Fall-apart tender roast pork is seasoned with a stuffing made of the Cajun trinity. And with a rich brown gravy enveloping the meat, every bite delivers flavor. Roast pork for Sunday dinner is a tradition in Cajun country. Rural cooks can turn a 4-pound roast into a masterpiece of highly-seasoned art with seasoning and spice….
Rack of Lamb with Blackberry Wine Sauce
Lamb chops seasoned to perfection with a crusty exterior and cooked to a rosy pink are just about as good as it gets. And with a ready supply of lamb racks at my local meat counters and supermarkets, this Rack of Lamb with Blackberry Wine Sauce is a recipe that can be served on my…
Stovetop Paella
Paella couldn’t be more effortless with this stovetop method that keys on locally sourced ingredients in a tasty combination. This time of year, I enjoy cooking a giant paella on my backyard firepit. I have a 28-inch Spanish paella pan and a steel cooking stand that fits over my fire. It is quite a production…
Country-Style Ribs With Bourbon BBQ Sauce
These Country-Style Ribs are bathed in flavor; to be exact, they’re rubbed, marinated, charred, baked, braised, glazed, and grilled. And when slathered with my Bourbon BBQ Sauce, these fall-off-the-bone ribs are the best of all worlds. It’s Labor Day and time for one last summer holiday backyard bash. This dish — Country-Style Ribs with Bourbon…
Summer Shrimp Salad with Citrus Vinaigrette
With a bed of just-picked greens, the crunch of farm-fresh vegetables, and the brininess of Gulf shrimp, this Summer Shrimp Salad takes off with a Creole mustard-infused Citrus Vinaigrette. These are the flavors of Louisiana. Summer in the South is glorious. Relaxing by the pool, basking in the sun, and dining on light coastal fare…
Chilled Seafood Salad with Two Dressings
Ice-cold shrimp and chilled lump crabmeat need nothing more than a tasty dressing or two to complete a casual springtime meal. And my recipe for Chilled Seafood Salad with Two Dressings keeps it simple and light—two ingredients for an easy dinner. Anytime Roxanne and I visit Biloxi, Mississippi, we make a beeline to our favorite…
Shrimp Boulettes
These Shrimp Boulettes are the bomb. When fried crisp, this combination of flavors creates a seafood explosion launched with a kick of spice. Throughout coastal Cajun country, home cooks have engineered seafood into many unique dishes, and boulettes are one of the more popular. Fish, crab, crawfish, and most especially shrimp are pulverized, mixed, rolled,…
Fettuccine with Softshell Crabs Amandine
Crispy softshell crabs crown buttery pasta infused with lemon, garlic, and toasty almonds for an unexpected taste explosion. The best of two culinary worlds collide in this delicious recipe. New Orleans is known for its Sicilian influence as immigrants settled the French Quarter, bringing with them a parcel of recipes such as the famous muffuletta…
Creole Fried Shrimp and Smoked Gouda Grits
The taste explosion of these firecracker-hot Louisiana shrimp against the backdrop of cheesy stone-ground grits is a marriage of culinary cultures. Shrimp and grits are a Southern tradition that usually gets shortchanged in the competitive culinary landscape of Louisiana. While folks in the Carolinas love their grits, Cajun cooks are more rice-focused, and crawfish usually…
Cajun Meatballs and Peppers
I love this dish for the tantalizing flavors that surprise you at every bite. Dark, beefy gravy encases tender meatballs accented with the punch of sweet peppers in this delectable Cajun recipe. When sweet bell peppers begin flooding the market, I load up. Red, green, yellow, orange, I love how they paint my culinary world…
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