chicken

Chicken Marbella – lighten up makeover

4 min read

Main Dishes

Chicken Marbella – lighten up makeover

Maylee at Beyond Gumbo April 15, 2014

One of my most favorite chicken recipes is “Chicken Marbella.” It has origins in a Moroccan dish...

Louisiana Chicken and Sausage Gumbo

7 min read

Cajun

Louisiana Chicken and Sausage Gumbo

Maylee at Beyond Gumbo January 28, 2014

Incredibly, we’re headed into several more days of freezing sleet and snow here in Louisiana. Haven’t seen...

Does Rosemary Grow in Louisiana?

2 min read

Louisiana garden

Does Rosemary Grow in Louisiana?

Maylee at Beyond Gumbo January 10, 2014

Burr, It’s quite chilly here in Louisiana. Hard freeze in the low twenties and upper teens. The...

Happy Summer!

It’s summertime — and there’s only one way to describe Louisiana — “hot.” Homemade ice cream makes the perfect dessert for these hot days. I have many memories of churning ice cream tanks to make a variety of flavors — when growing up at our rural Virginia home. Plus, ice cream is a good way to show creativity as there are so many flavors and ways to make ice cream. Here I have shared several of my favorite recipes. In Editor’s Choice I give two of my most popular recipes — “Banana Pepper Jelly” and “Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Floats.” Yes, if you are planning to make homemde jams and jellies — now is the to get started when peppers are at their peak. Although a root beer float is always the “standard” way to make a float — check out my green ice cream float — it’s the best. Enjoy!