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...

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...

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,...

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...

This is another family favorite recipe. Family get togethers almost always included this New Orleans classic.  It is a very easy recipe...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Happy New Year! I will start this blog off with a recipe that has been published in Louisiana Cooking Magazine and the Thomas Kinkade...