• ½ cup sour cream
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 3 tablespoons minced dill pickles
• 2 tablespoons minced capers
• 2 tablespoons pickle juice
• 1 tablespoon minced shallot
• 1 tablespoon minced chives
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh dill
• 1 tablespoon Creole mustard
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• salt to taste

Dill Pickle Tartar Sauce

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Cake Batter

• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature 
• 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 3 large whole eggs
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons Cake Flour, sifted
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1/4 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1/4 teaspoon Kosher Salt
• 1/4 cup Macadamia Nuts, toasted and cooled

Butter Topping

• 1½ ounces unsalted butter, melted
• 3/4 cup brown Sugar
• 1 Pineapple, cleaned, cored, and sliced

Macadamia Nut Pineapple Upside Down Cake 

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• 6 flour tortillas
• 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 cup butter
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• Granulated garlic to taste
• 1½ pounds (21- to 25-count) shrimp, peeled, deveined
• 3/4 cup sour cream 
• 3/4 cup prepared guacamole
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 3/4 cup diced tomatoes
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
• 3 cups shredded lettuce

Grilled Garlic Shrimp Fajitas

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• 5½ cups potatoes, fairly waxy like yukon gold, peeled and grated
• 2¾ cups parsnips, peeled and grated
• 2/3 cup chives, finely chopped
• 4 egg whites
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 6½ tablespoons sunflower oil
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• sour cream to serve

Potato with Parsnip Latkes

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• 1 Whole Rotisserie Chicken (purchased or self-prepared)
• 3 cups cooked white or brown rice (your favorite brand)
• 1/2 onion, diced
• 1/2 red bell pepper, diced
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 green onion, trimmed and chopped
• 1 can cream of chicken/cream of mushroom soup blended
• 4 oz cream cheese, softened 
• 1 cup sour cream
• 3 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
• 1/2 lime, juiced
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon granulated garlic
• 2 cups Mexican blend shredded cheese

Tex-Mex Chicken & Rice Casserole

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• 4 chicken breasts (grilled)
• 8 flour tortillas, 6-inch
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 2 tomatoes, chopped 1/4-inch
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
• 2 avocados, chopped 1/4-inch
• 2 taspoons Worestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, minced
• 2 tablespoons canned chipotle chile in adobe sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar

Grilled Chicken Tacos

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• 1 pound fresh Louisiana lump crabmeat
• 1 lemon
• 2 garlic cloves 
• 1½ cups sour cream
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 4 green onion tops
• 1/2 cup packed fresh basil leaves 
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
• 2 large shallots, minced
• 1 cup packed fresh baby spinach 
• 2 ripe tomatoes, chopped

Green Goddess Louisiana Crab Dip

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• 3 pounds russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
• kosher salt
• 8 cloves garlic, peeled and quartered
• 1 stick unsalted butter, sliced into tablespoons, plus more to butter baking pan
• 8 ounce package cream cheese, cubed, at room temperature
• 1 cup sour cream, at room temperature
• up to 2/3 cup whole milk, at room temperature
• salt and pepper, to taste
• paprika, optional

Best-Ever Mashed Potatoes

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Potatoes

• 48 golf ball sized or smaller potatoes
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• salt and pepper

Toppings

• butter, melted
• Creole seasoning
• shredded cheddar cheese
• crumbled blue cheese
• crumbled feta cheese
• sour cream
• minced green onions or chives
• crumbled bacon
• minced, rendered andouille or other sausage
• chili
• steamed broccoli
• hot sauce
• minced hot peppers

Baked Potato Bites

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Marinade

• ¼ cup fresh lime juice
• ¼ cup chopped cilantro
• 2 cups tomato juice
• 1 cup chopped red onion
• 1 tablespoon chili powder, Ancho preferred

Sauce

• ½ cup jarred Salsa Verde
• ½ cup low fat sour cream

Grilled Shrimp Tacos

• 24 medium Louisiana shrimp, peeled, deveined, tails left on (optional)
• salt and pepper to taste
• 8 6-inch corn taco shells
• ½ pound red cabbage, shredded
• 1 cup cilantro, chopped
• lime wedges for serving
• 8 metal skewers for grilling

Grilled Shrimp Tacos

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