What's for lunch?

What to have for lunch?  We don't have much in the frisge.   I do have some great wheat rolls that I got from CSA.  A sandwich would be great with those yummy rolls.  No sandwich meat.   I do have some eggs, olives and mayo.  Egg and olive salad would be quick and easy and good. 

6 cups of H2O

6 eggs

2 tablespoons of vinegar

2 Tablespoons Onion

3 Tablespoons of Green olives

¼ cup of Mayo

Salt and Pepper to taste

Put water in a large boiler.  Add eggs and vinegar. Bring eggs to a boil.  Cover and turn heat off.  Leave eggs in water for 10 minutes.  Peel eggs and chop finely.  Chop olives and onion.  Combine eggs, olives, onions, mayo and salt and pepper.   

Variations- add 5 slices of bacon, ¼ cup of diced tomatoes, fresh dill

Leave out olives    

Holidays and Family

Holidays with our family always means one thing- COOKING.  We love to get together and fire up the grill, tell stories and share a meal together. We have been doing this our entire lives.   Today our family is coming over to do just that.  Andy and I are hosting the get together at our house.  We are really looking forward to everyone coming.  We worked in the yard and the house getting everything clean and ready. Today I will spend most of the day in the kitchen.  The kitchen is my favorite place to be. We are planning a feast.   Rick is making his wonderful baby back ribs and Wagner's Baked Beans. Rick is my sister's husband and he owns Wagner’s BBQ.   I am making BLT deviled eggs, broccoli salad, beach bread and Mt. Dew cobbler with vanilla ice cream. If you have never had the Mt. Dew cobbler you are missing out.  It is delicious.  It is very important that you have ice cream to put on this magnificent dessert.  My mom is making her fried squash and onions (fried in bacon grease) and they are delicious. She is also bringing sliced tomatoes and Vidalia onions with dill mayo. Suzette is making her double baked potatoes that are to die for.  Andy's mom is bringing an apple pie.  I have never had her apple pie but I know it will be fabulous.  Andy’s mom is a wonderful cook. We will defiantly share our recipes with you later.  I hope you and your family have a wonderful and safe holiday.

Paula Deen Show

My sister and I were delighted and honored to film our second show with Paula Deen.  Paula is an old family friend that we have shared many savory meals with.  We have known The Deen family our entire life. Suzette and I would like to share one of the recipes that we prepared on "Paula's Best Dishes. 

We have been making Beach Bread for years.  This recipe is so versitle and can be used for an appetizer, a full meal or to accompany your lunch or dinner.  The main ingredients are - French or Italian bread, butter, mayo (Helman's), garlic and cheese. When Andy and I had our rehearsal dinner my Dad and Sandi prepared some of our favorite Cajun cuisines.  Our friend Griff came up with the idea to add crawfish to the beach bread to go with the Cajun theme. The crawfish bread was a SAVORY success!  

Cajun Crawfish Bread

½ stick of butter

1 clove of garlic minced

¾ cup of ripe tomatoes (drained)

1 lb. of crawfish tail meat peeled, cleaned and deveined (fat on)

Cajun seasoning (Slap ya Mama)

½ cup of mayonnaise

3/4 cup of Colby & Monterey Jack Cheese

¼ cup of parmesan

3 Tbs. fresh parsley

1 loaf of French bread

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Rinse crawfish

In a large skillet melt butter over medium heat, add garlic and cook for a few minutes

Add tomatoes and crawfish, sauté for one minute

Remove from heat and add Cajun seasoning to taste

Mix mayo, cheese and parsley

Add tomato and crawfish to mayo mixture

Cut loaf of bread in half and then cut bread lengthwise

Spoon mixture on bread and bake for 5 minutes

Then broil for an additional 3- 5 min. Watch closely 

Cut bread into individual portions