Cooling days call for warming soups, this crab and corn soup is the perfect to delight your guests craving fruits from the sea.
Creole Crab and Corn Soup
November 5th, 2010 · 19 Comments
Tags: Cajun · Creole · Recipes · Seafood · Soups
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.
Tags: Cajun · Culture · Events · Mardi Gras · Recipes · Seafood · Soups
Onions
July 8th, 2008 · No Comments
I was watching Emeril Live on the Food Network the other night and the theme of that segment was Onions, so I thought it would make an excellent post topic for the CCR blog. There are so many varieties that fall within the onion culinary category I thought I would touch on a few of them [...]
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Roux
June 12th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Roux (pronounced somewhat like the English word “rue”) is a mixture of flour and fat which is typically butter, margarine, or vegetable oil and is used as a thickening agent in sauces, stews, gravies, soups, and other culinary preparations. In some cases the fat used in making a roux can be in the form of lard or [...]
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