Shortcut Bananas Foster Beinets

I’ve been feeling like a New Orleans brunch lately. To me beignets and bananas Foster scream the “Big Easy.” As you know I cheat when I can when doing a big meal. In this case the use of a beignet mix from the Cafe’ DuMond. I can make them; this is just Dan proof since…

Defibrillator Pork Chops

This one is for those who don’t want to make their cardiovascular system to last forever. We start with a boneless pork chop, add pork skin breadcrumbs, then fry in bacon fat, then top the potatoes with the pork gravy. So get the defibrillator fired up and enjoy a spinach salad on the side and…

Raspberry Sherbet

As a kid we had raspberry bushes in our back yard. Much to my father’s chagrin, the bushes in each patch represented 1st base and 2nd base, so they took a beating during our almost daily whiffle ball games. (Breaking a bush was an automatic out and a major scolding.) Ah, but what berries survived…

Flounder Packages

I saw this online and thought I would give it a try. The original needed some fresh herbs, so they were added to the final. Wine and butter are classics with fish; the cauliflower rice and asparagus and zucchini make the dinner healthier. I hope you like it. 1 pound flounder1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning…

Egg Plant Egg Roll

I like unusual and I like one handed food. I found some great eggplant at the farmers market so I planed to make eggplant parm then the egg roll wrappers called me. I combined two ideas and put seasoned eggplant and cheeses inside to dip in a marinara sauce. I hope you like it. 1…