Catfish Po-Boy Taco Wrap
Sometimes it's harder to come up with a name for a dish, than it is to come up with recipe. When you combine a few traditions, add a…
Cedar Plank Rosemary and Lemon Salmon
Gas grills are for wusses. Oh all right, that's not really true, but I have been a charcoal grill user since day one. Way back in the stone ages when…
Chorizo Stuffed Shrimp
This is one of those recipes that will really impress your guests, and only you know how easy it was. Of course, you will SAY the recipe took hours…
Curried Salmon Filets with Organic Pea Shoot Salad
I wish I could tell you I eat fresh vegetables all the time, but I would be lying. There are many times I pull a bag of frozen (insert name here)…
Last Minute 4th of July Recipe Ideas
Sometimes it takes a long time to get organized for a holiday weekend. A holiday weekend which is meant to be about relaxation and enjoyment, and is…
Lemon-Tarragon Tuna Melt with Provolone
Once upon a time a chef entered a contest for the best grilled cheese sandwich. It was only a grilled cheese after all, how hard could it be…
Oven Fried Pecan Crusted Catfish
Catfish is one of my favorite types of fish to eat. Because they are bottom feeders, I have heard people say they taste like mud, but that has…
Shrimp in Spiced Butter-Beer Sauce
When I graduated from college I went on a trip to Europe with my sisters. We had a home base in The Netherlands, where my sister Karen had…
Simple Seafood Stew
Are you afraid to cook fish? If you are, you are not alone. For many years I thought I didn't really like fish, but I grew up in a time when…
Summer Grilling
Summertime. And the grilling is easy. While looking through some old posts, I decided to do a small compilation of grilling recipes. Summer…
Tasso Ham and Langostino Tail Gumbo
Gumbo. The name alone invokes the bayous of Louisiana, steamy and swampy. Or maybe the wild debauchery of Bourbon St. in the French…
The Black Girl’s Top 10 Recipes of 2013
Looking back at this tumultuous year I have had, I was not surprised that I honestly could not remember a lot of the recipes I developed and…
Tilapia Fillets with Compound Butter
As I write this I seem to be coming down with a nasty stomach bug my darling daughter passed on. I have no picture of the completed dish, but just…
Wild California Halibut Ceviche
I came to the fish lovers table fairly late. Growing up during the 1970's, fish was usually an overcooked, under-seasoned, grey looking…
