• 2 tablespoons chopped garlic 
• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard 
• 2 tablespoons dry white wine
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon Tabasco hot pepper sauce 
• 1 teaspoon herbes de Provence
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 chicken, about 3½ pounds

Roasted Split Chicken with Mustard Crust

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Texans consider beans a Yankee addition from north of the Red River and unequivocally keep them out of chili.

• 2 large onions, diced 
• ¼ cup vegetable or canola oil 5 garlic cloves, finely minced
• 2 lb. ground chuck or venison 
• 1 tablespoon table salt 
• 3 tablespoons ancho chile powder 
• 2 tablespoons ground cumin 
• 1 tablespoon paprika 
• 2 (14.5-oz.) cans diced tomatoes 
• 1 (6-oz.) can tomato paste 
• 1 (12-oz.) can amber ale beer 
• 2 Tablespoon masa harina (cornflour) 
• 1 (16-oz.) can pinto beans, drained and rinsed (optional; see note above) 

West Texas Chili

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• 1 pound of peeled crawfish tails 
• 1 pound of shrimp, peeled and deveined 
• ½ cup of oil 
• 1 large bell pepper
  
• 1 small onion
• 1 rib of celery celery 
• 1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper 
• Salt and black pepper, to taste 
• 2 eggs 
• 1 cup of bread crumbs , or 3 or 4 slices of bread, cubed 
• 6 to 7 bell peppers , halved

Seafood Stuffed Bell Peppers

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• ¼ cup diced yellow onion 
• ¼ cup diced bell pepper (red and/ or green) 
• Olive oil or butter for sautéing and coating the baking dish 
• 4 cups cooked white rice 
• ¾ cup mayonnaise 
• ½ cup tomato sauce 
• 12 ounces peeled and deveined medium shrimp 
• 1 pound crabmeat, picked over to remove shells 
• 2 tablespoons seafood boil spice 
• 1 ½ cups seasoned bread crumbs

Shrimp and Crab Casserole

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• 1½ pound flank steak
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 cloves garlic, crushed
• Creole seasoning, to taste
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 10-oz pack frozen spinach, thawed
• 4 ounces blue cheese, crumbled

Spinach & Bleu-Stuffed Flank Steak

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• 2 cups russet potato cubes, ⅓- to ½-inch dice
• 4 boneless, skin-on chicken breasts
• granulated garlic, granulated onion, and salt and pepper to taste
• 1 teaspoon cooking oil
• 4 tablespoons butter
• vegetable oil, for frying
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup diced onion
• 8 ounces button mushrooms, thinly sliced
• ½ teaspoon thyme
• 1 bunch green onion tops, thinly sliced
• 8 ounces ham, diced
• ¼ cup chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• Béarnaise Sauce (recipe here)

Chicken Pontalba

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• 3 lb. unpeeled, large raw shrimp, peeled and deveined 
• 1 to 3 Tbsp. Shrimp Seasoning (recipe follows) 
• 6 Tbsp. butter, softened and divided 
• 2 cups chopped onion 
• 1 cup chopped green bell pepper 
• 1 cup chopped celery 
• 3 garlic cloves, minced 
• 1 (28-oz.) can diced tomatoes
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
• Hot sauce
• 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
• Garnishes: chopped green onions, chopped fresh parsley

Shrimp Seasoning: combine the following

• 2 tablespoons kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon ground red pepper
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon dried thyme

Shrimp Creole

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• 2 cups bread flour, plus more for dusting
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• water

Fresh Pasta

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Lasagna:

• 24 ounces ricotta cheese
• 1 ball fresh mozzarella, grated
• 1 cup chopped fresh parsley (optional)
• salt and finely ground pepper to taste
• 3 eggs
• 1 quart Rose’s Marinara Sauce (recipe follows)
• 1 package lasagna noodles, cooked in salted water until barely al dente
• cooking oil
• ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Rose's Marinara Sauce

• 2 28-ounce cans plum tomatoes, preferably   San Marzano
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 3 cloves garlic, in all
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped basil
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 teaspoon sugar (optional)
• 1 whole dried hot red pepper (optional)

Jim's Three-Cheese Lasagna

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