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In any Cajun home, you'll find an assortment of pickled vegetables around the dinner table. Most often, those vegetables include banana peppers, okra, and onions. These sweet and smoky red onions are the perfect compliment to any bean dish, po'boy, or burger.
Pair lychee liqueur with that maraschino cherry juice that's hanging out in your fridge.
Pain perdu or 'lost bread' is the way my Mamere (grandmother), and many other South Louisianians, used up any remaining French bread once it went stale.
Lillet Blanc is an apƩritif made from wine and citrus juices. As with all apƩritifs, Lillet Blanc helps to stimulate the appetite. I paired my Lillet with some lemon seltzer for pre-dinner drink on a hot day. The result was a cooling drink that certainly didn't hamper my appetite.
These corn muffins get extra oomph from brown butter and extra goodness from pumpkin.