Chef Ryan

Cajun Chef Ryan

Feeling & sharing a world of cooking ~ more than your average Cajun


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Gumbo Number Nine

January 9th, 2012 · 6 Comments

Another version of Cajun Gumbo, at least number nine times!

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Tags: Cajun · Recipes · Soups

Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie

December 14th, 2011 · 9 Comments

We took the original pecan pie recipe and took out half of the sugar and replaced it with chocolate chips, for one chocolate pecan pie this results in 1/2 cup brown sugar and 1/2 cup chocolate chips. When we added the liquor we replaced the 1 teaspoon vanilla extract with 1 tablespoon bourbon.

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Tags: Baking · Desserts · Holidays · Recipes

The Food 52 Cookbook, a Book Review

November 22nd, 2011 · 3 Comments

These recipes prove the truth that great home cooking doesn’t have to be complicated or precious to be memorable. This book captures the community spirit that has made the Food52 web site and blog a success.

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Simply Truffles, a book review

November 21st, 2011 · No Comments

atricia is not new to writing cookbooks, this is her twelfth venture into the printed page, and this edition does not disappoint. The book is a solid hardback edition with 207 pages including spectacular photos, and a forward by Joel Robuchon, along with the recipes utilizing the prized ingredient including chapters covering appetizers, salads, soups, eggs and cheese, pasta, rice, and grains, fish, shellfish, poultry, vegetables, and bread.

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Pumpkin Pie Smoothie

October 27th, 2011 · 13 Comments

This fall inspired smoothie tastes like a slice of pumpkin pie in a glass, and each 8-ounces of a serving offers plenty of beta-carotene, one of the popular antioxidents known to help figh cancer.

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Tags: Recipes