Honestly, I have always eaten shrimp creole and it is mostly shrimp creole that is found on menus around New Orleans. Sometimes when shrimp season is closed and our stash of Louisiana shrimp from the freezer is depleted, I substitute chicken for shrimp. It’s a very easy and flavorful dish to put together and will [...]
For almost 100 years, Luxury Pasta has been bringing families around the dinner table for pasta filled meals. Pasta is such a versatile ingredient and can be made into a dish that fits your family and now through the Luxury Pasta Moments Photo Contest, Luxury Pasta wants to know what home means to you. Through [...]
For New Orleanians, evacuating is just something that we do. If there is one good thing about a hurricane, it is the ability to track it days before it makes landfall. It gives you the time to get your things together and get out of town. Every time I have ever evacuated the first thing [...]
They are here! King Cakes hit the shelves on January 6 and will be here until Mardi Gras. When I was a kid that was the only time throughout the year that you could find a king cake. Now a few places change the color of sprinkles on top and sell them all year. Even [...]
A while back I shared a tie-dyed theme for LSU cupcakes. It involved dying the batter purple and gold and swirling to two together prior to baking. Here is another idea for really cute LSU themed cupcakes! I used a Wilton grass tip #233 to pipe the top of the cupcake with green icing. I [...]
This upcoming weekend is HUGE for Louisiana football fans. The beloved New Orleans Saints will be taking on the Detroit Lions in the Mercedes Benz Superdome on Saturday night in their first playoff game on the road to another Super Bowl win. Then on Monday night the LSU Tigers will be taking on the Alabama [...]
Oreo Bon Bons are one of my favorite treats! My Uncle is known for making these for every family occasion and I made them for friends for the first time this past weekend. They are very quick and simple to make and, most importantly, they taste as though you slaved in the kitchen. You can [...]
Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe 5.0 from 1 reviews Print Recipe type: Side Dish Recipe for a Divine Sweet Potato Casserole! Supposedly Ruth’s Chris Recipe. Ingredients Crust: 1 cup brown sugar 1/3 cup flour 1 cup chopped pecans 1/3 stick butter, melted Combine above ingredients in mixing bowl and set aside Sweet Potato Mixture 3 cups [...]
I made this as a request for a friend’s birthday. I have been on a roll making cupcakes and this was the first cake I have made in a really, really long time. I agreed to try, but told her that if I failed miserably and was left with a tower of crumbs that I [...]
Zatarain’s, a New Orleans tradition since 1889, wants to know your tailgating style. What tailgating recipes do you make for your friends and family? Enter a photo of your favorite tailgating meal via Zatarain’s Facebook page and you could be entered to win a Gameday Gift Box full of Zatarain’s products and get tips and [...]
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