One of the traditional dishes cooked for New Year’s day is cabbage. It is said that if you eat cabbage on New Year’s day, you will have...

Everyone knows about the tradition of Red Beans on Mondays in New Orleans. Some people think that red beans are the second best bean in...

What to do with Thanksgiving leftovers? Here is a great way to use leftover turkey. It doesn’t get much better than this. 1 tablespoon...

Here is another great Thanksgiving dish. I always make cornbread dressing for my wife. It is one of her favorite dishes. 1/2 cup Unsalted...

Thanksgiving is next week. I will feature some sides for the big day. Here is a traditional country dirty rice recipe that uses chicken...

I can’t believe that I have not posted any recipes from the dean of Cajun Cooking, Paul Prudhomme. He is the chef credited with bringing...

Here is Chef Goffredo’s version of Fettuccine Alfredo. This simple dish is a classic dish. You can also make this side dish a meal by...

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...

To complete the Kajun Kabob recipe, here is Frank’s take on Dirty Rice. 2 tablespoons Vegetable Oil + 2 teaspoons Butter 1/4 pound...

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...

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...

Here is a wonderful side dish from the Leruth brothers. After they took over the restaurant from their father, they created some...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...