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Southern Sweet Tea

Meals by Mavis — Fri, 28 Jun 2019 05:01:41 +0000

Sweet tea is a Southern staple drink that just screams summer. I bought a huge box of tea bags so I can make versions of sweet tea all summer long. The brand of tea that you use for sweet tea is generally considered to be important. A lot of people […]

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Low-Fat Banana Nut Bread

Meals by Mavis — Sun, 09 Jun 2019 20:27:44 +0000

This is a lower calorie, more nutritious version of banana nut bread. This recipe uses apple sauce in place of butter to make a banana nut bread that is healthier than the traditional version but is still moist and very tasty. I used all-purpose flour for this banana nut bread […]

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Beer Battered Fish

Meals by Mavis — Wed, 15 May 2019 02:22:08 +0000

This post is basically a continuation of the recipes that I made with the Ghanaian yam that I got from my mom (see the yele kakro post for more information). After I made the yele kakro, I still had plenty of yam left so I decided to make beer battered […]

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Leek and Potato Soup

Meals by Mavis — Sat, 11 May 2019 12:47:02 +0000

Leek and potato soup is one of my go-to quick and easy, one-pot meals; this dish has pretty much gotten me through graduate school. On weeks that I’m really busy and don’t have a lot of time to cook, I make a big batch of it, freeze it in portions […]

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Pot Roast

Meals by Mavis — Wed, 01 May 2019 09:12:16 +0000

Pot roast is a dish that I usually like to make in the fall and winter when it’s cold and I want a hot, hearty meal to eat. I tend to not make this dish in the summer when it’s hot outside and the last thing I want is to […]

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Shrimp Etouffee

Meals by Mavis — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 02:48:45 +0000

Note: I’ve changed the pictures for this shrimp étouffée recipe as I wasn’t happy with the original pictures that I took. I’ve also tweaked the recipe, but not by much. What is Shrimp Étouffée Shrimp étouffée is a stew that is part of Louisiana Cajun and Creole cuisine. Étouffée is […]

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