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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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Quick and easy dinner for spring: 

Apricot Pork Chops!

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I posted lovely, springy, Pasta al Limone on the blog a bit back, but I never got around to telling y'all about it.  So here it is now!  It's a good bet when you'd rather play outside on pretty evenings instead of cooking dinner. 

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I posted lovely, springy, Pasta al Limone on the blog a bit back, but I never got around to telling y'all about it. So here it is now! It's a good bet when you'd rather play outside on pretty evenings instead of cooking dinner. https://littlecoastalkitchen.com/pasta-al-limone/ #pasta #lemon #familydinner #familyfavorite #quickandeasymeals #quickandeasyrecipes #foodstagram #budgetmeals #kidfriendlyfood #italianfood #yum!
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Cover easy, breezy, springtime dinner with this one-pan salmon wonder. 

Lemon and Honey Mustard Sheet Pan Salmon with Vegetables 

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Cover easy, breezy, springtime dinner with this one-pan salmon wonder. Lemon and Honey Mustard Sheet Pan Salmon with Vegetables Littlecoastalkitchen.com/lemon-and-honey-mustard-sheet-pan-salmon/
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I have one more slot for the canning class on March 22nd, 10am.  Only $15! Who wants it?
I have one more slot for the canning class on March 22nd, 10am. Only $15! Who wants it?
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It's salad season!  Kick it off with an easy and delicious Fried Chicken Cobb Salad!

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Water Bath Canning Class!

Learn the safe and easy USDA-approved water bath canning method!  Water bath canning is suitable for jams,  jellies, pickles, and preserves.  It requires no special equipment.  We'll make and can homemade strawberry preserves start to finish in class.  Class will run 2 to 3 hours.

When:  Saturday, March 22nd, 10 a.m.
Cost: $15 per person
Where:  Fairhope, venue TBA
Email malia@littlecoastalkitchen.com to reserve your spot!
Water Bath Canning Class!

Learn the safe and easy USDA-approved water bath canning method!  Water bath canning is suitable for jams,  jellies, pickles, and preserves.  It requires no special equipment.  We'll make and can homemade strawberry preserves start to finish in class.  Class will run 2 to 3 hours.

When:  Saturday, March 22nd, 10 a.m.
Cost: $15 per person
Where:  Fairhope, venue TBA
Email malia@littlecoastalkitchen.com to reserve your spot!
Water Bath Canning Class!

Learn the safe and easy USDA-approved water bath canning method!  Water bath canning is suitable for jams,  jellies, pickles, and preserves.  It requires no special equipment.  We'll make and can homemade strawberry preserves start to finish in class.  Class will run 2 to 3 hours.

When:  Saturday, March 22nd, 10 a.m.
Cost: $15 per person
Where:  Fairhope, venue TBA
Email malia@littlecoastalkitchen.com to reserve your spot!
Water Bath Canning Class! Learn the safe and easy USDA-approved water bath canning method! Water bath canning is suitable for jams, jellies, pickles, and preserves. It requires no special equipment. We'll make and can homemade strawberry preserves start to finish in class. Class will run 2 to 3 hours. When: Saturday, March 22nd, 10 a.m. Cost: $15 per person Where: Fairhope, venue TBA Email malia@littlecoastalkitchen.com to reserve your spot!
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More pasta!  An oldie, but a goodie:

Seafood Stuffed Shells
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More pasta! An oldie, but a goodie: Seafood Stuffed Shells Littlecoastalkitchen.com/seafood-stuffed-shells/ #foodstagram #southernfood #southerncooking #pasta #freshseafood #crab #shrimp #wildcaughtseafood #shrimprecipes #familyfriendly #familyfavorite #yum
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Still trying to get into the Carnival spirit?  This will help:

Voodoo Pasta
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Still trying to get into the Carnival spirit? This will help: Voodoo Pasta Littlecoastalkitchen.com/voodoo-pasta/ #foodstagram #southerncooking #gulfcoastcooking #mardigras #pasta #sausage #shrimp #gulfseafood #yum
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You know you want it.

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