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Corned Beef and Cabbage
While this dish is neither Creole or Cajun, it is definately a New Orleans dish. This past Saturday, I marched in the Irish Channel St....

Tommy Centola
Mar 18, 20131 min read
Catfish Etienne
Catfish is very popular here in Arkansas. This dish from Cannon’s restaurant fits in well here. With crawfish tails available in most...

Tommy Centola
Mar 14, 20131 min read
Crawfish and Tasso Jambalaya
Two of my favorite ingredients are crawfish and tasso. So using crawfish left over from a boil, I put this dish together. Make sure to...

Tommy Centola
Mar 11, 20132 min read
Crawfish Bread from John Folse
Chef John Folse is a leading authority on Cajun and Creole cuisine and culture. He has authored the following books, The evolution of...

Tommy Centola
Mar 7, 20131 min read
Cream of Crawfish Boil Soup
It is still a little chilly here in Arkansas. That does not stop me from having a crawfish boil. So, I am always trying to come up with...

Tommy Centola
Mar 4, 20131 min read
Crawfish Boudin Balls
The first time I had crawfish boudin was at Perino’s Boiling Pot. Now whenever I am there, I have to get a link. I like this boudin...

Tommy Centola
Feb 28, 20131 min read
Red Beans And Rice from LeRuth’s Front Door/Back Door Cookbook
My love for cooking goes back to when I was young. When I would sit down to each lunch at home, I would always read a cookbook. Of...

Tommy Centola
Feb 25, 20131 min read
Joyous Pork Tenderloin from Joe Cahn
Here is another recipe from the 1996 Chef’s Charity for Children. Joe Cahn opened the New Orleans School of Cooking in 1980. In 1996, he...

Tommy Centola
Feb 21, 20131 min read
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...

Tommy Centola
Feb 18, 20131 min read
White Chocolate Cheesecake with Strawberry Sauce
Today is Valentine’s Day. When I think about dessert for a Valentine dinner, the first thing I think of is White Chocolate. I have never...

Tommy Centola
Feb 14, 20132 min read
Sweet Potato Pancakes
Tomorrow is Mardi Gras. In other country’s such as Canada and the United Kingdon, it is also known as Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Tuesday. ...

Tommy Centola
Feb 11, 20131 min read
Crawfish Cornbread from Marcelle Bienvenu
While looking for crawfish recipes, I stumbled across this one. Marcelle Bienvenu is known as the Queen of Cajun Cooking. Most New...

Tommy Centola
Feb 7, 20131 min read
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’...

Tommy Centola
Feb 4, 20132 min read
Cajun Mac and Cheese with Tasso
I just received my copy of the Food Network Magazine today. It is the cheese issue with a picture of Bacon Mac & Cheese on the cover....

Tommy Centola
Jan 31, 20132 min read
MC KENZIES BLACKOUT CAKE
To me , the ultimate chocolate was the Blackout Cake from the closed McKenzie’ bakeries. It was all the chocolate you would want and them...

Tommy Centola
Jan 28, 20132 min read
Andouille Corn Dogs from Emeril Lagasse
This weekend is the frist full weekend of parades in the city of New Orleans. When I think of food at a parade, I think of Corn Dogs and...

Tommy Centola
Jan 24, 20131 min read
Creole Catfish
This dish I created as a Friday Lunch special at Cannon’s restaurant. We were looking for something that was not as heavy as the Catfish...

Tommy Centola
Jan 21, 20131 min read
Crawfish Boulettes suggested by Jeff Allen
I was looking for ideas for my blog post. Since I was listening to the radio, I figured I would ask Jeff Allen what his favorite New...

Tommy Centola
Jan 17, 20132 min read
LeRuth’s Barbeque Shrimp
Barbeque Shrimp is a dish found in many restaurants in New Orleans and every version is a little different form the other. Here is the...

Tommy Centola
Jan 14, 20131 min read
Mona’s Real Italian Meatballs & Spaghetti
My sister-in-law Edna recently sent me a copy of one of my mother’s recipes. What was so special about it was that it is in my mon’s...

Tommy Centola
Jan 10, 20131 min read
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