New Recipe

Thanks Vanessa - you gave me a great idea when I saw the recipes posted on your blog. Last year I gave Randy a cookbook for Christmas from the Dean Brothers. For those of you who don't know, Paula Dean from the Food Network has two sons who travel across the country visiting restaurants, many of which are just out of the away and could be classified as a 'hole in the wall'. Anyway, one of our favorite recipes from the book came from a restaurant in Round Top, Texas, called Royers Round Top Cafe and it's called Creamed Corn and Fried Onion Casserole. Here it is:

1 x 8-ounce package cream cheese
1 x 10-ounce package frozen corn, thawed
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 x cup canned french-fried onions.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 7-inch square baking pan or casserole dish. Spread the cream cheese evenly on the bottom of the pan. Top with corn, pressing the corn into the cheese. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Spread the onions evenly over the top. Bake for 30 minutes.

The third time we made this we added a little half-and-half to the cream cheese and liked the consistency better but it's up to you. Add just enough to make it smooth but not runny. This has become one of our favorites for Sunday dinners with the kids. Mom even took the recipe with her back home to Illinois and made it recently when they had everyone over. The recipe is super-easy, tastes great and even Lily and our picky-little-eater-Grace ate some!

Bon Apetit!