Tommy Centola
Shrimp Cortez from Joe Cahn
While looking thru a cookbook from the Chef’s Charity for Children, I ran across a couple of pasta recipes from Joe Cahn. Joe is the...
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Tommy Centola
Jul 23, 20151 min
Shrimp and Pasta Bordelaise
Right now, Shrimp season is in full swing. To me, this means taking a ride to the Westwego Seafood market and buying shrimp fresh off a...
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Tommy Centola
Jul 9, 20152 min
Light Panned Chicken or Veal and Fettuccine from Commander’s Palace
Here is a dish that would be considered comfort food in New Orleans. This is a lightened up version using no cream. This is Creole...
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Tommy Centola
Jun 15, 20151 min
Cajun Shrimp Carbonara
Carbonara is a dish that I have always wanted to make. A true Carbonara is made with no cream. The sauce is made by the egg yolks and...
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Tommy Centola
Apr 6, 20151 min
Crawfish Ravioli from Mr. B’s
This is not your typical ravioli dish. It is not stuffed and sealed. This dish is more like a regular pasta dish, just the pasta is...
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Tommy Centola
Mar 16, 20151 min
Crawfish Cannelloni from Bacco
We are starting to get to the heart of the crawfish season. I love to cook crawfish tails with pasta. This recipe from Bacco allows you...
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Tommy Centola
Jan 29, 20152 min
Drunken Shrimp Pasta from Palace Café
Here is a great pasta dish from Palace Café. To Drunken the shrimp, this recipe uses a great New Orleans local beer, Abita Amber. This...
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Tommy Centola
Sep 4, 20142 min
Stuffed Macaroni from Toney’s Pizza and Spaghetti House
Toney’s was the Italian restaurant in the French Quarter from 1936 to 1990. Anthony Bonomolo founded the restaurant during the...
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Tommy Centola
Jun 19, 20142 min
Lasagna
I know that this is not a Creole or Cajun dish, but there has been a large Italian presence in New Orleans dating back to the 1880’s....
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Tommy Centola
Apr 14, 20141 min
Chicken and Tasso with Pasta Bordelaise from Brennan’s
Last week, I saw an article on Facebook saying that Ralph Brennan will be opening his new restaurant, where Brennan’s was, around Labor...
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Tommy Centola
Dec 19, 20132 min
Shrimp, Sausage and Pasta from Frank Davis
One more recipe from the late Frank Davis. His recipe collection has been donated to the Southern Food and Beverage Museum. The world...
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Tommy Centola
Oct 14, 20131 min
Oysters and Spaghetti from Felix’s
Felix’s is located across the street from Acme Oyster House in the French Quarter. While Amce is more popular, I find that the quality of...
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Tommy Centola
Oct 10, 20131 min
Linguine with a Spicy Andouille Clam Sauce
My wife has been in New Orleans while her mother is in the hospital. The only good thing about this is I get to play in the kitchen....
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Tommy Centola
Apr 18, 20131 min
Crawfish Bordelaise Creole Style
A French Bordelaise sauce is a rich mixture of red wine and beef stock. A Creole Bordelaise is made with olive oil, butter and garlic. My...
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Tommy Centola
Feb 18, 20131 min
Smoked Chicken and Andouille Sausage Tortelloni Orleans for Emeril Lagasse
On Feb 20, the 36th annual Chefs’ Charity for Children will be held at the Hilton Hotel in New Orleans. It was originally conceived by...
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Tommy Centola
Feb 4, 20132 min
Crawfish Roban from Semolina’s
Gary Darling, Hans Limburg and Greg Reggio are know as the Taste Buds. Together they have developed Semolina’s restaurant as well as Zea’...
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Tommy Centola
May 14, 20122 min
Crabmeat Ravioli from La Rivera
This dish was the signature dish of the closed La Riveria restaurant. Chef Goffredo Fraccaro created this dish. In 1980, Chef Fraccaro...
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Tommy Centola
May 10, 20121 min
Crawfish Pastalaya
With crawfish season coming to an end, having the last boil of the season for Mother’s Day, here is one more crawfish recipe. This is a...
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Tommy Centola
Apr 26, 20122 min
Crawfish Monica
Tomorrow, in New Orleans, begins the 2 weekend experience known as The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival or Jazz Fest. While music...
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Tommy Centola
Apr 9, 20121 min
Shrimp and Tasso Pasta
This is my version of the Shrimp and Tasso Pasta that is served at Copeland’s of New Orleans. The gentleman who developed Popeye’s Fried...
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