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Blackberries make "variety of goodies"
Of all of the berries that you can find, Blackberries will always hold a special place in my heart. My grandparents lived in half of a...

Tommy Centola
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A not-so- heavy pasta dish
Shrimp and pasta are a match made in cooking heaven. The only limit to the combinations you can make is your imagination. Of course, you...

Tommy Centola
May 113 min read
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Lots of health benefits to eating rabbit
As you know, almost every Saturday morning you can find me at the Main Street Searcy’s Farmers Market. With all of the fresh produce,...

Tommy Centola
May 43 min read
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Homemade Ice Cream perfect summer treat
New Orleans is known for its cuisine. The creativity in the kitchens knows no boundaries. From Po-boys and Muffulettas, Oysters...

Tommy Centola
Apr 273 min read
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West End Restaurants
New Orleans sits on the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain. You would think that you would find numerous seafood restaurants dotting the...

Tommy Centola
Apr 203 min read
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Work with blueberries in kitchen
Berries are starting to pop up at the Farmer’s market. One of the vendors has some beautiful blackberries. While blackberries brings back...

Tommy Centola
Apr 133 min read
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Cool off inside with versatile chicken
As much as I love to cook chicken on the grill, summertime just gets too hot. It is very fortunate that chicken is so versatile. It lends...

Tommy Centola
Apr 63 min read
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Appetizers with a little crabmeat
Summertime in New Orleans means the change from crawfish to crab season. Like most seafoods, you can find crabmeat year-round. You will...

Tommy Centola
Mar 303 min read
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Rise above mediocre hamburger
Hamburgers are not thought of as anything other than ordinary. I think that’s because you can find them anywhere at many “quick service”...

Tommy Centola
Mar 233 min read
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Main dishes for grilling at get together
The summer months are upon us. This is the time when many break out the grill. It’s good to start grilling before it really starts to get...

Tommy Centola
Mar 163 min read
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Fresh ideas for gathering
This time of year starts to bring gatherings of people to celebrate. Most often, these celebrations involve food. Over the next two...

Tommy Centola
Mar 93 min read
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Jambalaya easy, economical dish
Of all the traditional New Orleans dishes, jambalaya is one of the easiest to cook. It is one pot cooking at its best. It is also a very...

Tommy Centola
Mar 23 min read
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A big difference with Creole tomatoes
In my opinion, Creole tomatoes are the best type of tomato that you can find. What you may ask is a Creole tomato? It is not a variety. A...

Tommy Centola
Feb 233 min read
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A time to honor mothers
With Mother’s Day a few days away, I want to take this time to honor the other mother in my life, Peggy’s mom Lorraine Anderson. She...

Tommy Centola
Feb 163 min read
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Classic dishes from Oak Alley
One of the most photographed buildings in Louisiana is Oak Alley. With its quarter mile stretch of oak trees, this plantation on River...

Tommy Centola
Feb 93 min read
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Try Seafood Cheesecake
Everyone knows about dessert cheesecakes. Using the same cream cheese as a base, you can also make cheesecakes savory by adding different...

Tommy Centola
Jan 263 min read
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A few traditional cheesecake recipes
As soon as I finished my last article on Al Copeland, I started to think about one of his restaurant concepts, Copeland’s Cheesecake...

Tommy Centola
Jan 193 min read
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Cooking from memories
New Orleans history is full of characters that seem larger than life. One of them was Al Copeland. He was the founder of numerous...

Tommy Centola
Jan 123 min read
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Different ways to prepare crawfish
I just returned from a trip to New Orleans to march in a St. Patrick’s parade. As much fun as that was, it was almost overshadowed by the...

Tommy Centola
Jan 53 min read
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Perfect finishing touch to Creme Brûlée
I was not a very mischievous child growing up. While in the kitchen cooking, you get to do three things that you were taught not to do:...

Tommy Centola
Dec 22, 20243 min read
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