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Easy Steak au Poivre

Aug17

So here’s how this recipe for easy steak au poivre (otherwise known as steak with pepper) came about. We were ambling through a new supermarket near our house recently, and they have an enormous meat counter. And right in the center was a glorious display of pepper-crusted filet mignons, all ready for the cooking. I think the Southern husband actually got a little misty-eyed, and it got my competitive juices flowing, steak-wise.

So I picked up a couple of plain filet mignon steaks and decided I was going to one-up the supermarket steaks with a creamy, slightly boozy sauce to go along with the pepper crust. And let’s just say the Southern husband is cheery again. Ready to kick your steak up a notch? Let’s make it!

Tortellini with Basil Cream Sauce

Jul20

Oh, this recipe. If you love pasta, if you love basil, if you love a plate of cheesy, creamy, comfort food deliciousness, then this recipe for tortellini with basil cream sauce has your name on it. It’s had my name on it ever since I first made it, and it’s usually the first thing I make when the first sweet basil makes an appearance in the summer. Oh, and just for good measure, it’s one of those recipes that has you in and out of the kitchen in about 15 minutes or so.

Ready for some creamy basil deliciousness? Let’s make it!

Mussels in Shallot Cream Sauce

Mar26

Mussels are up there among my very favorite kinds of shellfish, and this recipe for mussels with shallot cream sauce is one of the reasons why. They are delicious, they are inexpensive, they are reliably easy to cook, and they are all kinds of dramatic with their pretty blue shells. Combine all THAT with some delicate angel hair pasta and a creamy, dreamy shallot wine sauce and I am head over heels in seafood love.

This also gives me the chance to tell you about one of the Southern husband’s preferred way to eat certain dishes like this one, but in the meantime, let’s make it!

Heath Bar Birthday Cake

Apr10

It would be impossible to keep count of all time times this Heath Bar Birthday Cake has been requested in my mama’s house, not only for birthdays but also for holidays, parties of all kinds. And sometimes just because someone or another has a sudden and urgent need for a light and lovely angel food cake frosted with a decadent creamy frosting filled with crushed bits of Heath bars, which are toffee candy bars covered in chocolate (and you can also get them in packages of baking bits, too). I’m pretty certain that my mama goes all in and makes the angel food cake herself, but whenever I’m the one making it I go for the pre-made angel food cake from the market, and spend my time making the delectable frosting. Which means this cake is all of five ingredients, with no baking and maximum dramatic creamy Heath Bar deliciousness. Let’s make it!

Banana Rum Raisin Ice Cream

Dec13

Oh, I have so very much to say about this recipe. First of all, it’s a creamy, dreamy banana rum raisin ice cream that requires exactly NO ice cream maker. Nope, all you need is your mixer, your food processor and your freezer, and I’m guessing you have all of those on the premises. Second of all, I’ve now made it a whole bunch of times, and at one point I nabbed the Southern husband eating it for breakfast. Yep, it’s that good.

Pears in Vanilla Cream Sauce

Apr28

I am a great believer that every once in a while, you should throw your family a total curve ball at dinner time. As in, something that they would never in their wildest dreams have expected to find on their supper plate. In our house, that means, yes, dessert for dinner. And so one night not so long ago, I served up a warm, creamy, cinnamon-sugary pears in vanilla cream sauce. It’s an easy and elegant dessert that would be the perfect ending to a special occasion dinner party, but when you serve it up on a Tuesday night for supper? It might taste even better!

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