Happy Mardi Gras! Every year I try to remember to make some Cajun food for the holiday and every year I forget. Not this year! We went all out this weekend with boudin and King Cake. I even picked up a giant andouille sausage to have for today. I know those aren't the classiest Cajun… Continue reading Jambalaya Stuffed Peppers
Category: cajun
Cajun Catfish Salad
There's been a half-full bag of frozen catfish lounging in the back of my freezer for a few weeks now. I've been desperately trying to figure out what to do with it, but my mind kept drawing a blank. The only thing I could think of was to make fried catfish...I know, boring. There had… Continue reading Cajun Catfish Salad
Cajun Chili
It's the rainy, lazy, napfest days of March. Weather like this makes me not want to do a darn thing. I guess I still need to get ready for work, though... This will probably end up being my last soup/stew/chili recipe of the season. I doubt we make it close to freezing again, and there's… Continue reading Cajun Chili
Creamy Cajun Chicken Spaghetti Squash
It's officially fall, y'all! Granted, my fall decor has been up since the beginning of August. What can I say? I love fall. I've been adding more fall decor here and there, including this spark of craftiness I had yesterday... Rob and I spent a lot of the day cleaning our house and going through… Continue reading Creamy Cajun Chicken Spaghetti Squash
Shrimp & Lentil Jambalaya
The skies opened up this morning and dumped gallons and gallons of rain on OKC. The dreary and cold Spring morning was just what the doctor ordered. We're still recovering from devastating wildfires out west, and our rain this "storm season" has been anywhere close to where it needs to be for this time of… Continue reading Shrimp & Lentil Jambalaya
Oyster Mushroom Etouffee
Louisiana holds a special place in my heart. My first visit to the state was in the early 2000's. My grandpa and parents and I drove down to Alexandria so we could meet some of my grandpa's relatives. It was, as you say, love at first sight. And first bite, in my case. I was… Continue reading Oyster Mushroom Etouffee
Sheet Pan Sausage, Peppers & Potatoes
During the busy season, sometimes all you want is for dinner to be ready as soon as you get home. Since I'm basically the only one who cooks in this house, that task is pretty much impossible. November is one of four months of the year that TV people hate----ratings. You can't take off work… Continue reading Sheet Pan Sausage, Peppers & Potatoes
Blackened Catfish Alfredo
When you live exactly 1.5 million miles away from the ocean, seafood can be pretty hard to come by....most of the time. Thankfully, Oklahoma adapted. No seafood? No problem. We've got the bottom-feeder catfish to sustain our fishy fantasies. The freshwater fish is probably an acquired taste to most, and most of the time it's… Continue reading Blackened Catfish Alfredo
Roasted Corn Maque Choux
Have you ever scratched yourself so hard you bled? That's currently the situation I'm in right now. Times a hundred. Before you tune out...let me explain. Last Friday, my reporter and I were working on a special story outside of Springer, Oklahoma. This little town is about an hour and a half south of OKC… Continue reading Roasted Corn Maque Choux
Blackened Catfish with Cajun Remoulade
I'm here to make the case for eating imported (Indochinese farmed) catfish. I know what you're thinking. You've probably always grown up on U.S. born and bred catfish...and there is probably nothing better than catching a catfish yourself and eating it, sure. But in case you've never heard of Swai, or you've steered clear of… Continue reading Blackened Catfish with Cajun Remoulade
