WHAT I ATE ON VACATION
with a Recipe for Deep Fried Crawfish Musubi Because we are so consumed lately with the building of our empire, the Wife and I decided that we would only take the family on one vacation this year. Sooooooooooo, we made…
How NOT to Impress Your Future In-Laws
with a Recipe for Garlic Shrimp and Goat Cheese Gratin To say the first time I met my in-laws was an underwhelming event would be a rather large understatement. In fact, “traumatic” is the word that comes to mind. …
TIPS FROM A CHEAP RESTAURATEUR
with a Recipe for Smoky Pork Rillettes It's difficult to convey what it’s like to constantly temper the miserly voices in my head that are forever telling me that I could’ve/should’ve saved this, paid less for that, got…
THE HISTORY OF BRENDA’S – PART I
with a Recipe for Onion Soup Gratinee Back in the day, when I was still a lowly line cook, sweating my ass off in steamy New Orleans’ kitchens, I began concocting an idea that would put an end to the…
Crab Stuffed Artichokes
and Saint Joseph's Day in New Orleans Even during Lent in the very Catholic city of New Orleans, people still manage to find an excuse for a good party. With Saint Patrick’s Day (which was a whole 4 ½ detoxifying…
SPICY SHRIMP SALAD and more leftover lovemaking
As most anyone who knows me reasonably well, particularly if they’ve had the pleasure (or displeasure for that matter) of having worked for me, nothing burns my hide faster than wasting food. In fact, just writing that last sentence irritates…
WHO DAT NATION
with a killer tailgate recipe for Big Easy Party Wings Until about three and a half years ago I hated football. Hated it. This deep-seated hatred was probably instilled by a few childhood traumas such as this one: Or maybe…