Bite. Sip. Repeat…

The boys get a huge kick out of breakfast for dinner.  Our #1 son buys lunch at school once a week and they even have a breakfast for lunch option sometimes.  Tonight, it was scrambled eggs, chicken sausage, and toaster waffles for them.  Lisa and I were going to have the same thing (toast, no waffles), when I saw Continue Reading »

We fed the boys early and had this dish after they were in bed. It’s very easy, very tasty and vegetarian to boot. Not too much to explain, the recipe is pretty straight-forward. It’s from Good Deal with Dave Lieberman on Food Network. Link here. We served it with a dollop of sour cream. Enjoy…

Here’s the recipe… Continue Reading »

Since Fat Tuesday was coming up, the “Bite. Sip. Repeat…” team decided to get together last weekend and cook a New Orleans classic. Dr. Steve and I shopped and met up at Dr. Curtis’ house for the cooking and sipping. I’d been thinking of what to cook and came across one of Emeril Lagasse’s first books, “Louisiana Real & Rustic“. It’s copyrighted 1996, after he started doing “The Essence of Emeril”, but before he got really big. I like this book a lot. Emeril provides a variety of recipes, including Louisiana standards as well as basics, like mayonnaise and other sauces.

The recipe that caught my eye was Shrimp and Okra Gumbo (full recipe at end of post). So Dr. Steve and I headed to Harvest Ranch Market for supplies.

Actually, they didn’t have okra or andouille sausage, so we just got the produce and shrimp there. Continue Reading »