Chicken Satay With Raw Cashew Sauce and Artisana Giveaway

May 1, 2012 | View Article

  I am excited about today’s post on 30A EATS as we are talking nut butters! Recently I was shipped, along with my Virtual Potluck bloggers, a wonderful variety of raw nut butters to sample. We are finding ways to incorporate these delicious food offerings into recipes for the company Artisana. You can find the roundup [...]

Spicy Shrimp Ball, Dirty Rice, Bread Pudding, Rum Sauce and Amelia’s Spicing Pecans Giveaway

Spicy Shrimp Ball, Dirty Rice, Bread Pudding, Rum Sauce and Amelia’s Spicing Pecans Giveaway

Jan 3, 2012 | View Article

I was recently contacted by a wonderful new company called Amelia’s Spicing Pecans, a product line from a small company located in Birmingham, Alabama. I am partial to Birmingham, since I have family there, and my husband was born and raised there as well. Good food certainly comes from in and around Birmingham, so the [...]

One-Pot True Bolognese

One-Pot True Bolognese

Oct 10, 2011 | View Article

I have to admit, until I began the review for Emeril’s newest cookbook, Sizzling Skillets and other One-Pot Wonders, I had not made Bolognese in years. It is has not been a go-to recipe for me. I am not sure if it was due to the thousands of recipes running through my head, or because [...]

One-Pot Wonders: Grillades and Stone Ground Grits

One-Pot Wonders: Grillades and Stone Ground Grits

Sep 30, 2011 | View Article

So remember a few days ago, when I was having that reflective moment on the beach, when writing about Cajun Shrimp Stew, and thinking about fall? Well, ditch that, because the temps are back in the 90’s, the sun is out. and the emerald waters in the Gulf of Mexico are stunning! I am still [...]

Cranberry Sauce-Mine, His and Hers

Cranberry Sauce-Mine, His and Hers

Sep 24, 2011 | View Article

With yesterday being the first day of fall, I thought it only right to post a recipe inspired by the seasons change. Fresh cranberry sauce reminds me of fall, with the tartness of fruits and the crunch of the pecans, and also how good it will taste alongside a platter of plump juicy turkey. Cranberry [...]

Fried Green Tomatoes with Shrimp Remoulade – Upperline Restaurant New Orleans

Fried Green Tomatoes with Shrimp Remoulade – Upperline Restaurant New Orleans

Aug 31, 2011 | View Article

One of my favorite things to make which I learned from years of living in New Orleans is Remoulade Sauce. It is a true New Orleans Classic, that can be used in so many ways. It is excellent as a salad dressing or sauce on just about any seafood. I love to put Remoulade Sauce [...]

Breaded Pork Loin Marsala – 600 South Restaurant

Aug 11, 2011 | View Article

Nick Farkas, Executive Chef of 600 South, enjoys living in Pensacola but often misses his hometown and the food. He is a transplant of Indiana and says “Many transplants from Indiana and other portions of the Midwest miss the same thing, the beloved breaded pork loin.” So that it would be available whenever he had [...]

Marcella Hazan’s Tomato Sauce with Onion and Butter

Marcella Hazan’s Tomato Sauce with Onion and Butter

Aug 3, 2011 | View Article

Serves 6 For the Sauce: 2 pounds fresh, ripe tomatoes, prepared as described below, or 2 cups canned imported Italian tomatoes, cut up, with their juice 5 tablespoons butter 1 medium onion, peeled and cut in half Salt to taste 1 to 1 1/2 pound pasta Freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese for the table Preparation: Put [...]

Quick Tomato Sauce

Quick Tomato Sauce

Aug 3, 2011 | View Article

Ingredients: 2 cup quartered cherry tomatoes 1/3 cup thin sliced red onions 2 tablespoons chopped basil 1 tablespoon chopped parsley 1 clove garlic, smashed 1 cup ex virgin olive oil 2 tbsp red wine vinegar course sea salt and cracked pepper Preparation: Vigorously mix all of the following together with a whisk, and be sure [...]

Goat Cheese Frosting

Goat Cheese Frosting

Aug 3, 2011 | View Article

Ingredients: 3 oz butter or goat butter if you can find, cubed and softened 3 oz very fresh goat cheese (chevre) softened, like Belle Chevre 1/2 cup of powdered sugar (I used homemade – so not quite as fluffy. Use less if using store bought) pinch of sea salt Preparation: Mix well and serve with [...]

Tomato Jam

Tomato Jam

Aug 3, 2011 | View Article

Ingredients: 2.5 lbs of mixed cherry tomatoes Juice of 1 meyer lemon Peel of 3 meyer lemons cut into thin strips with pith removed 1 cup of sugar pinch of sea salt Preparation: Cook tomatoes, lemon juice, lemon peel, sugar, and salt in a very heavy pot over medium high heat skimming foam from the [...]

Salsa Cruda

Jul 28, 2011 | View Article

2 cups Ingredients: 1 cup finely diced sweet white onion 1 cup finely diced firm tomatoes, drained 1 serrano chile, minced (to lessen heat, remove the seeds first) 1 tablespoon roughly chopped parsley 1 tablespoon roughly chopped cilantro. Preparation: Stir together all ingredients 5 or 10 minutes before serving. (If made too far in advance, [...]