Top 10 Recipes of 2020 and More!
What a year 2020 has been. I’m sure we are all over it, but I think 2021 will continue to be the same – at least the first few months. The more I think back on 2020, the more it feels like it lasted five …
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15 Great Thanksgiving Meal Ideas Including Cocktails
Thanksgiving 2020 is quickly approaching – only days away – can you believe it? If you’re still unsure of what you want to pass at the table, here are a few ideas of dishes that I have made and published here on the website. I’ve …
9 Restaurants in New Orleans offering Thanksgiving Day Dinner
If you’re spending Thanksgiving in New Orleans this year, here are 9 great restaurants serving a turkey dinner so you don’t have to worry about it. It’s an understatement to say that Thanksgiving is going to look a little different this year to what we …
How to Make Pickled Pork for Your Beans
One thing I learned from making red beans over the years is that it’s a labor of love. There’s more to it than quickly gathering some ingredients together and dumping it into a pot. I’ve learned that just like gumbo or jambalaya, the secret to …
Two Gift Packages for the NOLA Foodie and Coffee Lover
One of my favorite things to do is find New Orleans or Louisiana themed gift packages. I don’t know why but there’s something about getting a box in the mail full of great items from the place I love. What about you? I’ve shared different …
10 Great Recipes For a Leftover Ham Bone
Did you cook a ham this weekend? If you did and it had a ham bone, make sure you save it or pass it on to someone who could use it. Like me. If our family has a get together and a ham is being …
10 New Orleans Themed Gift Baskets Spring 2019
The kids are excited for the Easter bunny to stop by our house. At some point through the years it has become a smaller second Christmas. My oldest said that he was making a list to give to the Easter bunny when we see him …
10 of My Favorite Mardi Gras Themed Songs That You Need to Play
Play somethin’ for me mister! That line brings back a lot of memories of my days working at a radio station in Detroit. I was the producer of two-weekend call-in request shows at our once oldies station – like in oldies from the 1960s to …