Fellow foodie friends, I want to take this moment to wish you a Happy and Holy Christmas… hopefully around the table with family and friends. 😉 I also want to remind you that Christmas is a season! As the (way-too-many) songs say, there are 12 Days of Christmas. I’m going to do my best to share 12 holiday-themed …
Seafood Gumbo: A Favorite Christmas Tradition?
It’s Christmas Eve and I have only a few hours to plan tomorrow’s feast. That might seem like an easy task, but it’s not. Our Christmas Day tradition for the last several years involves me making a traditional Seafood Gumbo. You have to understand that Christmas Day is usually the only day of the year …
Spicy-Sweet Bourbon Pecans
Chef John Besh’s New “Besh Box” A couple of weeks ago on Instagram I mentioned how surprised I was Saturday afternoon to arrive home from a #NOLAChefsAid planning meeting to find a Besh Box on my doorstep. John Besh is a successful chef, restauranteur, and cookbook author. Originally from Slidell, Louisiana, Besh is dedicated to …
Holiday Gift Idea: The Elixir of the Seven Powers #Recipe
An Early Holiday Gift Idea I’m not much for Christmas music, Christmas commercials, and the onslaught of Christmas advertising before the month of November even starts. Actually, I would prefer to celebrate Advent before the Christmas season… because that’s how the seasons are set up by design. However, I have a holiday gift idea to …
Chef Anthony Scanio and Emeril’s Delmonico
http://www.telescopenut.com/CF/CF177.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Modern Day Alchemy: A Chef’s Perspective on the Sweet Science of Creole Cooking In the September / October issue of Louisiana Kitchen & Culture magazine, Chef Anthony Scanio of Emeril’s Delmonico shared his thoughts on the transformations that take place in cooking. “Cooking is about transformations,” writes Scanio. …
