Bakers throughout Louisiana are breathing a sigh of relief, hiding their King Cake recipes away till next year.
Tag: Southern Food
‘Me Oh My Oh’: Catering Lessons from Heather and Izzy, Jambalaya Edition
Jambalaya is so quintessentially New Orleans that, when menu planning, I considered the rice-sausage-and-seafood casserole to be a no-brainer of a show-stopper main course for our Mardi Gras Dinner. As it turned out, both “no-brainer” and “show-stopper” were painfully apt descriptions, as recounted in this continuation of Part 1 and Part 2 of ‘Catering Lessons from Heather and…
Southern Food Road Trip: Biscuits Lesson with Susan Spicer in New Orleans
Biscuit lessons from Chef Susan Spicer was one of the highlights of the Southern Food Road Tour.
Biscuit Recipes from Alabama, Telephone Pioneers of America Chapter No. 34 Cookbook
Mayo Biscuits? I guess if mayonnaise is just eggs and oil, it’s not so completely bizzare to use it as fat for a biscuit. If you try this one, take a pic and send it in, with your recipe review. Tangy Cheddar Biscuits No Old Bay in this recipe, so maybe Red Lobster is safe. But who doesn’t like…
Southern Food Road Tour: Susan Spicer and NOLA Edition
New Orleans, LA – In just two and a half hours, Susan Spicer, one of the most celebrated chefs in the South, is going to personally give me a lesson in how to make biscuits at her new, New-Orleans themed restaurant Rosedale. It’s hard to overstate how excited I am about this brand new development….
Southern Food Road Trip: Bettie’s Caramel Chocolate Pecan Pie
Humboldt, TN – My AirBnB hostess here, a ferociously charming woman named Christine Warrington, recently moved back home after making her international fortune, with designs on taking out the sitting mayor. Her very first Machiavellian move? Finding a caterer, of course, since the most effective Southern schmoozing is done over a plate. Christine introduced me to Tim Hayes, owner…
ExpatCook is Going on an Epic Southern Food Road Trip Jan 8-20
Even though I feel completely at home cooking southern food, I am certain there are lots more ideas, recipes and stories I can stuff into my pockets to take with me when I go.
Pickling Practice
Quick pickling is the “put a bird on it” of the culinary world.
Traveling Between Meals 