As schools, businesses, and events are shutting down across the nation and quarantines are becoming more and more common, it may be time to take an inventory of pantries, freezers, and refrigerators. Within the last few days, I have been
Next week I will be in Orange Beach, Alabama, for The World Food Championships. I am honored and excited to once again be representing Louisiana. The World Food Championships is the world’s largest food competition. There are 10 categories and
Take a tour around Louisiana and you will find stuffed bread, also known as pistolettes, on many menus, from fancy restaurants to truck stops. There are so many varieties of stuffed bread. The stuffing can range from Cajun specialties like
The fact that there are jambalaya paddles proves there’s no such thing as a small jambalaya pot. There are not many events in South Louisiana where jambalaya is not found among the food offerings. I never pass up a taste
It is almost Easter and for many that means it’s time for ham. I actually enjoy standing in the line to pickup the Easter ham. The tone of customers seems happier than at Christmas. Perhaps it is the spring air or
So many here in Louisiana are helping feed those affected by the Great Flood of 2016-families and new families made up of volunteers and strangers coming together to help each other out. There have been new words inserted in vocabularies here, words