One of my nieces blew threw town yesterday, and my younger brother was able to drive over from Mississippi; we made little piggies of ourselves on po'boys, muffulettas, and redfish from the ever-popular Mahoney's here in New Orleans. I'd not seen her in TWO years, and I got to finally meet her fiancé face-to-face instead of just over Facetime or Zoom. It was only a few hours, but it was great to see everyone.

Earlier in the week, a med-school starving student neighbor jumped on my invitation to join us for tacos. He showed up with his laptop set up for watching the Red Sox game, and we got hooked. I'm not really a baseball fan, but the last two games were really good, so I'm all GO SOX this weekend.

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Best regards,

Susan Ford, Publisher and Editorial Director
Louisiana Kitchen & Culture

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In the Mail:

Quick, Creamy Seafood Gumbo

This creamy dreamy lasagna relies on jarred marinara sauce, no-cook lasagna noodles, and makes a cream chees base by mixing it with some chicken broth then folding the seafood into that. Grate som mozzarella, assemble your lasagna, and bake for about 45 minutes. Easy decadent dinner.

Corn and Shrimp Chowder

This easy recipe will make an excellent lunch in a hurry, or add a green salad and/or grilled cheese sandwich and you've got a warm, cozy dinner.

Joe Patti's Hot Crab Dip

Make this for snacking on during your favorite game this weekend. The recipe author specifies that it's best made with fresh crab meat, but that it can be made with refrigerated pastuerized crab in a pinch.