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Cajun Style White Bean Soup
This week, I want to share with you two soup recipes from my new cookbook Creole & Cajun Comfort Food. The introductions will be taken...

Tommy Centola
Apr 12, 20211 min read


Crawfish Mac & Cheese Fritters
I have a recipe for Cajun Mac & Cheese in my new cookbook. It features andouille. Why not change that to crawfish, roll them into balls...

Tommy Centola
Apr 8, 20212 min read


Crawfish & Artichoke Bread
Spring is here which means it's crawfish season. This week, I want to share with you two crawfish appetizer dishes. They are great when...

Tommy Centola
Apr 5, 20211 min read


Mint Julep
I can't think of a drink that is so refreshing. A staple at the Kentucky Derby, this drink is a great way to celebrate spring. I hope you...

Tommy Centola
Apr 1, 20211 min read


Absinthe Frappee
Spring is here. This week, I want to share two drink recipes from my first cookbook. Absinthe is illegal in the United States. It is made...

Tommy Centola
Mar 29, 20211 min read


Chocolate Pie from the old Delmonico's
Emeril bought Delmonico's in 1998 from the former proprietors, Angie Brown and Rose Dietrich. This dessert is from the old menu. It is...

Tommy Centola
Mar 18, 20212 min read


Créme Caramel from Galatoire's
Time for a little sweetness. I am sharing two dessert recipes that can be found in the cookbook New Orleans Classic Desserts, Recipes...

Tommy Centola
Mar 15, 20212 min read


Cajun Chicken Cordon Bleu from John Folse
I love to take traditional dishes and give them a Creole or Cajun spin. Here, chef Folse is taking liberties with the classic French dish...

Tommy Centola
Mar 11, 20211 min read


Baked Garlic Chicken from John Folse
As I type this, I am watching snow melt outside my house. This time has given me the opportunity to skim through my cookbook collection....

Tommy Centola
Mar 8, 20211 min read


Crawfish Mac & Cheese
Mac & Cheese is starting to become like jambalaya, where you can add anything that you have on hand. Here is a recipe for all you cheese...

Tommy Centola
Mar 4, 20211 min read


Crawfish Soup
It's my favorite food time of the year, Crawfish season. The weather is starting to get nicer (we are just getting over a history making...

Tommy Centola
Mar 1, 20211 min read


Boudin King Cake
On January 1, 2011, I posted my very first recipe, Crab Cakes. Today, I am excited to post my 1000th recipe. 10 years ago, the thought of...

Tommy Centola
Feb 18, 20212 min read


Irish specials for a day
My favorite time to visit New Orleans is the middle of March. This is when the parade I participate in is held, the Irish Channel St....

Tommy Centola
Oct 25, 20203 min read


Steen's Pecan Pie
I have always used light corn syrup when making pecan pie. Chef Frank Brigtsen uses dark corn syrup. I never thought to use cane syrup...

Tommy Centola
Sep 3, 20201 min read


Many kinds of potatoes
A couple months ago, I shared recipes using potatoes. Looking back at those recipes, I noticed that I did not talk about the different...

Tommy Centola
May 10, 20203 min read


Cream of Crawfish Sauce
Last night, I cooked blackened Cod with a chipolte cream sauce. While it was great, I could not help from wondering how much better it...

Tommy Centola
Feb 11, 20111 min read


Bruccoloni suggested by Larry Buccola
When most people think about New Orleans Cuisine, Italian is not what comes to mind first. In the last 1800’s, large number of immigrants...

Tommy Centola
Feb 8, 20112 min read


Seafood Gumbo
With the weather being so cold, it is snowing here in Arkansas as I write this, Gumbo is a perfect cold weather dish. There is no one way...

Tommy Centola
Feb 4, 20112 min read


Jambalaya suggested by Art Lombard
Jambalaya is as classic a New Orleans dish as you are going to find. It consists of 3 parts, meat and vegetables, stock or broth, and...

Tommy Centola
Jan 28, 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
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