Red Lobster Cheese Biscuits 2026

 

3/4 cup cold water, 1/2 cup grated cheese, 1/4 cup melted butter/margarine with seasoning pack. 425 oven 14-16 min. 

Chicken and Rice 2026

 

2-3 chicken thighs, 1 cup rice, 2 cups chicken broth, half cup onion, 1 clove garlic, half can green peas, drained. 350 oven, covered, 28-30 min.

https://thegoldenhornblog.blogspot.com/2022/06/chicken-and-rice.html

Meatloaf 9/14

 

Joy of Cooking recipe plus red pepper flakes, Sriracha, Creole mustard. Topping is ketchup, Sriracha, Creole mustard. Eyeballed this one. 

Sandwich of the Day: Manwich 2026

 

Sauce is actually pretty good. I added onion, hot sauce, Creole mustard, little ketchup. Better after it sits for a while in fridge.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manwich 

Sandwich of the Day: Sausage Poboy with Grilled Onion

 

With hickory and apple wood chips. Small amount of charcoal. Cooking time about 20 min.

Cherry Bounce for the Holidays 2026

 

3 cups cherries, 3 cups whiskey (about a 5th), 2/3 cup sugar, 1 cinnamon stick, 2 whole cloves. Let sit in dark place for 3-6 months and serve for the holidays. Did this first time last year and very good.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_bounce 

Cherry Smoked Chicken Wings, Hamburgers, and Jumbo Hot Dogs

 

Found my stash of hickory and fruit woods (apple, cherry, peach) in the garage last night. I used to cook semi-professionally for LSU games and smoked chicken wings were one of my specialties. Did 4 wings, 4 hamburgers, 4 hot dogs with hickory/cherry blend for lunch.

Chicken and Peppers (Chicken Pepperoni)

 

3 big split breasts. Homegrown Anaheim/banana peppers. 1 can diced tomato. 1 can Rotel tomato. 1 onion. 2 cloves garlic. Red wine. 350 oven 40 min. From Seems Like Old Times (1980). 

Cheeseburger Cheeseburger

 

Made four. Two with cheese, two without. Zapp's No Salt chips. 

Beer and Buttermilk Biscuits 7/4

 

2 cups Pioneer baking mix. 1/3 beer, 2/3 buttermilk (2/3 cup liquid total). 450 oven 8 min. Brush with butter or margarine immediately.

Shrimp Pasta Salad 7/4

 

One stalk celery, purple onion, green onion, lemon juice. Box of rotini. Chilled can of shrimp. Dressing w/ olive oil, cider vinegar, Creole mustard. Toss lightly and refrigerate several hours before serving.

https://thegoldenhornblog.blogspot.com/2021/03/shrimp-pasta-salad.html

Fried Fish 7/3

 

Catfish filets from Rouses. Sitting with purple onion enhances flavor for cold fish sandwiches or poboys the next day. New Fry Daddy is good for this small scale frying. 

Baked Chili #3

 

2 lbs. ground beef. Anaheim/banana peppers. Creole tomatoes. 1 can diced tomato, 1 can Rotel tomato, 1/2 jar salsa. 1 onion, 2 cloves garlic. 2 cans black beans, drained. 2 tbl. chili powder, 2 tbl. cumin. Cover with foil and bake in 350 oven 1 hr. Good for chili tacos. 

Fried Fish and Hushpuppies

 

Bought a new Fry Daddy yesterday and had to try it out. Catfish. Hushpuppy mix. Fish fry batter is homemade. Better after sitting with the purple onion. 

Beer and Buttermilk Biscuits

 

Beer/buttermilk biscuits with the bit of Bisquick mix left in the box. 

To go with the chicken and peppers and rice from earlier. Bisquick mix left from the experiment last month with pimento cheese sausage balls that were very good. 

Chicken and Peppers 6/16

 

3 big split breasts, Anaheim and banana peppers, Creole tomatoes. 1 can Rotel tomato. 1 onion, 2 cloves garlic, red wine. 350 oven 40 min. Cut breasts into thick slices after cooling and let soak in the pepper/tomato juice. Serve over rice.

Chicken Pepperoni. 

Grasshopper Ice Cream Pie #2

 

Seems thicker this time. Different ice cream and more of it. Vanilla ice cream, 2 oz. creme de menthe, 1 oz. creme de cacao. Mix together and pour into chocolate cookie crust. Freeze again. Used Bluebell homemade vanilla.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grasshopper_(cocktail)

https://thegoldenhornblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/frozen-grasshopper.html

Vodka Meat Sauce with Homegrown Tomatoes and Peppers

 

2 lbs. ground beef. 5 whole Italian sausages. 2 onions, 2 cloves garlic. 3 cans tomato sauce, 1 can tomato paste, anchovy paste. 12 Creole tomatoes, 10 Anaheim/banana peppers. Red wine. Splash of vodka.

For the freezer. 

Baked Chili #2

 

With fresh Anaheim and banana peppers and Creole tomatoes. 1.5 lbs. ground beef, 1 onion, 1 stalk celery, 1 clove garlic, 1 can Rotel tomato, 1/2 jar salsa. 1 can black beans, red beans, pinto beans, drained. 2 tbl. chili powder, 2 tbl. cumin. 350 oven covered 1 hr. 

Mix of 10-12 Anaheim and banana peppers, sliced in half and cleaned, and layered in bottom of baking pan. 6 whole Creole tomatoes, chopped. Brown ground meat, remove, cook down onion, celery, garlic 3-5 min. Add fresh tomatoes and Rotel, cook 5 min. more. Add all seasonings, beans, meat, and cook five min. more. Pour on top of fresh peppers in baking pan, cover with foil, and cook 1 hr. 

Moscow Mule

 

I know this from Better Call Saul. 2 oz. vodka. 1/2 oz. lime juice. 3 oz. ginger beer. Lime wheel garnish. Fill copper mug with ice and then add vodka and lime juice and top with ginger beer. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_mule 

https://www.liquor.com/recipes/moscow-mule-cocktail-recipe/