Apr 1, 2025 | Meat
Taste of the South Ingredients 1 (12-oz.) bottle lager beer or ale ½ cup apple cider vinegar 1½ tsp. kosher salt ½ cup bourbon, divided 1 cup ketchup ½ cup reduced-sodium soy sauce ½ cup honey 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1½ Tbsp. barbecue spice rub ½ tsp. freshly ground...
Apr 1, 2025 | Diner, Lagniappe
Bourbon Barbecue Ribs Ingredients 1 (12-oz.) bottle lager beer or ale½ cup apple cider vinegar1½ tsp. kosher salt½ cup bourbon, divided1 cup ketchup½ cup reduced-sodium soy sauce½ cup honey2 garlic cloves, crushed1½ Tbsp. barbecue spice rub½ tsp. freshly ground black...
Mar 20, 2025 | Health, Lagniappe
From AARP The Mind Diet As members of AARP, we read their newsletter which often addresses matters of health, diet, life-style, etc. We’ve probably all heard of the DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, created to lower blood pressure). Now there is the...
Jan 2, 2025 | Casseroles, Meat
Church Lady Love Sheila’s Sausage and Egg Casserole Our friend from St. Matthew’s, Shelia, shared this recipe with Sherry. She wrote it on a note card. Ingredients 1 lb. pork sausage 6 slices bread 1 1/2 cups grated Cheddar cheese 5 eggs 1 tsp dry mustard 1...
Oct 26, 2023 | Casseroles, Diner, Poultry, Veggies
French Onion and Mushroom Casserole This is some GOOD stuff! I got the idea from Ree Drummond – the Pioneer Woman. I changed it up a bit. For instance, I used home-made chicken stock rather than store-bought beef broth. And we used large sweet onions and...
Dec 29, 2021 | Diner, Lagniappe
Fool-Proof Steamed Eggs Special thanks to America’s Test Kitchen for this take on steaming eggs to a hard-boil. Bring one inch water to a rolling boil in a pot suitable for steaming. Place eggs in steamer basket and the basket into the pot so that the eggs are...
Jul 31, 2021 | Sauces & Dressings
Medium White Sauce I found this recipe at Mother’s house. It had been clipped from a box of corn starch called “CREAM Corn Starch.” I’ve never heard of it. Argo corn starch offers a very similar method. Ingredients 1 1/2 T butter1 T...
Apr 5, 2021 | Diner, Lagniappe
Buzz Magazines Recipe Trove When we lived in Houston, we got The Bellaire Buzz Magazine once a month. I enjoy flipping through it to see what’s going on in the neighborhood. Children, school, pets, etc. I always check out the Chef’s Corner feature and...
Apr 3, 2021 | cajun, Diner, Seafood
Cajun Shrimp Pasta Ingredients 1 pound small or medium shrimp; peeled and deveined12 ounces bow tie pasta2 tablespoons olive oil1 tablespoon minced garlic2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning1/3 cup white wine14 cup unsalted butter1 1/2 cups heavy cream1 1/2 cups Parmesan...
Mar 25, 2021 | Breads & Grains, Diner
Easy Yeast Rolls Ingredients 1 cup warm water 1 pkg. active dry yeast 1/4 cup sugar 1 tsp. salt 3 Tbsp. softened butter 1 egg, beaten 3 1/2-4 cups flour Directions Mix water, yeast, sugar, salt and butter in a large mixing bowl until well blended. Add 3 1/2 to 4...
Mar 19, 2021 | Diner, Meat, Poultry
Turkey Sausage Both of us try to limit our sodium intake. We do pretty good with it. I made up some turkey sausage yesterday from 85/15 HEB chum ground turkey. I kept the salt at a minimum; but I upped the onion and garlic powders; added a lot of extra black pepper;...
Mar 18, 2021 | Diner, Lagniappe, Meat
Deep South Dishes (And a link to the Southern Rubin) Sherry stumbled across a recipe for a southern alternative to the traditional Rubin. This is southern, as the name of the web site states. We’re going to try this Rubin; we’ll report on it later. In the...
Mar 11, 2021 | Diner, Lagniappe
Recipe Nutrition Calculator Here is a rather neat service I discovered today. It’s the Very Well Fit Recipe Nutrition Calculator. Just paste in your ingredients into the text box; then choose number of servings. Then choose the option to embed the label. Copy...
Mar 11, 2021 | Diner, Lagniappe, Meat
Home-made Breakfast Sausage We’re trying to come up with an alternative to high-sodium breakfast sausage; and we figure the best way to get that is to make it from scratch. So, W started with Alton Brown’s recipe. I cut his salt from 2 teaspoons to 1,...
Mar 10, 2021 | Diner, Veggies
Sweet Potatoes with Coconut Milk Sweet Potatoes with Coconut Milk Sherry gave me this book in 1986. It’s Jeff Smith’s “The Frugal Gourmet.” I’ve cooked a LOT out of this book. This dish is from Kenya. It’s unusual to this southern...
