by Allie | Dec 16, 2013 | Appetizers, Condiments
One thing you can find in some Southern restaurants is cowboy candy served in place of bread as you wait on your food. I love this stuff. I was lucky enough to have a friend bring over 4 pounds of home grown jalapenos so I found a recipe and gave it a try. I wasn’t...
by Allie | Dec 4, 2013 | Appetizers
Around the holidays it’s important to have some good appetizers on hand and the ones you can prep ahead of time are even better. I made these for Thanksgiving and popped them in the oven so we had something to snack on while we finished up all the main dish details....
by Allie | Nov 11, 2013 | Appetizers, Our Family Favorites, Seafood
One thing we love to splurge on when we go out for a nice dinner is crab cakes. The problem is that most are just all bread and very little crab. This recipe comes close to one of our favorites we have had over the years. The filling is basic and really shows off the...
by Allie | Oct 18, 2013 | Appetizers, Side Dish, Vegetables
You know how we love our steak nights! This made a great little appetizer/side dish to our meal. They even tasted great a room temp when they started getting a little cold. I think they would be a huge hit at a party and add a little vegetable to the mix of all things...
by Allie | Aug 12, 2013 | Appetizers, Condiments, Seafood
I recently served this at my Stella & Dot party and it was a huge hit. Of course I doubled the filling recipe to use both sheets of the puff pastry in the box and we had it for dinner with a bottle of wine. It’s filling and easy to prep ahead of time. The only...
by Allie | Jun 28, 2013 | Appetizers
I don’t know what it is about the Texas heat, but I love some hot fried food from time to time. I’ve been trying to think of a new way to do jalapeno poppers, because they are so time consuming and my hand and eyes always burn from messing with the peppers. This...