http://www.seeryouslygudecooking.com Where Shannon Seery Gude whips up Home Fusion Cuisine with her family. Mon, 28 Dec 2009 03:08:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I had about a pound of Lump crab meat leftover from Christmas Brunch, and at $13.99/lb, I could not let it go another day in the fridge for fear that it would start to spoil. I decided to try my hand a making crab cakes. I am trying to ... http://www.seeryouslygudecooking.com/?p=108 We open our family presents on Christmas Eve at my mom's every year, so the big Christmas feast is held at her house and I am off the hook for cooking... at least that's what Julian would prefer. Since I can't let a holiday cooking opportunity pass, I decided ... http://www.seeryouslygudecooking.com/?p=96 We live in south Florida, and so we aren't dealing with the snow issues most of our Northeast friends are dealing with. Regardless, it is sub 60 degrees here in West Palm (yes, brrrrr), we have a HUGE bowl of left over Halloween candy, and our the kids are looking ... http://www.seeryouslygudecooking.com/?p=87 Welcome to the Week Long event known as the Seeryously Gude Thanksgiving Prep Week. Bird Ordered? Check. Tree Bought? Check. Giddy Holiday Spirit? Check. Menu??? Check out below. MENU Number of Attendees: 17 Adults, 2 Kids, 2 dogs :-) Starters Easy Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes - Recipe Here (at the bottom) Assortment of Sweet/Dill Gherkins, Olives, ... http://www.seeryouslygudecooking.com/?p=77 Some might call me a mashed potatoes connoisseur, but truthfully, I've never met a potato in any form that I didn't like. I blame that (and the beer) on my Irish roots... I have tried making mashed potatoes many ways and from many different types of potato - the traditional russets, ... http://www.seeryouslygudecooking.com/?p=75 There are few things that can make me swoon like good baked Mac & Cheese (Julian, beer, and potatoes excluded). A friend took me to S'Mac in NYC about a year ago and I thought - THIS was supposed to be my business...but alas... Since this isn't exactly a figure friendly ... http://www.seeryouslygudecooking.com/?p=71 For Thanksgiving last year I wanted to break from my typical Big Bird and do something different. After thinking about it for a few weeks, I came up with a combination of several recipes and made Turkey Breasts with a Sage Butter under the skin that I seared and then ... http://www.seeryouslygudecooking.com/?p=68 Several of my family members insist that we have green bean casserole as part of the Thanksgiving dinner, but despite the begging, I refuse to make the one on the French's French Fried Onions Can. Last year I made a pretty spectacular version - a ton more work, but WAY ... http://www.seeryouslygudecooking.com/?p=57 I started experimenting with making Soups about 2 years ago. Some of my favorites are what I call "Garbage Soups" - appetizing right? I make them out of the scraps of veggies and other foods that I normally would have thrown away but instead turn them into amazing unexpected ... http://www.seeryouslygudecooking.com/?p=51 Every year for as long as I can remember my family has made "Snowballs" as part of our Christmas Cookie menagerie. Snowballs are full of ground pecans, covered in powdered sugar (and they are my husband's favorite cookie). This year, I was thinking about making Christmas cookies with ... http://www.seeryouslygudecooking.com/?p=36