Mar 9, 2021 | Diner, Lagniappe, Meat
Low Sodium Breakfast Sausage Jimmy Dean’s Frozen Patties contain 560 mg of Sodium per serving. I found also, a home-made low-sodium sausage recipe here: https://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=1369504 It comes in at a whopping 36 mg as compared to 560...
Nov 15, 2020 | Diner, Lagniappe
Lagniappe “Lagniappe” is where I put things that relate to cooking, but that aren’t necessarily recipes per se (but which sometimes are). You might find some of this interesting. BBQ Is Not a Verb Cajun Seasoning Fool Proof Boiled Eggs How Hot...
Nov 15, 2020 | Dessert, Diner
Cinnamon Sautéed Pears No added sugar; top cereal or pancakes. Sherry did these, and they turned out superb! (November 14, 2020) Ingredients 2 large pears 1 tbsp oil 2 tbsp water 1 tsp ground cinnamon Instructions Peel, core and slice pears into 1/2-inch slices....
Sep 22, 2019 | Diner, Meat
Superb!! Ingredients 1 lb breakfast sausage1 lb mild Italian sausage2 eggsOatmeal (a handful or so)Allspice (Slight sprinkling)Garlic powder1 onion1 medium tomatoBottled BBQ saucePrepared mustard Directions Preheat oven to 400F. Dice onion and tomato; cook in a bit of...
Sep 6, 2019 | Casseroles, Diner, Veggies
Spinach with Cheese and Boiled Egg I made this up tonight just on a lark. I’ll do this one again! Ingredients 8 oz. Baby spinach2 T olive oilSalt and pepper2 cloves garlic, minced1/2 to 1 cup grated cheddar cheese1 boiled egg; shelled and coarsely chopped (or...
Apr 2, 2019 | Diner, Lagniappe
Cooking Links amazing ribs aluminum foil faq Thanks to Reynolds asparagus recipes – California Asparagus Commission apple cider vinegar by bragg apple-cider brochure from bragg AARP uses of ripe bananas Barbeque Bible beer can chicken debunked caramelized onions...
Mar 19, 2019 | Diner, Meat
I used rib end pork chops. They were about 1/2″ thick. Adjust cooking times if using thicker chops. These turned out delicious! Reminded me of my Grand Byrd’s cooking! Ingredients2 pork chops (I’ve used rib end, and center cut which were about...
Mar 18, 2019 | Diner, Veggies
The Mayor and I Randal Byrd | December 25, 2016 | Story-telling Easy to do especially if you already have on hand the prepared mushrooms and onions.Ingredients8 eggs; whisked until well blended1 – 1 1/2 cup prepared Mushrooms and Onions (Click Here!)1 – 2...
Mar 13, 2019 | Casseroles, Diner
Ingredients1 tbsp. butter8 oz. cremini mushrooms, thinly sliced1 shallot, minced2 c. loosely packed spinachKosher saltFreshly ground black pepper8 large eggs1/4 c. whole milk1/4 c. oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, finely chopped1/4 c. freshly grated...
Mar 12, 2019 | Diner, Veggies
Roasted Brussels Sprouts Ingredients 3 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil2 tbsp. sweet chili sauce1 tbsp. SrirachaJuice of 1 lime3 cloves garlic, minced2 lb. Brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved (quartered if large)Kosher saltFreshly ground black pepper Directions...
Mar 3, 2019 | Diner, Soup
The Mayor and I Randal Byrd | December 25, 2016 | Story-telling I adapted this recipe from one I found in the New York Times. Sherry loves this! The original recipe calls for double the amount of coriander, cumin, turmeric and ginger. Add more than the 1 teaspoon of...
Feb 17, 2019 | Diner, Veggies
Cauliflower Snack Chips IngredientsCooking spray2 c. riced cauliflower1 1/2 c. grated ParmesanFreshly ground black pepperDirectionsPreheat oven to 375°. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Apply cooking spray lightly.Microwave the cauliflower in covered bowl on...
Feb 9, 2019 | Casseroles, Diner, Meat
Chili Pie I did a version of this for our Canterbury Students. Sherry loved the cornbread crust. I used mushrooms and spinach because I had them on hand and I wanted to “stretch” the results. For a more “Mexican” feel, you may omit these....
Jan 6, 2019 | Breads & Grains, Diner
Pizza Recipes Pizza #1 For years, I made my pizza dough with corn meal as in the recipe pictured here. Have fun with it, and don’t be afraid to experiment. Pizza #2 Ingredients 1 package dry yeast3 tablespoon butter;...
Jan 3, 2019 | Diner, Veggies
Mushrooms and Onions Ingredients1 pound mushrooms; cleaned and sliced1 large yellow onion; diced2- 4 T soy saucegarlic powdersalt and pepper1 tsp, plus toasted sesame oilDirectionsIn wide skillet (with a lid) saute the onions in the olive oil for a few minutes; add...
