Today, I switched my website over to a new look. Previously, I had used Freeway to build my website on my computer at home, and my modest capabilities at website design definitely showed. Now I’m using WordPress hosting through my … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2010
Growing up in Louisiana and not going to Mardi Gras in New Orleans is like watching your neighbor throw a huge party while you stay home and peek through the curtains at the revelry. At least that’s what it felt … Continue reading
Pecans have always been my favorite nut to eat and cook with. When I was growing up pecan season meant pralines cooking on the stove, pecan pies in the oven and Mama making her special pecan icing cake. There was … Continue reading
I remember coming home from school on winter afternoons and being met at the front door by the aroma of Mama’s white beans with ham cooking on the stove. Letting the screen door bang behind me I’d call out, “mmmm, … Continue reading
Shortly after I moved to Portland from my hometown of Brusly, Louisiana, my new friend, Margaret, asked if I would cook a gumbo at her home for a group of ten people. It was 1985 and Chef Paul Prudhomme was … Continue reading