Baked Brie with Pepper Jelly
First things first, right? Thank you guys SO much for all your entries in the final BHG giveaway! We loved reading through all the things you were thankful for so much! We’ve got 20 winners for y’all,...
View ArticleBeignets {Happy Mardi Gras!}
So first of all, if you’re seeing this post, that means that you’re also able to see our new blog design! If you’re using a reader, hop on over to www.ourbestbites.com to check out our shiny new look!...
View ArticleBananas Foster Bread Pudding
So I totally get that tomorrow is St. Patrick’s Day. If I were with it and awesome, I’d have adorable little leprechauns sculpted out of homemade fondant or something like that. Instead? Yeah, I’ve...
View ArticleBerry Cobbler
Last summer and fall, I can’t even begin to tell y’all how many requests we got for cobblers. I’m not sure if cobblers are largely a regional dessert or something, but aside from the traditional Dutch...
View ArticleShrimp & Grits
I’ve lived in the South for 3 1/2 years now and have only eaten grits a handful of times. Granted, I’m not sure grits are as big in Louisiana as they are in the rest of the South, but still, you’d...
View ArticleNot-So-Dirty Dirty Rice
So apparently it’s State Pride week at Our Best Bites. We totally plan these things from time to time. Go, Idaho! Go, Louisiana! Just kidding. It’s just a funny coincidence. And Mardi Gras. I am not...
View ArticleNew Orleans-Style Pralines
I kind of can’t believe that we’ve lived in Louisiana for almost 5 years. In some ways, it feels like we just barely moved here and in others, it feels like so much life has happened here–when we left...
View ArticleCajun Fried Bowtie Pasta
There were a lot of things I loved about living in Utah, but one of the things that drove me crazy was that if we ever wanted to go away for the weekend, there wasn’t really anywhere within a couple...
View ArticleChicken & Sausage Gumbo
When we moved to Louisiana, I decided that I was going to embrace the experience, especially when it came to the food. I set out to try everything I could and to not be scared, even if it was something...
View ArticleCajun-Style Hash Brown Skillet
When my family went to New Orleans over this last Christmas vacation, we pretty much ate the whole time. Apparently that’s what Mormons do when they go to New Orleans with (or without) kids because...
View ArticleCat Head Biscuits
So here at Our Best Bites, we have over 900 recipes. Wow, right? Kind of crazy. What’s crazier? None of them are recipes for straight-up biscuits. I’m not sure why–part of it, at least for me, is that...
View ArticleCrawfish & Corn Bisque {Quick and Easy!}
So Mardi Gras is next week, which means that for the next few days, at least in Mardi Gras-celebrating locales it’s kind of a gastronomical free-for-all where things like Jambalaya and Gumbo and King...
View ArticleGreen Chile & Cheese Corn Dip
So I have this friend Kelly. She’s a Louisiana gal. And for as long as I’ve lived here, we have frequently worked together in the same organizations at church (first it was with the teenage girls and...
View ArticleCreamy Cajun Pasta with Peppers and Smoked Sausage
My husband and I are two very different creatures. I like leftovers because it means I don’t have to make dinner and I don’t really have to do the dishes. But I have, like, a two-nights-in-a-row limit...
View ArticlePepper Jelly Vinaigrette (& Salad)
Once upon a time, I used to go to Costco and get the giant flats of strawberries and make freezers full of strawberry freezer jam. In the pectin box, there were recipes for other jams and jellies and...
View ArticleHow to Devein Shrimp {& Quickly Cook Them!}
Okay. Can we talk a little about shrimp? And how they’re one of the friendlier seafoods? Even non-seafood-lovers often enjoy shrimp. Shrimp are widely available and easy to cook and can be served in a...
View ArticleVirgin Bloody Mary
I recently shared about how when I was pregnant with my third child, I was obsessed with drinking Virgin Bloody Marys (Maries? That doesn’t seem right. How does one make this plural?) I was flying very...
View ArticleBanana Pudding in a Jar
One of the very first recipes we posted and one of my all-time favorites on the blog is my sister-in-law’s recipe for Banana Cream Pie. It has become the base for more creamy pie-like recipes here on...
View ArticleSouthern Buttermilk Biscuits
So I’ve been on the hunt for a good cut biscuit for a long time. We have our Cat Head Biscuits, which are magical in just about every way, but they’re also very, very large (as big as a cat’s head, not...
View ArticleBiscuits and Sausage Gravy
Comfort food is kind of a funny thing–I think the things we find the most comforting are usually the things we grew up eating that we don’t realize other people don’t always eat (like at our house, a...
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