Tag Archives | recipe

Pasta Puttanesca

This is an earthy, bold, Mediterranean style sauce that I make for our family. It’s quick and easy and you...

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Couscous and Vegetable Salad

Many years ago I received my first introduction to “health food” at a small shop on Magazine Street in New...

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Roasted Rainbow Carrots with Spices, Avocado, and Yogurt

I must give credit to Smitten Kitchen for her adaptation of the original recipe for these roasted rainbow carrots. She...

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Apple Cinnamon Raisin and Walnut Baked Oatmeal

We eat grits in the south. Lots of grits prepared in lots of creative ways. So it has taken me...

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Shrimp Creole

When my husband Gayden and I were young and had just moved back to New Orleans, we had plenty of...

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Sweet Potato, Chickpea and Tomato Stew

I dream about the bold and fragrant flavors in this sweet potato, chick pea and tomato stew. So deeply satisfying....

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Shrimp Stock

Stocks.One of the essential foundational pieces to making a mediocre recipe suddenly become more complex and alive with flavors. I...

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Scones

If I had to estimate how many scones I have baked in my lifetime, I would guess that it would...

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Osso Buco

Osso Buco, literally “hole in the bone” or veal shanks, are braised and slow cooked in a rich demiglace or...

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Helen’s Fruity Homemade Granola

My friend Helen says she doesn’t cook. For Christmas this year she delivered a beautiful container of toasted granola to...

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Bettah Cheddah

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

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Kumquat Old Fashioned

An Old Fashioned is a simple yet complex cocktail. There are many variations to this classic cocktail which has been...

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