Ingredients

• 400g flat cap mushrooms, roughly chopped
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Olive oil, for cooking
• 750g piece of prime beef fillet
• 1-2 tbsp English mustard
• 6-8 slices of Parma ham
• 500g ready-made puff pastry
• Flour, to dust
• 2 egg yolks, beaten

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Ingredients

Serves: 24

• 3 - 8 ounce packages of cream cheese, softened(reduced fat is fine)
• 1.5 teaspoons garlic powder (not garlic salt!)
• 1.5 teaspoons Accent(R) Seasoning
• 3 green onions, sliced finely or chopped.
• 1 jar dried beef, chopped and rinsed to remove salt.

Preparation method

Prep: 2 hours 15 mins

1.

Mix cream cheese, garlic powder, accent, green onions and 1/2 of the chopped beef. Form into one or two cheese balls. Roll in remaining dried beef to coat. Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serv...

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Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
• 1 cup chicken broth, divided
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
• 8 ounces dry fettuccini pasta

Directions

1. In a large saucepan over low heat, melt butter; add garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Add the tomatoes and 3/4 cup of the chicken broth; increase to medium heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat a...

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Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1 tablespoon melted butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutme...

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Ingredients

• 4 (4 ounce) fillets catfish
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 1/2 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 4 roma tomatoes or sun-dried tomatoes, sliced thin

Directions

1. Preheat broiler to 500 degrees. Coat a broiling pan with nonstick cooking spray. Brush both sides of fillets with lemon juice, and then sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place fillets flat side up on prepared pan.
2. In a small bowl, mix Parmes...

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Ingredients

• 2  pounds  fresh Brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved
• 2  tablespoons  olive oil
• 1/4  teaspoon  salt
• 1/4  teaspoon  pepper
• 6  (1/8-inch-thick) pancetta slices
• 1  tablespoon  freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 425°. Toss together Brussels sprouts and next 3 ingredients in a 15- x 10-inch jelly-roll pan. Bake 17 to 20 minutes or until sprouts are tender and edges are lightly browned, stirring occasionally.

2. Meanwhile, cook pancetta in a large skillet over medium ...

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Ingredients
12 LARGE MIRLITONS
1/4 CUP ZATARAIN'S LIQUID CRAB BOIL
6 LARGE EGGS (Beaten)
1 TSP BLACK PEPPER
1 TSP WHITE PEPPER
4 CUPS SEASONED BREAD CRUMBS
3 QUARTS PEANUT OIL
1 CUP EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL
1 LB ONIONS (Diced)
1/2 LB CELERY (Diced)
6 BAY LEAFS
1/2 LB TASSO (Chopped fine)
1 TBSP GRANULATED GARLIC
1 CUP WHITE WINE
1/2 CUP CRAWFISH FAT (Preferred) OR 1 TBSP LOBSTER BASE
3 LBS 21 -25 COUNT SHRIMP (Peeled and raw)
2 LBS CRAWFISH TAILS
1 TBSP LEMON JUICE
LOT SEASONED BREAD CRUMBS
1 QUART SMOKED SHRIMP S...

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Ingredients:

1 onion, chopped

1 fresh garlic clove, chopped

1 tbsp butter

EVOO, eyeball it

1 28 oz can of diced tomatoes

fresh chopped basil

1 c heavy cream

1/4 c vodka

crushed red pepper

cajun seasoning

cayenne pepper

hot sauce

1 lb peeled shrimp

1 lb peeled crawfish

bowtie pasta

Directions:

Start your pasta. I usually put a little salt in the pot & a spoonful of butter so the pasta doesn't stick together.  In a large skillet over medium heat, melt 1 tablespoon of butter & extra virgin olive oil, add onions ...

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1/2 pound ham hocks (you can use smoked turkey wings, or smoked neck bones)
1 tablespoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 large bunch collard greens (if using frozen, you'll need 2 - 16 ounce bags)
2 - 14.5 ounce cans of chicken broth.

In a large pot, bring chicken broth, ham hocks, salt, garlic powder and hot sauce to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour.

Make sure you wash the collard greens thoroughly. Remove the stems that ...

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Ingredients:

1 cup apricot preserves
3 tablespoons brandy (not brandy flavoring)
1 tablespoon corn starch (premixed in ¼ cup water)
1 cup orange juice
3 tablespoons dark brown sugar
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard (or Creole mustard)
1 ham of choice

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325° F. Place ham in roasting pan fat side up; the melting fat will baste your ham. Turn ham over half way through baking to avoid uneven salting from the brine in the meat. If roasting a ham that is not precooked, bake for appr...

