High schools, colleges and the pros are revving up for football season. I am making a list and checking it twice to be sure I have lots of things stashed in the freezer for tailgating or watching the ..

Gather a few Cajuns together to cook jambalaya and they will argue for hours how it should be done. There are those who adamantly claim that all jambalayas should be brown in color, made so by the slo..

On a recent cold, rainy night, my husband had a hankering for stuffed pork chops. Lucky us---I had a couple of stuffed pork chops from Poche’s. All we had to do was shove them in the oven and heat u..

Makes 1 cake to serve about 8 2 sticks (1/2 pound) unsalted butter, at room temperature 2 cups sugar 5 eggs, at room temperature 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest 1 tablespoon grated lime zest

Lent, the season of penance is upon us, and like other Christians I've been giving some thought to what I might do for this time of atonement. I certainly had enough fun during the Carnival season and..

Crawfish season is NOW and I’m ready for anything cooked with our Louisiana freshwater crustaceans. And in fact, something just caught my eye on this website – crawfish jelly! I’m ordering some pronto..

While I LOVE Louisiana crawfish, they will soon be out of season. Not to fret. A great substitution in my book is lobster. Lobsters in Louisiana? Well, it’s not the whole lobster---just the tail---f..

Makes 6 to 8 servings 1 quart milk 4 thick slices day-old French bread, torn into small pieces (about 4 cups) 4 egg yolks, beaten ½ cup sugar 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Christmas is right around the corner and you had better order your turduckens and/or quaducants for your holiday tables! You don’t want to be caught without, right? And while you’re at it, you mig..

Makes 6 to 8 servings. Mardi Gras Pasta Salad Ingredients 1 pound fusilli pasta ½ cup shredded purple cabbage 1 cup whole kernel corn 2 tablespoons butter ½ cup finely chopped green onions