Visit your butcher and have him cut some nice thick pork chops. You’ll also need some baby lima beans and of course, a Cajun staple---rice! When the cold winds blow, this is a meal that will make..

Makes 6 servings 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 round steak, ½ inch thick, about 2 pounds 3 teaspoon Creole seasoning 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce 2 cups chopped onions

I remember Sunday nights many years ago when I often had a sleep-over at my great-aunt Belle. When a cold front rambled through, I remember the rain splattering on the frosty windows and the wind howl..

Makes 8 to 10 servings 1 stick butter ¼ cup olive oil 2 large red bell peppers, cored, seeded and cubed 5 ounces prosciutto, chopped 6 green onions, chopped

Makes 16 muffins ½ cup vegetable oil 1 ½ cups Steen’s 100% Pure Cane Syrup 1 egg, beaten 1 teaspoon ground ginger ½ teaspoon ground cloves

Cobbler batter: 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour ¼ teaspoon salt 5 tablespoons frozen butter 4 tablespoons frozen shortening 4 to 5 tablespoons ice water

Makes about 6 servings Cobbler batter: 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour ¼ teaspoon salt 5 tablespoons frozen butter 4 tablespoons frozen shortening

Bechamel sauce: 1/4 cup butter 1/2 cup chopped onions 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup milk 1/2 teaspoon salt

Makes 6 servings. 6 jumbo soft-shell crabs 1 cup chopped green onions 1 garlic clove, minced 1 pound lump crabmeat, picked over for shells and cartilage 1 pound small shrimp, peeled and finely ch..

Bring on summer! I'm ready for a sno-ball, cold beer (make mine Abita Amber), a dip in the pool, a boat ride on the bayou, and crabs prepared every which way. About this time of year as soon as sc..