I always know when a recipe is a hit when I go to the refrigerator and find...
Month: November 2013
Two things I’d never encountered before moving to Louisiana were armadillos and mirlitons. Armadillos reminded me of...
While searching through my stack of recipe ideas, I came across a newspaper recipe for Sweet Potato...
I bought a sack of Louisiana-grown sweet potatoes a couple of weeks ago, and now need to...
And back to persimmon cakes… A couple of weeks ago Baton Rouge Green, a non-profit organization which...
Burr! It’s cold outside tonight; but never too cold for homemade ice cream. What a cliche. Really,...
Yes, sweet potatoes grow in Louisiana. A bit of trivia, according to the Louisiana Sweet Potato Commission,...
After going to all the trouble to hollow out a fresh pumpkin for baking and cooking, don’t...
Soup in a pumpkin, when brought to a holiday meal table, makes a spectacular presentation. It’s a family favorite...
The traditional southern method of cooking mustard greens (or any greens, such as collard greens, turnip greens),...