Copycat Crab Casserole from Hunan Chinese Buffet

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Copycat Crab Casserole from Hunan Chinese Buffet is a combination of crabmeat, cabbage, celery, sweet red bell peppers, mild cheddar cheese, cream cheese,sour cream, mayo, soy sauce, freshly squeezed lemon juice and a touch of seasoning. The Copycat Crab Casserole from Hunan Chinese Buffet then baked to perfection in a 350-degree oven for about 30 minutes.

If you live near the Olive Branch Mississippi or Memphis area chances are you may have visited the Hunan Chinese Buffet on Goodman Road, it’s the Mississippi hot spot for lunch after church and always packed. There’s Crab Casserole on their American side of the buffet table that my mom loves so much. Every Sunday after church she piles a little on her plate and devours it, proclaiming it to be really good.Copycat Crab Casserole from Hunan Chinese Buffet is a combination of crabmeat, cabbage, celery, sweet red bell peppers, mild cheddar cheese, cream cheese,sour cream, mayo, soy sauce, freshly squeezed lemon juice and a touch of seasoning. The Copycat Crab Casserole from Hunan Chinese Buffet is then baked to perfection in a 350-degree oven for about 30 minutes.I decided while my mom was at work I would make the Copycat version of Hunan Chinese Buffet and surprise her tonight; it turned out delicious. It only took me about 40 minutes from start to finish to make it’s so simple and quick to put together and only needs to bake for 30 minutes. Continue reading →

Easy to make Sausage & Cream Cheese Crescents

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This recipe for Easy to make Sausage & Cream Cheese Crescents has floated around the South for years. I got it from my Sister-in-law Angie the day of my niece Katelynn’s  wedding. You can make these Easy to make Sausage & Cream Cheese Crescents as individual servings if  you like or  like my sister-in-law Angie does by just simply lay one can of Crescents rolls out and then add the Sausage and cream cheese filling on the top of  the Crescent roll dough and then top with the second can of Crescent rolls.

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Wedding can be magical and nerve-racking for brides and mother’s of the brides; yet I have to tell  you, Angie sure pulled off a fabulous breakfast that morning with that delicious casserole of Easy to make Sausage Cream Cheese Crescents; I don’t think there was one bit left in the bottom of that casserole dish that morning. We were like hungry little vultures sitting at a table pecking away at our breakfast..Did you just vision vultures pecking at their plates? Continue reading →

Dorot Herbs Helps Make Sopa de Albondigas a cinch #AD

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One of the things I adore about Dorot Herbs is they are so simple and easy to use. Dorot herbs always seem to bring my dinners to an entirely new level. Dorot provides the perfect amount of herbs for my recipes every time, with absolutely no prep or cleanup, so it makes  making my recipe for Sopa de Albondigas a cinch. Dorot also has pre-portioned garlic, onions, and herbs which eliminated my chopping and measuring, making it effortless to season and flavor my Sopa de Albondigas.

One of the things I adore about Dorot Herbs is it's so easy to use and brings my dinners to an entirely new level. Dorot provides the perfect amount of herbs for my recipes every time, with absolutely no prep or cleanup, so it makes making my recipe for Sopa de Albondigas a cinch. Dorot also has pre-portioned garlic, onions, and herbs which eliminated my chopping and measuring, making it effortless to season and flavor my Sopa de Albondigas.Who doesn’t love the fact that Dorot, is all natural, raw, and vegan? Dorot contains no preservatives or artificial flavors. It is kosher and halal. Dorot is also a non-GMO product and is gluten -free, dairy-free, nut-free and soy-free. I’m sorry y’all that just makes my heart sing with joy that a product contains none of my pet peeve no-nos. Does it make your heart sing too? Continue reading →

Coffee Caramel Marshmallow Brownies made with ‘NESCAFÉ® Taster’s Choice® #AD

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I decided to take the Tasters Choice Challenge  this week y’all and being an avid coffee drinker that spends a ton of cash at an unnamed coffee shop; I am totally glad I did. You are probably wondering what is this challenge is all about huh? NESCAFÉ® Taster’s Choice® challenged several of us bloggers and others to give up our overpriced coffees for one week and try their NESCAFÉ® Taster’s Choice® instant coffee in place of it, then let them know how things went.

First and foremost, I want to thank NESCAFÉ® Taster’s Choice®  for helping #CraftEachDay the last seven days by sending an NESCAFÉ® Taster’s Choice® kit in the mail that contained an awesome new coffee mug, metal spoon, coffee recipes, a  full-size box of French Roast instant coffee sticks, and a coupon to buy an upgraded 7oz  glass jar of my favorite roast of NESCAFÉ® Taster’s Choice®. The glass jars not only lock in freshness better, but  I also like how it showcases the instant coffee granules inside. Which make it look  just as good as it tastes in my opinion.nescafe-tasters-choiceI bet now you are wondering what I thought of the #TastersChoiceChallenge ? I really enjoyed the challenge, I saved about $6.00+ a day or more that I usually spend in a coffee shop that I have to wait in line for someone to notice me and get my name right.  NESCAFÉ® Taster’s Choice®  made things so convenient for me, I had extra time to enjoy my coffee while it was still warm this week since I didn’t blow a bunch of time in a long line. Continue reading →

Easy to Make Pierogi Lasagna Rolls

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Easy to Make Pierogi Lasagna Rolls are for those of us housewives that do not look forward to spending hours in the kitchen making Old Fashioned Polish Pierogies, but enjoy the delicious taste of a homemade pierogi. Traditionally Pierogies are pretty time-consuming being they are made by making a homemade dough and wrapping the dough around a savory or even sweet filling; then cooked in salted boiling water.

