Gumbo Basics
Gumbo is one of the most famous dishes to result from Louisiana's shared Creole-Cajun heritage. As varied as the recipes can be, there are a few ingredients that give the dish its identity as gumbo. Apart from good homemade stock, the first is ... [... more]
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Pancakes, Please!
Ask your kids what they really want for breakfast and chances are they'll pick pancakes. Pancakes seem to give kids exactly what they want in a breakfast dish. They can be plain and simple--the way many young ones like their food--or they can be ... [... more]
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Batter Up: It's Pancake Week
Grab your griddles and whip out your whisks: the week before Ash Wednesday is Pancake Week! Grab your griddles and whip out your whisks, because National Pancake Week runs from February 22nd to February 28th, 2009. Admit it. You're asking ... [... more]
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Big Fun on the Bayou: Favorite Gumbo Recipes
Great gumbo starts with great stock. Seafood Gumbo Stock adds depth to any seafood-based gumbo recipe. You can also begin with beef stock, chicken stock and vegetable stock. The pot thickens when fat meets flour. Cooked together into a roux, this ... [... more]
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Cajun and Creole Cooking
Cajun cuisine is a robust mix of French and Southern food. The recipes use simple ingredients and often include a dark roux thickener of flour and pork fat. Cajun dishes include dirty rice, catfish, gumbo (a stew thickened with okra pods) and ... [... more]
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Perfect Pancakes
The modern pancake has improved in taste and texture since the early days when our ancestors mashed up grains and water and baked the mixture on hot rocks. Pancakes were one of the earliest forms of bread, and thousands of years later they are a ... [... more]
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Tips for Better Pancakes
Once you've mastered the basics, you might be ready to take your batter to the next level. Once you've mastered the basics, you're ready to take your batter to the next level. Give your pancakes the airy texture of soufflés and meringues by ... [... more]
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Top 10 Mardi Gras Cocktails
The classic Mardi Gras cocktail--serve in Hurricane glasses. Coconut rum and pineapple juice are featured in this slushy drink. New Orleans Hurricane Making a Hurricane Cocktail (Video) A Hurricane with a twist. Storm of the Century ... [... more]
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Throw a Mardi Gras Party
Whether you're traveling to the Big Easy or throwing a party at your own house, after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, there's more reason than ever to celebrate the spirit and flavors of New Orleans. Beads and doubloons, tossed from the ... [... more]
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Party Planning 101
Any party, large or small, is built with the same basic elements--it's up to you to decide how elaborate plans become. Whatever you do, stay within your comfort zone so you and your guests are more likely to enjoy yourselves. What is the theme of ... [... more]
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Party Planning Checklist
Decide on a menu: appetizers, main dishes, side dishes, desserts, beverages. If you're doing all the cooking, plan to make as much as you can ahead of time to minimize cooking and kitchen cleanup on party day. Map out a timeline for cooking, ... [... more]
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All About Roux
Roux (pronounced "roo") is a thickening agent for soups and sauces with roots dating back more than 300 years in French cuisine. Made by cooking a flour and oil paste until the raw flavor of the flour cooks out and the roux has achieved the ... [... more]
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