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Brie en Croute
I could not think of a better recipe to end my Thanksgiving recipes. This is one that is near and dear to my heart. This dish is in...

Tommy Centola
Nov 21, 20111 min read


Shrimp Madeleine from Christian’s Restaurant
This recipe was one of the entrees on Christian’s menu. This recipe is to serve 8 appetizers or 4 entrees. Just be careful when you flame...

Tommy Centola
Sep 29, 20111 min read


Shrimp Rehoboth
September 23 is the first day of Fall. However in New Orleans, we look at things differently. The season change is from Crab season to...

Tommy Centola
Sep 26, 20111 min read


Artichoke and Crabmeat Beignets from Larry and Lee Leruth.
This recipe is from the sons of Warren Leruth. They bought the restaurant from their father in the early eighties. This recipe is part of...

Tommy Centola
Sep 22, 20111 min read


Crabmeat and Artichoke from Masson’s Restaurant
Masson’s Restaurant was located by the lakefront in New Orleans. To get to the restaurants on West End, you would have to pass by...

Tommy Centola
Aug 29, 20111 min read


Crab Meat Lafitte
This recipe is from the closed Andrew Jackson restaurant. It was located at 221 Royal St in the French Quarter. The Windsor Art Gallery...

Tommy Centola
Aug 22, 20111 min read


Crabmeat Berdou
Berdou’s was a restaurant located near the bridge in Gretna. It was a very unique restaurant. The restaurant closed at 7 or 8pm. No one...

Tommy Centola
Aug 11, 20112 min read


Fried Eggplant Sticks suggested by Pamela Fayard
This appetizer was one of the popular appetizers at Cannon’s restaurant. They can be prepared in advance so that all you have to do is...

Tommy Centola
Aug 4, 20111 min read


Stuffed Mushrooms
This is one of my wife’s favorite appetizers. With crabs being in season, this is a great way to use crabmeat. Most people like to use...

Tommy Centola
Jul 21, 20111 min read


Crabmeat Au Gratin
Here is another dish to take advantage of Crab Season. This dish is a delightful way to showcase lump crabmeat. It can be served as a...

Tommy Centola
Jul 14, 20111 min read


Stuffed Crabs
Stuffed crabs have been pushed on to the endangered recipe list by crab cakes. I myself am as guilty as the rest. Stuffed crab was a...

Tommy Centola
Jul 7, 20111 min read


Marinated Crab Claws
Before you know it, it will be crab season. As much as I like lump crabmeat, I think the best part of the crab is the claw. It has the...

Tommy Centola
Jun 27, 20111 min read


Crawfish Beignets
As crawfish season comes to an end, we had our last crawfish boil Saturday, it is time for one last crawfish recipe. This is a variation...

Tommy Centola
Jun 13, 20111 min read


Crabmeat au Gratin
Blue Crab season is right around the corner. So, I guess it is time to dust off my Crab recipes. Crabmeat au Gratin is a great way to eat...

Tommy Centola
May 22, 20111 min read


Fried Boudin Balls
Boudin is a sausage made from pork rice dressing. Whoever thought to take little nuggets of Boudin and deep fry them was a genius. I...

Tommy Centola
May 16, 20111 min read


Mona’s Hot Tamales suggested by Marie Strassel Horrigan
Today is May 5th or Cinco de Mayo. It also happens to fall in between my mother’s birthday and Mother’s Day. So to bring all those days...

Tommy Centola
May 5, 20111 min read


Mona’s Artichoke Squares
Yesterday would have been my mother’s 87th birthday. To honor her memory, I am posting one of her recipes. I only have about 20 or so...

Tommy Centola
May 2, 20111 min read


VooDoo Rolls suggested by Melissa Briggs Kramarich
I am not a big fan of egg rolls. So this is my take on that iconic Chinese dish. I used crawfish that I boiled on Saturday. I also tried...

Tommy Centola
Apr 14, 20111 min read


Hot Crab Dip suggested by Lisa Foley
After posting my crawfish dip, Lisa asked about a hot crab dip. She said that she already had one but thought others might not. This is a...

Tommy Centola
Apr 11, 20111 min read


Hot Crawfish Dip suggested by Laurie Fikes
This recipe is one of the first ones that a friend from Arkansas suggested. Laurie Fikes asked me if I had a recipe for a hot Crawfish...

Tommy Centola
Apr 7, 20111 min read
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