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Make the perfect, flavorful batch of Louisiana salmon croquettes you’ve ever had! I’m from Louisiana. Not the second line, Mardi Gras, crawfish boil part, but more of the small town, farmland, dirt roads part of Louisiana. As a child, I didn’t know or appreciate the culture that surrounded me as a little black girl from […]

Summer has arrived and with it has come the season of barbequing! No BBQ is complete without the perfect homemade BBQ sauce. Smokey, a little sweet and a hint of spice is the perfect description for this sauce. Homemade BBQ Sauce Recipe Wondering why homemade bbq sauce is better? I’m glad you asked! Storebought sauces […]

Moist and delicate sweet potato pound cake spiced with cinnamon and topped with a brown sugar glaze. Sweet Potato Pound Cake in Loaf Pan Growing up, I wouldn’t say I liked pound cake. Since I grew up in Louisiana, disliking pound cake was basically a cardinal sin. As I’ve gotten older, I find it to […]

This is the best garlic mashed potatoes recipe you’ll ever have! Creamy mashed potatoes flavored with parmesan, milk, and garlic. Mashed Potatoes Ingredients I love a good old-fashioned mashed potato recipe! There’s something about a bowl of warm and fluffy perfectly seasoned potatoes that sits right with my soul! A nice bowl of creamy potatoes […]

Crispy sweet apples, nutty walnuts, and more all on a bed of fresh greens make this the best fall salad recipe of the year! Fall Salad Recipe with Apples Fall salads with apples are one of the quintessential fall cooking recipes everyone needs. September shares the beginning of autumn and the apple harvest season. So […]

Vegan chickpea curry cooked in a creamy and flavorful curry sauce with fresh zucchini and kale served over rice. This is the perfect fall comfort meal. Vegan Chickpea Curry I spent about a year or two being a subpar vegan. Although I am no longer a vegan, I still love love love this meal. The […]