RECIPE: Seafood Étouffée (Shrimp or Crawfish)

RECIPE: Seafood Étouffée (Shrimp or Crawfish)

After the hedonist chaos of Mardi Gras season is the quiet and chaste Lenten season, and nowhere in the world does it quite like Louisiana. The last vestiges of cold weather coupled with the warmth of a coming spring makes a seafood diet an almost welcome sacrifice...
Recipe: Roast Beef, Cajun Style

Recipe: Roast Beef, Cajun Style

Fall is here at last, and that means some cooler weather! It’s about time! Nothing goes better with cool weather than hot food, and in Cajun Country we know better than anyone else how to make a dynamite dish to warm your heart as well as your belly (despite the fact...
Andouille Sausage: Your Guide to This Legendary Link

Andouille Sausage: Your Guide to This Legendary Link

Long associated with Creole and Cajun cuisine, Andouille sausage is one of the most popular meat products in the south, and yet it mystifies even some locals to an extent. “The sausage you put in a gumbo” would be an acceptable definition for most; but what exactly...