Tommy Centola
Steen's Pecan Pie
I have always used light corn syrup when making pecan pie. Chef Frank Brigtsen uses dark corn syrup. I never thought to use cane syrup...
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Tommy Centola
May 10, 20203 min read
Many kinds of potatoes
A couple months ago, I shared recipes using potatoes. Looking back at those recipes, I noticed that I did not talk about the different...
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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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Tommy Centola
Jan 28, 20111 min read
Jambalaya suggested by Art Lombard
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...
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Tommy Centola
Jan 25, 20111 min read
Spinach Dip
This is probably the most asked for recipe I have in my collection. The last restaurant I worked in was Cannon’s Restaurant in Gretna,...
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Tommy Centola
Jan 22, 20111 min read
Oysters Bordelaise
Right now is a great time for Oysters. Oysters have come back from the oil spill to treat us to their salty goodness. Oysters are a...
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Tommy Centola
Jan 14, 20111 min read
Fudge Pie
This recipe is probably one of my mother’s most requested recipe. It is a must for chocolate lovers. My nephew and I have been trying to...
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Tommy Centola
Jan 11, 20111 min read
Blender Hollandaise Sauce
My wife has been feeling under the weather the last few days. Tuesday nights are our date night. With her unable to go out, especially...
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Tommy Centola
Jan 9, 20111 min read
BBQ Shrimp
I thought I would suprise my wife and cook her one of her favorite dishes, BBQ Shrimp. For those who are not familiar with BBQ Shrimp,...
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Tommy Centola
Jan 6, 20114 min read
Start of Mardi Gras Season-King Cake
Today is the official start to the Mardi Gras Season. January 6th is called Twelfth Night, the twelfth day of Christmas. This is the day...
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Tommy Centola
Jan 1, 20111 min read
Crab Cakes
Happy New Year! I will start this blog off with a recipe that has been published in Louisiana Cooking Magazine and the Thomas Kinkade...
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