#TBT Recipe: Gumbo for Mardi Gras
I suppose another #TBT recipe wouldn’t hurt, eh? Next week is Fat Tuesday, so now you’ll have enough time to gather the ingredients and make this, the best gumbo north … Continue reading
Mardi Gras! My Gumbo Recipe Again
I was going to re-post this on Fat Tuesday, but figured I’d do it a day early in case you were looking for something special to make. It’s one of … Continue reading
Top Chef NOLA Episode 15: Leaving New Orleans
Episode 14 Finale Part 1 * Brian got booted from last week’s episode mainly because of his head-scratching decision to use boneless, skinless chicken breast in his dish. So on … Continue reading
Top Chef NOLA Episodes 9 & 10
Episode 8 Episodes 12 & 13 ** YO! I’m back! I had to skip out on the full recap for Episode 9, because I was sick as all hell. So … Continue reading
Top Chef NOLA Episode 8: Piggin’ Out
Episode 7 Episodes 9 & 10 *** Previews for this episode showed a whole pig being wheeled into the kitchen. Now, we’re talking! Any casual readers of this blog could … Continue reading
Top Chef NOLA Episode 5: Lea Michele’s Halloween Bash
Episode 4 Episode 6 ** Last week’s episode had the chefs creating a full Vietnamese menu and a couple of them made Pho. It got me thinking about the greatest … Continue reading
Top Chef NOLA Episode 4: Captain Vietnam
Episode 3 Episode 5 ** This week’s episode had a little twist – no Quickfire. They just went straight to the elimination challenge. I liked that because it gave the … Continue reading
Top Chef NOLA Episode 3: Commander’s Palace
Episode 2 Episode 4 ** Here we are in the third week of the new season and I’ve actually shocked myself by following through on a loony idea. In my … Continue reading
Gumbo z’Herbes
The Quickfire Challenge in Top Chef NOLA Episode 2 had the contestants making a gumbo that was based on their heritage. The winning dish was an “Iowan-Trinidadian gumbo with coconut, … Continue reading