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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


Crawfish Cakes with Roasted Garlic Crawfish Sauce
This is a recipe that I entered in the Gilroy Garlic Festival cook off. I think it is a great dish. They, on the other hand, did not. I...

Tommy Centola
Apr 4, 20112 min read


BBQ Shrimp and Grits suggested by Caro Ferguson
I recently asked friends on Facebook for recipe suggestions. My neighbor Caro Ferguson asked if I has a recipe for Shrimp and Grits. I...

Tommy Centola
Mar 17, 20111 min read


Cajun Fried Pickles suggested by Bill Bernard
Fried pickles has become the one of the most added appetizer to menus in the south. Of course, people in Louisiana like their food with...

Tommy Centola
Mar 10, 20111 min read


Cajun Popcorn suggested by Genie Lawrence Goodrow
This dish is one that you could always find in a Cajun restaurant, fried crawfish. Chef Paul Prudhomme came up with the name Cajun...

Tommy Centola
Feb 18, 20111 min read


Spinach Dip
This is probably the most asked for recipe I have in my collection. The last restaurant I worked in was Cannon’s Restaurant in Gretna,...

Tommy Centola
Jan 25, 20111 min read


Shrimp Remoulade
This is another family favorite recipe. Family get togethers almost always included this New Orleans classic. It is a very easy recipe...

Tommy Centola
Jan 18, 20111 min read


BBQ Shrimp
I thought I would suprise my wife and cook her one of her favorite dishes, BBQ Shrimp. For those who are not familiar with BBQ Shrimp,...

Tommy Centola
Jan 9, 20111 min read


Crab Cakes
Happy New Year! I will start this blog off with a recipe that has been published in Louisiana Cooking Magazine and the Thomas Kinkade...

Tommy Centola
Jan 1, 20111 min read
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