Appetizers & Dips

Easy Guacamole Dip

3 min read

Appetizers & Dips

Easy Guacamole Dip

Maylee at Beyond Gumbo May 27, 2015

Guacamole dip, made from avocados, is quite easy to make. The key is finding flavorful and ripe...

Easy Shrimp Remoulade with Mirliton and Avocado

7 min read

Appetizers & Dips

Easy Shrimp Remoulade with Mirliton and Avocado

Maylee at Beyond Gumbo November 25, 2014

This shrimp remoulade appetizer is about as easy as it gets to prepare. For a touch of...

Happy Summer!

It’s summertime — and there’s only one way to describe Louisiana — “hot.” Homemade ice cream makes the perfect dessert for these hot days. I have many memories of churning ice cream tanks to make a variety of flavors — when growing up at our rural Virginia home. Plus, ice cream is a good way to show creativity as there are so many flavors and ways to make ice cream. Here I have shared several of my favorite recipes. In Editor’s Choice I give two of my most popular recipes — “Banana Pepper Jelly” and “Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Floats.” Yes, if you are planning to make homemde jams and jellies — now is the to get started when peppers are at their peak. Although a root beer float is always the “standard” way to make a float — check out my green ice cream float — it’s the best. Enjoy!