by Shawn McNair | May 19, 2025
Mango’s are already tasty around here and pretty easy to pick out the goods ones. I’m not a fan of frying because of the cleanup but when it happens it’s usually done with a tempura style batter tweaked with our typical twist.
by Shawn McNair | May 13, 2025
The creamy white sauce is a little different from Parmigiano typically used in alfredo sauces. Used Oaxaca cheese, browned garlic, and shrimp pieces as a part of it. I usually never veer from parm but did this time, and it worked out great. If you don’t have access to Oaxaca cheese
by Shawn McNair | May 11, 2025
Three cheese pasta shells and some shrimp love turned out pretty good. It’s a crappy pic but worth the labor. Chicken (cooked) substituted for the shrimp would turn out mighty fine.
by Shawn McNair | May 10, 2025
Nice white sauce a little different from Parmigiano typically used in Alfredo sauces. Used Oaxaca cheese, browned garlic, and shrimp pieces as a part of it. I usually never veer from parm but did this time and it worked out great.
by Shawn McNair | May 8, 2025
Whatever reason my crab dealer didn’t have pealed crab in stock. Suspect it’s a seasonal thing but looking around their stash I noticed “lobster head” meat. It was pretty cheap at about 6 bucks + for approximately 2 cups.
by Shawn McNair | May 7, 2025
Since Biddy was born I haven’t seen fried berd for a while. Very easy cheap dinner with a little planning it was all baked together except for the pineapple.
by Shawn McNair | Apr 24, 2025
This recipe is a side dish or dip that is tweakable til ya can’t tweak anymore. Full of textures and flavor I decided it needed its own home. I usually use purple for color and taste, but at this time of year, they are about like
by Shawn McNair | Apr 19, 2025
Fried shrimps haven’t been my thing for 40+ years because when I was knee high to a snakes ass I caught the flu after I ate them. I don’t know if that’s an old wives’ tale but I went strictly boiled shrimp after that. Anyways
by Shawn McNair | Apr 18, 2025
What the hell is this? My friend this is a base I use for a lot of side dishes. It’s like a trinity but not. Once the Texas Chum is rock’n the sky’s the limit. You can build the perfect side from greens to pinto beans.
by Shawn McNair | Apr 16, 2025
Collards are a typical side skirting any Southern meal including barbecue. It’s chalked full of vitamins and probably what keeps the South alive.
by Shawn McNair | Apr 15, 2025
Here’s a little shrimp I wrote, you might wanna eat it, note for note…
by Shawn McNair | Apr 9, 2025
Quick and easy shrimp scampi great over noodles or with a hunk of bread as an appetizer.
by Shawn McNair | Mar 30, 2025
Quick way to dazzle up breakfast. Not only is it fast, it’s fantastic and easy to scale.
by Shawn McNair | Mar 28, 2025
Although the picture isn’t a looker, a forkful of the baked lasagna noodle, provolone topped, combined with the gooey shrimp filling will rope you into a marvelous dinner worth bragging about regardless of looks.
by Shawn McNair | Mar 26, 2025
Went to our FB page to see what I’ve auto-posted to get a little kick in the pants for dinner. I don’t know the amounts the video recipe used, but I feel I pegged it.
by Shawn McNair | Mar 19, 2025
I guess we could call this a lot of things but when we get right down to it, it’s delicious! Very easy to knock out in a matter of minutes.
by Shawn McNair | Mar 18, 2025
Not as pretty as you but mighty fine in the chompers. It’s a mixed play off my Aunt Laura and Mom’s Jambalaya except they make a trinity. I don’t because my sister is vegetable intolerant. If you wanted a trinity chop it up and dump it in on the cooked sausage until translucent, then go to shrimp step.
by Shawn McNair | Mar 17, 2025
Use what you have available but I promise beef cheek isn’t as gross as it sounds. Beef cheeks rich flavorful and tender taste will change your outlook for life.
by Shawn McNair | Mar 11, 2025
Just grilled fajitas, homemade tortillas, cheese and a shot of Irish Salsa. Irish Salsa is our problem child mostly
by Shawn McNair | Mar 6, 2025
Have you ever cooked a chicken breast that turned out dry? Think most of us have and it’s my #1 reason to order dark meat at unknown joints. Today my friend is the day we aim to break grilled chicken dinner disasters.
by Shawn McNair | Mar 1, 2025
Pretty good, If you notice in the pic I left the heads and tails on. Next time the heads and tails gotta go. I don’t care how pretty it is because it’s a not pretty getting them off at the end. Anyways, these Spanish Flies are based on next time without heads or tails.
by Shawn McNair | Feb 27, 2025
Crispy fish tacos enhance the delicious delicate flavors from the fish. Soft corn tortillas tastes like raw grits. I never say “I’ll have what she’s having” if she’s ordered the fish tacos…
by Shawn McNair | Feb 25, 2025
Simple clean Cajun fish sandwich named after Blackbeard because. Pirates didn’t use fryers on the ship. I mean, can you imagine the on the job injuries with fryers sloshing hot grease all over the damn deck? Insurance would skyrocket…
by Shawn McNair | Feb 22, 2025
Such a monstrosity I really don’t know what to call it. This is fried eggplant with a heavily parmigiana spiked batter stacked with quick brined grilled chicken along with mozzarella inserts. Made me dance so I figured I had better share.
by Shawn McNair | Feb 21, 2025
Excellent Texas butter beans recipe I’m sure you’ll love. There’s no Texas magical ingredient making a butter bean a “Texas butter bean”. Dry bean recipes in Texas kind of lay along the lines of gumbo meaning use whatcha got. Ever heard “everything is bigger in Texas”?
by Shawn McNair | Feb 11, 2025
Super good Jambalaya packed with trinity mainly onion, its flavor is awesome in here. I sliced the andouille long ways into 4 strips then cut cross ways matter fact, did the same to the celery. Cut them how you want I’m not gonna be there. I grilled the chicken tenders which gave a nice
by Shawn McNair | Feb 7, 2025
Decided to roll a loin with a stuffing I’ve been rolling around in my head in an effort to finish out another recipe. I smoked this one lightly but it’s not necessary I was really also seasoning a new smoker…
by Shawn McNair | Feb 6, 2025
This isn’t a chicken salad sammie built with losing weight in mind. Actually, none of these recipes are.
by Shawn McNair | Feb 4, 2025
Made some enchiladas the other night that had great flavor but could use an extra tweak. Sometimes I do get tired of the sauces and this was the night I was refusing them.
by Shawn McNair | Feb 3, 2025
Another way to make some shrimp and grits different from the other one I did. Don’t remember how I did them but they were awesome. Well, these may be awesomer. They are awesomer in prep work that’s for sure.