One thing I changed a little is that I just used my Cajun seasoning that I had rather than mix it myself per the recipe (it pretty much had all the same ingredients, may as well use something I bought). Thumbs up on this sandwich! Now what am I going to do with these extra buns? Hoppin' JohnRice, black eyed peas (or are they beans? I’ve actually never had these before this recipe), peppers, and onions. That is basically the entire consistency for this recipe therefore making it super simple and therefore super bland. Yes, I liked it: peppers, onions, and rice, can’t go wrong there. But it was pretty plain. I’m not sure it was the best choice to eat alongside the Cajun Catfish Sandwich, but it probably wasn’t the worst choice either. Next time perhaps I could pair it with some grilled chicken or something. I’m still giving it a thumbs up, but it definitely needs some spice to it.
I couldn't find the recipe on the Taste of Home website so here goes for the ravioli (the others are linked at the bottom of this post): Ingredients: 9oz package of refrigerated ravioli 2 eggs Seasoned breadcrumbs Parmesan cheese Basil ½ cup canola oil Directions: 1. Cook ravioli according to package instructions. 2. Beat eggs in a small bowl. In separate bowl mix breadcrumbs, cheese, and basil to a consistency of your liking. 3. Dip ravioli in egg and then in breadcrumbs to coat. Fry in ¼ cup canola oil in skillet for 60 seconds on each side. Replace the oil halfway through. 4. Sprinkle with more cheese (optional) and serve with warm red sauce (also optional) Pumpkin - Catfish - Hoppin
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the onion rolls. I wasn't sure I'd be able to find these at Shop n Save, but thank goodness I did. They were delicious, though a tad big for the size of the patties I sculpted. I'm going to have to give this recipe a thumbs up for sure and I'd definitely make it again. Click here for Cajun Burger Recipe |
 | BBQ Sauce with MustardOkay, quite a few firsts for this post. I've never worked with molasses before. And let me say, I am not a fan. It got everywhere, pretty much like honey (at least when I work with honey it gets everywhere). The sauce though turned out good. The molasses gave it a distinct taste that I am not used to for typical BBQ sauces - I'm not a fan of typical BBQ sauces (except for maybe the Kansas City one from Bandana's). It was easy to make and luckily I had this awesome dressing container to store it in. I'm glad that it will last a few months because I'm sure there is no way me |
or anyone else could have gotten through all that in a shorter amount of time - I even halved the recipe! I'm going to give this recipe a thumbs up also and am excited to try some of the other BBQ sauce recipes that I saw in this cookbook.
Click here for BBQ Recipe
 | Creamy SuccotashNot gonna lie, I've never heard of succotash before, but the ingredients listed didn't sound half bad. It was fairly easy to make - though I wasn't a fan of boiling 3/4 cup of water with 3 cups of lima beans, it turned out just fine. The end result was amazing. I'd have to say this may be one of my new favorite side dishes. It was creamy (well, duh) and colorful so I'm sure it's a little bit healthy at least. I'm definitely going to make this again, especially for a summer barbecue or party. Thumbs up! |
Click here for Succotash Recipe
 | Broiled CodWell this was just the easiest cod recipe I've ever used. Marinated in Italian dressing and spices, then broiled for a short amount of time. And it came out hot, flaky, and perfect for fish. I should have discovered this recipe at the beginning of Lent huh? Speaking of Lent, can you believe it's already Easter? Wow just wow. Okay, back to the recipe. I'm going to have to give this a thumbs up, the flavor was good and it was extremely easy. I'd recommend it, especially if you like fish like me! |
Click here for Cod Recipe
So, I bought a loaf of bread. This is a lesson on how not to waste a loaf of bread. Make a bunch of different sandwiches.
 Ultimate Pastrami Sandwiches | Ultimate Pastrami SandwichesFirst, the recipe had me buy cabbage, and I was a little wary due to this. I don’t like cabbage. Then, it had be toss the cabbage in vinegar, I’m assuming this is what coleslaw is? I don’t like coleslaw either. So starting off, I wasn’t excited for this recipe. I like the idea of baking the meat and cheese in the oven, and when I put it, the coleslaw, waffle fries. and the tomato on toasted bread. The outcome was delicious. I thoroughly enjoyed this sandwich (I’m actually not a big sandwich fan). The meat I bought was great - not worth the wait at Schnucks - why do all you people go shopping on a Sunday? I’ll never go |
back there. Anyway, the coleslaw I couldn’t really taste when it was on the sandwich. I tried to eat it by itself the next day and couldn’t do it. I don’t eat fries too often, so it was a nice change to have these with the sandwich - and on it! Thumbs up on this recipe - make it!
Click here for Taste of Home recipe
 Cape Codder | Cape CodderOh the memories of the summer after my 21st birthday. Before I started drinking beer, it was cranberry and vodka, all night. This drink was no exception to what I remembered from 6 (yikes!) years ago. Unfortunately, I ran out of vodka and could only make the two drinks shown *insert sad face* but as soon as I can get some more, I’ll probably make it again. It’s a nice change every once in awhile. Thumbs up - make it! Click here for Taste of Home Recipe - Codder |
 Coke Cake | Coke CakeI like Coke and I like cake, so it’s only fitting that I baked something called a Coke Cake. Honestly, never heard of it. It actually contains coke (well diet, because that is what I had in my house). The recipe itself was fairly easy - I loved that I didn’t have to melt chocolate - that’s the worst. And it was fun boiling diet coke! I didn’t have a 13x9 cake pan, so I just used a round one and it seemed to work out just fine. I think the marshmallows really allow the cake batter to have a great consistency while it’s baking. Sorry to say I did not make my own icing (and I never will sorry folks) but the dark chocolate Betty |
Crocker icing was delicious on the cake. And topped with chopped pecans, yum! I can definitely see myself baking this kind of cake again. Thumbs up - make it!
Click here for Taste of Home recipe - Cake
 Lobster Rolls | Lobster RollsOkay, so this technically isn’t a Sandwich, but since I had bread already I made it into one. I followed the recipe for the filling somewhat closely, I ended up halving it and adding some chopped onion. When that was mixed, I toasted some Italian bread and put some provolone cheese on there, add the mixture and turned it into a Lobster Salad Sandwich. What should it matter if it’s on a roll or regular bread? It doesn’t. This was a lot better that I expected. I have never had lobster before, even imitation lobster that I purchased, so I was a little scared about it hoping it wouldn’t be too fishy tasting. But it was |
delicious! Honestly, I think it was the onions, but I’m sure it’s just the recipe in general. Thumbs up - Make it!
Click here for Taste of Home Recipe - Lobster
 Mom's Dynamite Sandwiches | Mom's Dynamite SandwichesOkay. So I am really bad at halving recipes. I halved the beef, onion, and pepper, but I didn’t half the sauce. So this had a strange proportion to me because of this mistake and it was ten times as messy as it should have been - this is basically a sloppy joe. Even with halving the onion and peppers, it still wasn’t the best proportions. There were way too many onions (and this is coming from the girl that puts onions on everything!). I’m glad that I was trying to half it, because my skillet would NOT have been big enough if I put 2 lbs of beef, 5 peppers, and 4 large onions into it (perhaps that is why it says to |
use a dutch oven? I don’t even know what that is). Another thing - it has to simmer for an HOUR and it was kind of scary… it keep bubbling up like I was a witch making so sort of potion. If I would have had the proportions correct according to the recipe, I’m not sure if it would have turned out better or worse. I’m going to give this a thumbs to the side because it wasn’t horrible and I would try to make it again but with the amount of ingredients that make more sense to me than anyone else.
Click here for Taste of Home Recipe
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