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...

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...

Bread pudding is very popular in New Orleans restaurants. White Chocolate bread pudding was first seen at Palace Café, on Canal Street in...

This is the most popular dessery at Emeril’s restaurant. There are a few secrets necessary to make this pie successfully. First, the...

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...

Here is a dessert that it very popular in New Orleans. Sweet Potatoes are often seen on tables around Louisiana. The popular sweet potato...

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...

With hurricane Issac hitting New Orleans on the 7th anniversary of Katrina, I have been thinking alot about things I miss from New...

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...

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...

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...

Doberge cake is a layered dessert originating in New Orleans. Still popular in the area, the cake is made of multiple thin layers of cake...

It must be all this heat that has me thinking of cold desserts. Lemon is my favorite cold flavor. Gelato comes from the Italian word...

Here in Searcy Arkansas, the temperature is 105 degrees. It is so hot that the only things you want to eat are cold items. So, here is a...

Sweet Potato and Pecan pies are the two most popular pies in the south. People only wanting one piece of pie have a hard time chosing...

Although the first day of summer is 3 days away (June 21), the temperature is already consistently reaching 90.  In the 1970’s and early...

This was the signature dessert of the now closed Caribbean Room of the Pontchartrain Hotel. As the name suggest, this dessert was meant...

For those of you who do not know, Mona is my mom. It was a joy being able to watch and learn from her. I have been thinking about her...

Everyone in my family likes peanut butter. There are some, you know who you are, who can eat peanut butter right out of the jar with a...

This was the dessert that I cooked for my wife on Valentine’s Day. Hope you enjoy it. 4 ounces White Chocolate (Chips or Chopped Bar) 4...