Appetizers

Be a locavore. Shop your local farmers market and buy a variety of summer squash. Green zucchini, yellow squash, white...

Ratatouille is the epitome of southern french cooking and is a traditional vegetable stew of sorts from Provence. Ratatouille is...

One of the recipes in “The Real Taste of Spain”, a cookbook I recently featured in my “how many cookbooks...

This crawfish bread is a crowd favorite. The perfect use for a bag of crawfish tails or those leftover tails...

These sweet and spicy pecans are great to have in your pantry for last minute snacks or to use in...

Making salsa verde is quick and easy and can transform a simple meal into something sassy and spicy in less...

Cooking with friends and family is so gratifying, especially when you are preparing something like dolmas or dumplings that feels...

This is not avocado toast which appears to be on every menu and is so ubiquitous these days. I was...

Zaalouk de chou fleur or Moroccan cauliflower can be used as a vegetarian main dish or a side. What I...

Mardi Gras tacos?? Several years ago I travelled to Oaxaca with friends for Mardi Gras. Oaxaca is a magnificent city...

Better cheddar, or as we say in New Orleans, “bettah cheddah,” is a jazzed up version of what some may...

I love anything with cauliflower or as it is known in France, “choufleur.” “Mon petit choufleur” which literally means my...