Creole Shrimp, Chicken and Vegetables

Shrimp, chicken, and vegetable foil packet.

This isn’t your average one pan heat in the microwave meal. This recipe is for Creole Shrimp, Chicken, and Vegetables made in one pan that you will happily serve to company and even more happily clean up with a quick toss of aluminum foil in the trash. But better than that – it’s absolutely delicious.…

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Creole Shrimp, Chicken, and Vegetables

A close up of some food on the grill

Ingredients 3 bell peppers – a mix of colors, chopped in 1″ pieces 1 onion, chopped in 1″ pieces 2 cups cherry tomatoes 3 ears of corn, cut into 2″ pieces 1 lb chicken breast, cut in bite size pieces 1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined 8 oz package chicken sausages, sliced 3 Tbsp olive…

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Crispy Cheesy Roasted Artichoke Hearts

A bowl of rice and a bottle of milk on a tray.

Ingredients 1 bag frozen artichoke hearts, defrosted and dried 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 Tbsp olive oil ¼ cup grated fresh Parmesan cheese Salt and pepper to taste Directions Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Put defrosted artichoke hearts on prepared pan and toss with garlic, olive oil, salt…

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Crispy Chickpea Snack

A bowl of chickpeas on the table

Ingredients 2 cans of chickpeas 2 Tbsp olive oil 1 – 2 tsp sea salt (or flavored liked smoked salt) Optional: cayenne powder, garlic powder, chili powder – really any way you want to spice it up.  Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Drain chickpeas in a colander and spread on a clean dishtowel to…

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Crispy Skillet Pizza

A pizza sitting on top of a pan covered in sauce.

Ingredients for one pepperoni pizza*  1 tsp olive oil 8 inch flour tortilla ¼ cup pizza sauce ¼ cup mozzarella cheese 8 to 10 slices pepperoni 1 Tbsp Parmesan cheese Optional: red pepper flakes to taste Other add on ingredients can be cooked Italian sausage, roasted garlic, spinach, mushrooms, or peppers Directions Preheat oven to…

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Crockpot Barbeque — Aunt Mary’s

A wooden table topped with fried food and ketchup.

Ingredients 3 lbs pork tenderloin or roast  1 can real Coke  18 oz bottle of barbecue sauce  Directions Put pork in crockpot. Pour Coke and barbecue sauce over.  Cook on Low for 8 hours.  Remove from cooker, and shred with fork. *see note Serve with sauce on cornbread or on buns. * You can put…

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Cucumber Pickle

Cucumber and tomato salad with basil.

All I did was plant three cucumber plants that I grew in water jugs as a garden club project. The wish was first of all to see if it would work (it did), and secondly, to supply a cucumber or two every week this summer. When we returned from a short trip, these tiny little…

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Curried Chicken Salad

Chicken salad with lettuce on a plate.

The blog took a break last week for a quick trip to Florida. It was so cold on the beach, we couldn’t wait to get back to Nashville. We did – and it snowed. Bad luck all the way around, but at least the snow was pretty and short-lived and now the spring flowers are…

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Curried Squash Soup

Creamy soup with herbs and pepper.

When all of THIS began somehow it didn’t feel like a time to blog about enjoying food or anything else for that matter. But recently a dear friend said she thought getting back to sharing recipes from my kitchen with my friends would be a good thing. You know what – I think she’s right…

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Curried Squash Soup (hot or cold)

A bowl of soup on the ground outside

Ingredients 2 yellow squash, diced 1 onion, diced 1 tsp curry powder 4 cups chicken broth (may sub vegetable broth) 2 tsp olive oil (Salt and pepper to taste) Optional garnish: sour cream or yogurt, fresh herbs or ground pepper Directions In a large pot sauté squash and onion in olive oil to a large…

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