Who can say no to a piping hot bowl of this baked yellow squash noodles and cheese sitting right in front of them? I can't. Nope. This easy squash casserole is a rich, creamy, and low carb way to get your cheese fix on for dinner tonight.Yep and yay... Disclosure: A Sprinkling of Cayenne is a ...
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Gluten Free Cajun Shrimp Dip
Warning!!! This baked gluten free Cajun shrimp dip is sooo good that you will likely receive multiple requests to remake this for every party you attend from here on out. Creamy, cheesy, and full of shrimp, artichokes, and other yummy assorted veggies, this dip is a go-to recipe for get-togethers of ...
Grilled Orange Beef Kabobs
What's super-tasty, fun and easy to make, and full of visually stimulating colors and textures? Why, these grilled orange beef kabobs are, my friends... Easy on the budget and on the eyes, this spin on an old favorite makes you look like the culinary champ you are in the kitchen and outside on the ...
Spicy Chicken Stroganoff With Broiled Zoodles
This spicy chicken Stroganoff is a spirited spin on the milder but ultra-tasty original version. Easy broiled zucchini takes the place of egg noodles, which lightens the dish and keep everyone's attention on its robust flavor and rich, creamy sauce. Disclosure: A Sprinkling of Cayenne is a ...
Honey Tabasco Lime Broiled Chicken Thighs
How do you like your thighs? Chicken thighs, that is…I like my thighs boneless, cooked to perfection with a few charred spots, then covered with a sweet and spicy sauce featuring a hint of fresh lime. These honey Tabasco lime broiled chicken thighs are tender and succulent, and go from prep to the ...
Strawberry Banana Date Breakfast Cake
I'm not one for an early-morning breakfast. Nope. In all honesty, I'm just not hungry at my usual stupid-o'clock-in-the-morning wake up time. When I arise, I want coffee, and lots of it, and food is almost always the last thing on my mind. Until about 10 a.m., when the ravishing hunger pangs hit me ...
Louisiana Garlic Stuffed Beef Roast
When you are invited to a south Louisiana home for Sunday dinner, chances are great that your hosts are serving garlic stuffed beef roast. Spring, summer, fall, and winter, it just doesn't matter to us. Beef roast is our customary go-to dish for comfort and company, and you're really special to ...
The Stuffed Cajun Trinity
To some people, onions, green bell peppers, and celery are just random vegetables that you pick up from the local grocery store or farmers market. To me - and other like-minded native south Louisianians - these three veggies are the epitome of our Cajun/Creole food culture. Some call them the 'holy ...
Creamy Cajun Potato and Shrimp Soup
This creamy Cajun potato and shrimp soup is bite after bite of sheer comfort food bliss. Gluten free, grain free, and full of seafood and veggie deliciousness, this south Louisiana comfort food recipe is a must-have for days when you need a good bowl of tasty, filling soup to knock the hangry out of ...
Shrimp and Spinach Stuffed Salmon
It's a dark, windy, and stormy night 'round here, and we really needed some comfort food to knock the chill out of our bones. I broke out the 12-inch cast iron skillet and baked up shrimp and spinach stuffed salmon. It worked. We are now full and comforted and oh-so-relaxed. What I like about ...
Mock Basil Aioli
This mock basil aioli helps you use what you have on hand - any time of the year - to create a yummy dip or spread in minutes using fridge and pantry ingredients. Mark planted half a garden bed of basil seeds last year. They all rooted, blossoming into thriving basil plants that I used almost ...
Easy Creole Honey Mustard Sauce
I am slap-to-the-crazy in love with this easy Creole honey mustard sauce. It's tangy, it's grainy, it's spicy, and it's sassy. I developed this recipe for a holiday ham glaze, but decided quickly that it was also awesome on baked chicken. It's now in our monthly chicken recipe rotation, so we get to ...
'Momma' Vegetable Beef Soup
Have you ever loved a family soup recipe so much that you sometimes dream of eating it and wake up craving it? Yep, me too. 'Momma' vegetable beef soup is as just as much a beloved tradition in my life as it is a hearty, hit-the-right-spot meal. I call it 'Momma' soup for all of the right ...