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

Serves 6 to 8 3 cloves garlic, crushed 1 cup olive oil 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar 1/4 teaspoon sugar

Makes 6 servings 3/4 cup fresh lemon juice 3/4 cup vegetable oil 3 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon Creole mustard

Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial arrival of summer as far as I’m concerned. While we do want to remember our fallen heroes of all the wars, it has also been a time to have family gatherings..

For a non-alcoholic beverage, this is great when the weather is cool. 2 quarts apple cider 10 whole cloves 10 whole allspice 4 (4-inch) cinnamon sticks 1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar

Makes about 20 servings 1/4 cup bacon drippings 2 cups chopped onions 1 ½ cups chopped green bell peppers 1 cup chopped celery 1 tablespoon chopped garlic 1 pound cooked, cubed ham

Just about everyone I ran into the past few days is gathering the fixings for gumbo to enjoy on cold wet evenings during the holidays. Some families adhere to a tradition of having gumbo PLUS all the ..

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..