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When Foodbuzz issued their latest 24, 24, 24 challenge, I just knew I had to take part. This time, instead of providing a $250 stipend to challenge participants, they are donating $250 in the name of each participant to The Greater New Orleans Founda (read full article)
Thank goodness for three-day weekends. They provide lots of time for prepping for a crawfish boil, hosting the crawfish boil, cleaning up from the crawfish boil, shelling the small amount of leftover crawfish, and cooking up a nice crawfish stew. (read full article)
Many years ago, there was an alternative New Orleans newspaper named Figaro. Figaro consisted mostly of entertainment stories and commentary on the city. The Figaro also had a nice crossword puzzle at the back. My dad would sometimes pick u (read full article)
What happens when a Cajun gal gets a craving for Indian food and then, somehow, that craving tuns into a craving for Cajun food?Cajun Dal is born!To those of you who've never had Indian food, dal is a dish of yellow split lentils. It is usually serve (read full article)
What happens when a Cajun gal gets a craving for Indian food and then, somehow, that craving tuns into a craving for Cajun food?Cajun Dal is born!To those of you who've never had Indian food, dal is a dish of yellow split lentils. It is usually serve (read full article)
Dear readers, I have returned from my holiday visit to South Louisiana, where I indulged in many a Cajun and Creole delicacy. Feast your eyes on one of my favorite things from home. It's a dressing sandwich.It ain't pretty, but it is SO tasty. And (read full article)
Dear readers, I have returned from my holiday visit to South Louisiana, where I indulged in many a Cajun and Creole delicacy. Feast your eyes on one of my favorite things from home. It's a dressing sandwich.It ain't pretty, but it is SO tasty. And (read full article)
Today is the very first day of 2010! Time for fresh starts, resolutions, and a brand-spanking new year. I don't have much time for posting today, as I am working on a New Year's dinner of Steen's Cane Syrup-glazed ham, blackeyed peas, sauteed cabbage (read full article)
Today is the very first day of 2010! Time for fresh starts, resolutions, and a brand-spanking new year. I don't have much time for posting today, as I am working on a New Year's dinner of Steen's Cane Syrup-glazed ham, blackeyed peas, sauteed cabbage (read full article)
Hi everyone! It's been a while since I posted one of my Cajun Things. Here is my one of my favorite things for the season: Cajun Night Before ChristmasA children's book/poem written by someone credited only as "Trosclair" and illustrated by James Ric (read full article)
Hi everyone! It's been a while since I posted one of my Cajun Things. Here is my one of my favorite things for the season: Cajun Night Before ChristmasA children's book/poem written by someone credited only as "Trosclair" and illustrated by James Ric (read full article)
"Waste not, want not.""Eat your greens." You can heed both adages by cooking up something good for you out of things you might otherwise throw away.Gumbo verte, gumbo z'herbes, or greens gumbo, is a gumbo made from a mish-mosh of greens. It's not pre (read full article)
"Waste not, want not.""Eat your greens." You can heed both adages by cooking up something good for you out of things you might otherwise throw away.Gumbo verte, gumbo z'herbes, or greens gumbo, is a gumbo made from a mish-mosh of greens. It's not pre (read full article)
pä'pē-yôt'The word, papillote, typically conjures up thoughts of French cooking and fresh fish baked in a pouch.Mention the word to a Cajun mom or grandma, and they'll assume you mean hair curlers or rollers."Chere, I'm going out tomorrow. I'd bet (read full article)
pä'pē-yôt'The word, papillote, typically conjures up thoughts of French cooking and fresh fish baked in a pouch.Mention the word to a Cajun mom or grandma, and they'll assume you mean hair curlers or rollers."Chere, I'm going out tomorrow. I'd bet (read full article)
It's about time I lived up to my blog's name and dished out a recipe for roux.Roux is a mixture of fat and flour that is the basis for many a Cajun and Creole dish, including gumbo and crawfish stew. Roux is time-consuming to make. It will give you a (read full article)
It's about time I lived up to my blog's name and dished out a recipe for roux.Roux is a mixture of fat and flour that is the basis for many a Cajun and Creole dish, including gumbo and crawfish stew. Roux is time-consuming to make. It will give you a (read full article)
This week's Cajun thing is a word. capoter v. [kä-poe-TAY]Capoter is the act of falling down or falling out of something."Mais, chere! I sat down in that chair and I thought I was gonna capoter!" (read full article)
There's nothing like a good, Louisiana crawfish boil with friends and family. Sometimes, though, you just can't make it home because you've used up all of your vacation days frolicking in the sun with your special someone. Yet, you still want to have (read full article)
This week's Cajun Thing is a phrase...La galle n. [la gäll]"La galle" is a term that Cajun folk use to describe a general feeling of fatigue and laziness. This is one of Mom's favorite terms to use after she and Dad return from a jaunt to the casin (read full article)
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