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Is Pork Jowl The New Bacon?
Peppered Pork Jowl and Fried Green Tomato BLT It’s Mardi Gras season in Acadiana and a final helping of decadence on the dining table. My wife may protest, but when I splurge I reach for pork fat in...
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Gumbo Z’herbes – A Religious Experience
A steaming bowl of Gumbo Z’herbes As in most cultures, religion has an impact on the dishes of South Louisiana with Gumbo Z’herbes being an example. When Catholic tradition dictates that meat not be...
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Good Grits! You’ll Wanna Kiss ‘Em
BBQ Louisiana Shrimp and Roasted Corn Grits Shrimp and grits. I’ve been dreaming of shrimp and grits. Not sure why. It’s not even a part of my culinary repertoire, but other than fried chicken,...
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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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Chocolate meets Bacon – Does it Work?
Chocolate Nests – A Simple Recipe This is a silly little recipe that my daughter has perfected. It’s genius in its simplicity. But, leave it to me to complicate it a tad. My daughter Lauren is a...
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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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Are These The World’s Sweetest Strawberries?
Sweet Louisiana Strawberries Liuzza Farms in Tickfaw, Louisiana is one of the larger strawberry growers in the state and has supply lines that reach Acadiana. Whenever I see Anthony Liuzza’s berries I...
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