Eggplant & Zucchini alla Parmigiana

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Can you say absolutely delicious? That is exactly how to describe  this dish! You must try it. Continue reading Eggplant & Zucchini alla Parmigiana

Chow-Chow Relish

This is a post that is a little overdue. I meant to post it in October when green tomatoes are on the vine and the first frost is rapidly approaching but…stuff happens. 😮 Rather than wait until next October when the timing would be more appropriate, I decided to post it now. Better late than never, eh? Continue reading Chow-Chow Relish

Tropical Shrimp Salad

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© 2012 REMCooks.com

And now for something completely different…How long has it been since you had a delicious shrimp salad? Well, that’s too long. 😉 Continue reading Tropical Shrimp Salad

Tortilla Soup (Sopa Azteca de Tortilla)

Tortilla Soup (Sopa Azteca de Tortilla)

It’s still cold in DFW so we’re still doing soups. We also need to lose the weight we gained during the Holidays. 😮 So, we roasted 3 chickens, obtained 5.5 lbs of shredded chicken meat, took the carcasses and made 7 qts of rich chicken stock. When you do that you know there is some soup in there somewhere. With that much chicken meat and stock you can make a wonderful variety of soups, starting with your standard comfort food – Chicken Noodle Soup. Today, however, it was time for a good old stick to your bones mexican soup, Tortilla Soup (Sopa Aztea de Tortilla) that is. Continue reading Tortilla Soup (Sopa Azteca de Tortilla)

Smoked Pork and Sausage Gumbo

Smoked Pork and Sausage Gumbo

Hmmmm…Life sure has been hectic over the last 2 months. We decorated; had the kids home for Christmas; shopped until we dropped; and spread good cheer. We have cooked and cleaned and cleaned and cooked. We had 2 Thanksgiving dinners, Christmas dinner and then my best friend, John, had his 60th Birthday on New Year’s Eve, so we threw him a 60th Birthday party, Tex-Mexican style. Whew!!! As a result, the blog has lagged behind and many dishes have yet to be posted. Take this gumbo, for instance. Continue reading Smoked Pork and Sausage Gumbo