My mind has been in the ”Big Easy” mostly because it would be warmer there than here. I also have been craving the city’s food . Dirty rice is a side that eats like a meal. Now, by using some quinoa, I will no longer be welcome on Bourbon Street. To make thing more non…

Lazy Sunday scones, heavy on the elderberries, and a great start to the morning, buttered with jelly and served with some tea. Today is not a day to use heavy-handed words, so I will say scones, tea, butter, and jelly; kick back for the morning. Erin’s Elderberries provided the honey and elderberries. I hope you…

I got a request from someone for a guacamole recipe, so here is a simple one. Not many items and not alot of prep. Sometimes simple works. 2 avocados1 shallot, diced1/2 jalapeño pepper, finely diced2 teaspoons lime juice1/4 teaspoon salt1 plum tomato, seeded and diced1 clove garlic, minced Remove seed and skin from avocado. Mash…

Crayfish pizza? What in the wide world of sports is going on? This is a lesser known New Orleans dish. I was at Crosby’s Crabs, and they just happened to have a bag of crawfish in the display case; you know, the ones out of the shells so you don’t have to spend an hour…

Regular followers of this blog know that when I find a new food item or genre, I can’t stop experimenting with it. (Remember the cookie butter baking binge of 2019?) Well, I found my latest obsession, Erin’s Elderberries. (You folks need to check out her new store; conveniently, it’s on my way to my fishing…