Holiday Smoked Ponce, Rice and Gravy, A Cajun Holiday Tradition

Here in South Louisiana, especially in Ville Platte, the holiday season means food. Really good food. For as long as I can remember, whenever our family got together for a holiday we had smoked ponce and many other types of delicious foods. Cooking smoked ponce for a holiday is a tradition that is very strong here in Ville Platte. This is how I cook a smoked ponce, and I know you will love it.

Meet Tonda!

Hi there! My name is Tonda, and I’m so excited to be a part of this group.

My love for cooking started at the age of six, when my older sister taught me how to make my first grilled cheese. From that moment on, I was hooked! I was my dad’s helper in the kitchen always eager to prep, stir, and sample the creation of the evening. My dad was an excellent self-taught cook. Everything that he made was delicious!

Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter & Pretzel Spiders

Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter & Pretzel Spiders
by Sarah Kwan

makes 12 creepy crawlies

1 cup plus 1 Tablespoon icing sugar
1/4 cup butter, room temperature
5/8 cup peanut butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Classic style pretzels (48 plus more for casualties)
12 ounces chocolate (dark or milk; whatever your preference may be)
Silver sugar balls

The 37 Holiday Recipes Challenge

I bet you were expected a Happy Halloween photo today! Well, we've decided to kick off the holidays - ALL of "the holidays" - today!

The Holidays. What does that mean to you? To all of us at 37 Cooks, it means spending time with our families. And that is just what we plan on doing! We have worked really hard to complete all of the holiday recipes and blog posts we wish to share with you, and guess what? We've completed them and it's only October! Woohoo! We feel pretty happy about that! 

You can access all of our holiday posts RIGHT NOW! You don't have to wait! If you want to see all of our posts at once, just click on the 37 Holiday Recipes Challenge in the index on the right margin of the blog. You will also still see our daily posts on the 37 Cooks facebook page throughout the holidays!!

To all of you - we wish you a happy holiday season full of love and laughter! - Your friends at 37 Cooks

Chocolate Souffle

Chocolate Souffle
by Christine

2 Tablespoons butter
1/4 cup sugar, plus more for dishes
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3 Tablespoons water, divided
3 large Davidson's Safest Choice Eggs yolks
4 large Davidson's Safest Choice Eggs whites
14 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/8 teaspoon kosher salt

Baked Egg Cups with Polenta and Broccoli Rabe

I come from a family of picky eaters (except for my dad, which is where I probably got my love of food), but the one thing that we all love are “dippy eggs”. The fancier term for these would be “over easy”. My mom makes the best dippy eggs ever. The whites are just translucent, and the yolk is warm but still runny.