Maître d'Hôtel sauce is an early 20th century recipe I rediscovered in a cookbook I have in my kitchen here in New Orleans. From The Creole Kitchen Cookbook , Virginia M. Cooper, 1946 printing. The book includes outdated cultural references one would not see today. The recipes nevertheless are appealing and sturdy. Here is how this one might look. The attractive cover. I like that the book was printed in San Antonio, where I went to junior high, high school, and college. Nayl

A New Orleans white tablecloth restaurant staple, originating at Antoine's restaurant in 1889. This recipe is from a cookbooklet put out by the New Orleans Public Service Middle South Utilities System in 1971. Positively aphrodisiacal! (Is that a word? hehe) 🦪 🦪 🦪 The well-used cover. Somebody's pen must not have been working! 🦪 🦪 🦪 The recipe! 🦪 🦪 🦪 OYSTERS ROCKEFELLER Serves 6: ½ package frozen chopped spinach 6 green onions 2 stalks green celery 1/3 bunch parsley

Here are the latest exciting recipes from my treasure box, " The 2 in 1 International Recipe Card Collection for Mixed Drinks and Hors D'Oeuvre ." (Random House, 1977). Red wine with brandy? Yes please! Not to mention an "easy" holiday smorgasbord. Take it away, Scandinavia! 🇩🇰 🇳🇴 🇸🇪 🇫🇮 🇩🇰 🇳🇴 🇸🇪 🇫🇮 🇩🇰 🇳🇴 🇸🇪 🇫🇮 Glug, glug . . . glögg !! How I love herring, smoked salmon, lobster . . . well, the whole dang smorgasbord! 🇩🇰 🇳🇴 🇸🇪 🇫🇮 🇩🇰 🇳🇴 🇸🇪

Here are the latest exciting recipes from my treasure box, " The 2 in 1 International Recipe Card Collection for Mixed Drinks and Hors D'Oeuvre ." (Random House, 1977). ¡Olé! Let's mix up a few chilled Chapalas! 🍊 🍋 🍹 🍊 🍋 🍹 🍊 🍋 🍹 And roll up a few cocktail tacos! 🌮 🌮 🌮 🌮 🌮 🍊 🍋 🍹 🍊 🍋 🍹 🍊 🍋 🍹

Drink your juice, Shelby—it's movie night! (The line is actually "Drink the juice, honey." but who am I to judge.) If you've just been in a very bad mood for forty years, this wildly popular 1989 dramedy is just the thing to get you laughing (and, spoiler alert: crying) again. Here are two Shelby-inspired adult beverages to kick things off, then a Low Country Boil worthy of Truvy and Annelle, and of course a Cuppa Cuppa Cuppa cake for dessert. There's even a bonus red velvet

Here are four recipes for Scandinavian-inspired salads, sauces, and dressings I created for summer shindigs in 2023. I presented my...

Here are the latest crowd-pleasing recipes from my treasure box, " The 2 in 1 International Recipe Card Collection for Mixed Drinks and...

The appetizing appetizer chapter, from Betty Crocker's "Frankly Fancy" Foods Recipe Booklet, 1959. One of the most epic, tempting,...

From "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You Love—Recipes from the Big Easy . . . and Beyond" by Brian Theis, 2020 Click here for more on my best-selling cookbook! Presenting . . . the web premiere of this delicious recipe. It's part of my Christmas Feast of the Seven Fishes. 🐟 🐟 🐟 🐟 🐟 🐟 🐟 Tuna Casino on the Half Shell Makes 12 servings Pro Tip: 4-inch scallop baking shells can be bought online 5 slices thick-cut bacon, cut crosswise in 1/4-inch strips 1/4 cup re

Here are the latest exciting recipes from my treasure box, " The 2 in 1 International Recipe Card Collection for Mixed Drinks and Hors...

Here are the latest recipes from my treasure box, " The 2 in 1 International Recipe Card Collection for Mixed Drinks and Hors D'Oeuvre ."...

This one is a KHOU Great Day Houston (and now website) exclusive. You might see it in an upcoming cookbook. In the meantime, my...

Two Chilling, Thrilling, Halloween-Themed Watch Parties! 🎃 and . . . COOK to WIN! On Saturday and Sunday, October 26th and 27th, I will...

Anthony Perkins is best known for his epic, spine-chilling role as Norman Bates  in Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 horror masterpiece, " Psycho...

From "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You Love—Recipes from the Big Easy . . . and Beyond" by Brian Theis, 2020. Click here for...

Here are the latest crowd-pleasing recipes from my treasure box, "The 2 in 1 International Recipe Card Collection for Mixed Drinks and...

Here are this week's classic recipes from " The 2 in 1 International Recipe Card Collection for Mixed Drinks and Hors D'Oeuvre ." (Random...

I hereby I present the waistline-friendly Cuba Libre, with variation Cherry-Banana Libre, and Shrimp-Salmon Rumaki with Dill Mayo!

From "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You Love—Recipes from the Big Easy . . . and Beyond" by Brian Theis, 2020 Click here for...

Here's the latest exciting recipe from my treasure box, "The 2 in 1 International Recipe Card Collection for Mixed Drinks and Hors...