenders is hands down one of the best fried foods you can enjoy! Sorry…I think it’s one of the most delicious of all foods, not just fried!

They are also super simple to make! You only need a few ingredients and some marinating and frying time, and you can create these delicious tenders for your entire family to enjoy!

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Chicken Sandwich Inspired By Pam’s Hateful Hussy Diner

November 19, 2020 by Grace Leave a Comment

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Grilled Chicken Sandwich with bacon, pepper jack cheese, tomato, lettuce, honey mustard dressing in a kaiser roll

Road Trip To Southeastern Oklahoma

Just about a year ago Steve, Toby, and I took a road trip from TX where we live to Oklahoma. We stayed in Southeastern Oklahoma in the town of Clayton, near a massive lake called Sardis Lake.

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How To Make Delicious Home Made Tater Tots!!!

November 14, 2020 by Grace Leave a Comment

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Frozen tater tots are good, but homemade tater tots are better!

My husband Steve turned me on to these. For instance I was a skeptic. I had thought that homemade tater tots wouldn’t be worth the trouble to make, but boy was I wrong!

The first time Steve made tots, he and Toby ate most of them and only left a few for me.

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Soul Surfer Film and Food Pairing – Delicious Healthy Bowl and Banana Bread!

October 15, 2020 by Grace Leave a Comment

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Poke Inspired Bowl, Banana Bread, and sliced Blood Orange

Soul Surfer Film and Food Pairing Night

Last Sunday we enjoyed a “Soul Surfer” Film and Food Pairing night. The film is based on American surfer and athlete Bethany Hamilton’s autobiography “Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board.” Bethany lost her left arm in a horrific shark attack when she was 13 years old. She miraculously survived, and INCREDIBLY and BRAVELY decides to get back in the water, and return to competitive surfing. This is an amazingly inspiring film, and I hope you will take the time to watch it if you haven’t already.

Poke Inspired Bowl

On movie nights I cook a meal that is somehow inspired by the film. In this case, as it is set in Hawaii, I decided to make a Poke inspired bowl for our main meal. I say “inspired” because I used Foppen smoked and cooked Norwegian salmon instead of raw fish. It also included edamame, mango, pickled cucumber and ginger, green lettuce, carrots, avocado, and radishes. Super healthy, which I hope Bethany would approve of! Please refer to the recipe below to create your own Poke inspired bowl!

Banana Bread

I also did something I hadn’t done in years…bake! Actually this is my first post where I’ve included something I’ve baked (banana bread) so I’m very proud of myself. 😃 I got this recipe from LoveMischka.com, and you can be assured that it is an easy recipe and the results are oh so delicious!

I usually make a short video about each Film and Food Pairing night (with the film and dinner explained). I included that here, and if you watch you can see I nonchalantly say that there’s a scene in the film in which Bethany bakes and serves banana bread to her family, hence why I made the banana bread. But I didn’t realize that she made her delicious bread with ONE ARM ONLY. Just imagine.

Bethany becomes well known and a celebrity. At the end of the film, a reporter asks Bethany what she would do if she had the chance to undo the loss of her arm. She states that she wouldn’t change anything, because she could embrace more people now than she ever could with both.

I’ll end on that. 🙂

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Some Other Film and Food Pairing Ideas!

Ram-don From the Film Parasite

Florida Cuban Sandwich and “Chef”

Cheers!

Grace

Poke Inspired Bowl

Grace

This delicious Poke inspired bowl is also supremely healthy! Made with smoked salmon and lots of colorful veggies, you'll enjoy every bite!

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Prep Time 20 mins

Total Time 20 mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, Hawaiian

Servings 2 people

Ingredients

2 pks Smoked Salmon 1 used Foppen Hot Smoked Salmon Fillets (1 4 oz package per person)
2-4 cups hot cooked rice
1/4 cup edamame cooked and shelled
few leaves green lettuce cut into ribbons
1/4 cup mango diced
4 radishes sliced
1 avocado sliced
1/4 cup carrots peeled into ribbons
4 green onions sliced
1/4 cup pickled cucumber or sliced cucumber Recipe can be found on this site: https://explorecookeat.com/japanese-pickled-cucumber/
pickled ginger few slices
Furikake optional, for sprinkling on top

Sriracha Wasabi Mayo

1/4 cup mayo
1/2-1 ts wasabi paste amend according to your tolerance for wasabi!
1 ts sriracha

Instructions

Prep your salmon by cutting it into bite sized pieces.
Prep all your veggies (peel, slice, dice, etc.) ready to add to your bowl.
Mix your Sriracha Wasabi Mayo and place in a condiment bottle, for easy drizzling. If you don't have a condiment bottle no worries..you can just drizzle it with a spoon!
Layer your bowl the following way: hot cooked rice on the bottom, then all the other ingredients on top! Drizzle with Sriracha Wasabi Mayo as the finishing touch, and also furikake if you are using!

