mumbo gumbo jumbo

i used 2 recipes in preparing today’s lengthy gumbo. one is from a famous new orleans restaurant that got destroyed by katrina called uglesiches & bon appetit. using shrimp & andouille sausage. according to the new orleans recipe the roux needs about an hour to brown deeply. i’m using cubanello peppers instead of boring green [...]

glazed chicken, italian broccoli & horseradish mash with carmelized onions

yesterday’s main dish & side are from my new orleans friends anthony & gail. the chicken recipe is named after their daughter donna. it’s her favorite dish. donna-oh-donna’s glazed chicken 1 T bbq sauce 1 T mustard 1 1/2 t red wine vinegar 1/2 tsp hot sauce dash worstichire 1 T olive oil salt black [...]

can you say saffron?

i bought a head of cauliflower & can’t wait to get home & make it. the recipe is SIMPLE. i got it out of my favorite restaurant in new orleans, uglesiches from their lovely small hardcover book, “cooking with the uglesiches.” sadly the restaurant disappeared with katrina, but their recipes & food live on. here’s [...]