I love hand-held savory pies. And I especially crave them when stuffed with spicy crawfish filling and baked golden brown to crispy perfection in a puff pastry crust. These Crawfish Hand Pies are what I call “perfect pies” with a spike of heat, full of flavor, and the elegance of buttery, flaky pastry. Hand pies…
Archives for November 2023
Cajun Cracklins
I admit it. Cajun cracklins are addictive, 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 the demon porcine pleasure at a later stage of life when…
Beer-Braised Stuffed Brisket
When I say I’m cooking brisket, most folks immediately think of a slow-smoked Texas barbecue brisket. And while that iconic dish made famous by our neighbors to the west is a great one and worthy of another posting, that is not at all what I’m talking about. This is a Beer-Braised Stuffed Brisket–a fork tender…