Running about drinking all day on Fat Tuesday is not for sissies. Make sure you’re fortified with my “Gumbo on the Bayou” Virgin Mary and Creole-approved “Mardi Gras in Minutes” Breakfast Casserole before you even think of leaving the house! Even if you’re NOT planning an odyssey of epic partying, it’s a terrific “taste-of-New-Orleans” way to start the day. These recipes are a website exclusive. You might see them in an upcoming cookbook. Meanwhile, there are plenty of other

On Tuesday, October 24, I had another terrific time with Hazel and Dan on pix11news. We talked about how to make the scariest Halloween...

Hot dog! I took my King Ranch Casserole, swapped in franks for chicken, and a legend was born. People go wild for this new taste...

Presenting . . . the second recipe from my new treasure box, "The 2 in 1 International Recipe Card Collection for Mixed Drinks and Hors...

All things meat, from the nice folks at Cutco. Carin' for your meat. A whole lotta braisin' goin' on. Crown roast? Don't mind if I do. 👑...

From Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Cookbook, 1968. A simple recipe featuring the Creole trinity of vegetables and a few other basic...

Mary Gordon was the TWA travel lady in-the-know, from what to wear in foreign lands, to what to eat and how to ask for it in different...

What do I do? How do I do it? 🍝 🇮🇹 Take your time. This is not a sprint, it's a marathon. Get the best ingredients. None of that...

From Favorite Recipes of Home Economic Teachers: Foreign Foods Edition, 1967, The SPAIN Chapter. This 1967 compilation is an absorbing...

A beautiful-looking Spanish-inspired recipe whose taste just can't be beat. All the steps are a lot of fun and it presents so...

If a Louisiana chicken andouille gumbo and Chinese-American chop suey had a baby. This is a subgum-style, vegetable-rich chop suey, which...

One of the most-visited blog posts on this site, here, my ribeye recipe was mentioned in a 2022 article on steak recipes by "Eat This,...

This one's a heartstopper. It's Elvis' favorite PB, banana and bacon sandwich. For the origins, we turn to Southern Living: "As the story...

A sandwich smörgåsbord? Don't mind if I do! From The Illustrated Good Housekeeping Encyclopedic Cookbook. Book 1, 1965. Smörgåsbord...

From the Hors d'oeuvres chapter of The Southern Cookbook, Marion Brown, 1954. Appetizers, tantalizers, and tidbits! Irma! Marguery!...

From cooksrecipes.com: "This is the stuff of which Hollywood legends are made. Rumor has it back when Elizabeth Taylor was filming...

What a ham . . . salad! This classic salad concoction gets additional personality from its curry-infused mayo, a kick of horseradish, and lemon juice. WARNING: ONCE YOU START EATING THIS IT MAY BE HARD TO STOP! This recipe is a website exclusive. You might see it in an upcoming cookbook! Meanwhile, there are dozens of other lip-smacking salad, lunch, and main course holiday recipes to choose from in my first best-selling cookbook . Order your copy today .  What a Ham Salad M

A classic mid-twentieth century cheesy noodle and ham casserole, celebrating the sweet zest of an Easter ham glaze. A perfect way to use leftover ham from ANY holiday. NOTE: THIS IS ONE DELICIOUS DISH. 🐷 🎄 🐣 🦃 This recipe is a website exclusive. You might see it in an upcoming cookbook! Meanwhile, there are dozens of other lip-smacking casserole and comfort food recipes to choose from in my first best-selling cookbook . Order your copy today .  Here you see the second hal

Here's a soup I heartily recommend when it's cold outside! I created this menu highlight to kick off a recent Italian-themed family...

This vintage recipe is from Chef Justin's 1992 cookbook, published by the same nice folks at Pelican that published mine! But you can be...