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Chicken & Mushroon Soup Suggested by Kristie Berggren
This is a soup that a lot of people have asked me about since the closing of Cannon’s Restaurant. This popular soup was served on...
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Tommy Centola
Mar 3, 20112 min read
Stuffed Bell Peppers suggested by Kathy Frisella
Stuffed Bell Peppers is a dish you would be hard to find on a New Orleans restaurant menu. I am sure that a few of the neighborhood...
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Tommy Centola
Feb 28, 20111 min read
Pasta Jambalaya suggested by Tammy Shows Rooney
Pasta Jambalaya is a dish that was created by Mr. B’s restaurant in New Orleans. They decided that jambalaya did not have to include...
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Tommy Centola
Feb 25, 20112 min read
Red Beans and Rice
The traditional Monday meal is Red Beans and Rice. Monday was wash day. Wives needed a dish that would cook long and slow. Red Beans is...
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Tommy Centola
Feb 22, 20111 min read
Honey Mustard Dressing
As promised, here is a recipe for Honey Mustard Dressing. This is the type of salad dressing that Cannon’s served with their Cajun...
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Tommy Centola
Feb 18, 20111 min read
Cajun Popcorn suggested by Genie Lawrence Goodrow
This dish is one that you could always find in a Cajun restaurant, fried crawfish. Chef Paul Prudhomme came up with the name Cajun...
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Tommy Centola
Feb 15, 20112 min read
White Chocolate Mousse suggested by Mary Adgate
I was thinking of a great but easy dessert to serve my wife for her Valentine’s dinner last night. Since we both love white chocolate,...
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Tommy Centola
Feb 11, 20111 min read
Cream of Crawfish Sauce
Last night, I cooked blackened Cod with a chipolte cream sauce. While it was great, I could not help from wondering how much better it...
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Tommy Centola
Feb 8, 20112 min read
Bruccoloni suggested by Larry Buccola
When most people think about New Orleans Cuisine, Italian is not what comes to mind first. In the last 1800’s, large number of immigrants...
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Tommy Centola
Jan 28, 20111 min read
Jambalaya suggested by Art Lombard
Jambalaya is as classic a New Orleans dish as you are going to find. It consists of 3 parts, meat and vegetables, stock or broth, and...
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Tommy Centola
Jan 25, 20111 min read
Spinach Dip
This is probably the most asked for recipe I have in my collection. The last restaurant I worked in was Cannon’s Restaurant in Gretna,...
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Tommy Centola
Jan 22, 20111 min read
Oysters Bordelaise
Right now is a great time for Oysters. Oysters have come back from the oil spill to treat us to their salty goodness. Oysters are a...
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Tommy Centola
Jan 18, 20111 min read
Shrimp Remoulade
This is another family favorite recipe. Family get togethers almost always included this New Orleans classic. It is a very easy recipe...
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Tommy Centola
Jan 14, 20111 min read
Fudge Pie
This recipe is probably one of my mother’s most requested recipe. It is a must for chocolate lovers. My nephew and I have been trying to...
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Tommy Centola
Jan 11, 20111 min read
Blender Hollandaise Sauce
My wife has been feeling under the weather the last few days. Tuesday nights are our date night. With her unable to go out, especially...
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Tommy Centola
Jan 9, 20111 min read
BBQ Shrimp
I thought I would suprise my wife and cook her one of her favorite dishes, BBQ Shrimp. For those who are not familiar with BBQ Shrimp,...
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Tommy Centola
Jan 6, 20114 min read
Start of Mardi Gras Season-King Cake
Today is the official start to the Mardi Gras Season. January 6th is called Twelfth Night, the twelfth day of Christmas. This is the day...
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Tommy Centola
Jan 1, 20111 min read
Crab Cakes
Happy New Year! I will start this blog off with a recipe that has been published in Louisiana Cooking Magazine and the Thomas Kinkade...
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