Fabulous Finds & Family Fun in New Orleans
We had an Easter Egg Hunt this past weekend and I made these Peep in a nest Cupcakes and they were a big hit with the kiddos! I used my Wedding Cake Cupcakes Recipe and tinted the icing purple with Wilton’s gel food coloring in violet. I melted white chocolate and dipped each Peep into the white chocolate […]
Last week I had the opportunity to attend the Seafood at Sunset event hosted by Sea Best Seafood. The evening included cooking demonstrations with Chef Brian and dining on recipes prepared with Sea Best seafood. Being a New Orleanian, I was initially a skeptic. We are spoiled to have fresh seafood at our doorstep. Honestly, […]
This past Sunday, we had breakfast with friends from church to celebrate the pending arrival of a new little one. Everyone brought a dish and I really wasn’t sure what I was going to bring and wanted to branch out a little bit from standard blueberry muffins. I found the recipe for raspberry danishes that […]
Happy Mardi Gras 2012 Everyone! As parades are hitting the streets all around New Orleans, enjoy the taste of Mardi Gras, wherever you are, with a little help from the New Orleans original, Zatarain’s! Did you know that Mardi Gras which when translated from French means “Fat Tuesday”, dates back to the 1700’s in South […]
These king cake cupcakes were a huge hit! Many people have asked for the recipe and today, with a few days left before Mardi Gras, I am glad to finally be able to share. Throw tradition out of the window and enjoy these cinnamon, pecan cupcakes all year long. You can also try making King […]
Honestly, I have always eaten shrimp creole and it is mostly shrimp creole that is found on menus around New Orleans. Sometimes when shrimp season is closed and our stash of Louisiana shrimp from the freezer is depleted, I substitute chicken for shrimp. It’s a very easy and flavorful dish to put together and will […]
For almost 100 years, Luxury Pasta has been bringing families around the dinner table for pasta filled meals. Pasta is such a versatile ingredient and can be made into a dish that fits your family and now through the Luxury Pasta Moments Photo Contest, Luxury Pasta wants to know what home means to you. Through […]
For New Orleanians, evacuating is just something that we do. If there is one good thing about a hurricane, it is the ability to track it days before it makes landfall. It gives you the time to get your things together and get out of town. Every time I have ever evacuated the first thing […]
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