You know how sometimes you’re in the mood for a particular food but not up for the time and mess required to make it? Well, that’s how these Crawfish Waffles came to be. I was actually wanting Crawfish Beignets, a savory take on our favorite hometown donut. I just didn’t feel like hauling out the deep fryer and dealing with the cleanup. So I manipulated the ingredients for the waffle iron. Man, why didn’t I think of this sooner? The batter cooked up light and crisp and cleanup was a cinch!
This whole savory waffle experience got me thinking (dangerous, I [ ... ]
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Mar 2012
Mar 2012
You know how sometimes you’re in the mood for a particular food but not up for the time and mess required to make it? Well, that’s how these Crawfish Waffles came to be. I was actually wanting Crawfish Beignets, a savory take on our favorite hometown donut. I just didn’t feel like hauling out the deep fryer and dealing with the cleanup. So I manipulated the ingredients for the waffle iron. Man, why didn’t I think of this sooner? The batter cooked up light and crisp and cleanup was a cinch!
This whole savory waffle experience got me thinking (dangerous, I [ ... ]
Category: Appetizers, Crawfish, Finger Food Fridays, Sauces, Seafood
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Feb 2012
Feb 2012
The big game is upon us! So I’m sharing my most successful playbook from the Raised on a Roux recipes archives. These tried and true crowd-pleasing favorites are sure to have your guests cheering for more.
PREGAME
Cajun Egg Rolls and Corn Dip
FIRST HALF
Andouille Baked Brie and Crescent City Sliders
HALFTIME
Chicken Andouille Gumbo
SECOND HALF
Crawfish Baskets and Oven Roasted Boudin
POST-GAME
Brownie Trifle
Here are a few more game-worthy recipes from some other incredibly talented food bloggers:
Spicy BBQ Bacon Wrapped Chicken Tenders from Dixie Chik Cooks,
Sweet Potato Nacho Fries from Lauren’s Latest, [ ... ]
Category: Appetizers, Crawfish, Finger Food Fridays, Gumbo, New Orleans Classics, Roux, Seafood
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25
Jan 2012
Jan 2012
In case you missed my tweets yesterday, the 2012 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival daily schedules have been posted. The lineup is crazy good this year. Almost as crazy good as this Jazzy Crawfish Pasta–my take on Crawfish Monica. Crawfish Monica has been a festival-goer favorite for some 30 years now. It consists of a mesmerizing bowl of rotini pasta drenched in a deliciously spicy crawfish cream sauce. This dish became so popular at Jazz Fest that back in 2009, its creator Chef Pierre Hilzim (who named the seafood specialty after his wife Monica) trademarked the name [ ... ]
Category: Crawfish, Main Dishes, New Orleans Classics, Pasta, Seafood
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Oct 2011
Oct 2011
The only thing left in our veggie garden is this crazy jalapeno plant. Crazy because it’s still thriving even though it only reached about 12-inches in height and is forever tipping over from the weight of the mass quantities of spicy-delicious peppers it continues to produce. We harvested so many jalapenos, in fact, that I’m struggling to use them up before they go bad! Which is why I decided to make Crawfish Jalapeno Poppers today. With this recipe, I can knock out 24 or more (depending on their size). That’ll leave me with a only handful. Well, at least [ ... ]
Category: Appetizers, Crawfish, Finger Food Fridays, Seafood, Snacks
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25
Mar 2011
Mar 2011
This week, Finger Food Friday is welcoming spring the best way it knows how. With crawfish! That’s right. Crawfish season has officially begun. Well, actually, there’s no “official” start to crawfish season since these dirt diggers have rather unpredictable life cycles (thanks to every extreme weather condition that affects south Louisiana). But they’re available now live or hot-from-the-pot at many grocery stores, seafood markets and restaurants. Supplies of frozen crawfish tails are also on the rise this time of year, which means they’re usually cheaper. So get them while the getting’s good. That way, you’ll be ready to cook [ ... ]
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Nov 2010
Nov 2010
Got a craving for crawfish? My husband does and this time of year, when live crawfish are not running (out of season), one of the only ways to satisfy his craving is with frozen Louisiana crawfish tails. In New Orleans, frozen crawfish tails are a heavily relied upon convenience food. Many folks outside of Louisiana are unaware of this great product which is now available in most supermarkets across the country.
As much as I love the usefulness of the frozen crawfish tails, their taste and texture take a small but noticeable hit during the freezing process. I find them unappealing [ ... ]
Category: Crawfish, Main Dishes, New Orleans Classics, Roux, Seafood
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