Catfish Court Bouillon

This is a good ole Cajun recipe from back home!  I love making it because it's so easy.  Bold flavors and hearty! Serve this dish with a side of rice! Enjoy! -Trudy

5 Catfish filets (tilapia can also be used)
1 reg can whole tomatoes
1 reg can diced tomatoes (no salt added)
1 med onion chopped
1 med bell pepper
sea salt to taste
1/2 t black pepper
1/2 t garlic
1 T Worchestershire Sauce
1/3 can water

Sautee' onions and bell pepper in 1 T oil in a large skillet till lightly browned.  Add tomatoes, fish and seasonings along with water.  Let simmer on medium  for 15 min.  If mixture looks watery, continue to simmer until water reduces to half.  Serve over a nice scoop of rice! 

Spicy Sausage Salsa and Roasted Eggplant

This recipe is full of flavor... Sausage is the key... however, you may substitute it with your favorite meat.  A delicious addition to this would be a side of rice or potato hash.  Enjoy! -Trudy

1 large peeled eggplant
4 small breakfast Jimmy Dean sausage patties
1/2 chopped onion
1/3 jar Publix Medium Salsa
2 chopped medium tomatoes
1/2 cup (no salt added) tomato sauce
Sea salt & pepper
1/2 t onion powder
1 t paprika
1/4 t cayenne pepper
Dash of garlic powder

Slice your eggplant into 3/4 in. slices. Drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper and place on baking sheet. Broil in oven till brown, then turn. Brown both sides and remove from oven.
In a pan on the stove, crumble and brown sausage patties. Add onions...brown till desired texture. Add the remaining ingredients.  Simmer for 7 min.  Spoon over each eggplant slice. (I even topped my husbands with a fried egg.) Serve with toasted ciabatta bread.

The Best Nana Puddin' You've Ever Had!

This is seriously the best recipe for banana pudding.

You will have everyone talking about your

dessert for YEARS.

It's also SO easy to make.

1 box of Nilla Wafers
2 bananas, sliced

2 cups milk

1 (5-ounce) box instant French vanilla pudding

 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened

 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

 1 (12-ounce) container frozen whipped topping thawed, or equal amount sweetened whipped cream

Directions:

Line the bottom of a 13 by 9 by 2-inch dish with Nilla Wafers.

In a bowl, combine the milk and pudding mix and blend well using a handheld electric mixer OR a kitchen aid mixer if you do not have a handheld. Using another bowl, combine the cream cheese and condensed milk together and mix until smooth. Fold the whipped topping into the cream cheese mixture. Add the cream cheese mixture to the pudding mixture and stir until well blended. Next fold in your bananas. Pour the mixture over the cookies and cover with the remaining cookies. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

-Natalie

(This recipe was inspired by Paula Deen's Banana Pudding- so you know you gotta try it!)