Soft Shell Crabs are in season now. This is a delicacy that are not around very long. You can find soft shell crabs on menus year round,...

This is a copy of TGIFriday’s Jack Daniel’s Glaze. This glaze is great on any meat or fish you can grill. 2 teaspoons Roasted Garlic 2/3...

This is a twist on a classic dish. Since Lobster can get expensive, leftover crawfish is a great substitute. It works great as an...

This is my version of the Shrimp and Tasso Pasta that is served at Copeland’s of New Orleans. The gentleman who developed Popeye’s Fried...

Pain Perdu is French for Lost Bread. This is New Orleans version of French toast. The French bread that is used is usually one day old or...

This is a twist on Shrimp Creole. Since we are in the middle of crawfish season, I have been thinking of ways to use leftover crawfish...

This rich gumbo was served 5 or 6 times a year to the cooking staff at 4;30 in LeRuth’s Kitchen 1/4 lb Smoked Slab Bacon, diced and...

Rain was forcasted for Wednesday and Thursday so we stayed close. On Wednesday we ate lunch at Boomtown Casino. I had some good Fried...

I had a wonderful date day with my wife.  We ate lunch at Cafe Maspero’s. We both had the seafood plate. It was the best I have ever had...

For Lunch today, we went to China Doll. I had the Sweet and Sour Chicken. To me, China Doll has not been the same since Katrina. It was...

Did not get to post last night. I was very tired after the St. Patrick’s parade. I had a great time marching with my 4 brothers. On the...

Lunch today was at a resaturant I visit at least once everytime I am in New Orleans, Cafe 615, Da Wabbit in Gretna. After a taste of my...

There will be no recipe posted today. I will be traveling to New Orleans this evening. For the next 8 days, my blog will be used to let...

For those of you who do not know, Mona is my mom. It was a joy being able to watch and learn from her. I have been thinking about her...

This is one of my mother’s most asked for recipe. It is a very easy recipe to make. The key is finding large enough artichokes to use all...

This is another soup that is a version of a traditional New Orleans dish. Red beans are a staple on Mondays. Most places offer this on...

This dish is the best new oyster dish to come out of New Orleans in many years. The dish was originated at Drago’s restaurant in...

Everyone in my family likes peanut butter. There are some, you know who you are, who can eat peanut butter right out of the jar with a...

This is a recipe from LeRuth’s 20th Anniversary Cookbook. The cookbook was created in 1983. It was never sold. It was available at the...

With tomorrow being Mardi Gras, I could not think of a dish that had always been a requirement for Mardi Gras, Fried Chicken. This recipe...