Where has summer gone? It seems like just yesterday I was blogging about Memorial Day plans and Leftover Baked Bean Gazpacho. Then, boom, just like Louisiana heat hits you in the face, Labor Day, the “unofficial” end of summer, is
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
It’s the first big grilling weekend, the cookout to kick off summer. I love the whole “process” surrounding grilling-the cleaning of the pit, the prepping of ingredients, the readying of equipment (I love grill gadgets, although I always end up
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
Tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo-just that thought makes me crave Mexican food. Of course, it doesn’t take much for me to crave Mexican food-it’s one of my favorites. In my younger days, I used to make my Cinco plans way
I love to grill in summer, despite the fact that I live in a state that has many days of over 100 degrees that feel even hotter with Louisiana’s humidity. On most grilling days, I am immune to the heat