If fork-tender pork chops cooked down in a deep, dark Cajun roux weren’t good enough, then add the smoke and spice of andouille sausage. Spread it over a mound of Louisiana rice, and now you’re talking the ultimate comfort food. Here in South Louisiana, the winter months are commonly referred to in culinary terms. At…
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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 twenty-six years ago (August 8th, 1992) that Roxanne…
Creole Stuffed Turkey Wings
The rich Creole history of South Louisiana is a beautiful mixture of heritage and customs that have become an essential ingredient of the cultural gumbo of Acadiana. Time-honored Creole traditions of Zydeco music, the Acadian horse culture, and the delicious recipes handed down through generations add amazing depth to our local folkways. Stuffed Turkey Wings…
Faces and Places
There is a joie de vivre in the spirit of the people of Acadiana. It is a carefree love of life reflected in their passion for music, dance and, of course, food. Behind every honky-tonk dancehall, small town bakery, snowball stand or boucherie, there is a colorful character ready to spin stories of their craft…
If you think you know Cajun and Creole cooking, well, you don’t know Jack!
Meet Jack Chew: Two decades ago, he fell in love with Louisiana cooking during a whirlwind tour of the bayou country in his Airstream trailer. Today, he’s a retired police officer living in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida who cooks for fun and friends. In fact, every Monday night he cooks for the “Marching and Chowder Society”–a…
Faces and Places (unedited)
There is a joie de vivre in the spirit of the people of Acadiana. It is a carefree love of life reflected in their passion for music, dance and, of course, food. Behind every honky-tonk dancehall, small town bakery, snowball stand or boucherie, there is a colorful character ready to spin stories of their craft…