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Ingredients
2 CUPS ZATARAIN’S CONCENTRATED LIQUID CRAB BOIL
2 CUPS ZATARAIN’S COMPLETE CRAB BOIL (DRY)
1/2 CUP GROUND CAYENNE PEPPER
1/2 CUP GRANULATED GARLIC
20 LBS SIZE B - RED NEW POTATOES
Stuffing
2 LBS CRAB CLAW MEAT
2 TBSP MAYONNAISE
1 TSP YELLOW MUSTARD
1 CUP FINELY DICED ONIONS
1/2 TSP GROUND CAYENNE PEPPER
1 TSP LOUISIANA HOT SAUCE (Cayenne Based)
4 EGGS (Hard-boiled & Minced)
1 CUP SOUR CREAM
1/4 LB SHREDDED CHEDDAR CHEESE
3 SPRIGS FRESH PARSLEY (Chopped fine)

Method
Fill an 8...
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Ingredients:
4 Catfish Fillets
   1/4 cup melted Butter
   1/4 cup Cajun Seasoning


Shrimp Sauce:

6oz small Shrimp, cooked    1 cup heavy Whipping Cream    2 Tbsp Shallots, 1/8" diced    1 Tbsp Vegetable Oil    1/2 cup White Wine    2 Tbsp Cajun Seasoning    2 Tbsp fresh Parsley, chopped    1/4 cup Sour Cream

Directions for sauce:
Saute shallots in vegetable oil until translucent. Add white wine and simmer until reduced by two thirds. Add heavy cream and simmer until reduced by one third. Add seasoning, ...

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Ingredients:

1 doz. calms

1 doz mussels

1/2 lb crab

1/2 shrimp

3-4 rock lobster

6 scallops

1 onion

1shallot

2-3 cloves garlic

4 cups of water

olive oil

2 sweet red pepper

3-4 celery stalks

1 fennel blub

1 8oz bottle clam juice

1 cup white wine

parsley

Directions:

1. Heat your pot, cover the bottom of the pot; with olive oil. Add in the garlic, onions, shallot, salt and pepper and allow everything to cook until tender.
2. Next add in the 4 cups of water; this is the starter broth to cook the shellfish. Bring this to a ...

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2 oz. Rye Whiskey (I use Jim Beam Rye, or Wild Turkey Rye 101!)
8 dashes Peychaud Bitters
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
1 Tablespoon Simple Syrup (equal parts sugar and water/cooked until the sugar disolves)
about 1/2 ounce Herbsaint or Pernod.
1 Lemon Twist

Chill an old fashioned glass. Combine the Rye, bitters and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake it baby, shake it. Coat the glass with the Herbsaint, pour out the excess. Add the mix to the glass, twist the lemon and drop it in. Enjoy!


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Ingredients:

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Cooking Instructions

• Melt butter over low heat and stir-in flour.
  Cook until bubbles appear on t...

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Vampire's Kiss (Adult Drink)

2 oz. vodka
1/2 oz. dry gin
1/2 oz. dry vermouth
1 tbsp. tequila
Pinch of salt
2 oz. tomato juice

Pour into Old Fashioned glass, shake with ice, strain over ice.

Decayed Corpse Chips with Entrail Salsa:
blue corn tortilla chips
coffin
salsa

This isn't so much a recipe as it is a creative display. Arrange the blue corn chips in a coffin in the shape of a long-dead corpse. The natural blue corn chips have almost a dusky shade of brown in them that hints of decayed skin....

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Ingredients:

1 Box Saltine crackers

1 1/3 Cups Canola oil

1 Package Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing (dry)

1 1/2 tsp. dill weed

2 Tbsp. Crushed red pepper flakes

Directions:
Place entire carton of crackers in a one gallon plastic zipper bag. Mix all other ingredients together and pour mixture over crackers. Turn bag frequently until dry (liquid is absorbed into crackers). After a few hours of turning, you are done! Couldn't be easier, right? 



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Ingredients:

• 1/2  pound  fresh or frozen scallops
• 1  10-ounce package  frozen chopped spinach
• 1/4  cup  water
• 2  tablespoons  dry white wine
• 1/4  teaspoon  salt
• 1/4  teaspoon  dried tarragon, crushed
• Dash    pepper
• 1  clove  garlic, minced
• 1/3  cup  canned evaporated skim milk
• 4  teaspoons  all-purpose flour
• 2  tablespoons  grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:

Thaw scallops, if frozen. Cut any large scallops in half.

Cook spinach according to package directions; drain well. Keep warm.

Meanwhile, in a medium s...

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