Planning your Easter Meal – Glazed Ham with Pecan Crust
Looking for the perfect menu to entertain guests this Easter? Holiday meals are known for their classic dishes and these have a delicious twist! Just wait until you taste this classic Glazed Ham with Pecan Crust – you don’t have to make an extra trip to the ham store. And of course with my sweet [...]
Major College Accomplishment: Pot Roast
I just returned from Puerto Rico on spring break and realized after eating too many stuffed plantains, I wanted my own hearty home cooked meal. My boyfriend’s birthday was coming up and I wanted to make him something I hadn’t made him before. So, after flipping through my mother’s cookbook I landed on her [...]
What to Do with Leftovers-Make 2010 a healthier year!
Have extra turkey, chicken and veggies! Here’s a solution on turn leftovers into another meal. Watch Holly show you tips to eat healthier and some of her favorite leftover recipes. Start New Year Off trim&TERRIFIC
Best of Both! Yam Cornbread Stuffing
Christmas is not far away and I am starting to make my grocery list ahead of time. Traditionally families have cornbread dressing and sweet potato casserole, but I just cannot shy away from this Yam Cornbread Stuffing…why not have the best of both?! What could be better than naturally sweet yams and cornbread team up for a [...]
Potato Latkes with Apple Walnut Topping-Chunkah
Potato Latkes-Sweet Potatoes, Apple topping Potato Latkes with Apple Walnut Topping Potato Latkes, also known as Potato Pancakes, are traditionally eaten during Chanukah. Where does this tradition come from? Potato Latkes, cooked in oil, are eaten to remind us of the oil which miraculously burned for eight days when the Maccabees purified and rededicated the [...]
Holly’s trim&TERRIFIC Kitchen on This Week in Louisiana Agriculture
Watch Holly prepare Crawfish and Sweet Potato Bisque on her November cooking segment on This Week in Louisiana Agriculture. Here is the recipe for Crawfish and Sweet Potato Bisque
Sweet Potatoes or Yams?
Sweet Potatoes or Yams? Tis the season of the yams! We know our holiday table wouldn’t be complete without a bubbling hot rich sweet potato casserole. Or is it a yam casserole and what is the difference? Well, a true yam actually is a tuber grown in the tropics, and a true sweet potato is [...]
Extraodinary Soup: Crawfish and Sweet Potato Bisque
Well, sometimes there is a recipe that just seems to pop up and get requested again and again–that is whythis fantatic soup made my list of 2009 favorites–yes, a crawfish recipe. Look for a package of crawfish tails in your seafood market or freezer section–if you aren’t from Louisiana–don’t think we actually sit there and peel the [...]






