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Salsa

Salsa

This is a super simple salsa recipe. We found this on the Midwest Foodie Blog and only made a few adjustments to the spice level and how the instructions were written. Works well…

Tartar Sauce

Tartar Sauce

This is a simple tartar sauce that we came up with using greek yogurt as the main base.  Works great with fish or any other seafood.  If you purchase the single-serve-sized…

Peanut Butter Mousse Pie

Peanut Butter Mousse Pie

We were watching a cooking show a while back and this was a quick segment which was very vague, no measurements or anything like that.  We knew most of the ingredients but …

Shrimp Étouffée

Shrimp Étouffée

This is a recipe Tim has been making for years and unfortunately does not remember where the original recipe is from, but has made several changes throughout the years. …

Buttermilk Cheddar Biscuits

Buttermilk Cheddar Biscuits

We found these buttermilk cheddar biscuits on Little Spice Jar.  We left the recipe as is but re-worked the instructions slightly.  These work great as a quick and easy dinner…

Chocolate Guinness Cake

Chocolate Guinness Cake

This Chocolate Guinness Cake is mostly pulled from Allison Lehman’ Blog, with modifications largely to the execution.  It is an extremely versatile moist cake…

Beau Monde Salad

Beau Monde Salad

This beau monde salad is basically a glorified pasta salad that we created.  It is named after the seasoning of the same name.  It works great as a meal or as a side dish.…

BBQ Chicken

BBQ Chicken

This bbq chicken is one we created after looking at a bunch of different recipes.  The rub is key to this recipe and it is one we put together from a few we found.  This works great …

Copycat Big Mac

Copycat Big Mac

We created this copycat big mac as a slightly healthier version than the original and it has a fresher taste as it is less processed.  It is probably no surprise but works …

Thousand Island Dressing

Thousand Island Dressing

This thousand island dressing is easy to make and can be used on salads, sandwiches or as a dip. We found it on Oola and really only updated the instructions slightly. …

Shrimp and Grits

Shrimp and Grits

This shrimp and grits recipe is taken from the Pioneer Woman.  We have not done much modification except to cut the recipe in half so that it works for us.  We also adjusted…

Pumpkin Ginger Cocktail

Pumpkin Ginger Cocktail

We had a pumpkin ginger cocktail at a restaurant in San Francisco when we lived there (unfortunately, do not remember the name of the place at this point).  We found it very…