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Creamy Crawfish Baked Potatoes

March 23, 2018 by Debbie Leave a Comment

Tis the season for crawfish!! While most people are excited about spring and daylight savings time here in Louisiana we are excited about crawfish season. Until recent years and videos shared on social media I thought EVERYONE would loved crawfish like we do. I never realized that our beloved mud bugs creeped people out, they are just tiny lobsters lol. I think everyone should experience a real crawfish boil at least once in their lifetime. It isn’t just about the food, it is the whole experience. It is an all day affair and social event better than any other cookout you will ever experience.

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Beignet Fries

February 7, 2018 by Debbie 4 Comments

Growing up in Louisiana there is food that I consider comfort food that most people have never heard of and beignets is top on my list. My first memory of eating beignets as a child is at the original Cafe du Monde in New Orleans. Eating french donuts on the edge of Jackson Square , listening to the jazz musicians playing on the street and looking up at the big ships pass on the Mississippi River. Yes I said looking up, strange but true lol. The smell of the donuts frying and powdered sugar in the air, this was all very magical to me.

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Boudin Stuffed King Cake

January 26, 2018 by Debbie Leave a Comment

Growing up in Southern Louisiana we kept our Christmas Tree up until New Years day. As soon as the tree came down a few days later on January 6 it was Twelfth Night and that marks the beginning Mardi Gras season. Lake Charles holds a huge celebration where all the royalty from the previous year parade around in their majestic costumes and it is a festive evening. After that night previous courts pass their royal duties over to the next royal court and the Mardi Gras Balls begin .I have been going to this celebration for as long as I can remember and what this meant to me as a wide eyed chubby girl was KING CAKE SEASON. You see ,after twelfth night all the local super markets and bakeries have their delectable King Cakes ready to sell and this is another reason to adore Mardi Gras.

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Yummy Corn and Shrimp Soup

December 6, 2017 by Debbie Leave a Comment

I had something totally different planned for dinner tonight but when I left work today it was cold and raining. You see, here in southern Louisiana the temperature gets beneath 50 degrees and we lose our minds . Temperatures in the lower 40’s , windy and raining I needed this bowl of spicy yumminess in my life . This soup is something I have been making for years and It is my go to comfort food when it is cold.

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