It’s Good Friday, and this fantastic take on Cajun-style shrimp and grits is the last of my Lenten Friday offerings for this season. I don’t dare to actually call it grits, or even faux-grits, mainly because much as I enjoy caulirice, as I’ve mentioned before it’s really just not the same as grits at […]
Lenten Fish Fry
As some of you may know, I’m a very observant Catholic. Since the season of Lent is now upon us, my family and I are obligated to abstain from meat on every Friday for the next forty days. I’m going to take this opportunity to stretch my culinary muscles a bit. During this time of […]
Tarte à l’Oignon
This is such a delightful dish! Tarte à l’Oignon, or onion pie, comes from the Alsace region of France, and it’s pure country food. Traditionally, it is a pastry crust filled with a milky egg mixture, cooked bacon, and lots and lots of onions. Like, five or more. The huge ones. While it might seem […]
Haricots Verts Amandine
My children and I have been learning French for a good two years now as part of our homeschooling adventures, and this year in geography we have been studying Europe as a continent. What a perfect time to try out some fancy French dishes! Haricots verts en français means green beans (vert is green, so […]
Smoky Faux-tato Soup
Here’s another Lenten offering, and it’s vegetarian friendly! This soup is so full of flavor, it’s a huge hit in my house, both in and outside of the penitential season. My daughter especially loves it, and has been known to have multiple bowls in a sitting. She’s single-handedly polished off all our leftovers on more […]
Hot Buttered Booze
This beverage, my friends, is quite the holiday delight. It’s hot and steamy, spicy and creamy, and spiked with a good shot of your favorite liquor. Hot Buttered Booze is a low-carb and keto friendly way for the exhausted persons (especially parents!) to settle in on Christmas night- after all the presents have been opened, […]
Pecan Pie
Here it is, y’all. The pièce de résistance! Ketofied pecan pie. Yes, I did that. It came to me one day as I was strolling through my local grocer and stumbled upon this beautiful new product: liquid Allulose. As I’m standing there in the baking aisle, looking at this little bottle of joy, it occurred […]
Hint o’Mint Truffles
These soft, ganache truffles made it about 24-hours in my house. That’s how quickly my children managed to devour them. They’re super creamy, with a peppermint flavor that is distinct but not overwhelming at all. The flavor balance between the sweet white chocolate, mint, and slightly bitter dark cocoa powder on the outside is complex […]
Mandy’s Gingernut Cookies
These cookies are a huge hit with my son. Now, if you’ve paid attention at all to this site, that tidbit will indicate to you that they must be pretty darned good because, as I have stated repeatedly, my son is the pickiest human being to ever live. To me, these cookies are kind of […]
Chocolat Chaud
Chocolat Chaud is how they do hot chocolate in Paris. No powdered mix to be found here! The French Parisian-style is more of a drinking chocolate, made from milk and the finest quality bittersweet chocolate. It’s thick and creamy and rich and wonderful in every way imaginable. Notes: Authentic Chocolat Chaud is made with whole […]
Boosted Coquito
Coquito is quite possibly my favorite holiday drink. In Spanish, it translates to “little coconut,” and is most commonly referred to in the US as Puerto Rican Eggnog. Which is funny because in all of the family recipes I’ve collected from Puerto Rican friends over the years, I’ve never actually seen eggs as an ingredient. […]
No Fail Fudge
My mom has the absolute best Fudge recipe. It’s actually called “No Fail Fudge” because it’s stupid easy and really hard to mess up. It also makes a LOT of very rich fudge, which means it’s an awesome recipe to make and put out on the side table at the holidays (or to share during […]
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