Recipes

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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Strawberry Pavlova

Strawberries and meringues? Deliciously easy and heavenly. A Pavlova is like eating a cloud with slightly crunchy and chewy edges...

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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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Strawberry Pie

It’s strawberry season in Louisiana. There is nothing sweeter than our locally grown juicy red strawberries. Our farmers markets are...

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Strawberry Basil Lemonade

Strawberry lemonade makes me think of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. I am always searching for cool liquids...

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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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Apple Crisp

Granny Smith, Fuji, Gala or Honeycrisp. For the best consistency and flavor use any one or a combination of these...

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Tamarind Margarita

Tamarind is a hardwood tree that produces pods filled with a sweet and sour fruit. When this fruit is concentrated...

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Swiss Chard with Pine Nuts and Raisins

I love Swiss chard, especially the rainbow variety. The multicolored rainbow chard is pleasing on the plate and to the...

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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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