Seafood Gumbo
Nothing compares to my Mama’s seafood gumbo. So far, I have not tasted one as good as her’s. That’s why I’m so excited to share her recipe with you in hopes you give it a try and become as gumbo-happy in this cold weather as […]
It all started with my Mama's gumbo recipe!
Main Dishes
Roasted Turkey Seasoned In A Brine
To brine is a simple way of seasoning meat getting the juiciest and tastiest results. All you need is a little time and a large enough container to hold your turkey. Inquiring Minds Want To Know With so many ways to prepare turkey these days, I seem […]
My Sister’s Cowboy Stew In The Instant Pot
How about a bowl of Cowboy Stew to warm things up form the cold? And what about making it in the Instant Pot pressure cooker to make things quick and simple?
Jazzed-Up Grillades
You may be familiar with Grillades (gree-yahds) as a spicy, stewed dish of beef or pork cooked in a rich gravy served over grits at brunch. But to me, it’s much more than that. While popular as a New Orleans Creole dish, grillades have been […]
Shrimp Okra Gumbo Fitting for Fall and All
Fall shrimp season is open in Louisiana and I’ve got Shrimp Okra Gumbo on my mind. It’s just the right dish for these cooler temperatures of crisp, dry air. Don’t you love the first days of fall weather? It seems to put everyone in a good […]
Introducing Tasso Macaroni and Cheese
I enjoy sharing with you the unique foods of southern Louisiana and the traditions that go with them. Although many Cajun delicacies are well known today, there are still a few that people have never heard of. One of these is a cured ham […]
Instant Pot Rolled Round Steak
Tender juicy Rolled Round Steak that’s fun to make with tasty rewards from the Instant Pot pressure cooker.
Chicken Fricassee With Dumplings, A Rustic Stew
This chicken fricassee with it’s fancy name and rustic look has simple ingredients to satisfy any comfort food craving. Like most classic Cajun dishes a fricassee (pronounced free-kah-say) begins with, you guessed it, a roux. The roux gives the slow cooked chicken a rich, thick […]
Fish Cakes Made With Sacalait (Crappie or White Perch)
Sitting at dinner the other night when celebrating my daughter-by-love, Jami’s birthday I thanked her dad for the crappie he had given us a few days before. We then began talking about different ways to prepare crappie or sacalait (pronounced sock-ah-lay, the Louisiana French way to […]
Grilled Hot Wings
That Hot Wing Desire A few years ago I discovered how much I like wings. My husband and I had gone out to eat and landed at a Buffalo Wild Wings. It was my first experience at one of those lively pub-like atmospheres. The […]