Crayfish Topped Flounder

This dish is inspired by a Low Country beach trip. Flounder is fresh, plentiful, and inexpensive, and since fresh crawfish are only available a couple of months a year, frozen works just fine. I was also able to find some no sodium cream of mushroom soup to act as the base for the sauce. The…

Smoked Salmon Biscuits

Here is a Lenten idea for Friday morning breakfast. I had some leftover smoked salmon from another recipe and used it in this recipe. The chives add a needed break from the smokeyness of the fish, and the black pepper, creme fresh, and caviar make it super savory. The cheese keeps it moist and brings…

Texas Kolache

I saw this one on Yum and Yummer in a tour of Texas and immediately thought of my son-in-law, Jack. Smoked sausage or brisket, jalapeño, and cheese encased in a fluffy, slightly sweet dough. I went smoked sausage because I didn’t want to spend 12 hours on a brisket. This was brought by Eastern European…

Bacon Deviled Eggs

There is a problem with deviled eggs: the flavor delivery is all done with the yolks. The whites act like the parking lot for flavor to drive over. It’s not their fault! The egg whites have always been neglected – they are egg whites. If they don’t become macaroons, they kinda just give up. So…

Gyro Egg Roll

Followers of this blog may remember that my Aunt Margie and Uncle George had a restaurant in Greektown Detroit. I found some gyro meat in bulk quantities at Costco, so I plan on doing a number of Greek inspired recipes. Kinda like when I binged on cookie butter and elderflower syrup. So, a gyro egg…