Mains

Summer Pesto

Italian mayo? This well loved herby sauce from the Liguria region of northern Italy is almost like making a mayonnaise,...

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Salade Nicoise

Salade Nicoise, a staple of Provence in Southern France. Think Nice, beaches, and the Mediterranean Sea. In its purest form,...

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Cuban Style Chipotle Roasted Pork Tenderloin

Roasted pork tenderloin with a latino touch usually includes lime and orange and sometimes vinegar as the acid, a little...

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Shrimp with Feta Cheese

This recipe is from one of my new favorite cookbooks, “Milk Street, Tuesday Night” by Christopher Kimball. I served Milk...

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Peruvian Chicken or “Pollo a la Brasa”

Pollo a la Brasa is so many things. Savory, spicy, juicy, crispy and practically the national dish of Peru. There...

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Crawfish Salad

The azaleas and the wisteria are in bloom, strawberries are ripe, and the crawfish are in season in south Louisiana....

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Roasted Vegetables

Cooking without a recipe? Roasted vegetables qualify for this approach. Oven roasting vegetables is more of a technique than a...

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Chiles en Nogada

Red, white and green, the colors of the Mexican flag to celebrate independence and one of the most famous dishes...

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Boiled Crawfish

For as many chefs that exist in Louisiana there are an equal number of recipes and techniques for boiling crawfish....

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Fish en Papilotte

En papilotte, or steaming food in a parchment package is a cooking technique that every home cook should have as...

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Maple Glazed Salmon

This is my go to recipe for grilled salmon. I love the juxtaposition of the spicy paprika, chili, and bold...

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Dolmas

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

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