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Crab Hushpuppies
You can’t get more Southern than this. By adding crabmeat to hushpuppies, you create something that is denser than a crab beignet. But it...

Tommy Centola
Jun 29, 20151 min read
Frank Davis’s Dirty Rice
To complete the Kajun Kabob recipe, here is Frank’s take on Dirty Rice. 2 tablespoons Vegetable Oil + 2 teaspoons Butter 1/4 pound...

Tommy Centola
Jun 25, 20152 min read


Dirty Rice
As I was putting up the Christmas Tree (my wife wanted it up since we will be away the first week of November), I started thinking about...

Tommy Centola
Jun 25, 20151 min read
Mona’s Carrots with Orange Sauce
My mother was an excellent vegetable cok. She had to be to get 7 children to eat their vegetables. Here is a wonderful dish that is great...

Tommy Centola
May 7, 20151 min read
Candied Sweet Potatoes from Larry & Lee Leruth
Here is a wonderful side dish from the Leruth brothers. After they took over the restaurant from their father, they created some...

Tommy Centola
Apr 30, 20151 min read
Bourbon-Mashed Sweet Potatoes from Emeril
Here is another great side dish from Emeril. This is usually served with Pork Chops at Emeril’s, but it is a good replacement for...

Tommy Centola
Mar 26, 20151 min read
Green Onion Grits from Emeril
Here is a side item from Emeril’s first restaurant. To help celebrate the restaurant’s 25th year, I will be posting many Emeril recipes 1...

Tommy Centola
Mar 23, 20151 min read
Glorious Green Beans from Mona Dellucky Centola
Since Thanksgiving is Thursday, here is a lighter take on a green bean casserole. This is one of my Mother’s recipes. I was given this...

Tommy Centola
Nov 24, 20141 min read
Shrimp Cornbread Muffins from Louisiana Cookin Magazine
Cornbread is a very popular dish here in Arkansas. It is found on most dinner tables. Here is a Cajun twist on this Arkansas staple. 2...

Tommy Centola
Oct 13, 20142 min read
Garlic Bread from Commander’s Palace
Now that grilling season is here, this is a great item to serve with anything off the grill, or stove. I’m sure that when most people...

Tommy Centola
May 19, 20141 min read
Hashbrown Potato Casserole from Mona Centola
Here is a great dish to serve Mom for breakfast on Mother’s day. Happy Mothers Day Mom! 2 pounds frozen Hashbrown Potatoes 1/2 cup...

Tommy Centola
May 8, 20141 min read
Sweet Potato Muffins from Mona Centola
Today would have been my mother’s 91st birthday. It is hard to believe that she has been gone for 11 years. To say that she is greatly...

Tommy Centola
May 1, 20141 min read
Cajun Black-eyed Peas
Now that Christmas is over, thoughts turn to New Years. Here is a spiced up recipe for a New Years Day traditional dish. Black-eyed Peas...

Tommy Centola
Dec 26, 20131 min read
Oyster Dressing from Frank Davis
Here is another recipe from Frank Davis. It is a great dish for the holidays. Oyster dressing is a great addition to any Christmas menu....

Tommy Centola
Dec 16, 20133 min read
Red Beans and Rice from Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong is one of New Orleans most famous natives. He was so tied to New Orleans that all of his written letters were signed Red...

Tommy Centola
Nov 4, 20132 min read
Boston Baked Beans
Today is Memorial Day, the day we honor all Veterans who gave their live to serve our country. While my father survived WWII, I thought I...

Tommy Centola
May 27, 20132 min read


Hasselback Potatoes
For some reason, I am not a big fan of baked potatoes. If I am cooking them in the oven, I perfer to roast them. One day, I stumbled upon...

Tommy Centola
May 6, 20131 min read
Crawfish Hash
This is a great way to use crawfish tails. This is a special that you will find as a special on many brunch menus. I can’t wait for the...

Tommy Centola
Apr 8, 20132 min read
Jalapeno Cornbread from LeRuth’s 20th Anniversary Cookbook
Cornbread is a very popular dinner accompaniment here in Arkansas. But it is not that same sweet cornbread that you get from a Jiffy mix....

Tommy Centola
Apr 4, 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
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