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Hot Crab Dip suggested by Lisa Foley
After posting my crawfish dip, Lisa asked about a hot crab dip. She said that she already had one but thought others might not. This is a...
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Tommy Centola
Apr 7, 20111 min read
Hot Crawfish Dip suggested by Laurie Fikes
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...
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Tommy Centola
Apr 4, 20112 min read
Crawfish Cakes with Roasted Garlic Crawfish Sauce
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...
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Tommy Centola
Mar 31, 20111 min read
Broccoli & Cheese Soup suggested by Nichole Barrios & Michele Dufour
Here is another popular soup from the closed Cannon’s Restaurant. In the beginning, all of Cannon’s soups were made in house. Only...
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Tommy Centola
Mar 28, 20111 min read
Crab Bisque
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....
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Tommy Centola
Mar 24, 20111 min read
Pasta Garaud suggested by Michele Champlin Lepine
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...
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Tommy Centola
Mar 21, 20111 min read
Mona’s Cheesecake
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...
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Tommy Centola
Mar 17, 20111 min read
BBQ Shrimp and Grits suggested by Caro Ferguson
I recently asked friends on Facebook for recipe suggestions. My neighbor Caro Ferguson asked if I has a recipe for Shrimp and Grits. I...
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Tommy Centola
Mar 14, 20111 min read
Artichoke Soup
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...
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Tommy Centola
Mar 10, 20111 min read
Cajun Fried Pickles suggested by Bill Bernard
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...
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Tommy Centola
Mar 7, 20111 min read
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
Feb 4, 20112 min read
Seafood Gumbo
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...
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