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Just One Thing Better Than Smoked Rabbit and Duck Gumbo
Rabbit, duck and sausage for a Louisiana gumbo Except for the heady aroma of burning hickory, Duos Cajun Corner in Nuba is the type of place you might drive by a hundred times without ever thinking...
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Sweet and Simple – Gateau Sirop
Gateau Sirop – A Cajun favorite There are few places in the world that succeed in walking the line between unspoiled and over-hyped – Café des Amis is one such place. The sleepy little town of...
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No Soup For You! Classic Crawfish Etouffee
Crawfish Etouffeé There is a most disturbing new trend in south Louisiana cooking these days that is gaining acceptability among traditionalist – cream of mushroom soup in crawfish etouffeé. This is...
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Silent No More – Finally, A Cajun Lamb Soup!
Speckled Butter Bean, Okra and Lamb Soup For far too long, Cajuns have been missing out. Beef, pork and chicken have been on the grocery list, but lamb has always come up short in the meat category....
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Crawfish. Avocado. Just Stuff It!
Crawfish Stuffed Avocado – A light, summer salad Fresh crawfish are a spring rite of passage in Acadiana. The variations of usage are endless, and creative expression runs rampant in Cajun Creole...
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A Slice of Watermelon…Bread?
Watermelon stands lining the side of the rural parish roads are an especially Southern thing. Truckloads begin arriving as the temperature soars, and there is no better way to cool down than a slice...
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Mamou Meatballs and The Holy Trinity
Acadiana is full of small town treasures brimming with personality and charm. These are the quirky little stops in the road that most tourists totally miss. I could name a few – Abbeville, Grand...
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Cracklin’ Addict
I admit it. I am a recovering cracklin’ addict and am now in a 12-step program on the way to enlightenment. Okay, so I am embellishing a bit. But, just a bit. Hear my story. I was first grabbed by...
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The Italian Side of Cajun
There’s no appetizer more dramatic than an Italian Stuffed Artichoke in all its regal glory. Each tender olive oil-laced leaf holding onto a treasure chest of Italian ingredients, and all baked just...
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The Best Burger in All The Land
It’s burger season, ya’ll! National Hamburger Week and the Memorial Day holiday are all the signals South Louisiana needs to fire up the grill and break out the buns. Put away the propane crawfish...
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Unbridled Brie Jammin’ with bacon
Crispy golden brown pastry on top, flaky piecrust on the bottom, and a velvet creaminess oozing mellow flavors spiked with the porky flavor of bacon—that’s my Bacon Jam Baked Brie — a...
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Flounder Favorite: A Fish Dish with Layers of Flavor
Of all the coastal Louisiana fish species, flounder is at the top of my list. I recall lazy summer afternoons fishing with friends at my camp near Slidell, Louisiana. We’d troll the mud flats and...
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Shrimp and Artichoke Sauté
Take briny Gulf shrimp from the coast of Louisiana, dredge them in seasoned flour, and sauté them ever so gently in butter. Got your attention? That’s the introduction to my Shrimp and Artichoke...
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Short Ribs with Coffee Gravy
Braised on the bone, these English-cut Short Ribs with Coffee Gravy are dripping with the dark, earthy flavors of the Louisiana terroir they come from. The thick, rich, savory gravy with the smell of...
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Crawfish 101
Louisiana’s crawfish season is in full swing, and no doubt, folks are coming to town to belly up to a table full of boiled crawfish for the first time. My daughter Lauren’s friend Gunner from Los...
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A July 4th Tradition: The Bluesiana Burger
The Fourth of July holiday is my favorite family holiday: no last-minute dash for flowers, no arduous trek to the mall for gifts, not even a holiday card. It’s just a leisurely American celebration of...
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White Beans Supreme with Ham Shank, Tasso and Smoked Pigtails over White Rice
Every once in a while, I like to get back to basics like my recipe for White Beans Supreme. It’s a simple Cajun recipe with easy preparation and satisfying results. It’s no-fuss, home-style, comfort...
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Speckled Butter Bean, Okra, and Lamb Soup
This warm and hearty Speckled Butter Bean, Okra, Lamb Soup delivers on Southern flavors, and when topped with a wedge of rosemary cornbread, it is a filling dish. And it showcases lamb, an ingredient...
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Dirty Rice Stuffed Onions
An iconic side dish of Cajun cuisine is rice dressing, commonly referred to as dirty rice, made from a Cajun recipe featuring seasoning and spices along with pork liver. You won’t see a meat-and-three...
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Crown Roast of Pork with Apple Zucchini Rice Dressing
Christmas dinner menu planning is underway, and on my Acadiana table, there is no more dramatic presentation than a crown roast of pork in all its regal glory. This cut of meat always wows your guests...
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