As any good southerner could attest, a perfectly fried green tomato topped with pimento cheese is a flawless addition to any meal. The secret to these homemade tomaters is self-rising cornmeal and an even thick cut slice! I added a bit of tabasco to these, to give them a kick, but feel free to leave that out, or substitute with a bit extra of the creole seasoning.

For this appetizer I cheated a bit and used a friends already prepared pimento cheese! It was homemade, just not by me! Looks like I have an idea for one of my next recipes to try out!

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I love finding new and exciting sandwich options that surprise my husband. When I took these out of the oven, he thought all I had prepared for dinner was a pan of rolls and a side salad.

Once I popped out these mini beef parker house rolls, he was floored, and loved the unique taste and combination. The remainder definitely ended up in his lunch the next day!

These rolls are perfect for entertaining, just multiply the recipe. You could easily freeze these in advance! Enjoy! Continue reading “Crunchy Roast Beef and Havarti Parker House Rolls” →

I found this amazing recipe from Baked By Rachel cruising Pinterest the other day, and I just had to try it. This was the perfect addition to pasta night at our house on Monday. While, a bit time consuming, as any bread is, because the bread has to rise and proof, this was delicious! Thanks Rachel! Recipe credit to Baked by Rachel, pictures are my own!

In keeping with my theme of Asian inspired dishes, I had to share my most recent party dish, fried vegetable spring rolls. These were a huge hit, and the perfect finger food for a crowd. I used small wonton wrappers, but you could easily use larger egg roll wrappers to make a larger, dinner sized portion for your family dinner during the week!

You can easily substitute other preferred vegetables, like mushrooms into this dish, however this is what I picked up at the store and the outcome was delicious! I have also done a variety with pork and shrimp, but this was vegetarian friendly!
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I love Mexican food, and this recipe is fairly easy. I chose to make enchilada sauce from scratch, and I think it really made a difference. You could easily prepare the sauce in advance, and refrigerate until you were ready to bake the enchiladas.

These enchiladas had some heat, and I used low-fat cheese, to help make this a more healthy recipe. You can top this with some guacamole or sour cream and voila an easy weeknight dinner for the family!
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For Valentine’s Day, my husband and I went to a delicious new place in Richmond, Virginia – The Rouge Gentleman. While everything that we had there was delicious, the very first thing we had was their in house, made-to-order Parker House Rolls dusted with sea salt.

Their rolls arrived four to a small cast iron square with a side of butter, and I was transported to heaven. These fluffy, buttery clouds of edible deliciousness were obscenely good, and like the good foodie that I am, I decided I had to recreate these myself.

I wish I had a picture to compare and contrast my outcome, but you can let me know what you think. Mine are nowhere near as aesthetically pleasing, but they hit the mark on flavor. I do think I need to invest in some flaky sea salt to really tip these over the edge.

While these are obviously time consuming, given the 8+ hour of rise time, they are more than worth it, and might become my staple holiday and guilty pleasure dinner side.
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