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 [...]
James’ First Food – What Else? Sweet Potatoes!
You know how much I love our Louisiana Sweet Potatoes or yams, as they are the sweetest and most moist variety – so it was only fitting that I had to share this super cute picture with you. Lee is the dietitian who works with me, and I cannot believe her precious little boy, James, [...]
Southwestern Soup and Eggnog Spice Bundt Cake-Two Winter Favorites
Warm up with this easy to make family favorite. Beginning with ground sirloin and just adding convenience items, the kids will gravitate to the burger style soup. Packed with an abundance of flavors and ingredients, this chunky soup has chili characteristics, being hearty and satisfying. The Louisiana yams add a natural sweetness contrasting with the southwestern [...]
Christmas Cooking Video-Two Favorites-Sweet Potatoes and My Meaty Italian Dip
Looking for some easy impressive recipes! My Meaty Italian Dip (freezes well if any left) is a crowd pleaser that takes minutes, yes minutes, to prepare…if you can open up cans and jars-done. And if you love that sweet salty combination, wait until you try my three ingredient Sweet Potatoes Wrapped in Proscuitto-make ahead and [...]
Cooking on Good Day on Fox in Dallas with Louisiana Yams!
Kathleen is hiding! Good Day in Dallas WATCH MY COOKING SEGMENT on Good Day on Fox in Dallas/Ft. Worth. Finally, it is getting cool outside so I prepared one of my favorite soups featuring the naturally sweet Louisiana Yams, Shrimp, Corn and Sweet Potato Soup. The other recipes I showed had less than three ingredients, yes, that [...]
Easy Healthy Labor Day Recipes-No Mayo Potato Salad and Red, White and Blue!
Labor Day wouldn’t be complete without barbecue, potato salad and red white and blue. This Labor Day, I have a new twists to some of your old stand-by favorites. Try my Southwestern Sweet Potato Salad with rich roasted Louisiana yams, combining Louisiana and southwestern into a colorful explosion of flavors. Roasting brings out an intense flavor. Always [...]
Banana Yam Quick Bread-Diabetic and Freezer Friendly
You guys requested more breakfast items that are weekday friendly so hang in there, I’m working on it. I found my recipe for Banana Yam Bread… and it is delicious! You really won’t believe this as it is diabetic friendly!!! You can make this bread the night before and have it for breakfast. Cut some [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
