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

Crawfish Bisque

February 10th, 2010 · 19 Comments

A few ingredients not found in the original recipe, but that I added is the brandy and heavy cream. Most great bisques that I have had the pleasure of tasting typically are finished with a bit of brandy and cream. Therefore, I have included these two ingredients for finishing this bisque as well.

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Tags: Cajun · Creole · French Cuisine · Recipes · Seafood · Soups

Top Twenty New Orleans Soups

January 25th, 2010 · 14 Comments

New Orleans offers the most distinctive collection of soups anywhere in the nation. The vast spectrum of gumbo alone makes our soup selection utterly unique. Add turtle soup, artichoke and oyster soup, crawfish bisque and crab-and-corn soup – all indigenous dishes – and we have a lot going on in the bowl.

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Split Pea Soup

November 24th, 2008 · No Comments

As many of you know in the past few weeks I have been preparing a lot of bean based dishes and this one is the latest in my study in the high fiber arena. Split peas are so fun to cook with and they sure do make for a tasty soup too, here is my version that yields 8 portions of tasty goodness. And with the winter weather we have the past few weeks on the east coast this is another perfect warm treat for a cold night.

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Top 10 Soups

July 17th, 2008 · No Comments

I know it’s in the middle of summertime here in El Norte and few folks will eat a hot soup on a hot day, but I still love to eat a nice warm soup any day of the year. They are so filling, hearty, and can make a meal in one bowl, how can you go [...]

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