Posts by Sallie's Kitchen Corner
Cranberry Salsa
Ingredients 1 cup of whole berry cranberry sauce ½ onion, roughly chopped ¾ cup canned diced tomatoes, drained ½ jalapeno, roughly chopped ½ red pepper, roughly chopped 1 lemon zested and juice ¼ cup of cilantro, stems removed ½ tsp salt Directions Add all ingredients to a food processor and pulse just to combine not…
Read MoreCrawfish Boil
Because we live in landlocked Nashville, there are some seafood menus that just seem beyond my cooking creds. Usually, it’s because of ingredients that prove difficult to find – not from a lack of desire to at least give any recipe a shot! When my son and his friends missed out on a crawfish boil…
Read MoreCream Biscuits
Last weekend we celebrated a birthday for my son’s fiancée, Lauren. She appreciates good food and I think I know lots of her favorites. She’s not a cake person, but loves a good flan. Seafood will usually win out and a really good salad is almost always a request. But I forgot how much she…
Read MoreCream Cheese Pound Cake
Four good friends needed a little attention last week. One was sick, one was sad, one was celebrating, and one deserved a thank you. What better way to express sympathy, joy and friendship than with a very lovely and delicious cream cheese pound cake. This tried and true recipe has been a favorite forever, in fact,…
Read MoreCream of Celery and Blue Cheese Soup
Ingredients 2 Tbsp butter 7 c chopped celery, 2 bunches 1 onion, chopped 1 potato, peeled and cubed 1 tsp salt 1 pinch pepper 1 pinch nutmeg 2 c chicken broth 3/4 c whipping cream 6 oz blue cheese, crumbled Directions In a large soup pot, melt butter over medium heat; add celery, onion, potatoes,…
Read MoreCream of Eggplant Soup
Ingredients 3/4 stick butter 3 c diced onion 3 diced celery 2 large eggplants, unpeeled and diced 3 diced potatoes 1 tsp curry powder 1/2 tsp thyme (I used fresh since it’s still in my garden) 1/2 tsp sweet basil 8 c chicken stock (I used vegetable stock for a vegetarian version) 4 c whipping…
Read MoreCream Puffs With Ice Cream and Hot Chocolate Sauce
Ingredients Cream Puffs ¼ cup water 2 Tbsp milk or ½ & ½ 3 Tbsp butter ½ cup flour ½ tsp salt ½ tsp sugar 2 eggs Chocolate Sauce ½ lb semi sweet chocolate chips 1 Tbsp butter 1 cup hot ½ & ½ (heat in microwave, don’t boil) Optional: 1 Tbsp instant coffee powder…
Read MoreCreamed Chicken
Ingredients 2 ½ cups cooked chicken (*I have a method for cooking chicken that I really like) ½ onion, chopped 2 carrots peeled and sliced 2 sticks celery, chopped 2 cloves garlic, chopped ½ c frozen peas 5 Tbsp butter, divided 1 ½ cups chicken broth 4 Tbsp flour 1 tsp thyme optional: pinch of…
Read MoreCreamed Lobster on Toast
Ingredients 2 (14 to 16 oz) whole cooked lobsters, shelled and cut into bite size pieces 4 Tbsp butter 1/4 cup sherry 2 Tbsp flour 1 cup half & half 1/2 cup milk (you don’t have to use whole milk) ½ tsp salt (taste sauce after you add lobster to see if you need a pinch…
Read MoreCreamed Spinach and Artichoke Hearts
A group of friends was chatting about the holidays and of course that quickly turned into a conversation about food and recipes. One clever gal said she always served a new dish at Thanksgiving and that seemed like such a fun thing to try. Most everyone has lots of tradition surrounding holiday dinners and for…
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