My Easy to Make Pierogi Lasagna Rolls are simply made by using cooked Lasagna Noodles filled with creamy homemade mashed potatoes, bacon, mild cheddar cheese, and sliced scallions, rolled, then topped with a creamy sour cream and cheese sauce before being baked to perfection in a 350-degree oven. How simple is that? Ladies and gents, it’s almost foolproof it’s so darn easy.

My Easy to Make Pierogi Lasagna Rolls are for those of us housewives not looking forward to spending hours in the kitchen making Old Fashioned Polish Pierogies. Traditionally Pierogies are time-consuming , being they are made by wrapping dough around a sweet or savory filling; then cooking them in salted boiling water.I have seen several different easy to make methods on the net for Pierogi- Inspired menu items, such as; Pierogi Lasagna,  Pierogi stuffed shells, and yes even Pierogi Lasagna Rolls . I can’t take credit for developing this lovely idea for Pierogi Lasagna Rolls, y’all know that us bloggers almost always start thinking something is a new idea, yet it has realistically been done several times before us and that’s ok by me, I just enjoy making things to share with my lovely readers.  Continue reading →

Southern-Style White Beans and Ham

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Nothing quite adds a little  Southern goodness in your mouth like a big ole pot of slowly simmered Southern-Style White Beans and Ham topped with  fresh sliced garden fresh green onions, diced jalapeño peppers , and served with freshly cooked collard greens and a nice  warm buttery slice of cornbread.

My recipe for Southern-Style White Beans and Ham has layers and layers of wonderful flavors starting with cooking the dried white Northern beans in a rich vegetable stock , adding diced ham, sliced celery, chopped yellow onions, diced jalapeño, fresh herbs, and Cajun seasonings to really add a great slightly spicy layer of flavor to the Southern-Style White Beans and Ham

In case you didn’t catch what type of beans I used y’all,  the secret is out they’re Northern Beans, yes you heard me correctly, I did say, “Northern Beans” Oddly enough many of us Southerners like to use those wonderful Northern beans in our pot of Southern-Style White Beans and Ham, who would have thought we would do that in the south, raise your hand?

Nothing quite adds a little Southern goodness in your mouth like a big ole pot of slowly simmered Southern-Style White Beans and Ham topped with fresh sliced garden fresh green onions, diced jalapeño peppers , and served with freshly cooked collard greens and a nice warm buttery slice of cornbread.If you have ever lived anywhere remotely near the South you have probably had some version of Southern-Style White Beans and Ham at one time or another. We grew up on these wonderful filling Soup beans served quite often near the fall and winter time. My mom makes her a little different from I do; I love veggies and spicy foods so I like adding celery, yellow onions, and jalapeño in mine she likes her more basic and to the point. Continue reading →

The Mississippi Pot Roast Recipe

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The Mississippi Pot Roast Recipe by Robin Chapman has taken the Pinterest nation of pinners hostage and refuses to let go of them anytime soon. I’ve watched the Mississippi Pot Roast craze for over four-plus years, it’s honestly one of the recipes we bloggers watch in awe and wonder how in the Sam hell did that happen?

The Mississippi Pot Roast Recipes odd and somewhat unlikely ingredients of Chuck roast, an entire stick of real butter Yes, I said “Entire stick of butter”, dry Ranch dressing mix, dry Ad jus gravy mix, and pepperoncini made my head swim in the get go wondering what this Pot Roast would taste like. Would it taste salty? Would it even remotely taste good with that combo of ingredients?

I decided to research this Mississippi Pot Roast recipe a little more 4 years later, wondering who the heck the original Mississippi Pot Roast Recipe developer was…Where did she/he get this idea to toss these odd ingredients together? Why was the recipe named The Mississippi Pot Roast Recipe ? Was this person even remotely from Mississippi, I needed to know the answers to my questions immediately, I could no longer be content with just speculating anymore.

The Mississippi Pot Roast Recipe has taken the Pinterest nation hostage and refuses to let go anytime soon. I have been watching the Missippi Pot Roast craze for the lat four years, it's honestly one of the recipes we bloggers watch in awe and wonder how in the Sam hell did that happen? It's odd unlikely ingredients of Chuck roast, a stick of real butter, dry Ranch dressing mix, dry Ad jus gravy mix, and pepperoncini made my head swim in the get go wondering what this Pot Roast would taste like. Would it taste salty? Would it even remotely taste good with that combo of ingredients?Finally, my mind could rest a bit, upon a Google search I found the developer of the Mississippi Pot Roast; Robin Chapman, the one and only, the originator of the recipe that literally that has been said to have broken the internet, taken Pinterest by storm via over 1 million pins, and caused 9 tenths of us bloggers jowls to drop in awe . Now to answer the other impending questions… Continue reading →