Tangy, spicy, and full of chicken flavor, my Chicken Tortilla Soup is a Mexican soup classic. It brings maximum flavor with minimum effort. For me, soup is a simple dinner meal that delivers flavor and comfort in a bowl. If you’ve spent any time at my Acadiana Table, you no doubt know my love affair…
Crawfish Dip in a French Bread Skillet
This over-the-top presentation of spicy crawfish dip surrounded by crusty French bread rolls all baked together in a cast-iron skillet is a rock star appetizer. The piping hot rolls, buttered and sprinkled with Parmesan, are ablaze with spicy flavor when topped with the creamy crawfish dip. This Cajun recipe for Crawfish Dip in a French Bread…
Shrimp and Artichoke Sauté
Take briny Gulf shrimp from the coast of Louisiana, dredge them in seasoned flour, and sauté them ever so gently in butter. Got your attention? That’s the introduction to my Shrimp and Artichoke Sauté, an easy one-skillet dish that is sure to become one of your favorite Cajun recipes. Add artichoke hearts and a splash of…
Blueberry Buttermilk Shake
Ok, so I have an obsession: milkshakes. It started at an early age sitting at the counter of my father’s café in downtown Bogalusa, Louisiana. Barely big enough to climb up on one of the swivel stools at the long formica-topped counter, I downed the first of a lifetime of creamy ice cream concoctions that…
Shredded Short Rib Sandwich
Every now and then you run into a dish that is the proverbial showstopper. It’s as if spotlights are shining down on the plate and the paparazzi are clicking away to get a shot from every angle. With this Shredded Short Rib Sandwich, a star is born. The inspiration for this Shredded Short Rib Sandwich…
Blackened Brussels Salad
This could be the perfect salad. That’s a lot to say, but it bears repeating – this is salad perfection. If charring the Brussels weren’t enough to deliver a nutty oomph to the heart of this dish, I am combining it with fresh raw kale and crisp, smoky bacon. Yeah, bacon! Now, I have your…
Baked Potato, Tasso and Leek Soup in a Sea Salt Boule
This dish piles on the goodness of smoky tasso and the bite of fresh leeks with the velvety warmth of creamy potatoes. And it’s all served up in a garlic butter-brushed French bread bowl studded with the good stuff – fleur de sel. Oh yeah, soup’s on! Ask my wife what true comfort food is…
Cajun Meatballs and Peppers
I love this dish for the tantalizing flavors that surprise you at every bite. Dark, beefy gravy encases tender meatballs accented with the punch of sweet peppers in this delectable Cajun recipe. When sweet bell peppers begin flooding the market, I load up. Red, green, yellow, orange, I love how they paint my culinary world…
Pork Chops with Apple Onion Gravy
Pork and apples are a combination that I can’t resist. The sugary burst of juices from the fruit brings out the sweetness of the pork, and when rounded out with the bite of onions and a hit of tart mustard, this dish is a flavor explosion. An essential for this dish is to source thick,…
Fried Softshell Crab topped with Crawfish Étouffée
The Yellow Bowl Restaurant, an iconic Cajun café, closed for business several years ago, but its many outstanding Cajun dishes live on. And with one bite of this Fried Softshell Crab topped with Crawfish Étouffée, those memories return. I like to say these places are “off-the-eatin’-path,” and for good reason. Most of them never show…
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