Oysters are amazingly delicious, but not easy to get in to. It can be intimidating to open an oyster, particularly after seeing the professionals use special chain-mail oyster-shucking glove and knife. After our jaunt to New Orleans in March, we decided not to be intimidated by oyster opening anymore. Plus, we really wanted to recreate … Continue reading Oyster shucking at home and chargrilled oyster recipe
C’s Baklava
I always thought baklava was too complex to try at home. Then C found this amazing recipe in The Complete Middle East Cook Book and not only proved me wrong, but it was hands down the best baklava I've ever had. Ingredients: 20 sheets fillo pastry dough (look for it in the freezer section!) 3/4 cup melted, unsalted butter 2 cups finely chopped walnuts 1 cup finely chopped almonds 1/4 cup sugar 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
Tyler Florence’s Roasted Sweet Potato Banana Puree
As promised, now that Thanksgiving is over and we have had a chance to do a post-mortem on what worked and what didn't, I'll be sharing the recipes that made the cut. First, is this delicious take on sweet potato casserole.
Texas sweet onion casserole
Homesick Texan doesn't disappoint. This recipe makes both J and I miss Texas sweet 1015 onions terribly. Vidalia onions are good substitutes, but don't quite have the flavor. Since we can't find the onions in Mid-Missouri, we had to make a few changes to the recipe, but it still turned out quite well. Ingredients: 2 … Continue reading Texas sweet onion casserole
Green Chili Chicken Macaroni and Cheese
In case you missed it, we love macaroni and cheese and have graduated from the blue box to homemade amazingly delicious recipes. While we love, love, love our original recipe, every now and then we want something a little different. Not to mention, some of our favorite San Antonio memories involve sitting at a table … Continue reading Green Chili Chicken Macaroni and Cheese