Food & Cuisine

Jambalaya

Recipes – Boobie’s “Creole Jambalaya”

Jambalaya means several different things to different people. The only common ingredient is the rice & if it isn’t cooked with the base/trinity just right, your Jambalaya is just rice dressing. Now, let’s g...
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Boobie’s – “Creole Pork Backbone Stew”

For countless years, no hog butchery was complete without cooking that fresh pork backbone in a thick fricasse’/stew. With the added ingredients of  that delicious boudin & crackling for all participan...
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Healthy Foods – Keeping the Focus

The food industry claims the reason for the members of the public being fat is primarily due to a lack of physical exercise. You, I, lack discipline! To some extent they are correct, but they do not provide inf...
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Nina Compton – On Life after Top Chef

A Top Chef finalist, Nina Compton is ready to move forward with her life and career. Her journey until now has been an exciting one. Oddly enough, Nina began her A-levels with the study of agriculture, followin...
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3 Incredible & Simple Steak Sauces

Peppercorn, mushroom, béarnaise -- as great as the classics sauces are, sometimes it's good to mix it up a little. If you seriously love cooking (and eating) steak, the chances are you've done the usual suspect...
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Classic Sweet Potato Casserole

With a crunchy pecan topping, this casserole is a must-have for any family gathering. Your relatives will be begging for the recipe! Ingredients 4 cups cubed sweet potato ¼ cup sugar ½ cup flour 2 eggs...
Pumpkin Dumplings

Pumpkin Dumplings

These light, fluffy dumplings are easy to make and delicious to eat. Serve over a bed of greens, or with whole wheat pasta for a healthy yet decadent meal. Ingredients 14 ounces pumpkin puree 2 eggs 1½ c...
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5 Vegetarian Holiday Recipes

The holidays can be a difficult time for a vegetarian.  Everywhere you turn, there's a turkey, ham, or sausage!  With these great recipes, you can introduce fun new vegetarian foods to your meat-eatin...
Creole Christmas Cake

Creole Christmas Cake

This recipe originated from Trinidad & Tobago but has been slighly modified. It involves quite a lot of alcohol and a week’s pre-soaking; but it certainly is worth the wait! Ingredients: For the pre-soaking...
Champignons farci d'ecrevisses au jardinage

Hors d’oeuvre & Un Petit Repas Dejeuner

Les Recettes de la Maison Jean-Batiste Andre' laFleur A Kreol International Magazine Exclusive: Louisiana Creole Gourmet & Scholar, John laFleur shares some culinary secrets from his Louisiana Creole ...
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Traditional French Dessert

Forget heating up a donuts in the microwave.  If you want true decadence, the real crème de la crème of desserts, exploring the world of French cuisine is a must.  There exists an element to French de...
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The Recipe for Middle Eastern Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Grilled cheese sandwiches are awesome no matter how you make them. That’s the plain and simple of it. But standard old grilled cheese sandwiches – bread, butter, and cheese, you know the routine – can get old f...