New Orleans Shrimp and Chicken Jambalaya
Packed full of flavor, this jambalaya recipe uses the shrimp shells to add optimal flavor to the chicken stock. (Before making your jambalaya, add the shells to the… Read More »
Sweet and Spicy Pork Chops
What a wonderfully quick and flavorful dinner! Dinner in no time flat and you’re entire family we’ll be asking for more! 4 pork chops (bone in) 1 teaspoon… Read More »
Claude’s Cajun Coleslaw
The Cooks for Books event was a blast and NBC 17 and I won! I served this coleslaw which I named after “Claude” from Mike Artell’s Three Little… Read More »

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