Quick: What's the first two foods you think of when someone asks what's good in South Louisiana? Crawfish and jambalaya, right? So putting them together was really a no-brainer. And this Speedy ...

Writing this month’s recipe and column made me think of a confluence of several important events that I will try to bring together in a cohesive whole. For starters, the end of crawfish season is near ...

Etta's crawfish fried rice (Etta's Kitchen, Etta's Kitchen) Looking for the perfect way to make something really yummy with your leftover crawfish? We’ve rounded up some recipes you can use to create ...

Crawfish, tomatoes, dried and fresh herbs, garlic, and a kick of cayenne pepper give this hearty dish its classic Creole flavors. This Creole dish is deeply rooted in New Orleans and Louisiana’s ...

Hand pies are quintessential New Orleans cuisine. They can be sweet or savory, and we all have our favorites; the crawfish hand pie is one of mine. Crawfish season in South Louisiana is sacred, and it ...

Baseball players like to call it “the sweet spot,” that one small area on the bat that allows for maximum hitting power and control. We have the same thing in the backyard culinary realm. It’s that ...

Serves 4. Recipe is reprinted with permission from “Big Bad Breakfast: The Most Important Book of the Day” by John Currence (Ten Speed Press, September 2016). “There is no way to describe the ...

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