Take a walk down the spice isle of your favorite grocery store. There are numerous spice blends to chose from. After years of trying many...

After a few non-seafood columns, I thought I would feature a couple of recipes featuring the most popular seafood in America, Shrimp....

With all this time on my hands, I find myself looking through the cookbooks on my shelves. With a collection of over 200, there are...

A crepe is a thin type of pancake that can be filled with either sweet items, as a dessert, or with savory flavors, as an appetizer or...

In the south, pork is eaten more often than beef. It is less expensive than beef and comes in many forms. Of course, bacon is the most...

As I write this, the coronavirus is causing havoc with the state of the world. Grocery stores are running out of products as quickly as...

Antoine’s is the oldest restaurant in New Orleans. Since 1840, Antoine’s has been operated by the family of the founder, Antoine...

Easter is a big celebration in New Orleans. There are usually 3 different parades during the holiday weekend. In the city of parades and...

Social media is full of food photographs. I am very guilty of this. My Facebook and Instagram are full of images of dishes I have cooked...

I was blessed to have my mom as my mentor when I first started cooking. I can trace many of her dishes back to her mentor, my...

You can find eggplants in stores year round. Peak season for them is the months of July through October. My mother always cooked an...

It has been said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Many restaurants in the French Quarter serve the first meal of the...

When I start planning my Valentines Day meal, the first course I start with is dessert. I always turn to my favorite sweet ingredient...

Whenever I tell people I am a chef from New Orleans, they instantly remark that I am a Cajun. That is far from the truth. Cajuns are...

With the cold weather upon us, time to add soup to our menu. In Louisiana, you would naturally think of gumbo. My thoughts today bring me...

The Feast of the Seven Fishes is a traditional Italian-American celebration on Christmas Eve. Since Christmas Eve is a fasting day in...

Now that the holidays are here, my thoughts turn to the big meals. There are dishes that make appearances every year. While these dishes...

For my 100th column, I shared with you two recipes from the second cookbook that I have written. I have been looking for a publisher who...

Thanksgiving is quickly approaching. In my family, turkey is the main attraction. Dirty Rice, Cornbread Dressing and Green Beans are...

With the moniker Creole Cajun Chef, many people think that my cooking is limited to South Louisiana style cooking. For the most part,...