Chef Ryan

Cajun Chef Ryan

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


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Lenten season and a spicy shrimp recipe

February 18th, 2010 · 12 Comments

Question: Are you giving up anything for the Lenten season? Are you giving back anything as alms-giving to support your community?

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Tags: Cajun · Entrees · Recipes · Seafood

The Soul of New Orleans, Gumbo, and Mardi Gras Too

February 2nd, 2010 · 15 Comments

The Soul of New Orleans is a wonderful short video narrated by Wright Thompson, and highlights the current elation that the city is feeling now. With Mardi Gras in full swing and parades rolling on weekend days and weekday nights, and wit the New Orleans Saints in the Super Bowl for the first time this Sunday (02/07/2010), the city is alive more than ever before since Katrina. This Spirit of Louisiana and The Soul of New Orleans is especially represented with this fantastic video.

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Tags: Cajun · Culture · Events · Mardi Gras · Recipes · Seafood · Soups

Oysters Rockefeller

January 8th, 2010 · 25 Comments

If you are visiting New Orleans, especially now during Mardi Gras season you can still order Huitres en coquille a la Rockefeller (notre creation) $12.00, Oysters baked on the half shell with the original Rockefeller sauce created by Antoine’s in 1889 at Antoine’s Restaurant.

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Tags: Appetizers · Columns Hotel · Culture · French Cuisine · Mardi Gras · Recipes · Seafood

Smoked Seafood Salad

December 10th, 2009 · 13 Comments

The smoked scallops are like eating popcorn, just give me a bowl and I could eat several pounds of these tasty morsels.

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Tags: Appetizers · Columns Hotel · Recipes · Salads · Seafood

Holt Lake Bar-B-Que & Seafood Restaurant

October 30th, 2009 · 4 Comments

The menu also offers a variety of family style menu selections for a minimum of four people with an all you care to eat selections for $7.50 per person, the entire table must order to participate in these unlimited portion options. In addition, daily specials can range from Red Snapper, Virginia Mullets to Soft Shell Crabs, just to name a few.

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