Country@Heart Dinner Diaries
Winter-Buster Beef Soup
By Tim H. Martin
Bayou and bay flavors amp up this beefy-vegetable classic. Ingredients: • 2 to 2 1/2 lbs. ground beef or venison • 3 cups beef broth • 2 28 oz. cans diced tomatoes • 10 oz. can Ro*Tel tomatoes and diced green chili... READ MORE
Chicken & Sausage Filé Gumbo
By Tim H. Martin
With Quick Brown Roux Instructions! Ingredients (all except roux): • One whole chicken or 4 chicken breasts, skin-on • 16 oz. smoked sausage, thinly sliced, preferably Andouille • 2 cups okra, sliced (optional) • 4 quar... READ MORE
Gator Tail Jambalaya
By Tim H. Martin
Traditionally, jambalaya is made with ham and other leftovers, but is wonderful with a variety of meats and your favorite ingredients. Try swapping out items in this recipe with things such as scallops, crawfish, duck, squirrel, pheasant, r... READ MORE
Pork Ribs à la Buckmasters
By Tim H. Martin
Recipe Courtesy of Buckmasters’ Big Mike Foster The Buckmasters family knows him affectionately as Big Mike. He’s the grillmaster for our company gatherings and the guy with the closely guarded method of cooking pork ribs that p... READ MORE
Troy Landry’s Crawfish Étouffée Stuffed Peppers
By Tim H. Martin
Plus, mini-interview with the Cajun of all Cajuns Courtesy of Troy Landry from TV's "Swamp People" (8 servings) Ingredients: • 8 bell peppers to stuff, tops removed • 1 extra bell pepper for crawfish étouffée, smal... READ MORE