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Pasta

Skillet-Baked Ziti with Andouille, Tomatoes, and Peppers

This spicy, heavily smoked pork sausage is seasoned slowly and cooked over pecan wood and sugarcane to achieve its distinctive flavor and firm texture. Andouille is sold ready-to-eat, with or without heating. Although it is fully cooked, it must be refrigerated. Commonly associated with jambalaya and gumbo, andouille can be used in place of any […]

Desserts

Easy Lemon Pudding

This is THE EASIEST lemon pudding EVER. Just 4 ingredients. No gelatin. No eggs. Gluten-free. Great for Easter, Mother’s Day, or dinner parties. This lemon pudding couldn’t be easier. It’s made with just four ingredients: whipping cream, sugar, lemon zest, and lemon juice. All you do is warm everything up, then let the pudding set. […]

Soups & Salads

How to Make Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup

You may never buy cream of chicken soup at the grocery store again! I love nothing more than a comforting soup, especially when snow is falling outside. I’m also all about cooking with simplicity. As a busy mother of two—and with one on the way—I need quick, easy recipes that are also delicious. Now, what comes to mind […]

Seafood

Tilapia with Corn Salsa

My family loves fish, and this super fast and delicious dish is very popular at my house. Though it tastes like it takes a long time, it cooks in minutes under the broiler. We like it garnished with lemon wedges with couscous on the side. —Brenda Coffey, Singer Island, Florida Ingredients: 4 tilapia fillets (6 […]

Desserts

White Chocolate-Banana Split “Cake”

If you like our Banana Split “Cake”, you are going to love our White Chocolate-Banana Split “Cake”. It has everything you love about the original recipe, but it’s made with white chocolate pudding! What You Need: 1-1/2 cups graham crumbs 1/3 cup non-hydrogenated margarine, melted 2 pkg. (250 g each) Philadelphia Light Brick Cream Cheese […]

Soups & Salads

Healthy salad Niçoise

French bistro classic, the tuna Niçoise, becomes healthier with extra lettuce and veg and low fat dressing Ingredients: 200g new potatoes, thickly sliced 2 medium eggs 100g green beans, trimmed 1 romaine lettuce heart, leaves separated and washed 8 cherry tomatoes, halved 6 anchovies in olive oil, drained well 197g can tuna steak in spring […]

Desserts

OREO FOUR LAYER DESSERT RECIPE

Oreo Four Layer Dessert – an irresistible dessert made with layers of whipped cream, pudding, Oreos, cream cheese, and a buttery crust. This is a real crowd pleaser! Hey there, y’all, and happy Wednesday! It’s been super gloomy where we are in Texas the past few days, and I thought we could all use a little […]

Pasta

Jenn’s Out Of This World Spaghetti and Meatballs

“This authentic spaghetti and meatballs recipe is made with fresh oregano and parsley. Because the meatballs are cooked in the sauce, they are tender and savory.” Ingredients: 3 tablespoons olive oil 3/4 cup chopped onion 4 cloves garlic, minced 2 (16 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes 3 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste 1 cup water 1/2 […]

Seafood

Seafood fideuà

Try this paella with a difference, using fideo or vermicelli pasta instead of rice, with prawns, mussels, squid, monkfish and a sprinkling of saffron  Ingredients: 400g mussels, cleaned 8 large prawns, in their shells 2 good pinches of saffron 350g vermicelli pasta, or Spanish fideo pasta if you can find it 5 tbsp olive oil […]