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 knows 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
Finally, it’s time to relax. The holiday madness is over, we’ve rung in the New Year and the Super Bowl has officially ended the party season. Right? Wrong. Maybe elsewhere, but here in Acadiana, we love a celebration, and with Mardi Gras coming up, our party season is just getting started. Parties, balls, parades —…
Rox’s Roux
Making a dark Cajun roux from scratch is a dying art. Not too many years ago, there wasn’t a Cajun or Creole household in South Louisiana that didn’t have the unmistakably intense aroma of a dark roux, in all its glory, wafting through the kitchen. Home cooks were taught basic roux-making skills early on, and…
Pork Rib Fricassée
My Pork Rib Fricassée is a tried and true French preparation that is just as popular in Acadiana. Pork ribs, cooked down in a savory fricassée, is a classic old-school Acadian stew. Dressed up with smoked sausage, fresh rosemary out of my herb garden and field okra from Gotreaux Family Farm, it is a satisfying one-dish…
Creole Jerk Chicken
My first experience with authentic Creole jerk chicken was in Jamaica on my honeymoon some years ago. The taste still lingers on, and I’ve had nothing like it since. That is, until just a few weeks ago. Roxanne, Lauren, her friend Regan, and I traveled to the Turks and Caicos islands recently. Staying in a…
Sweet and Simple: Gateau Sirop
Nothing could be more pure and simple than a slice of Gateau Sirop—a Cajun syrup cake. This spiced, dark cake oozing with sugarcane is a rich pastry that home cooks nonchalantly describe as an “everyday” cake. This classic dessert is built on sugarcane, one of the essential ingredients of Acadiana, and Steen’s brand cane syrup…
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