Your side dish selection can definitely make or break a monumental meal like Thanksgiving. May the following recipes all be delicious additions to your family’s table this year, yielding plenty to pad your plate!
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Maple Yams with Roasted Pecans
Here’s a seasonal casserole with all of the ingredients we crave for the holidays! This buttery maple yam mixture only takes about 15 minutes in the oven when it’s ready to go. Enjoy!
Boost Your Mood Without the Meds!
I’ve found over the years that making smarter choices in the foods I choose does help with weight loss and can even boost my moods…happy foods, if you will!
Seize this Butternut Squash from Sysco!
One of the most sought-after vegetables on many menus this holiday season takes center stage for a cooking demonstration with Executive Chef Ojan Bagher. Sysco Houston is supplying butternut squash peeled, cleaned and seedless ready to cook! It’s the perfect dish for fall and Sysco does all of the work for you…
Pecan Crusted Texas Redfish with Baby Shrimp, Tomato and Cilantro Butter Sauce
Redfish is a true Texas treasure. It’s been popular with sportsmen for quite some time, but in recent years several very reputable aquafarms have begun to produce these fish near the Texas gulf coast.
Spiced Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Done in a flash and yet so flashy. You’ll love these eye-catching mashed potatoes…chalk full of spiced maple pumpkin-y flavor! Watch how Chef Brent prepares it! Method: 1. Empty cans of cut sweet potatoes into heating pan. Mash in pan with butter. 2. Add in Maple dip. 3. Mix in brown sugar and pecans. 4. […]
Ma Harper’s Pecan Sweet Potato Pie
Just like Ma used to make…and she still does – after 70 years!! Ma Harper is the master of all things creole, and her pies are to die for.
HEB Cooking Connection: Fruit & Feta Salad
Summer was made for salads like this! These colorful fruit cups are fun and delicious.
Gruene Door’s Lemon Curd Tart
One taste and you’ll see why this delicious lemon lovely from the Gruene Door won a coveted spot as one of the Top Ten Desserts in San Antonio by the SA Express-News.
John Besh’s Bourbon Pecan Pie
John Besh has a huge following because of his restaurants in New Orleans and his appearances on “The Today Show”, CNN, the Food Network and more. San Antonio recently welcomed his latest restaurant…Lüke San Antonio to the Riverwalk! Chef Besh shared this incredible Bourbon Pecan Pie recipe with me! Besh says his Grandmother Grace used […]
Chicken Fried Pecan Pie with Chocolate Jack Daniels Ice Cream
Welcome to Texas y’all! This is the most delicious dessert from the Cabernet Grilll in Fredericksburg…Chicken Fried Pecan Pie with Chocolate Jack Daniels ice cream!! It may sound ‘unusual’ but as you as can see, I couldn’t wait to taste it. Lucky for our photographer there was something left!!! You can make the pie and the ice cream ahead of time. Enjoy!
Chef Michael’s Perfect Holiday Pie
Chef Michael Flores has come up with a delicious and easy pie…that might just make everyone at your holiday table happy. It’s a pumpkin-chocolate-walnut(or pecan) pie…to satisfy just about every taste.
Boudro’s stuffed, grilled quail
This is a delicious way to serve quail – filled with Boudro’s delicious stuffing.
Overnight Coffee Cake from Salvestrin Winery
I just discovered this delicious coffee cake while shooting video in Napa. We stayed at a delightful B&B run by Salvestrin Wineries, which by the way, makes some wonderful wines. This delicious coffee cake was served at breakfast. I asked the creator, Anita Bishop, for the recipe and violå–here it is. The beauty of this […]
Overnight Oatmeal with Bananas, Blueberries & Pecans
Did you know more oatmeal is consumed in January than any other month? And that’s a good thing – because oatmeal can help lower cholesterol and may reduce the risk of heart disease. It tastes pretty good too! This recipe is simple – just mix the ingredients the night before, and serve cold or warm […]