This recipe is one of the first ones that a friend from Arkansas suggested. Laurie Fikes asked me if I had a recipe for a hot Crawfish...

This is a recipe that I entered in the Gilroy Garlic Festival cook off. I think it is a great dish. They, on the other hand, did not. I...

Here is another popular soup from the closed Cannon’s Restaurant. In the beginning, all of Cannon’s soups were made in house. Only...

So much for an early spring. After a beautiful weekend on March 19-20, Mother Nature thought Arkansas could use a few more cold days....

Pasta Garaud was the most popular pasta dish at Cannon’s. It had a great flavor that was different from Alfredo sauce, which you find at...

Yesterday would have been my parents anniversary. Today is one of my brother’s birthday. So I thought I would post a recipe to honor...

I recently asked friends on Facebook for recipe suggestions. My neighbor Caro Ferguson asked if I has a recipe for Shrimp and Grits. I...

This is a reworking of Cannon’s Artichoke Soup. Most Artichoke Soups you find in New Orleans have Oysters in them. I also happened to...

Fried pickles has become the one of the most added appetizer to menus in the south.  Of course, people in Louisiana like their food with...

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...

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...

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...

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...

As promised, here is a recipe for Honey Mustard Dressing. This is the type of salad dressing that Cannon’s served with their Cajun...

This dish is one that you could always find in a Cajun restaurant, fried crawfish. Chef Paul Prudhomme came up with the name Cajun...

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,...

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...

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...

With the weather being so cold, it is snowing here in Arkansas as I write this, Gumbo is a perfect cold weather dish. There is no one way...

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...