Tried The Zatarains ?

Have you guys tried this stuff yet ?

We love it !

It is a toss up between the beans and rice mix, and the dirty rice as a side dish when we have some steaks or something, but we started making the jambalaya mix lately and it is great for a fast dinner.

I stop in and grab a pound or so of raw shrimp, and a roll of smoked sausage, fry it all up together in my big skillet, and the mix does the rest of the work.

Just wanted to give a shout to the Zatarains people, I love their stuff !

Sausage Casserole

This is my brothers dish, so I give him the credit. You will need..

1 lbs sausage

1 small onion

1 cup corn muffin mix

1 egg

1 1/2 cup cream corn

1 1/2 cup sour cream

1 1/2 cup cheddar cheese

8x12 baking dish



In a skillet, brown the medium onion with some butter. I added some chopped garlic to the mix. When caramelized, remove from pan and set aside


Next, while the pan is still hot, brown the sausage. In a separate bowl, mix cream corn, corn muffin mix, fried onion, and egg. spoon into greased baking dish



Spoon sour cream over raw mixture, and add cooked sausage and cheese

Bake in a 350 degree oven for 30minutes. I put the broiler on for about 5 minutes after that to brown the cheese a little. Give it a try and tell me what you think !

Sausage and squash, it's what's for dinner ! !

I went out to the garden this afternoon, and after having a look, I knew what I was having for supper. I pulled a few squash, and a couple cucumbers and went inside to check the fridge. To my dismay, I was lacking some ingredients, so I had to make a run to the store. I didn't mind it to much because it means a pass through the beach and a little sightseeing. Well I ran into the Food Lion and got what I needed and hurried home to make one of my favorites. I am going to give you the ingredients and instructions on how to make my squash casserole, but please understand I am just a regular guy, and not a Food Network star. Please bear with me, because I can only give guy directions. You will need to get

2 large, or 3 medium size squash

1 big onion, I like using the red ones

1 can of mushroom or celery soup, your choice

1 green pepper

1 log of breakfast sausage, hot or spicy your choice. I am partial to Jimmy Dean mild

1 bag of shredded cheddar cheese, I get the 12oz size

2 cups of bread crumbs or crumbled cornbread. I prefer the cornbread

Now what I do is fry the sausage in a skillit with a little water and break the sausage up as it cooks. When it's close to done, I add the onion and sliced squash, and cook it down a little. I then drain the grease, put it back on the stove and add the green pepper and let it simmer a little with the lid on. While it's doing that I get my metal cake pan an put in the bread, or cornbread crumbs. I then dump the skillet in the cake pan, and add the soup and a can of milk. I stir it up and mix it good. I put it in the oven at 400 for about 30 minutes. Then I pull it out, spread the cheese on top, and let it cook for about 10 or 15 more minutes. While my casserole was finishing up, I washed and sliced my cucumbers and put them in some vinegar, poured some sweet tea, and got out the plates. If you like, you can make it the same way as I did, but without the sausage. My kind of supper tonight. I think I'll go get some of the leftovers now