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Try new sauce during grilling season
Grilling season is upon us. Families are escaping to their backyards, picnic areas and campgrounds breaking out their grills. Whether...

Tommy Centola
Sep 12, 20213 min read


Sausage Mac & Cheese
Here is a dish that can be used as either an entree or side dish. It is a great budget stretcher meal. Using different sausages will give...

Tommy Centola
Sep 9, 20211 min read


Andouille Sausage Meat Pie
Sausage is know known as a healthy food. But it sure is tasty. This week, I'm sharing a couple of recipes with sausage. Now, any rope or...

Tommy Centola
Sep 6, 20212 min read


From the TV to the kitchen
There are currently 2 food channels on my television provider: The Food Network and the Cooking Channel. Growing up, I remember seeing...

Tommy Centola
Sep 5, 20213 min read


Mascarpone Peach Hand Pies
Who doesn't love a freshly fried pie to eat. Whether its a fruit pie, chocolate filled, or meat filled, it's a treat. Here's a version of...

Tommy Centola
Sep 2, 20212 min read


Peach Almond Chutney
Fresh Peaches have been popping up here at our Farmer's Market. Since I have already written a newspaper article on this wonderful fruit,...

Tommy Centola
Aug 30, 20211 min read


Switching it up in the kitchen
Last time, I shared with you some of my seasoning blends. As I said, there are many different blends on the supermarket shelves. The...

Tommy Centola
Aug 29, 20213 min read


Corn Ice Pops
Here's a different way to use fresh corn. The sweetness of the fresh corn really shines here. It's also a great way to chase away the...

Tommy Centola
Aug 26, 20211 min read


Grilled Corn Salsa
Fresh corn has started to hit the local farmer's market. So this week, I'll feature this great fresh product. Today's recipe is an...

Tommy Centola
Aug 23, 20211 min read


Try new blend in kitchen
Take a walk down the spice isle of your favorite grocery store. There are numerous spice blends to chose from. After years of trying many...

Tommy Centola
Aug 22, 20213 min read


Chocolate Sauce
This recipe is from, in my opinion, the best restaurant ever LeRuth's. This chocolate sauce was mainly served over ice cream. It was also...

Tommy Centola
Aug 19, 20211 min read


Salted Caramel Sauce
With the heat reaching 100 degrees here in Arkansas, my thoughts turn to ice cream. Instead of sharing two ice cream recipes, I want to...

Tommy Centola
Aug 16, 20211 min read


Preparing the versatile shrimp
After a few non-seafood columns, I thought I would feature a couple of recipes featuring the most popular seafood in America, Shrimp....

Tommy Centola
Aug 15, 20213 min read


Crawfish & Andouille Jambalaya
Jambalaya is one of my favorite dishes to make. Here is a recipe from my latest cookbook, Creole & Cajun Comfort Food. It uses two of my...

Tommy Centola
Aug 12, 20211 min read


Watermelon Lime Sorbet
It has been a hot summer here in Arkansas. Sometimes I think the heat is worse here than in New Orleans. Here's a recipe to help cool you...

Tommy Centola
Aug 9, 20211 min read


Cooking up new chicken dishes
With all this time on my hands, I find myself looking through the cookbooks on my shelves. With a collection of over 200, there are...

Tommy Centola
Aug 8, 20213 min read


Coq au Vin
Here is one of the most cliché of French dishes, Coq au Vin. It really needs no introduction. So I won't write one. Chicken, cut into...

Tommy Centola
Aug 5, 20211 min read


Poulet Fromage from La Provence
New Orleans and the surrounding areas are known for their great restaurants. Unfortunately many of them are no longer opened. La Provence...

Tommy Centola
Aug 2, 20211 min read


Make Crepes at home
A crepe is a thin type of pancake that can be filled with either sweet items, as a dessert, or with savory flavors, as an appetizer or...

Tommy Centola
Aug 1, 20213 min read


Blueberry Ice Cream
With it being so hot right now, ice cream is a great way to end a meal. It's also a great treat to try to beat the heat. Blueberries make...

Tommy Centola
Jul 29, 20211 min read
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