CRAWFISH SEASON IS HERE *Cue the zydeco music*! Usually the day crawfish season starts we have a large group headed to Chinatown to fill ourselves with Viet-Cajun crawfish and beer. Then, I proceed to make this shrimp and crawfish gumbo for the month until my husband begs me to stop. This year, I decided to spice up our routine with one of my all time favorite classics – Creamy Louisiana Crawfish Etouffe. Both my mother and step-mother are from Louisiana, […]
2020 and now 2021 have been the year/years of cooking at home for us. One of the things we miss most about life before COVID (and baby) is being able to eat out at restaurants as much as we used to. These poke bowls brought us the nostalgia of our old tradition of Monday night yoga and poke downtown. They were so easy to make, healthy, and packed all the umami you want when you think of an amazing poke […]
I am eternally guilty of letting food go to waste. At the start of the week I have grand plans of cooking every night, and then somehow by Friday I’m left with a few large unopened containers of food. This year I’m hoping to waste less and post more recipes about how to repurpose your leftovers and in this case, use that last container of cherry tomatoes that are about to go bad. So today I present to you, the […]
After searching the internet for far too long looking for dinner inspiration, I came across a picture of chimichurri steak and bam! My mouth began to water. Thus, I present you with these delicious and EASY chimichurri steak tacos. The nice thing about this recipe is that most, if not all of it can be made ahead of time. We always have pickled red onion in our fridge because we like to use them on sandwiches and they take 30 […]
Happy New Year everyone! I think we are all welcoming 2021 like we have never welcomed a new year before. I have been doing so in a tight quarantine filled with yummy food, and I feel very lucky to be happy and healthy with my family. And even happier now that my belly is filled with this amazing Tomato Basil Soup. This recipe was not planned, but it sure was a delight. I had some fresh tomatoes and carrots on […]
Even Covid can’t stop us from celebrating the holiday season with a beautiful rack of perfectly cooked lamb chops. This recipe actually came from my brother, the self-proclaimed grill king, and has been our favorite lamb chop recipe sine he first made it. The outside has the best char I’ve ever seen, and the flavor is out of this world. This recipe is so easy. You only need 4 ingredients – lamb, dijon, salt and pepper. Of course I had […]
As I sit here writing this post, my patio door is open, there is a chill in the quiet winter air, and this butternut squash soup is steaming in a bowl beside my computer. This really is my favorite time of year. Soups and stews are ultimate comfort meals, and I’m proud to share this delicious new recipe with you. I don’t know what it is about this year (maybe the fact that I haven’t left my house for more […]
