Shrimp Etouffee

For some reason I was expecting something different. The etouffee I have had in the past seemed a bit darker, spicier perhaps...? Nonetheless, it had good taste! Enough veggies in there to give a little crunch here in there. Definitely had a "kick" to it as well.

Here is the recipe!

Shrimp Etouffee

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South Carolina Mustard Sauce

I amped up mustard this recipe! It was the topping to our jalapeno cheese sausage link dogs! This is a bit sweeter than regular mustard, but I love it. 

Mix all the following together -
1/2 cup yellow mustard
1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt

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Butternut Squash Ravioli with Pecan Brown Butter Sauce

Hmmm where oh where to start on this one. This is one of the simplier recipes in the book. Store bought ravioli and only a handful of ingredients. What I thought would be a breeze, ended up turning out pretty badly. I cooked the brown butter for too long, and theres nothing worse than burnt pecan brown butter. Ew! Bitter and not very delightful. I apparently had the heat too high as well, Mark pointed it out, but it was too late. By the time I lowered the temp there was no turning back. Needless to say, that is why there is only one ravioli here with that pecan butter. The rest were tossed with some easy cream sauce.

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Crispy Tortilla-Crusted Tilapia and Southern Brown Rice with Mushrooms

Aside from the fact that the lime zest was not good for my acid reflux, the tilapia was pretty tasty! To put it simply, you crumble up a cup of tortilla chips, add some lime zest, dry basil and 4 tablespoons butter, slap it on some tilapia and ta-da! Oh yeah, bake it at 425 for 20 minutes ;) Lucky for you, I am including the rice recipe at the bottom of the post as well.

Southern Brown Rice with Mushrooms

Honestly, mine looks a little different. I am pretty sure they doctored it up ;)

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Pasta with Creamy Primavera Sauce

I'm falling behind. I made this MONDAY night - whoops! This was pretty good, although it was slightly bland to me. But it had some veggies in there so it was nice!

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Ultimate Coffee Cake

Just reading the title, I had hoped for a cinnamony, spicy array of swirls but quickly learned this was different than any other coffee cake I had made. The main ingredients consisted of crescent rolls, sugar and cream cheese. If you know me, I am not a big cream cheese fan.

Here was my little tweek to help with my lack of interest for cream cheese...

Chocolate Chips in the corner section of the cake ;)

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Sunday Morning Casserole

I love weekend breakfast. You always have more time to put into something yummy, and you aren't in a rush to get to work. For this one, you didn't need all that much time. Paula even mentions that you can put this together the night before so you can just pop it in the oven the next morning. My mistake was that I didn't slice the potatoes thin enough, they didn't quite cook all the way through.

Recipe (oddly enough Fox News was the first to pop up!):
Sunday Morning Casserole

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Baked Chicken and Pineapple Casserole

Pineapple with chicken, pineapple with pizza, pineapple with anything other than a dessert, I am not a fan! With that said, this was edible in my eyes, but I did not go back for seconds. However, Mark did - so that makes it a success!

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Spicy Candied Pecans

The smell of this next recipe was AMAZING! The scents of cinnamon and cloves throughout the house was a nice addition to the evening. My last pecan recipe, Dr Pepper Pecans, was a less fortunate experience so I wasn't sure how this one would turn out. GREAT! I am not a roasted nuts fan, but these were absolutely delicious!

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Cheeseburger Meat Loaf and Sauce with Roasted Potatoes with Rosemary

The past few days we had a guest, Mark's brother! He was in town from out of state so we spent the weekend catching up, watching movies and treating ourselves to some pretty tasty meals. Bad news for y'all, they were all outside of the house! Yep, it was time to have someone else's cookin'! Here's to catching up...

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Paula's House Seasoning

Took a little break tonight - but formulated Paula's House Seasoning. I stopped by the store to get a small spice jar so I have it on hand from here on out - I have a while before I get through this book!

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Glazed Bacon Wrapped Chicken with Warm Macaroni Salad

Tonight had somewhat of a "bbq" themed dinner in my eyes. I tweeked this one slightly. Paula called for chicken thighs, but I will not eat them, so I substituted chicken breasts.

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