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Tommy Centola
Jun 10, 20131 min read
Maude’s Peanut Butter Ice Cream Pie from Brennan’s
I recently discovered some interesting things that were my mother’s. They are a set of 8 dessert plates with 4 different Brennan’s...
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Tommy Centola
Jun 3, 20131 min read
Coconut Mousse from LeRuth’s 20th Anniversary Cookbook
Summer is here. Time for people to start thinking tropical. Whenever I think of the tropics, I think of coconut. Here is a recipe from my...
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Tommy Centola
May 23, 20131 min read
Key Lime Pie
One of my favorite desserts is Key Lime Pie. I know that key limes are not a native New Orleans fruit. However, it is a perfect pie for...
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Tommy Centola
May 20, 20131 min read
Peanut Butter Mousse
Peanut Butter is onr of my favoite foods. Growing up, it was hard to keep in the house. Peanut Butter was eaten by the spoonfull. Here is...
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Tommy Centola
May 13, 20131 min read
Mona’s Magic Custard Pie
In honor of Mother’s day, here is another of my mother’s recipes. This is a take on Cup custard, a one time favorite dessert in New...
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Tommy Centola
Apr 22, 20132 min read
Creole Bread Pudding with Irish Whiskey Sauce from Mr. B’s Bistro
Mr B’s Bistro has always been my favorite special occassion restaurant. Mr B’s opened in 1979. That August, I ate at Mr B’s before my...
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Tommy Centola
Apr 15, 20131 min read
Strawberries Romanoff from Brennan’s Restaurant
This past weekend was the 42nd Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival. Ponchatoula, the Strawberry capital of the World, is a hour Northwest of...
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Tommy Centola
Feb 14, 20132 min read
White Chocolate Cheesecake with Strawberry Sauce
Today is Valentine’s Day. When I think about dessert for a Valentine dinner, the first thing I think of is White Chocolate. I have never...
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Tommy Centola
Jan 28, 20132 min read
MC KENZIES BLACKOUT CAKE
To me , the ultimate chocolate was the Blackout Cake from the closed McKenzie’ bakeries. It was all the chocolate you would want and them...
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Tommy Centola
Jan 7, 20131 min read
Easy to Make King Cake
This is the third different King Cake recipe that I have posted on my blog. Yesterday, 1/6/13 was the first day of Carnival. I wanted to...
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Tommy Centola
Dec 10, 20121 min read
Estelle’s Pecan Pie from LeRuth’s Restaurant
Estelle was the mother of Chef Warren Leruth. This is one of the recipes from his cookbook Front Door Back Door Cookbook. It was not a...
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Tommy Centola
Dec 6, 20121 min read
White Chocolate Bread Pudding with White Chocolate Sauce
Bread pudding is very popular in New Orleans restaurants. White Chocolate bread pudding was first seen at Palace Café, on Canal Street in...
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Tommy Centola
Oct 29, 20122 min read
Emeril’s Banana Cream Pie
This is the most popular dessery at Emeril’s restaurant. There are a few secrets necessary to make this pie successfully. First, the...
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Tommy Centola
Oct 25, 20121 min read
LeRuth’s Bread Pudding
This recipe is from LeRuth’s Front Door/Back Door cookbook. It is one of two cookbooks, the other is a small 20th anniversary cookbook...
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Tommy Centola
Oct 22, 20121 min read
Sweet Potato Pie
Here is a dessert that it very popular in New Orleans. Sweet Potatoes are often seen on tables around Louisiana. The popular sweet potato...
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Tommy Centola
Sep 10, 20122 min read
McKenzie’s King Cake`
I know we are 5 months away from Mardi Gras but since my last post, many have asked for this recipe. My first memory of King Cake is one...
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Tommy Centola
Sep 6, 20122 min read
Turtles from McKenzie’s Bakery
With hurricane Issac hitting New Orleans on the 7th anniversary of Katrina, I have been thinking alot about things I miss from New...
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Tommy Centola
Aug 27, 20122 min read
Commander’s Palace Bread Pudding Souffle
Commander’s Palace is the best restaurant in New Orleans. It is also one of the best in the world. There have been a great group of men...
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Tommy Centola
Aug 13, 20122 min read
Alton Brown’s Red Velvet Cake
Today I hit the big 50. I was thinking to myself,what kind of birthday cake would I want. My favorite cake is the Red Velvet Cake. So I...
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Tommy Centola
Jul 30, 20121 min read
LeRuth’s Cheese Cake
Today is National Cheese Cake Day. My favorite cheese cake will always be my mother’s. Since I have already posted that recipe, here is...
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