Hawaiian Oxtail Soup

Oxtails! My oh my how I love oxtails. We grew up with oxtail stew, a deeply rich, hearty stew perfect for cold days. You don’t find them that often in the market, so when they seem I’ll usually pick up a few pounds. The oxtail is the tail of a steer, usually cut into segments. It is a fla…

Spicy Mussels with Tomato and Basil

Baked Pesto Chicken

Store-bought pesto and mozzarella cheese are all it takes to turn tender chicken breasts into an incredibly easy-to-make dish that will likely become a new family favorite.

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Copycat Sonic Drive-In Fritos Chili Cheese Wraps

Your kids are going to love that simple recipe.
1 can mild plain chili
3 cups Fritos original style corn chips
1 cup shredded mild Cheddar cheese
1/2 cup diced onions
4 large flour tortillas
Directions:
Warm the chili. Mix Fritos with chili; place chili mixture in the middle of one flour tortilla. …

Copycat Famous Daves Pecan Pie

1 (9″) deep dish pie shell
1/3 cup melted butter
2/3 cup sugar
1 cup dark corn syrup
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 cup whole pecans
Directions:
Pre-heat oven 350-degrees. Blend melted butter, sugar, dark corn syrup, eggs, vanilla and kosher salt. …

Pralines

Tis the season for pecans! Please welcome Alabama belle Steve-Anna Stephens as she shares that classic Southern pecan praline candy recipe. ~Elise

Growing up in our house it was generally understood that whether there were no more pecans in the can of salted mixed nuts, it was considering…

Turkey Grilled Cheese Sandwich with Pickled Onions

Do you still have some leftover turkey? Here’s an notion for a quick turkey grilled cheese sandwich. We just happened to have some sweet pickled onions in the fridge, and some arugula growing in the garden, hence the throw-together sandwich. We’ve done something a little similar with cran…

Shrimp and Celery Salad

Fresh lime, curry powder, and creamy sour cream manufacture a zesty dressing for that refreshing summer salad. In later phases, spoon it onto toasted whole-grain bread for a heavenly open-faced sandwich.

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Baked Sea Bass with Chermoula

Chermoula is a flavorful Moroccan condiment, most often used in fish dishes although it’s plus great on chicken, beef, and lamb. whether sea bass is unavailable, try salmon, monkfish, or cod. You can…

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Turkey Mushroom Risotto

Have leftover turkey or turkey stock? Our T-day turkey produced 3 quarts of stock that year. that risotto by Hank is a great way to use it. So creamy, my dad begged Hank for the recipe, and here it is. ~Elise

To me, leftover poultry always means risotto, no matter whether it’s chicken or …

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