April 23rd 2021 UTC
April 23, 2021 If you love music, and/or routinely attend Jazz Fest, point your browser to WWOZ (click the "Listen Now" button at the top of the screen), or local radio station here in New Orleans. They're streaming Fest in Place all weekend, with a great line-up of musicians: here's the schedule. Jim and I have been entertaining a bit and it feels wonderful. My adopted "nephew" med student is getting ready to move away for his residency and I'm having him over with some friends for ...Continue Reading
April 16th 2021 UTC
April 16, 2021 I don't know about you, but here in New Orleans, if "April showers" portend "May flowers", we'd better get ready for bounty. I've lost count of the rainfall so far this month, and there's more to come! For this week's recipes, I selected a very simple Alfredo recipe with shrimp and broccoli; a chicken paella recipe that I've been making in one form or another for more than 20 years; and a decadent, creamy seafood lasagna. My Italian husband believes that "real&q ...Continue Reading
April 9th 2021 UTC
April 9, 2021 Festivals and events! I'm excited to see my friends in the tourism industry beginning to send me information about upcoming fairs, festivals, and events. On the Northshore, mark your calendars for next weekend: The Covington Heritage Foundation is hosting the Antiques & Uniques Festival (a free event) on the 17th and 18th "One man's junk is another man's treasure...". Down on the Bayou, the inaugural Bayou Terrebonne Boucherie is on the 17th. The family-friendly event includes ...Continue Reading
March 26th 2021 UTC
March 26, 2021 SO excited to report I dined out for the first time in over a year earlier this week. I joined a great group of women in the lovely private dining room at the stellar restaurant Gris Gris here in New Orleans to help a friend celebrate a big personal milestone. I had a wonderful meal I didn't have to think about, other than to decide what I wanted for my entrée (the daily Gulf Fish, which happened to be swordfish, one of my favorites). We'll do more of that over the coming weeks, and ...Continue Reading
March 12th 2021 UTC
March 12, 2021 Earlier this week some friends were in town visiting their son, a soon-to-be-graduate from Tulane's school of medicine. I was testing a recipe for Crawfish Queso Monkey Bread for the next issue of the magazine (divine) and invited them over to sample that afternoon; we sat outside around the picnic table, talked, and scarfed down an entire bundt pan of monkey bread. It was a tantalizing glimpse of life getting back to normal as this pandemic is brought under control! Of the 6 people around the table ...Continue Reading
March 5th 2021 UTC
March 5, 2021 What I'm working on: Monday I roasted a large bone-in pork butt that I seasoned Saturday night and marinated all weekend; it's for the Leisure Cooking section of the next issue of the magazine and I got rave reviews from all who tried it. I finalized developing recipes for a dinner we have at least once a month that involved roasted Gulf fish, a complementary platter of roasted vegetables, and garlicky spinach. This one comes together in just about an hour and so qualifies for a Weeknight dish, ...Continue Reading
February 26th 2021 UTC
February 26, 2021 Much to my relief, I got my first COVID-19 vaccination earlier this week with nominal side effects. I was a little tired in the afternoon, and my arm is a little sore, but that's it. My second round is scheduled for mid-March, so by the end of March I'll feel much better going about my business. Jim's fully vaccinated—I dreamed of puppies and kittens a sure sign that my mind is fairly untroubled! What are you going to do with your extra day this year? Monday is leap day; I think I'm going t ...Continue Reading
February 19th 2021 UTC
February 19, 2021 Still cold, but not like other parts of the country, and thankfully, at least so far, our power and water have not been interrupted. Freeze warnings in effect at night still. It'll be above 70 by the end of next week... I'm in the middle of developing and testing recipes for the next print edition; plenty of crawfish on the horizon. I've not heard yet how the freeze in the western part of the state has affected this year's crawfish season, but I'm sure it will get a late start. Meanwh ...Continue Reading
February 12th 2021 UTC
February 12, 2021 Brrr it's going to get cold! Rare here in New Orleans, we're expecting a freeze at least 1 night next week-- I'll have to bring in the plants and make sure the porch kitty's heating pad is on high. I wish she'd move inside, but at least I know she'll stay warm. If the year were "normal" we'd be right in the middle of Mardi Gras right now. I suppose the bright side is, at least we won't be out in miserable weather. Everyone's already making plans for next year. The February/March ...Continue Reading
February 5th 2021 UTC
February 5, 2021 My birthday was earlier this week; for my birthday dinner, I baked beautiful halibut fillets, roasted a pan of vegetables, and sautéed a skillet of garlicky spinach. (King cake for dessert!) This has become one of our go-to meals, and I'll get all the recipes written down with actual measurements instead of just eyeballing it. They'll be included in the spring edition of the magazine. I wrapped up the February/March edition this afternoon and shipped it off to the printer; I'm going to be ...Continue Reading
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