If you do not have a wood burning stove in your house then of course, fire roasting the Roma tomatoes on a pan in an outdoor charcoal grill over indirect heat will impart a smokier flavor, though the cooking time increases due to most grills having a lower temperature.
Fire Roasted Tomato Sauce
March 19th, 2010 · 14 Comments
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Seafood Paella Risotto
February 26th, 2010 · 21 Comments
The original recipe named “Seafood Paella” utilizes Arborio rice and is prepared much like a risotto; therefore, as our first update we have added “Risotto” to the recipe title. Thought about removing the “Paella” portion of the title since there is no sausage in the dish, but with the paprika and saffron the name persists.
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Crawfish Monique
January 28th, 2009 · 13 Comments
The recipe below is based on what I was taught and how to make the famous dish from scratch. However, I must say that I have modified the recipe some, in the traditional recipe the chicken base and Parmesan cheese was not used, and instead of Cajun Spice Blend they used Paul Prudhomme’s Seafood Magic spice blend, which is a very good blend.
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Memories of Shrimp and Road Trips Too!
July 1st, 2008 · 16 Comments
Before the Interstate was completed in Louisiana we used to travel from New Orleans through Baton Rouge by way of Airline Highway, also known as Highway 61. Heading along the route northwest and about 30 miles outside of New Orleans is La Place, where the old Airline Motors Restaurant (221 E Airline Hwy, La Place, LA [...]
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