Going back to my Creole roots with this recipe. Shrimp Creole has been a Louisiana staple dish since, well, forever! And with good reason. It’s easy and has the most amazing balance of flavors. Fresh shrimp from Louisiana’s gulf takes this one over the top! Watch me make it… Shrimp stock makes all of the…
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Pressure Cooker Red Beans and Rice
Took me awhile to hop on the pressure cooker bandwagon, but now, I’m driving the thing! I’m so in love with my kitchen buddy. It’s magical. I can prove it! It typically takes at least 2 hours to cook dried red beans. Even after soaking! Using my pressure cooker I was able to cook these…
Crab Cakes with Spicy Creole Mustard Aioli
Crab cakes. I want to taste every bit of the $4,686 in crab meat I bought. Yes, Cookies. We’re not wasting time today. No filler. Just a little binder, a lot of flavor, and CRAB! I’m not from the beautiful state of Maryland. Never been. So, these aren’t Maryland crab cakes. HOWEVER, Coop’s Crab Cakes…
Southern Collard Greens
This has to be the MOST requested recipe yet! I get emails and messages every, single day for my Southern Collard Greens recipe. So, without further ado, here it is… I tried to make this tutorial as easy to follow as possible. I’m always looking out for my beginner Cookies! Soul food can be intimidating…
Cajun Roasted Chicken
This past Thanksgiving, my 16 year old cousin did the turkey. It was the best turkey I have ever had! Juicy, moist, and flavorful! No knife needed. We tore into that thing with forks! She made me so proud! She gave me a great tip that I’ll be sharing with you guys. Instead of using…
Southern Cornbread Dressing & Turkey Gravy Recipe
When it comes to homemade dressing, my mother is Beyoncé. No, seriously. Everyone who has ever tasted her dressing falls in love. So, when the Cookies asked for a Southern Cornbread Dressing recipe I got nervous instantly! Like come on! How am I gonna top Beyoncé‘s recipe? Like how?? Then, I remembered. Coop is Beyoncé‘s child.…
Creamy Pastalaya
I don’t know what it is about cooler weather and Halloween that makes me want Pastalaya. It’s just what I like to eat while watching “Hocus Pocus”. I know I’m not the only one that gets seasonal cravings! If you’ve never heard of Pastalaya, it’s basically Jambalaya with pasta instead of rice. It’s delicious! I…
Seafood Cornbread Dressing
It’s that time of the year again!!! Thanksgiving is approaching. I’ve read ALL of your emails and I shall deliver the goods! My Cookies want Thanksgiving food and I’m gonna give Thanksgiving food! Starting with the most requested dish….Seafood dressing! Cookies, DO NOT USE JIFFY CORNBREAD IN MY DRESSING! I have absolutely nothing against Jiffy.…
New Orleans Style Bread Pudding & Bourbon Sauce
If you go to a restaurant in Louisiana, there is bound to bread pudding listed in the dessert section of the menu. We love our bread pudding!! The boozier the better! I have many version of bread pudding which I will share with you eventually. But, we’ll start with my version of a basic New…
Lazy Roast Beef Po’ Boys
Yes. You read right.I call them Lazy Roast Beef Po-boys, because we’re not doing any of that long slow cooking of a roast. We’re letting the deli to all of that mess. Besides, I don’t like the pulled beef style po boys. I like the sliced, deli meat. You know, I guess we just call…