Cucuzza Squash Au Gratin
Oozing with creamy cheese and baked to golden perfection, I’m a sucker for most anything done au gratin, but when I discovered a stack of locally grown cucuzza squash piled up at my green grocer, cheesy inspiration came over me. My Cucuzza Squash Au Gratin is a fresh take on the legendary potato dish, and…
Jalapeño Pepper Jack Stuffed Tasso Roast
With the first bite of this tender Jalapeño Pepper Jack Stuffed Tasso Roast, smoke and spice are the flavors that flood your taste buds, but then the depth of a peppery cheese stuffing and a dark roux-based onion gravy fill you with comfort. This may be my new favorite fall recipe, and I owe it all … [Read More...]
Savory Mirliton Muffins
Just one bite of these light, herb-filled savory muffins will awaken you to the depth of flavor hiding in the unique vegetable called mirliton. These Savory Mirliton Muffins bake up easy and cheesy with crusty outer edges encasing the moist, all-natural flavor within. Mirliton is a workhorse … [Read More...]
Stuffed Duck with Duck Fat Onions
Moist, tender, and bursting with layers of flavor is a proper description for my Stuffed Duck recipe, and when you add the caramelized Duck Fat Onions to the pot, well, I just run out of words. Stuffing a fat duck with Cajun green onion sausage combined with diced apple is simple enough, but … [Read More...]
Butternut And Shrimp Pasta
Autumn in Acadiana is when fresh squash, pumpkin, and gourds of all kind begin showing up at the local farmers markets. It always puts me in the mood for a delicious recipe featuring those flavors, and with this Butternut And Shrimp Pasta dish, I can't think of a better way to usher in the fall … [Read More...]
Venison Bourguignon
With a depth of wild flavor bathed in red wine and a bouquet of herbs, this Venison Bourguignon is a Southern backwoods expression of a classic French dish. There are flavors here that tantalize: Wild game simmered down in a dark roux-infused gravy spiked ever-so-gently with red wine and punched … [Read More...]
Pork Roast with Apple Pan Gravy
When I think pork, I think apples. And when I think of the perfect Sunday dinner, my mind is already picturing my sweet and savory Pork Roast with Apple Pan Gravy as the centerpiece for my table. It’s Sunday-Go-To-Eatin’ at the Grahams. In the South, the most important meal of the week is … [Read More...]
Crawfish Cannelloni
With a sauce of creamy béchamel spiked with Louisiana crawfish layered over stuffed pasta, my Crawfish Cannelloni is baked bubbly hot and browned on top. And thanks to my sister, this is one of the classic dishes that helped propel my lifelong culinary journey. My sister Marie Graham Huguet … [Read More...]
Smoked Pork Sausage with Hatch Chiles
My Smoked Pork Sausage with Hatch Chiles is a recipe for the culinary adventurers among you that are fearless in the kitchen and crave new tastes. These sausages explode with rich, smoky flavor and the chiles tingle the tongue with a peppery balance that sends this dish to a new and undiscovered … [Read More...]
Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic
This Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic will forever redefine the complexity of flavor that comes from these pungent little pods that tingle, tantalize and tangle the taste buds. As the chicken roasts and releases its inner juice into the pot, it combines with the sweet scent of garlic and wine kissed … [Read More...]
Wagyu Beef Slider on Brioche with Jalapeño Pimento Cheese
Presented ceremoniously on a brioche bun, my Wagyu Beef Slider on Brioche with Jalapeño Pimento Cheese combines the best of hybrid Japanese beef with the down-home comfort of pimento cheese--a contrast of rich new flavors with more familiar tastes. The first time I tasted Kobe beef was at the … [Read More...]
Grilled Tuna Salad Nicoise with Creole Citrus Vinaigrette
Salty, acidic, peppery and sweet are the defining taste elements of my Grilled Tuna Salad Nicoise with Creole Citrus Vinaigrette and taking a few tricks from my Cajun playbook of culinary techniques, I think we might have just elevated this French classic to another level. During past travels … [Read More...]
Romano Chicken Breasts with Tasso Cream
The thick and creamy sauce infused with the spice of Cajun pork tasso hits you with a wallop of smoky flavor as you taste the first bite of my crispy Romano Chicken Breasts with Tasso Cream. Another bite, please! If you’re not from around these parts or at least traveled to Cajun country, … [Read More...]
Farmers Market Salad with Blood Orange Vinaigrette
My Farmers Market Salad is all about building complex flavors with all-natural, freshly harvested, raw ingredients straight from local growers. When dressed with the bright flavors of sweet citrus in my Blood Orange Vinaigrette, this summer salad is a delicious combination. Summertime is in … [Read More...]
Peppered Pork Chops with Pineapple Jasmine Rice
The slow-simmered pork in my Peppered Pork Chops gently bubbles in a black-iron cauldron of Caribbean ingredients with aromatics, herbs, and spices delivering wave after wave of flavor. And when served over my citrusy Pineapple Jasmine Rice, you’ll be booking a flight to the islands. It was … [Read More...]
Tomato Cheese Tart
One bite of the flaky piecrust infused with herbs and cheeses and topped deliciously with ripe heirloom tomatoes will send your taste buds to that delicious culinary hiding place in your brain. You know where I mean, and you know that you don’t visit that place as often as you like, or need, or … [Read More...]