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Crawfish Etouffee Recipe

From Nola Cuisine As much as I love the spring Crawfish Boil, I always look forward to having some leftover Crawfish tail meat to play with for later use. After my spring boil I had a fair amount of Crawfish … Continue reading

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Casamento’s Restaurant

From New Orleans Restaurants Casamento’s Restaurant 4330 Magazine St. New Orleans, Louisiana 70115 504-895-9761 Well, I finally made it to Casamento’s. After several attempts over the last few years, for one reason or another, every time I’ve showed up to … Continue reading

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Mother’s Restaurant

Mother’s Restaurant has been on the corner of Poydras and Tchoupitoulas since 1938, named after Mary (Mother) Landry who originally owned the restaurant along with her husband Simon and their large family. The Landry family owned and operated the restaurant … Continue reading

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Pepper Jelly Recipe

From Nola Cuisine Pepper Jelly, while not an ingredient specific to New Orleans is a staple of the South, including Louisiana. You can probably find a jar of Hot Pepper Jelly in your local grocery store, probably a green or … Continue reading

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Shrimp and Eggplant Dressing Recipe

From Nola Cuisine Shrimp and Eggplant are a perfect flavor match in this traditional Creole Italian dish, neither trying to overpower the other, just existing in perfect harmony, kind of like Oysters and artichokes, and Okra and Tomatoes. Besides the … Continue reading

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Shrimp Stock Recipe

From Nola Cuisine Chefs and cookbook authors alike sound like broken records when discussing stocks, “…there is no substitute for a well made stock.” But hey, it’s true. There really is no substitute for a well made stock. But can … Continue reading

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Lobster Thermidor Recipe

From Nola Cuisine This is a very old school dish, I know, but my oh, my does it ever taste great. In my book, rich and bubbly, cheesy Thermidor sauce with chunks of lobster is the stuff dreams are made … Continue reading

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Shrimp Etouffee Recipe

From Nola Cuisine Images – (reedited) The smell of Etouffee, be it Crawfish (my Crawfish Etouffee Recipe) or Shrimp, is one of the most heavenly aromas that I know, along with the smell of Shrimp a la Creole. The word … Continue reading

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Creole Cream Cheese Recipe

From Nola Cuisine I made a fresh batch of Creole Cream Cheese yesterday that I finished today. I just ate what you see in the picture, sprinkled heavily with sugar, and I can tell you honestly, you don’t know what … Continue reading

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Andouille Sausage Recipe

From Nola Cuisine **Warning – Use Recipe at your own discretion!** See below! A few bloggers have decided to dog me about my apparent misuse of “cure” in the below recipe. I advised as optional, “a healthy pinch” of Prague … Continue reading

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