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December 12, 2013        

Not surprisingly, food has always been a big deal in my family; and the same is true in my husband's family. His mother was first-generation Italian and, like my parents, raised livestock and tended a large kitchen garden. She was a great Italian cook and luckily, she gave me some of the family's favorite recipes several years ago. She passed away peacefully Wednesday, the four-year anniversary of my own mother's death. I've included her meatball recipe below; her grandsons Chris and Vince thought all was right with the world when they had a good stash of Nana's meatballs in the freezer.

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On December 16, some of Louisiana's finest chefs are coming together for NOLA Chef's Aid for the Philippines at the Hilton Riverside New Orleans (click here to reserve a room for the evening).

Honorary co-chairs who will be at the VIP reception in advance of general admission include the venerable Leah Chase, New Orleans' Mayor Mitch Landrieu, and legendary Louisiana native James Carville. Co-chairs for the event include Ralph Brennan, Tenney Flynn, and Frank Brigtsen.

Early bird tickets are on sale now at $100 for the VIP reception beginning at 5:30 (general admission is $50, doors open at 6:30). Tickets are $125 and $75 at the door, so get your tickets today and save.

There will be a silent auction that evening, with a wide vareity to bid on. NOTE: if you have something you'd like to donate to the auction, please use this link to email me details.

The American Culinary Federation of New Orleans will donate all proceeds from the evening directly to charities in the Philippines working to help victims rebuild. If you cannot attend, please consider a $10 (or larger) donation.  

Enjoy this week's recipes, share them with family and friends, and, as always, let me know what's on your mind. Also, keep in mind that food banks struggle this time of year; consider making a donation if at all possible. 

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Blue Cheese-Stuffed Tenderloin with Barley

This is a meal in a pan, and is enough to feed a crowd, plus, it's glamorous! You stuff a beef tenderloin with a blue cheese mixture; sear it off, then make a port sauce in the drippings. Sauté some onions behind that, add some barley, wine, and chicken stock; place the tenderloin on a rack above the barley and roast, with the drippings falling into the barley.Once everything is done, stir some cheese and spinach into the barley, and dinner is served. Leftovers make a great beef & barley soup.

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Nanna Rose's Meatballs

Nana Rose's Meatballs

We all know that Rosie never baked a meatball in her life, she always fried them. I think she was afraid her son, having hooked up with a Southerner, was getting too much fried food, though, and this is the recipe she gave me when she passed along his favorites. And this is pretty much how I make them to this day; they're not as tender as a fried meatball, but they're so tasty.

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Satsuma Sorbet in Chocolate Cups

Here in Louisiana the citrus crop is coming in, and the satsumas are sweet and juicy this year. This is a beautiful, light dessert bursting with citrus flavor; a perfect ending to a heavy holiday meal. Even better, the sorbet needs to sit in the freezer at least two hours, and the chocolate cups can be made up to three days in advance, so all you have to do is plate and garnish, and listen to your guests ooh and ahh.




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Dec 12, 2013 to Dec 13, 2013

Eunice: ECCBC Christmas Concert


Dec 12, 2013

Patterson: Louisiana State Museum Christmas Tree Festival

Springhill: Christmas on Main


Dec 13, 2013 to Dec 14, 2013

Bossier City: Cirque du Soleil: Varekai

Mandeville: Winter on the Water and Caroling at the Mandeville Trailhead

Slidell: Christmas Under the Stars


Dec 13, 2013 to Dec 15, 2013

Lutcher: Festival of the Bonfires


Dec 14, 2013

Alexandria: Cenla Christmas Spectacular

Houma: Houma-Terrebonne Community Band Christmas Concert

Jeanerette: Jeanerette Market Christmas Extravaganza

Lake Arthur: Christmas on the Lake

Many: Christmas at Fort Jesup

Morgan City: Morgan City Christmas by Candlelight

New Iberia: Yuletide on The Bayou

Ruston: Paper Pulp Christmas Ornaments Workshop

West Monroe: Antique Car Cruise & Show


Dec 14, 2013 to Dec 15, 2013

Gonzales: Repticon Reptile Show

New Orleans: Running of the Santas-New Orleans


Dec 15, 2013

Cottonport: Christmas on the Bayou


Dec 10, 2013  to Dec 31, 2013

Baton Rouge: Ice Skating


Dec 21, 2013

Minden: Ham Fest by the Minden Amateur Radio Association


Dec 22, 2013

Morgan City: Morgan City Christmas Cantata

New Orleans: Caroling in Jackson Square


Ded 24, 2013

Lutcher: Mississippi River Bonfires


View entire event list here (search by name, city)
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