Southern Food

Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and file’ gumbo ‘Cause tonight I’m gonna see my ma cher amio Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun on the bayou It’s that time of year! Time for all things crawfish, crayfish, mudbug and crawdaddy! They are a lot of [...]

The National Association of Junior Auxiliaries cookbook give away is still going on! Just leave a comment (one comment a day) between now and 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 31st on the give away post! The ad for the cookbook features a menu for a Mother’s Day Luncheon. The menu is: Chicken, Mushroom & Artichoke Bake [...]

I’m craving shrimp today. Not just any shrimp I want Wild American Shrimp – for me, that means from the Gulf of Mexico. Such a wonderful flavor. I don’t want to be bamboozled! I like shrimp most ways but today, I am wanting it barbecued, Pascal’s Manale style. You may need three or more pieces [...]

My little sweetie, Bailey had surgery this morning to remove a large tumor from the end of his tail. He is doing well, still having some pain and is a little uncomfortable but did great and will be fine. What would I do without my sweet little dog and my pretty little cat. They were [...]

Collard, turnip, mustard – the holy trinity of greens and all three are wonderful. Southerners love their greens! Not only are they delicious, they are nutritious too (okay, now, don’t go reminding me about the ham hock, streak 0 lean, bacon grease, etc. that are added for flavor – we all know – they don’t [...]