Cajun and Creole

Mardi Gras is tomorrow and I have one more New Orleans dish to share with you before it starts, this tasty shrimp Creole! Shrimp creole is a...

This Tuesday is Mardi Gras and even though I will not be in New Orleans to celebrate, I take it as an excuse to whip up some NOLA inspired d...

Next week is Mardi Gras and even though I will not be in New Orleans to celebrate, I take it as an excuse to whip up some NOLA inspired dis...

When I made the chargrilled oysters I could not help but think about turning them from an appetizer/starter into a meal and the perfect wa...

Valentine's Day is this weekend and I have been testing out some new recipes for that special day and since oysters are a common food ...

The blackened shrimp and fried green tomato po'boy is one of my favourite sandwiches and when I found myself thinking that it would al...

Up next for my NOLA Mardi Gras theme is a quick and easy cajun/creole spiced shrimp fettuccine alfredo. I really cannot express just how qu...

First up for new recipes for my Mardi Gras feast is jambalaya which is a classic Louisiana rice dish. There a probably about as many differe...

It is hard to talk about cajun and creole cuisine without mentioning etouffee and with good reason given how easy it is to make and how tas...

I have had tacos on the brain a lot these days and I had another idea that I just could not contain; blackened catfish tacos with remoulade...

Shrimp and grits is another classic southern dish consisting of shrimp that is cooked in a sauce and served over grits, or cornmeal. I have ...

Over the last few days I enjoyed some blackened swordfish and that reminded me of the blackened shrimp in the fried green tomato with shri...

One of the things that I really enjoyed about New Orleans was all of the amazing seafood and I took the opportunity to have it as frequently...

While I was in New Orleans one of the dishes that really stood out for me was a crab cake in a maque choux. Maque choux is a dish native t...

Over the last few weeks I have been enjoying a lot of BLTs and when I made the fried green tomatoes the other day it reminided me of h...

Ever since I discovered green tomatoes I have been hooked and in particular to fried green tomatoes! Unfortunately around here green...

I have been wanting to try making a gumbo for a while now and with Mardi Gras here I figured it was the perfect time to make one. Gumbo is a...

I recently made Cajun red beans and rice and it was the first time that I had had andouille sausage and I was quite taken by it and anxious ...

Beans and rice is a classic combination with different versions showing up in various cuisines from around the world. One of my favourite ve...

I have really been into the po'boy sandwich ever since I discovered them not too long ago. One of the things that I like about po'bo...