This is the third different King Cake recipe that I have posted on my blog. Yesterday, 1/6/13 was the first day of Carnival. I wanted to...

A common appetizer on New Orleans restaurants are Oysters 2-2-2. This is a sampling of three different baked oysters. The first is...

Lasst Friday night, my family go together to have our Christmas celebration. It was based around shucking oysters. But one of the dishes...

Edna is the wife of my brother, Ken.  She is a wonderful cook. For years, she has been making my mother’s Cheesecake and Fudge Pie for...

I had purchased a spiral ham and used the glaze packet that came with it. It was ok but not the flavor I was looking for.  So, when the...

P&J Oysters are the oldest continously operating oyster house in America. Since 1876, P&J’s has been cultivating, harvesting, processing...

Estelle was the mother of Chef Warren Leruth. This is one of the recipes from his cookbook Front Door Back Door Cookbook. It was not a...

Bread pudding is very popular in New Orleans restaurants. White Chocolate bread pudding was first seen at Palace Café, on Canal Street in...

Our friends, J and Caro Ferguson, live around the corner from us. We have gone on two cruises together and have bowled many of frames...

Tonight, I suprised my wife with a pint of oysters. Unfortunately, she likes oysters prepared one way, Fried. One of my favorite dishes...

This is the perfect after holiday meal. It is an excellent way to use leftover turkey and it is easy to make. The only real cooking is...

While I was on vacation, I received a request for a Green Bean Casserole recipe.  Since Thanksgiving is just a few days away, I figured...

One of the entrees that I ate on my cruise was Seafood Newberg. This is dish that is not often seen on many menus these days. It was...

I just got back from a cruise to Key West and Nassau. Every night under the appetizers, there was a selection didja (as in did you ever)....

This is the most popular dessery at Emeril’s restaurant. There are a few secrets necessary to make this pie successfully. First, the...

Here is a dessert that it very popular in New Orleans. Sweet Potatoes are often seen on tables around Louisiana. The popular sweet potato...

This recipe is the closest to Antoine’s original recipe. The most surprising request for a recipe I ever received came from Bernard...

Bouilabassie is a traditional Provencal fish stew originating from the port city of Marseille. This stew is traditionally made with 3...

One of the world’s best known meal is Breakfast at Brennan’s. This French Quarter restaurant probably serves the most breakfast meals of...

This soup was created by Susan Spicer, owner of Bayonna and Mondo restaurants. Susan has been cooking since 1970. Her cookbook, Crescent...