Cajun Shrimp Wrap

By LAHightower in Community Conversation

Once again, I decided to experiment with my grill on my day off. So this time I got some Gulf shrimp (no Thailand/China thermometer shrimp for me!) and went for a cajun meal. Shelling the shrimp wasn't my favorite thing ...

The Cookbook

By LAHightower in Community Conversation

I've been meaning to get some family recipes together for some time now, but I keep forgetting to transcribe them into my own cookbook whenever I go home. Well, tomorrow is my day off, and I fully intend to write ...

More Green Beans

By LAHightower in Community Conversation

I put a different twist on my green bean and potato recipe. This time I put a pound of green beans with five small red potatoes into a pan with a teaspoon of chopped garlic and a bit of rosemary, ...

Boiling up pasta

By LAHightower in Community Conversation

Normally I have an easy little recipe to post here for others to comment on or enjoy. However, I've been enjoying my homemade pasta meat sauce lately, and I realized that I don't know a good way to boil my ...

Salsa Chicken Salad

By LAHightower in Community Conversation

I decided to try my hand at a chicken salad earlier this week. I wanted to give it a salsa flavor, but I also wanted to keep it low fat so I could serve it to my Meltdown team. So ...

Tilapia Yumminess

By LAHightower in Community Conversation

Yes, Yumminess. I like to make a new word every now and then. It makes me feel important. Like Colbert and his "truthiness," which is now officially in the dictionary, btw. I cooked up my tilapia on Tuesday, and it ...

Baked Potato, anyone?

By LAHightower in Community Conversation

One of my friends at work gave me this great tip for the perfect baked potato. It's a really quick and simple method. All you need is a potato, a plastic bag (a Walmart or H.E.B. bag is perfect) and a ...

Fantastic Fish

By LAHightower in Community Conversation

I went grocery shopping today, and there were two cuts of fish that I really love. First, some salmon, which I plan to put some BBQ sauce on and cook on my little George Foreman grill (I wanted a real ...

Adventures with Linguini

By LAHightower in Community Conversation

Today I decided I wanted some Linguini for lunch. But it turns out I didn't have any Italian sausage for my meat sauce. So, in the adventurous spirit of a learning cook, I decided to improvise. The only meat I ...