My long-time friend from Louisiana gave me this recipe. I have evolved it through the years, using ingredients I could find (which varies, depending on the part of the country). Ingredients: • 1 pkg. smoked sausage, sliced • 1 pkg. chicken legs • 1 lb. snow crab legs • 2 lb. large shrimp, peeled •…
Author: Anita Elder
Spicy Rib Stew
I don’t exactly remember where I got this recipe, but I think it might have been inside a box of oven cooking bags. Ingredients: • 6 oz. fresh sausage links • 1 small onion, sliced • 1 clove garlic, minced • 1 8-oz. can tomato sauce • 1 71⁄2-oz. can whole tomatoes • 1 tbsp….
Skillet Chicken and Noodles
This recipe is an old Land O Lakes one. In the 80s, they published quite a few cookbook digests at the grocery check-out counter. I modified it to be gluten-free. Ingredients: • 1 pkg. chicken legs • 1 purple onion, chunked • 2 cups GF noodles, uncooked • 2 cloves garlic, minced • 1/4 lb. fresh…
Shoyu Chicken
Back in the 80s, I was watching a cooking show on TV. The chef specialized in grilling foods and this is his recipe. It’s one of my favorite ways to grill chicken. Ingredients: • 1⁄2 cup soy sauce • 1⁄2 cup brown sugar • 2 green onions, diced • 1 bulb grilled garlic, minced •…
Streuseled Sweet Potato Casserole
This recipe is a favorite of my youngest son. It’s also my favorite thing to make with sweet potatoes (yams). The original recipe came from Cooking Light and I’ve noted the dairy- and gluten-free substitutes. Ingredients: • 14 cups (1-inch) cubed peeled sweet potato (about 5 pounds) • 1/2 cup half-and-half or substitute with coconut…
Ratatouille
I love ratatouille and have tweaked it over the years to make it my own. My downstairs neighbor always says she hates eggplant and zucchini, but she loves it when I have it in ratatouille…probably because I cook all the vegetables separately and keep them from getting mushy. This recipe is especially good the next…
Chicken and Sage Drop Biscuits
This is a modified recipe from Blue Apron. I used theirs as a starting point, but added different ingredients and made it gluten-free. I guess you can say it’s also dairy-free if you can tolerate goat milk. Ingredients: 1 pkg. boneless, skinless chicken thighs (about 5 small thighs) 1.5 cups Bob’s Red Mill GF biscuit…
Pork Pozole
Tom Douglas is a big name in the restaurant business here in Seattle. His chefs recently started preparing dishes for Lish (an online meal delivery service). Last week, I tried the Smoky Pork Pozole and loved the flavors! I knew I had to try and recreate it. Most of the recipes I found online used…
Ground Lamb & Eggplant Casserole
I threw this together for dinner tonight using ingredients I had on hand. Ingredients: 1 lb ground lamb 1 large eggplant 1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes Large pinch of fenugreek 4 oz crumbled goat cheese 1 small onion, diced Directions: Preheat oven to 350°F. Brown the lamb with the onion. Meanwhile, peel the eggplant,…
Dairy-Free Sausage Gravy
Ingredients: 1 package Jimmy Dean’s sausage 2 tbsp Bisquick 1 tbsp lard 2 cups almond milk 1 tsp Crystal hot sauce (optional) Directions: Brown the sausage, breaking it up into small pieces. Add the lard; let melt. Add Bisquick to make a roue. Slowly stir in almond milk, allowing mixture to thicken. Add hot sauce,…