Farre or Dressing
Dressing was always one of my favorites during the holidays. It's rich, comforting, and flavorful. Pair it with roux peas and it’s a match made in heaven.
Petite Pois also known as Roux Peas
Sweet peas slowly simmered in a roux brings a depth to the bright peas. Let that rich gravy seep into rice and that’s all that you’ll want to eat.
Chickpeas and Spinach with Sweet Potato and Yogurt Sauce
The chickpea stew creates the perfect base to compliment the sweetness and richness of buttered sweet potatoes. The tanginess of yogurt keeps things exciting and fresh.
Apple, Spinach, and Pecan Salad with Apple Butter Browned Butter Vinaigrette
Apple, Spinach, and Pecan Salad with Apple Butter Browned Butter Vinaigrette is fresh with fall’s bounty and grounded by the decadence of apple butter and browned butter.
Roasted Cauliflower with Tahini Roux and Pomegranate Sauce
Pair roasted cauliflower with a sauce that boasts rich notes of toasted sesame and tart pomegranate that gives your cauliflower the unexpected twist. Top it with pomegranate seeds to bring out the frutiness of the sauce and give yourself a bit of texture.
Nutmeg Meatballs with Tahini Roux and Pomegranate Sauce
These meatballs are fun and exciting and will keep you talking for days. Nutmeg brings out the sweetness in beef, tahini makes it warm and inviting, and cilantro keeps it fresh.
Muddy Amaretto Orchard
This drink is complex yet light. Sweet but tart. It’s perfect to kick back and take in the last of the season’s warmth.
Cabbage, Apples, and Pomegranate with Blue Cheese Honey Vinaigrette
Fall on a plate is delicious. It’s bright and light and funky and deep. It’s fall’s way of saying, “Nuhuhn summer, no need to battle me, I got the goods”.
Eggplant with Buttermilk Sauce
The deepness of roasted eggplant meets the cool, tanginess of yogurt and sharpness of pomegranates. Every bite brings together, warm and cold and creamy and crunchy. It’s a fail-proof beauty, even if you are among the most artistically challenged.
Pickled Collard Stems
They’re crunchy, acidic, and spicey, and I love them. Eat them as is, on the side of a rich meal, or in a sandwich. You really can’t go wrong.
Roasted Okra
Roasted okra is delicious. It’s a little crispy, chewy, and sweet with plenty of depth of flavor. The best part is they are plenty light enough to gorge on.
Some of them will crisp up like a chip, some with have a little crisp and be tender, others will be a little chewy and more okra. None will be slimy, and the combination of textures and flavors will be leaving you for more and more.
Battle of Brown Rice
A friend recently gave me the tip to put a dish towel under the lid of the pot while the rice cooks. I gave it a shot and it worked.
Steamed Shrimp
Steamed shrimp are bright and light and nourishing and hits the spot every time. Black pepper and cayenne give the shrimp a little spice, lemon keeps it fresh while the shrimp juices mix with butter and olive oil to create a decadent sauce.
Spiced Flank Steak with Roasted Snap Beans and Browned Butter Soy Sauce
The snap beans shine with a deep sweetness from being roasted while maintaining structure, the ginger in the beans brings brightness to the flank steak that is grounded with cumin, coriander, and cinnamon. It all ties together with a sauce that brings nuttiness and richness to the dish. I usually chop up roasted peanuts to bring a little crunch, but I forgot to add them when I took the photo. Se la vie. It happens.
Mushroom, Pork, and Vegetable Potsticker
These potstickers are a whole mouth experience. While some potstickers are merely an instrument to eat sauce, these are not. They boast a meaty richness amped up the umami flavor thanks to the mushrooms. If you hesitate eating mushrooms because of the texture, these little pockets of goodness are for you. The mushrooms are finely chopped so you have all of the flavor with none of the sponginess.
Hummus Kawarma
Light and bright hummus paired with the deep notes of spicy beef is God’s answer to summer comfort food
Crawfish Cornbread
Crawfish cornbread is one of those things I took for granted growing up. It was common. It never grew tired. It was delicious. I could never eat enough of it.
