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Weeknight Chicken Carnitas

Weeknight Chicken Carnitas

If you’ve ever had Mexican carnitas you already know they’re delicious. The name “carnitas” means “little meats”.  Traditionally, carnitas are made by slowly braising a pork shoulder in a highly seasoned broth, then shredding the meat, and frying it in its own fat...

King Ranch Chicken

King Ranch Chicken

King Ranch Chicken originally appeared in October, 2019.  I now make this easier version, and I’ve updated the photos.  I am conflicted about the end of summer.  I love summertime, but I am just plain tired of being hot.  I am also tired of salad. And cantaloupe. I...

Loaded TexMex Salad

Loaded TexMex Salad

  I love a good meal salad.  And I love TexMex food.  This salad brings both.   Large enough for two, my Loaded TexMex Salad is a bodacious combo of crisp lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, corn, black beans, avocado, cheese, and a flavorful protein.  I like it...

TexMex Ranch Dressing

TexMex Ranch Dressing

Move over, plain sour cream.  You've got some competition!  Cool and creamy TexMex Ranch Dressing is the salad dressing you didn't know you needed. TexMex Ranch Dressing 1 cup sour cream½ cup full-fat buttermilk2 t. parsley flakes1 t. each dried dill and dried chives½...

Sweet Potato and Black Bean Enchiladas with Lime Crema

Sweet Potato and Black Bean Enchiladas with Lime Crema

I’m a child of the South--Baldwin County, Alabama, to be exact--and as such, I’m a big fan of sweet potatoes. We grow them here. Well, not me personally, but the sweet potato growers grow them. In the fall you’ll see big, happy, beautiful, piles of them in local...

Ultimate Nachos Casserole

Ultimate Nachos Casserole

Y’all know how we are about TexMex food around here. We LOVE it. We love it so much that we keep lots of TexMex ingredients around at all times. We love it so much that we need lots of easy recipes to use all that stuff up. We love it so much that at my house TexMex...

Homemade Guacamole

Homemade Guacamole

Homemade Guacamole is a thousand times better than the store-bought kind. And it’s easy. And fast. And super good for you! Fair warning: My Homemade Guacamole is mainly unadulterated avocado, lightly seasoned, doused with lime juice, and left a little chunky....

Cheese Enchiladas

Cheese Enchiladas

These Cheese Enchiladas were our very best seller at the shop, month in and month out. Prep Cook Extraordinaire Todd would come in in the morning, assess the Cheese Enchilada situation in the coolers out front, and get to work. I don’t know exactly how many Cheese...

Restaurant-Style Salsa

Restaurant-Style Salsa

It’s so easy to grab a jar of salsa at the store. I used to do it all the time. That is, until the day I came home from the grocery store without it. By the time I realized my error I had enchiladas in the oven, rice on the stove, and I was setting the table for...

Black Bean Salsa

Black Bean Salsa

Black Bean Salsa is one of those recipes we make all the time at my house. I could live on it--and often do--especially in the summer. Black Bean Salsa uses mostly pantry ingredients, and the hardest part is opening the cans. I usually have fresh limes around, but in...

Black Bean Enchiladas with Salsa Fresca

Black Bean Enchiladas with Salsa Fresca

Black Bean Enchiladas have been a staple at my house for my entire adult life. I learned to love freshly made Tex-Mex food at the original Winslow's Cafe in Fairhope, Alabama, when I was a kid and I've never looked back. It would be years before we got an actual...

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Leftover Crab Mornay omelet.  It's what's for breakfast.
Leftover Crab Mornay omelet. It's what's for breakfast.
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Crab Mornay is a Gulf Coast classic for a good reason--it's fantastic!

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Crab Mornay is a Gulf Coast classic for a good reason--it's fantastic! Littlecoastalkitchen.com/crab-mornay/ #southernfood #southerncooking #holidayfood #ritzcrackers #crab#seafoodlover #foodporn #foodstagram #familyfavorite #gulfcoastcooking #fairhopefood ##yum
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Easy Dinner!  Baked Citrus Chicken. 
BONUS:  it's a legit use of all those extra satsumas!

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Easy Dinner! Baked Citrus Chicken. BONUS: it's a legit use of all those extra satsumas! #southerncooking #southernfood #chickendinner #chickenrecipes #familydinner #familyfriendly #familyfavorite #citrus #oranges #lemonchicken #lemon #satsuma #kidfriendlyfood #easydinner #yum
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'Tis the season for easy party food!  Make-Ahead Marinated Shrimp is a perennial house favorite

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'Tis the season for easy party food! Make-Ahead Marinated Shrimp is a perennial house favorite Littlecoastalkitchen.com/make-ahead-marinated-shrimp/ #southernfood #southerncooking #gulfcoastcooking #wildcaughtseafood #shrimp #foodstagram #holidaygoodies #holidayfood #easypartyfood #easyrecipes #horsdoeuvres #familyfavorite #yum
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Hello, happy people! We've got a  busy food week ahead; the holidays are officially here!  And you know what that means:  party food!  Here's an easy way to update an old favorite--

Pimento Cheese Sausage Balls
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Hello, happy people! We've got a busy food week ahead; the holidays are officially here! And you know what that means: party food! Here's an easy way to update an old favorite-- Pimento Cheese Sausage Balls Littlecoastalkitchen.com/pimento-cheese-sausage-balls/ #southernfood ##thanksgiving #southerncooking #holidayfood #partyfood #holidaygoodies #footballfood #foodstagram #sausage #cheese #pimentocheese #familyfavorite #yum
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Here's your new holiday side:  Stuffed Acorn Squash.

It's easy, delicious, and it travels well.

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Here's your new holiday side: Stuffed Acorn Squash. It's easy, delicious, and it travels well. Littlecoastalkitchen.com/stuffed-acorn-squash/ #holidayfood #thanksgiving #southernfood #foodstagram #southerncooking #familyfriendly #easyrecipes #thanksgivingrecipes #stuffedvegetables #eatyourveggies #yum
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Yay!  Holiday party food is such a treat!  Today's installment is Cranberry Pecan Cheese Ball!

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Yay! Holiday party food is such a treat! Today's installment is Cranberry Pecan Cheese Ball! Littlecoastalkitchen.com/cranberry-pecan-cheese-ball/ #holidayfood #holidays #southerncooking #southernfood #thanksgiving #partyfood #appetizers #cheese #cranberries #cranberry #pecans #familyfavorite #foodstagram #yum
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UPDATE:  Lazy Chef's Holiday Gifts from the Kitchen is full.  HOWEVER, if we can fill another class, I'll add one!  I need 8 attendees for the class to fill.  I'm looking at the calendar now---
UPDATE: Lazy Chef's Holiday Gifts from the Kitchen is full. HOWEVER, if we can fill another class, I'll add one! I need 8 attendees for the class to fill. I'm looking at the calendar now---
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Join us for our annual Lazy Chef's Holiday Gifts from the Kitchen 2024! I'll be making brand new, easy, inexpensive gifts this year, no cooking skills required. Class is Saturday, Dec. 7th, 10am. Email me to register: malia@littlecoastalkitchen.com. Class is $40, and it's always fun!
Join us for our annual Lazy Chef's Holiday Gifts from the Kitchen 2024! I'll be making brand new, easy, inexpensive gifts this year, no cooking skills required. Class is Saturday, Dec. 7th, 10am. Email me to register: malia@littlecoastalkitchen.com. Class is $40, and it's always fun!
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