Notes

This recipe is only a guide! Feel free to switch out some of the veggies with others that you enjoy, or use what you have! I highly recommend adding the Japanese Pickled Cucumber it’s super delicious! Enjoy this anytime you desire a delicious and healthy meal!

Keyword poke, poke bowl

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How To Make Delicious Mississippi Hot Tamales

September 5, 2020 by Grace Leave a Comment

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Tamales are a South Texas Christmas Tradition

I live in South Texas (San Antonio), and here tamales are a Christmas tradition. I have always thought of them as Mexican. Although they are available year round in restaurants and grocery stores, I usually dined on them at Christmas. Tamales made easy…the ones I bought were from the grocery store. 🙂

Whereas my annual Christmas dinner included store bought tamales, it’s a totally different situation for Hispanic families. For many Hispanic families, they gather together on Christmas Eve to make them. Over the years this gathering turned into a big social event called a tamalada. There’s a great article from NPR called “Tamales For Texas Are a True Texas Tradition” which I urge you to read for great background information.

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Roasted Rutabaga and Carrots

June 7, 2020 by Grace Leave a Comment

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What is a Rutabaga?

What is a rutabaga you ask? It’s a swede! What’s a swede? 🙂

In North America we call this vegetable, which is a cross between cabbage and turnips, rutabaga. My husband knows it as a swede, which is what they call it in England, where he is from.

Wikipedia has a fascinating article on rutabaga’s etymology, history, use in cuisine, and other uses which you can read here.

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Super Easy Tuna Noodle Casserole

April 25, 2020 by Grace 2 Comments

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Are you stuck at home and not sure what to cook for dinner tonight? Then pantry cooking it is! Pantry cooking is cooking meals from items that are in your pantry. I have seen some very extremely creative dishes that others are coming up with. It’s a true joy to see people doing the best with what they have on hand.

The ULTIMATE Pantry Dish – Tuna Noodle Casserole

Are you in need of a delicious dish that is super easy, quick, budget friendly, and uses items you most likely have in your pantry? Then please consider this Super Easy Tuna Noodle Casserole.

Super Easy Tuna Noodle Casserole is the ULTIMATE pantry dish. All you will need is egg noodles or other pasta, and these canned foods: tuna, cream of mushroom soup, and peas. You will also need some oil to grease your pan, and some seasonings. This is the most basic version, however, if you have some CHEESE (yum!) then by all means add that in as well!

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cream of mushroom soup, peas, cheddar cheese, tuna and Pam spray

How To Make Super Easy Tuna Casserole

tuna, cream of mushroom soup, peas, and cheese in a bowl with a stirrer

I call this Super Easy because all you need to do is grease a 9x13 oven safe dish, mix tuna, drained peas, the cream of mushroom soup, and cheese (if using) and place it in your dish! I used Pam cooking spray to grease my dish. You could also use a little vegetable or olive oil. Add cooked egg noodles, give it a stir and season with some salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Then place in an oven that has been preheated to 375F for 25 – 30 minutes.

You can use tuna packed in water, however, I think tuna in oil adds a depth of flavor that can’t be beat! If you use tuna in water, please drain the water. Otherwise when you add the tuna in oil add everything to the mix!

The Finishing Touch

If you happen to have some Panko in your pantry, I recommend you use it to put the finishing touch on this Super Easy Tuna Casserole!

All you need to do is add a little olive oil and some of your favorite seasoning to the Panko, and stir. I used Goya Sazonador Total. Then, after the casserole has been baking for 25 minutes, remove from the oven. Add the panko mixture spreading it evenly over the top, and bake for another 5 minutes.

After 25-30 minutes in the oven, remove and behold how beautifully browned the top is, and get ready to DIG IN!

This recipe is enough for around 4-6 people, and costs about $9.00 to make (with the brands that I used). So as mentioned it is budget friendly, super easy, and you’ll just have to trust me on this until you can verify for yourself…utterly creamy and delicious! It’s great to garnish with green onions if you have them!

Tuna Noodle Casserole, salad and Tabasco

I hope you will enjoy this Super Easy Tuna Noodle Casserole soon! Oh and by the way…it is the PERFECT COMFORT FOOD AS WELL.

Some Other Dishes You Many Enjoy!

Borracho Beans

Belizean Rice and Beans

Colorado Green Chili

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Super Easy Tuna Noodle Casserole

Grace

This Super Easy Tuna Noodle Casserole is the ULTIMATE Pantry Dish! Delicious and creamy your whole family will love it!

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 30 mins

Total Time 35 mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 6 people