Oven-baked eggs oozing their liquid sunshine and swimming in a sea of smoked tasso-infused cream is a thing of beauty and taste. I’ve made this easy breakfast dish for years, and it still astounds me how flavorful and straightforward this Baked Eggs in Tasso Cream recipe is. In my travels across France, I recall dining…
Salt-Encrusted Red Snapper
A little-known fact is that coastal southwest Louisiana right along the southern portion of Acadiana is built on a series of natural salt domes. Avery Island (home of Tabasco), Jefferson Island and Weeks Island are all built atop geological caverns that house salt formations. Over the past century, these salt domes have been mined commercially…
Cream of Cauliflower, Garlic and Fennel Soup with Goat Cheese Crouton
These days, home cooks are moving toward freshly prepared, light, and healthy dishes. However, Louisiana cooks don’t always follow conventional wisdom. This time of year, you are just as likely to see a hearty etouffée or a platter of steak, rice, and gravy on the dinner table. But with my Cream of Cauliflower Soup, you can…
Perfect Herb-Roasted Chicken
Roasting a whole chicken is as basic to French Acadian cooking as it is to French Provencal cooking. Although the spice blends vary and most Louisianans would be stumped at the thought of trussing a bird, the two cultures still elevate the lowly poulet to a stellar dish. It seems these days that roasting a…
Blackened Bloody Mary
In South Louisiana, celebrations abound on the weekend before Mardi Gras, but one party just keeps on going year-round. And this Blackened Bloody Mary cocktail pays tribute to one Cajun lady who knew how to party Louisiana-style. Fred’s Lounge located on the main drag in Mamou is an original, off-beat piece of the French Acadian…
5 Keys To The Perfect Muffuletta
Here in Acadiana, we love a celebration, and with Mardi Gras coming up, our party season is just getting started. Parties, balls, parades — the Mardi Gras celebration in Louisiana doesn’t really stop until early March when the Lenten season calms things down. So, with plenty of party planning still ahead, it’s time for a…
Meatball Fricassée – A Classic Roux-Based Recipe
This old-school Cajun recipe for Meatball Fricassée is one of my favorites and is seen often across the rural culinary landscape of South Louisiana. Deep, dark and full of bold roux-based flavor, this is a prime example of Acadiana roots cooking. And with a jar of our own Rox’s Roux at the ready, this is…
Southern Chicken Liver Pâté with Muscadine Wine Pepper Jelly
There’s nothing more ooh-la-la French than a delicate spread of chicken liver pâté spooned generously on a crusty baguette. Especially in Paris, chefs take great pride in their pâtés and terrines featuring the finest ingredients all served extravagantly with grandiose fanfare. Oh, please! Come on, now. Chicken liver is as down-home dining as most any…
Blue Plate Corn on the Cob
In the South, sweet summer corn is a long anticipated signal that the seasons have finally shifted culinary gears. And by the time the Fourth of July rolls around, it’s time for my Blue Plate Corn on the Cob. On or off the cob, not a Sunday dinner goes by that corn isn’t somewhere on…
Potato Chip-Crusted Catfish Nuggets with Creole-Spiked Sriracha Mayo
During the Lenten season, Fridays in Cajun country means “frydays” with fried catfish as the star attraction. And this recipe is a revelation on how good this Cajun recipe can be. My catfish is encased in an impenetrable wall of crispness. Every bite explodes with flavor, shatters with a crunch of spice, and gives way…
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