Paula D's Banana Pudding!

Hey y'all! I hope everyone is enjoying this gorgeous Sunday afternoon!

I want to share with y'all my all time favorite banana pudding recipe and of course, I adopted it from the queen of southern cookin' herself Paula Deen! This recipe is so darn good it will leave you and your loved ones lickin' the plate and beggin' for seconds. If you haven't tried it you're missin' out on one of the best southern dishes ever created!

Banana Pudding
Photo By: Passionate Penny Pincher

Banana Pudding

Ingredients:

2 bags Pepperidge Farm Chessmen cookies (I use Vanilla Wafers but either one is great so pick your poison) :)
6 to 8 bananas, sliced
2 cups milk
1 (5-ounce) box instant French vanilla pudding
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 (12-ounce) container frozen whipped topping thawed, or equal amount sweetened whipped cream

Directions:

1. Line the bottom of a 13 by 9 by 2-inch dish with 1 bag of cookies and layer bananas on top.

2. In a bowl, combine the milk and pudding mix and blend well using a handheld electric mixer. 

3. Using another bowl, combine the cream cheese and condensed milk together and mix until smooth. 4. Fold the whipped topping into the cream cheese mixture. 

5. Add the cream cheese mixture to the pudding mixture and stir until well blended. 

6. Pour the mixture over the cookies and bananas and cover with the remaining cookies. 

7. Refrigerate until ready to serve.


y'all enjoy!

Crawfish Pie!

Hey y'all! Happy Fat Tuesday!

Hope everyone is enjoying this lovely day and indulging in tons of delicious food! I love this time of year because it's Mardi Gras and it reminds me of all the delicious Cajun recipes my family used to make growing up.

Over the weekend I got a massive craving for crawfish and decided there's no better way to celebrate Mardi Gras than fixin' up some crawfish pie! This recipe I adopted from Patsy Brumfield, The Southfacin' Cook, it's absolutely fantastic!  I must admit I got pretty lazy on the crust though and I used Pillsbury's refrigerated pie crust instead (it's still pretty darn good). I also used another crust on top to seal in the filling. So, I kinda tweaked it a little bit but you can find the original recipe by clicking on the link above.

Photo By: Thermador

Ingredients:
1 box of Pillsbury refrigerated pie crust
1 stick butter
1/2 cup flour
1 cup diced onions
3/4 cup diced bell pepper 
3/4 cup diced celery
1/2 cup diced tomatoes
1 lb. frozen, thawed crawfish tails 
1/4 cup chopped green onions
2 tablespoons dried parsley
1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (after using 1/4, I lean toward 1/8)
1 teaspoon salt
Tony's Chachere's to taste 

Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. 
2. Prepare crust as directed and set aside. 
2. In a skillet, melt butter then add flour and whisk into a lightly browned roux. 
3. Add onions, bell pepper and celery. Cook, stirring, for another 6-8 minutes until vegetables are tender.
4. Add tomatoes, crawfish, green onions, parsley and seasonings.
5. Cook another 2-3 minutes until just heated through. Pour into large bowl and let cool about 10 minutes, then pour filling into pie shell.
6. Cover filling with the other pie crust and cut three slits into the center of the pie. 
7. Bake until crust is golden. Allow to cool 10-15 minutes before serving. 

Cupid Buttons

Hey y'all! Happy Valentine's Week!

You may be wondering what to get your sweetie this Valentine’s Day and we all know the way to a man's heart is through his stomach! So, why not ditch the box of chocolate and conversation hearts this V-Day and make him this tasty treat!

I stumbled upon this recipe on an awesome blog called g*rated! Y’all need to check it out sometime! These girls are incredibly talented and post everything from crafts to recipes and more! Here’s a link to their homepage:  http://griffithsrated.blogspot.com/

Cupid Buttons
Photo by: g*rated

Cupid Buttons

Ingredients:

1 bag of Square Pretzels (you can use Circle ones too!)

1 bag of Milk Chocolate Hershey Kisses

1 bag of Hershey Hugs

1 bag of Valentine’s Day Milk Chocolate M&Ms

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 165°. 

2. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

3. Place the pretzels and top them with the hugs and kisses.

4. Bake for 4-5 minutes until the chocolate is shiny and soft (but NOT melting - they should still hold their shape). 

5. Carefully place an M&M in the center of each piece of chocolate and gently press down.

6. Place in refrigerator and cool!

Enjoy!

CHECK OUT BISCUITS AND SUCH!!

Hey y'all! Happy Saturday!

Hope everyone is enjoying this gorgeous spring weather! I know I am!

This weekend I stumbled upon an awesome blog I thought I would share with y'all it's called Biscuits and Such! Elena is a Carolina gal that shares a variety of homemade southern recipes that look absolutely phenomenal! My favorite being her seafood dishes. Anyone who knows me knows a I am huge sucker for seafood! So, I'm super excited to try out some of her recipes. I'll let y'all know how it goes but for now be sure to check out her page by clicking on the link I have provided below!

Biscuits and Such

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Taylor

HAPPY BELATED SUPER BOWL SUNDAY!

Hey y'all! Hope everyone had a fantastic Super Bowl Sunday!

I was going to post last week and give y'all a few recipes before the big game but things got a little crazy around here. So, I decided better late than never! Besides who doesn't love talking about Super Bowl food?! Okay maybe it's just me... Anyways, here are a couple of my favorite game-day recipes!

Boiled Peanuts

Growing up my dad loved to make boiled peanuts! They're simple, salty and the perfect addition to any football game. This recipe is a southern specialty that anyone can prepare!

Boiled Peanuts
Photo by: Peter Frank Edwards

Ingredients: 

Water

1-1/4 lbs. Raw Peanuts (shelled)

1/4 cup Salt

Directions:

1. Rinse peanuts. 

2. Place peanuts in large stockpot.

3. Add salt.

4. Cover peanuts with water.

5. Bring water to a boil and let simmer for 3-4 hours (depending on how soft you want them).

6. Drain and serve. 

Tip: If they are not salty enough, add more salt and return to pot.

Hardtails B**** Dip - Copycat

This is another easy recipe my family loves to fix up for football games. We got it from a little biker bar in my hometown called Hardtails. They call it B**** Dip and it's absolutely delicious! 

B**** Dip
Photo by: Taste of Home

Ingredients:

1 lb. Hot Jimmy Dean Breakfast Sausage
16 oz. Regular Philadelphia Cream Cheese
5 oz. Original Rotel
Pickled Jalapenos (to taste)

Directions:

1. Brown sausage in large skillet.

2. Drain meat and immediately place in mixing bowl.

3. Stir in Rotel.

4. Add cream cheese and stir until melted.

5. Serve with chips.