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Posted March 31, 2008 11:35:09 AM
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Red Beans and Rice very nice
Mondays in South Louisiana and red beans and rice are as closely linked as bacon and eggs or lobster and drawn butter. I was always told that the reason for the connection was that Monday was traditionally wash day. It was easy to put on a pot of beans. Even though the wash day tradition is a thing of the past, nearly every restaurant throughout South Louisiana features red beans and rice on the Monday menu. I'll take it any day.
Shrimp for Good Friday
Fresh okra revisited
Okra is a decidedly southern delicacy. In fact, to the uninitiated, "delicacy" may be an overstatement, but to those of us who know and love it, okra is a treat best eaten fresh. As I opined in a recent post about gumbo, fresh okra has been especially plentiful lately.
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Posted March 2, 2008 6:09:59 PM
Fresh okra at the fruit stand inspires gumbo cook
When I saw some beautiful okra the other day at the fruit stand at the corner of State Road 776 and Toledo Blade Blvd., I immediately decided it was gumbo time.
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Posted February 18, 2008 2:21:22 PM
Sweet treat for Mardi Gras
No food is more closely associated with Mardi Gras than the King Cake, a kind of sweet yeast bread baked in a circle to commemorate the Three Kings journey
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Posted January 29, 2008 9:35:45 AM
Comfort food made easy
When the weather turns cold and the steel-gray skies blend in with the landscape, it's time for food that lifts the spirits.
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Posted January 4, 2008 2:59:10 PM
