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November 18, 2011 _
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Louisiana Kitchen It's hard to believe that Thanksgiving is this week. This year rather than doing an entire dinner at home, I'm going to join some friends for a pot luck. We're all great cooks, and I'm really looking forward to it. We'll have pictures and recipes in time for your post-Thanksgiving meal planning; meanwhile, Jyl, Jim, and I have pulled together holiday recipes, some oldies and some surprises for you to try.
Jyl and I always seem to have an "adventure" when we travel, and this week was no exception. Monday we headed out to New Iberia to see a few people, and ended the day with a flat tire in the parking lot at Bruce Foods. I was ready to change it myself but couldn't loosen the lug nuts; thankfully, someone a little stronger came along to help and we were on our way.
We've put up a gallery of photos from Beer and Boudin, and from the ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremony at the new Rouses in New Orleans. Take a look—live vicariously through us if you weren't able to attend yourself. We do ask that you help us grow:
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New Restaurant:
Our friends Chef Phillip Lopez and Maximilian Ortiz opened their dream restaurant Root this week, and they invited us to join them Wednesday night for dinner. Fantastic! Click here for food porn.
200 Julia Street, New Orleans, LA
(504) 252-9480
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 Introducing Jyl Benson: Co-founder of Louisiana Kitchen and editorial director par excellence."I took so many things for granted growing up in New Orleans, among them Southern Fried Shrimp or Stuffed Crabs and Brabant Potatoes for dinner on Fridays, beans or vegetables stewed with smoked or picked meats, leftovers magically reinvented as gumbo, and Pecan Pie on the Thanksgiving sideboard. I simply assumed everyone everywhere ate as we did in Louisiana."
Click here to read the rest of Jyl's blog and access her family recipes.
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| Blue Crab Bisque |
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Chef Brian Landry prepared this delicious, creamy bisque on the Lousiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board's Culinary Central Stage at the New Orleans Home and Garden Show earlier this year. Gumbo crabs are simmered with onions, garlic, fennel, celery, and tomato paste and a few herbs and spices. The soup is strained, and thickened with a blonde roux and some cream. Garnish with Louisiana crab claws (as pictured) or a few ounces of jumbo lump crab meat. Easy, but stunning enough for any party. |
| Jumbo Lumb Crab Cakes with Soy Bean Succotash |
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Chef Nathan Gresham was paired with Brian on stage, and prepared this beautiful, delicious dish. Don't let the recipe intimidate you—it looks complicated but it's really quite simple. You can make the bechamel, corn infused cream, and spicy aioli in advance. The prep work for the crab cakes and succotash is going to take about 20 minutes, with another 20 minutes of hands-on cooking time. This serves 4 as an entrée; cut the size of the crab cakes in half for 8 appetizers. |
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November 19 French Market Tree Lighting, New Orleans
November 19 BBQ Cook-off and Classic Car Show, Marksville
November 19 - January 1 Christmas Lights Celebration, Natchitoches
November 20 Oak Street Po-Boy Festival, New Orleans
November 23 Festival of Lights on the Waterfront
November 25 - 30 Thanksgiving at Houmas House, Darrow
Thanksgiving Brunch or Dinner at Ritz Carlton, New Orleans
Nottoway Gives Thanks, White Castle
28th Annual Christmas in Roseland, Shreveport
Boudreaux's Christmas Extravaganza, New Roads
Sounds of the Season, New Iberia
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