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Mexi-Cajun tamales, updated with recipe
Mexi-Cajun tamales: what else would you call a creamy, crawfish-plus-sauteed-trinity filling inside fluffy, yellow-corn masa, all rolled in a corn husk and steamed? My brother Jean Paul’s latest...
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Crabbing: lazy man’s (tasty) fishing
I’m a fan of (almost all) forms of fishing. (Except fly fishing–it’s too much like work.) My favorite fishing results in an edible catch. Sure, it’s fun to haul in a 100+ pound tarpon, but you’ll...
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Just a picture of a pretty pizza
Another attempt at a Caputo 00 flour pizza crust, cooked on a baking stone in a gas oven. The dough, mostly Caputo 00 Chef’s Flour with a bit of added bread flour, was frozen for at least two months....
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Beginning yeast baking class, this fall
Registration is now open for my “Baking with Yeast” class, offered through St. Charles Parish Schools’ community education program. The hands-on course will cover yeast-baking basics, including...
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Pizza in your home oven
Thanks to Tropical Storm Lee, nearly fourteen inches of rain fell at my house over the Labor Day weekend, which started off with a bang on Friday when a falling oak limb punctured my roof. The only...
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Late to the (crockpot) party
I own a crockpot, but until last weekend, I’d never used it to cook anything. Oh, I certainly use it, but as a buffet server or warmer for hot dishes like soup and gumbo. Perhaps it’s the plethora of...
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Sheet steel for a great pizza
In the ongoing quest for quality pizza from my own kitchen, my latest ventures have focused on the sheet steel technique described in Modernist Cuisine (and described in brief in the Wall Street...
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More pie
The pie onslaught continues: a few weeks ago, I chronicled Mr. Bouillie’s newfound pursuit of pie baking. He’s still at it, six weeks later. So far, he’s tackled apple pie (double crust and crumb...
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Tarte flambee on a wild-yeast crust
I bought a Baking Steel back in March; ever since, I’ve become a pizza making fool. It’s very satisfying to turn out a brick-oven-worthy crust time and time again using nothing more than my oven’s...
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New & improved jambalaya calculator
What do you get when you mix Excel and Louisiana food culture? Stadium Rat’s Jambalaya Calculator, a handy guide to making large-quantity pots of jambalaya, created by TigerDroppings food and drink...
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