Distinctively Louisiana: Muscadine Pepper Jelly

Delish!!                   Muscadine Pepper Jelly…. If you are a fan of muscadine jelly, but have never heard of muscadine pepper jelly, this is a real treat for you.  Muscadine jelly is a …

Kumquat Satsuma Pepper Marmalade

This really is a marmalade since all of the fruit is used: the pulp and the rinds.  The seeds are usually placed in a cheesecloth bag to extract whatever pectin is there, but since I only got about 12 seeds …

Red, Red, Red Soup: Roasted Red Pepper, Red Lentil and Tomato Soup

Throughout the whole month of September, my grocery store has had a wonderful sale on red peppers.  Big, juicy red sweet peppers.  Most weeks, they were on sale for a $1.00 a piece.  This past week, they were on sale …

Roasted Red Pepper Pimento Cheese

When I was a little, we used to go visit my grandparents just about every other weekend. Back then, it was about a 5 to 6 hour drive thru old country roads. The maximum speed limit was 55 on the …