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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


Redfish Courtbouillon
I have been told that my father-in-law was a good cook. I keep hearing about him cooking Redfish Courtbouillon. No one knows what...

Tommy Centola
May 19, 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


Crawfish Etouffee
Had another crawfish boil yesterday. We had more crawfish leftover this time. So this time, Crawfish Etouffee will be made with the...

Tommy Centola
Apr 25, 20111 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


Stuffed Bell Peppers suggested by Kathy Frisella
Stuffed Bell Peppers is a dish you would be hard to find on a New Orleans restaurant menu. I am sure that a few of the neighborhood...

Tommy Centola
Mar 3, 20112 min read


Pasta Jambalaya suggested by Tammy Shows Rooney
Pasta Jambalaya is a dish that was created by Mr. B’s restaurant in New Orleans. They decided that jambalaya did not have to include...

Tommy Centola
Feb 28, 20111 min read


Red Beans and Rice
The traditional Monday meal is Red Beans and Rice. Monday was wash day. Wives needed a dish that would cook long and slow. Red Beans is...

Tommy Centola
Feb 25, 20112 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


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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