Many of my most cherished childhood memories are connected to the water. Many weekends found me and my family at our camp at Catahoula Lake near the levee of the great Atchafalaya Basin. Papa would of..

Makes 6 to 8 servings 4 cups canned yams, drained well ½ teaspoon salt Pinch of cayenne pepper ¼ cup miniature marshmallows 4 tablespoons melted butter

Makes 12 servings For the cake: 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 sticks butter, at room temperature 1 cup sugar 4 egg yolks

Makes 4 servings Rock salt 2 dozen oysters, shucked, with all their liquor and the deeper halves of their shells reserved 1 pound medium-size shrimp, peeled and deveined 1 1/2 pounds fresh white..

When autumn arrives and just about every male I know is heading to the hunting camp, I think of my father. He was an avid hunter, fisherman AND a great cook. He loved nothing better than cooking over ..

Makes 10 to 12 servings 2 tender roasting chickens or hens, about 4 to 5 pounds each, cut into serving pieces Salt and cayenne 1/3 cup vegetable oil 6 cups thinly sliced yellow onions 2 cups th..

Ice cream desserts are always so refreshing to serve for those upcoming casual suppers by the pool, on the patio, in the backyard or on a picnic. If you can still find Louisiana strawberries, here ar..

1 pound frozen puff pastry (or large biscuits cut in half as a substitute) Flour for dusting 1 egg, lightly beaten 8 uncooked jumbo all-beef hot dogs, cut in half crosswise ¼ cup Dijon mustard

Now if you want something other than shrimp, here’s a great kabob, which you can serve on a bed of rice. (Try the Konriko Brand Pecan Rice to serve with these pork kabobs.)

Makes about 8 servings 3 to 4 pounds small boiling potatoes 3 garlic cloves, minced and mashed with 1 teaspoon salt 3 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1/2 cup mayonnaise (or more, to taste)