Serves 4. Total time= 40 Minutes. Recipe created by Tanya Holland. Tanya Holland dreamed of becoming a star chef. Who knew she’d find the best kind of fame running Brown Sugar Kitchen in gritty West Oakland? 1½ pounds large shrimp, peeled and deveined 3 Tbsp – butter, divided 6 Tbsp – green onions (about 3),… Continue reading Shrimp & Grits, Creole Style

Copycat recipe of Starbucks Egg Bites– Serves 3-4 4 large eggs 1/2 cup – Cottage Cheese 1/2 cup – Pepperjack Cheese (or any other preferred) 1/4 cup – diced green chilles (optional) 1/2 cup – ham slab, medium chopped Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Butter or pre-spray (Pam) a cupcake pan (or 4 x… Continue reading Egg Bites

Serves 4-5 2 lbs – Shrimp, peeled & deveined 10 – 6” flour tortillas 1 Poblano Pepper 2 tspn – salt 2 tspn – ground black pepper 2 Tbsp – Mexican Taco Blackened Seasoning (ingredients below) 3 tspn – olive oil Slaw filling: 1 Tbsp – rice vinegar 1 Tbsp – Spicy Brown Mustard 2… Continue reading Shrimp Tacos, Mexican Blackened

(Makes 5 1/2 TBSP combined) 1 Tbsp – cumin powder 1 Tbsp – ancho chile powder 1 Tbsp – Mexican oregano 1 Tbsp – smoked paprika 1 Tbsp – garlic powder 1/2 Tbsp – cayenne

(from Grandma Anna Trevey) Preheat oven to 350° (may use 1 large brownie mix also) 4 squares Baker’s unsweetened chocolate 6 TBSP – butter (1 ½ sticks) 2 cups – sugar 3 eggs 1 tspn – vanilla extract 1 cup – flour Icing: 6 TBSP + 5 TBSP – butter 4 cups – confectioner’s sugar… Continue reading Grasshopper Bars

Modified from Alton Brown recipe. 8 servings 2 TBSP – Olive Oil 1 cup – Onion, finely chopped 1/2 cup – Carrot, finely chopped 1/2 cup – Celery, finely chopped 2 cloves – garlic, finely chopped 2 tspn – kosher salt 2 quarts – chicken Broth 1 lb – dried lentils, rinsed 1/2 cup –… Continue reading Lentil Soup

Courtesy of Elizabeth Wiley – Serves 5 2 (6.5 oz) cans – chopped clams 4-5 strips, thick-cut bacon, chopped 6 medium potatoes, peeled, diced 1/2 large onion, chopped 3 ½ cups milk 1 TBSP fresh Thyme Leaves, chopped salt & pepper to taste Drain the clams, reserving the liquid.  Add enough water to the liquid… Continue reading Clam Chowder

Serves 5 or 6 4 lbs – medium red skinned potatoes 1/2 cup – olive oil (estimated) 5 to 6 cloves  – garlic, finely chopped Salt and Pepper – to taste Preheat oven to 450°F.  Spray oven pan with light oil – foil covering the pan can make later cleanup easier. Add garlic to olive… Continue reading Cajun-Garlic Oven Potatoes

Serves 12-15 (or 3 weeks of proper leftovers). This is a good basic starter recipe 3-4 lbs – Ground Chuck 2 large Onions – chopped 2x 18oz Cans – Diced Tomatoes 1x 18oz Can – water (rinse water from tomato cans) 2x 15oz Cans – kidney beans (optional) 4 cloves – Garlic, minced 1/4 cup… Continue reading Chili

1 lb – ground beef 3 – Jalapenos, finely chopped 2 – Shallots, finely chopped 1/3 cup – Bread crumbs 1/4 cup – heavy cream 3 TBSP – cream cheese 1 tspn – Garlic Powder 1/2 tspn – Salt 1/2 tspn – ground Black Pepper 12 mini dinner rolls (Pepperidge Farm) 2/3 cup – Monterey… Continue reading Sliders, Jalapeno Burger