Laura Grenier

Easy Garlic Swai Fish
With this quick and simple recipe, you can learn how to prepare swai fish and serve it for dinner on busy weeknights. Swai fillets are cooked with garlic and seasoned with Greek seasoning.

Spray a nonstick skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat.

Cook and stir garlic in the hot skillet until lightly browned and fragrant about 1 minute.

Move garlic to one side of the skillet.

Place swai fish into the skillet and season with Greek seasoning.

Spoon garlic onto top of fish.

Cook until the edges of fish are white and the bottom is browned about 5 minutes.

Flip and cook until fish flakes easily with a fork about 5 minutes more.

Rolled Buttercream Fondant
Shortening and confectioners’ sugar are used in this recipe for rolled buttercream fondant to give it a buttercream flavor and traditional fondant-like appearance.

Stir the shortening and corn syrup in a sizable bowl.

Confectioners’ sugar should be added gradually to create a stiff dough after adding salt and vanilla flavoring.

Use the dough hook attachment on a stand mixer if you’re using one.

If not, use a hand mixer.

To make the dough smoother, add more confectioners’ sugar if it is sticky.

Keep in the refrigerator or at room temperature in an airtight container.

Breaded and Baked Zucchini
An excellent quick and simple appetizer is baked zucchini covered in bread crumbs and Italian dressing.

Set oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit (165 degrees C).

Italian dressing and mustard should be combined in a bowl.

Bread crumbs should be put in a different bowl.

Slices of zucchini are dipped in a mustard mixture and then bread crumbs.

In a casserole dish, arrange the coated zucchini.

Bake in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes, or until soft.

Air Fryer Chicken Piccata
Tender and crispy breaded chicken fillets are air-fried and served with a lemon, caper, and butter sauce in this version of chicken piccata.

Put the eggs, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, and garlic powder in a bowl and whisk to combine before setting up your dredging station.

Next, make your flour mixture by mixing the following ingredients with a fork: flour, Parmesan cheese, parsley, and salt in a large, shallow bowl (or pie plate).

As directed by the manufacturer, heat an air fryer to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Cooking spray should be applied to the fryer’s bottom insert.

Use a meat mallet to pound your chicken fillets until they are uniformly thin (first cover them in plastic wrap).

Oklahoma Cheese Grits
When my mom serves up this regional delicacy, it’s a great day! Seasonings, cheese, and eggs are added to cooked grits, which are then baked. Depending on your preferences, you can change or omit the hot sauce.

Set oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees C).

Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish very lightly.

Bring the water to a rolling boil in a medium saucepan.

Add the grits, then turn the heat down to low.

Cook for 5 to 6 minutes with the lid on, stirring occasionally.

Add the Worcestershire sauce, salt, hot pepper sauce, and butter cheese seasoning.

Cook for an additional five minutes, or until the cheese has melted.

Turn off the heat, let it cool slightly, then fold the eggs in.

Fill the baking dish with the liquid.

Bake for one hour, or until the top is lightly browned, in the preheated oven.

Ranch Burgers
The beef burgers stay juicy and delicious on the grill or stove top! Serve on buns with your favorite condiments.

Preheat the grill for high heat.

In a bowl mix the ground beef ranch dressing mix egg crushed crackers and onion.

Form into hamburger patties.

Lightly oil the grill grate.

Place patties on the grill and cook 5 minutes per side or until well done.

Baked Cream Cheese Spaghetti Casserole
Baked spaghetti with cream cheese is a quick and easy meal made with common pantry items. Let the whole family enjoy this comforting dish in about 1 hour.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Lightly grease a 9×13-inch baking pan.

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.

Cook spaghetti in the boiling water stirring occasionally until tender yet firm to the bite about 12 minutes.

Meanwhile heat a skillet over medium-high heat.

Cook and stir ground beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly 5 to 7 minutes.

Drain fat and stir in spaghetti sauce.

Chocolate Pudding Shots
Want a creamy, chocolate-y alternative to jello shots? Of course you do! Try these, with chocolate pudding mix, milk, vodka, and Irish cream liqueur.

Beat pudding mix and milk together in a bowl with an electric hand mixer until smooth and beginning to thicken 1 to 2 minutes.

Stir vodka and Irish cream liqueur into the pudding mixture.

Fold whipped topping into the mixture until smooth; spoon into 16 small cups.

Authentic Chimichurri
This authentic chimichurri pairs well with beef, chicken, or fish and features parsley, oregano, and extra-virgin olive oil.

Art’s Graham Cracker Cookies
Store-bought graham crackers get a delicious makeover. A coating of butter, sugar, and pecans gets baked into the crackers for a tasty treat.

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Arrange the graham crackers in a single layer on a baking sheet making sure the crackers touch each other.

Heat the butter margarine and white sugar in a saucepan over medium heat until the sugar is dissolved about 2 minutes.

Stir in the pecans.

Spread the butter mixture over the graham crackers.

Bake in the preheated oven until butter mixture is absorbed 8 to 10 minutes.

Immediately transfer the crackers to cool on aluminum foil or wax paper.

Once cooked break crackers into bite-sized pieces.