This authentic shrimp, andouille, and okra gumbo recipe is simmered for hours and is like a true taste of New Orleans in your kitchen.
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Tres Leches Cake recipe
Tres Leches is one of those cakes I hope to see when they bring me the dessert menu. When it’s good, it’s sooo good. In that respect, it reminds me of creme brulee: too often it is an eggy custard,…
Gluten-free Blueberry Buckwheat Pancakes
Just in time for the weekend, I thought I’d post some weekend-y food. So, naaaturally, pancakes are it. Actually, come to think of it, pancakes are the only weekend breakfast food we eat at home, what…
New York Style Cheesecake
Last week I went on and on about how I was making this cheesecake for my Russian blog and it did not work out because I used a wrong size pan. And although it is true that the poor cake tried to rise…
Farmer Cheese Pancakes
When I wrote about syrniki in my Russian blog a few days ago I got a bunch of comments: people were commenting on how this is their favorite breakfast food, and how it reminds them of their childhood,…
Healthy Butternut Squash Macaroni and Cheese Recipe
With only a month of winter left, I want to get my fill of butternut squash recipes before spring. My husband and I have been making this recipe together since our first Thanksgiving. What you will…
Blueberry Lemon Ricotta Pancakes
This pancake recipe is on the edge of savory and simple, but it is so good that I had to share it. These pancakes pair the sweetness of blueberry with the creaminess of ricotta. Honey subs in for some…
Peanut Butter Waffles with Banana and Honey: A Perfect Breakfast Treat
Yesterday, at the St. Patrick’s Day parade, I was talking to some people, and the topic of wedding registries came up. One couple had put a waffle maker on their registry, which made me think of the…
Heavenly Fat Elvis Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting
These “fat Elvis cupcakes” are neither savory nor simple, but they do have some savory ingredients. Their name arises from a sandwich that was a favorite of Elvis in his later days; it consisted of…