INGREDIENTS: 4 eggs 1 & 2/3 cups sugar 1 cup canola oil 1 ¾ cups fresh roasted pumpkin puree (recipe below) 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoon...
Food & Recipe Blog
On this segment of Hallmark Home & Family, I turn a classic American breakfast into a tasty casserole. You can also repurpose the biscuit dough to make homemade donuts or...
Ingredients Boxed chocolate cake mix Chocolate cream cheese frosting Caramel 2 cups of favorite candy bar chopped up (we used Heath) Ingredients for Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting 1/2 cup butter at...
Ingredients 2 lbs boneless, skinless, chicken breast cooked and shredded (about 3-4 chicken breasts) 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon paprika 8 oz cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup heavy cream...
July 9, 2019
Crawfish Nachos (Video)
On this episode of Hallmark Home & Family, I take ordinary nachos and give them a Cajun twist! Ingredients 2 cans of Nacho Cheese 1/2 cup of Jalapeño juice 1 pound...
June 17, 2019
Grilled Peach Cake Stack
I'm making a tasty dessert with grilled seasonal peaches. To save time, I recommends buying pre-made pound cake at the store. Use a cookie cutter to slice up the cake...
June 14, 2019
Pan Seared Steaks w/ Garlic Butter
Ingredients for Sauteed Mushrooms 1/2 tablespoon oil 1/2 tablespoon butter 8 ounces mushrooms, sliced 1 onion, sliced or diced 2 cloves garlic, chopped 1/2 teaspoon thyme, chopped 1/2 cup beef...
Ingredients for Strawberry Bread 3/4 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup oil 1 large egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or almond extract 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons...
Ingredients for Chicken 2 large boneless and skinless chicken breasts halved horizontally to make 4 1/2 cup fresh Parmesan, finely grated Salt and fresh cracked pepper 2 large cloves garlic,...
December 26, 2018
Millionaire Pie
Ingredients 1 prepared graham cracker crust 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut 1 can 15.25oz crushed pineapple, well drained 1 cup maraschino cherries drained & chopped 1/2 cup chopped pecans 1...
September 24, 2018
Buttermilk Blueberry Breakfast Cake
Ingredients for Pancakes ½ cup (8 tablespoons | 4 oz | 113 g ) unsalted butter, room temperature zest from 1 large lemon 1 cup (214 g) sugar (set aside...
March 6, 2018
20 Questions With GoNOLA
Thanks to GoNOLA, who featured me in their February Newsletter issue of 20 Questions. I answer questions like: Who is your favorite New Orleanian, dead or alive, real or imagined? ...
Ingredients for Chargrilled Oyster Dressing Recipe Jimmy dean sausage (one roll) 2 dozen oysters shucked 12-16 oz Martha white cornbread 1 sweet onion chopped 1 bell pepper chopped 1/2 stalk of...
November 13, 2017
Dillard University’s Dinner and Dialogue
I had the pleasure of speaking to a group of incoming freshman at Dillard University. There first series of "Dinner and Dialogue" is aimed at helping young students navigate...
This year, New Orleans hosted the 2nd annual National Fried Chicken Festival. Hosted by a good chef friend of mine, Chef Jeff, I wowed the crowd with my version of...
September 5, 2017
Homemade Beignets
During my time on Hallmark's Best Home Cook, I made homemade beignets. A beignet is the French term for a pastry made from deep-fried choux pastry. Cafe Du Monde is one...