Sorry to say, but this site has been so depressing for a few days. I thought I'd ask an average, everyday question....to make us all feel a little more normal today.
I made Eggplant Lasagna, and my BIL and SIL are coming for dinner. They leave for Cali tomorrow to see their beautiful grand daughter.
Sorry, sometimes we just need some REGULAR conversation.......or at least THIS caregiver does.
Huge pieces of country style ribs, fresh potatoes, fresh carrots, fresh green onions, dried onions, and canned cheater sauces: 3 parts vegetable soup, 1 part tomato soup, Tbs. Kitchen Bouquet and seasonings, etc. Plus all the tiny veges in the vege soup. Enough soup to cover all ingredients.
Had to take the meat out and cook 20 min. in the pressure cooker, then back into the sauce. So tender! (Did not plan ahead when I started browning the meat.)
So, we ate.
It is the end of the month-comfort food.
Nothing on hand to go back in history and cook (what are they called?)
(You drop bisquick mix into the stew at the end.... ??)
Eatingeuropean.com dill pickle soup, traditional polish recipe.
When I prepare it, if it's good :-) I will give the recipe. Otherwise the next time I fix it I will :-)
One of my favorite restaurants on Magazine Street is Tal’s. It’s an Israeli restaurant that is excellent!
They also own another restaurant next door that is very good too, Misa, a Mediterranean restaurant.
We have Indian food on Magazine Street too. It really is a blend of cultures.
Just looked at the Hattie’s menu. Looks fantastic!
Yes, if the owner is a native of Louisiana the food will be good. Otherwise, I wouldn’t trust it as being authentic cuisine of Louisiana.
Too many people think that Louisiana cooks just dumps hot spices into a dish and then they consider it Louisiana cooking.
Louisiana cooks season their food but it is so much more than that. We draw from many different cultures in our cooking.
Of course, the French brought over the wine and cooking with a roux.
The Spanish influenced our jambalaya recipe. It’s similar to their paella.
The Germans brought over the beer. The slaves from Africa influenced our gumbo recipes.
The Italian families brought their Sicilian cuisine to Louisiana.
And so on…
The easiest way to describe the difference between Cajun and creole food is that Cajun is ‘country style cooking’ and creole is ‘city style cuisine’ which is more refined cuisine.
It’s the way the food is prepared and cooked. For instance, a Cajun gumbo or jambalaya is prepared differently than a creole version. Sometimes, the ingredients are different too.
Both are delicious! I always get the Cajun gumbo at our jazz and Heritage Festival. The vendor is from Lafayette, Louisiana. I love the Cajun food in Lafayette.
Paul Prudhomme brought Cajun food to New Orleans. He worked as a chef at Commander’s Palace in New Orleans. (Garden District)
Ella Brennan hired him. Then he opened up his own restaurant, K-Paul’s, in the quarter. He died several years ago. Very sweet guy who trained many of our fine chefs. Paul was from Opelousas, Louisiana.
Deep fried alligator bites are a popular appetizer. The Cajuns make alligator sausage.
There are lots of hunters in the Cajun areas of Louisiana and they will eat all sorts of things!
Louisiana is referred to as a sportsman’s paradise. I love our local seafood. Many people love fishing in our area.
The swamp tours are fun. Did you eat any alligator when you were here?
It’s on some local menus. More often, it is seen in the Cajun areas of Louisiana.
People try to lump Cajun and creole cuisine together. There are similarities between these two cuisines but there are differences as well.
My husband is Italian! I only have a small amount of Italian heritage in my DNA. I am predominantly British. Most of my family came over from the greater London area.
Italians are wonderful cooks! We have delicious Italian cookies at all of our St. Joseph alters here in New Orleans.
New Orleans has tons of Italians. The only other place that has more Italian residents is New York.
We have Angelo Brocato’s, an Italian bakery and gelato shop here in New Orleans. They have been open since 1905. My mom went there as a child.
Everything they make is delicious! I love Italian cookies, tiramisu, cannolis, gelato, etc.
They do ship. angelobrocatoicecream.com
I am with you on black jellybeans. They are my favorite!
However I hate all aniseed, fenugeek & licoroce type flavours. I wonder if that is a gene too 🤔
Cilantro tastes horrible for me. I can’t eat it at all. It showed up on my 23andme genetic tests.
I love all of those plants. So pretty!
I want to plant an herb garden. I won’t be planting cilantro though, I have that weird genetic thing that causes it to taste like soap! I can’t eat it.
I am fortunate that the farmers across the road grow more veg than they can use, so they share with us in exchange for tech support and pet sitting.
Unfortunately, I am extremely sensitive to sodium. It spikes my blood pressure. I don’t use a lot of salt in cooking.
I love pickles but don’t eat them very often because of my blood pressure.
When I was young, I had low blood pressure. It changed when I got older.
What are you planting? I have bell peppers growing.
Your pork sounds delicious! My husband does a great job with grilling.
Right now the pool is full of our youngest’s pals.
Back to planting and weeding!
Pickle soup! It is so delicious and will be a regular on the menu, especially during the heat, pickle juice is a great hydrator and stops muscle cramps, tasty and beneficial, win-win!
Nacy, chicken is so good cooked that way. I like it with a strong, dark ale.
Seriously, anyone that likes dill should give this soup a try.
Nacy,
Well, next visit out here you can enter his name.
I spend so much time on genealogy. It’s fascinating to read the stories that unfold.
It’s crazy how low prices were in the past in comparison to today. I found out from census records that my parents only paid $5 a month for rent when they first married!
$5 certainly doesn’t go very far today. We can’t even buy a burger with it!
Last burger that I bought at a restaurant was $18. It was wagyu beef though, really good burger.
Have a great birthday celebration with your family!
Hahaha, 😝 thanks for the memories! Captain was unique and hilarious!
Don’t know if you watch CBS Sunday Morning show, but they did a wonderful Memorial Day story on our WW11 museum.
They spoke about the veterans. of course, what they experienced.
The show reported on how our museum is using AI in cubicles to learn more about personal stories of the soldiers.
I hope that you watched it. Maybe you can stream it somewhere. I’m glad that you had a chance to see our museum recently. I tell everyone that it is a must see when visiting New Orleans.
"tonight i had fried chicken livaars. lol. theyre so damn cheap the stores almost pay you to eat em.
my mother taught me two things about combatting inflation. " i ainta payin it, and let em keep it " . shes right. ya let em stick that crap in the dumpster a couple weeks in a row and the price will come down."
The Captain could be charming, until he wasn't. I think a lot of the people who remember him so fondly never encountered him when he was at his worst.
Click on "Oldest First".
Here is just one example of the Captain.
Feb 2014
i eat the federally protected sea turtles. they taste like a cross between a bald eagle and a hooping crane.
Feb 2014
cap - you are supposed to be outside cutting wood or bopping old dogs on the head. Believe me you would enjoy those cookies. Turtle soup, maybe?