What is your go to #1 recipe?

PB roux gumbo.. Easily.

The one I get asked to make the most often is the one I'm making as I post this - Pasta Rosa. I first tasted it at Maximo's booth at the Creole Tomato Festival over 20 years ago. It was the first time I ever ate sun-dried tomatoes. I loved them, but really couldn't really identify what they were.

Mom requested this dish for her day, so I;m making it now.

I usually play the amounts by ear and sometimes sub spinach for arugula if I can't get to Whole Foods.



For anyone interested:

Pasta Rosa Maximo's

The inspiration of a young lady named Rosa, who enjoyed the mixture of Italian sun-dried tomatoes and arugula, this zesty pasta dish has become one of Maximo's signature items. Pasta Rosa could be described as a Creole-Italian sauce using traditional methods and innovative ingredients.

Ingredients

1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 - 1 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
8 Tbs chopped garlic
8 oz medium shrimp, peeled
8 oz Arugula leaves (a green bought in specialty produce stores like Whole Food Co.)
1/2 cup Sun Dried Tomatoes, softened and julienned
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup grated Romano cheese
1 lb Tortellini, precooked

1. Heat oil, add cayenne pepper; the oil will turn a bright orange. Adjust to spicy or mild. Add garlic, sauté until lightly brown. Add shrimp, sun-dried tomatoes, arugula and salt. Sauté until shrimp is done and the arugula is wilted.

2. Toss in pasta and Romano cheese. Garnish with fresh parsley. Extra Romano on the side.

Servings: 4
Source: Maximo's Italian Grill

Don't have one. Everything I have ever posted is worth having. Including spam.

jambalaya

I make an awesome jambalaya. People usually ask for that, gumbo, or BBQ shrimp.

Pan fried pork chops and macaroni and cheese