Tag Archives: louisiana

No Crab Gumbo

Posted on January 12, 2021 by cookinginsens

Freezer surprise, no Dungeness crab bodies! I was absolutely certain that I had a large bag of crab bodies with legs and, months ago, decided I would make gumbo sometime during the season’s family celebrations. I was disappointed; both that … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged Chicken, cooking, food, gumbo, louisiana, recipe, rice, Seafood | 16 Comments

Louisiana Tea Cakes

Posted on May 19, 2020 by cookinginsens

After World War II, my grandparents Wilbert and Elenora Western moved to California from Shreveport, Louisiana. With the help of the G.I. Bill, they bought a double lot in East Los Angeles before it became Watts 🙂 At that time … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Dessert, Recipes | Tagged cooking, dessert, food, louisiana, recipe, southern cuisine, tea cakes | 9 Comments

Shrimp Clemenceau with Lemon Sauce

Posted on July 12, 2018 by cookinginsens

Last Sunday, we and a few of our wine and food enthusiasts neighbors engaged in a progressive entree (starter) party. Someone likened the affair to a tapas and wine party as a “movable feast”. It was; fun, stress-less and we … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Appetizer, Cooking, Food and Wine, Recipes | Tagged clemenceau, cooking, entree, food, louisiana, recipe, Shrimp, starter | 8 Comments

Crab Body Gumbo

Posted on November 30, 2017 by cookinginsens

In Northeast Pennsylvania, with little or no access to what is considered by Pennsylvanians as “exotic” ingredients, I find myself nostalgic and craving both foreign cuisines and the cuisine of my childhood, that being Southern Black cuisine or what has … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged andouille, Chicken, cooking, crab, creole, food, food photography, gumbo, louisiana, recipe, sausage, Seafood, Shrimp | 16 Comments

Whosenever

Posted on June 10, 2016 by cookinginsens

I was watching the Neville Brothers on youtube yesterday and realized that I had lost and forgotten a useful and beloved word from my childhood vocabulary, “whosenever”. Whosenever conveyed more than “whoever” or “whomever” to us. It was an expression … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged Chicken, cooking, crab, creole, file, food, food photography, gumbo, louisiana, recipe, Shrimp | 4 Comments

French German Gumbo

Posted on November 18, 2013 by cookinginsens

In an exchange with Virginia at Our Growing Paynes she mentioned making Louisiana gumbo with duck. I’d never had duck in my gumbo but it sounded worth trying. It seems as if every second package in the freezer contains duck. Did … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, French, German, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged bratwurst, cooking, duck, food, food photography, French, German, gumbo, louisiana, recipes, stew | 29 Comments

Shrimp Clemenceau a Ma façon

Posted on November 15, 2013 by cookinginsens

I like “Loosiana” cuisine and I like the way David Bridges does it! I first “met” Dave when I stumbled upon his blog entitled Rooter to the Tooter with his delicious, incomparable, innovative take on Louisiana cookery. His Sweetbread and Crawfish … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged asparagus, clemenceau, cooking, creole, food, food photography, louisiana, mirliton, mushrooms, recipes, Shrimp | 31 Comments

Barbecued Duck Legs with Maque Choux

Posted on March 3, 2013 by cookinginsens

It’s a beautiful day, 49 degrees and the sun is shining. Fahrenheit, Roger. If it was Celsius that would mean I was posting from some disagreeable, sweltering, hellhole. But I’m not, I’m in Germany baby and I’m grilling 🙂 Our lovely … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Asian, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged asian, cooking, duck, food, food photography, grilling, louisiana, maque choux, recipes | 22 Comments

Sunday Fried Chicken and Maque Choux

Posted on December 5, 2011 by cookinginsens

I think I’m reading too many posts about New Orleans. “Loosiana” has been on my mind. Or maybe it’s because my long lost relatives that I found while working on my family’s genealogical tree are having a reunion. While … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged cooking, corn, food, fried chicken, louisiana, maque choux, recipes | 12 Comments

File Gumbo Light

Posted on May 11, 2011 by cookinginsens

In our family, gumbo was chicken, shrimp, sausage, crab bodies and file, period. No okra. Light on the rice. There was really no big brouhaha about the roux. You made a gravy base; no big deal, gravy was … Continue reading →