orange juice

Candied Sweet Potatoes with a Fruited Twist

3 min read

Louisiana Cuisine

Candied Sweet Potatoes with a Fruited Twist

Maylee at Beyond Gumbo November 14, 2017

Sweet potatoes grow in Louisiana and autumn is harvest season for this agricultural crop. We are lucky...

Sipping Mimosas and Sightseeing in New Orleans

5 min read

Beverages

Sipping Mimosas and Sightseeing in New Orleans

Maylee at Beyond Gumbo January 12, 2016

We enjoy taking days trip to New Orleans and just bumming around. Usually we’ll try out a...

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!