Ingredients for Chargrilled Oyster Dressing Recipe Jimmy dean sausage (one roll) 2 dozen oysters shucked 12-16 oz Martha white cornbread 1 sweet onion chopped 1 bell pepper chopped 1/2 stalk of...
Food & Recipe Blog
November 13, 2017
Dillard University’s Dinner and Dialogue
I had the pleasure of speaking to a group of incoming freshman at Dillard University. There first series of "Dinner and Dialogue" is aimed at helping young students navigate...
This year, New Orleans hosted the 2nd annual National Fried Chicken Festival. Hosted by a good chef friend of mine, Chef Jeff, I wowed the crowd with my version of...
September 5, 2017
Homemade Beignets
During my time on Hallmark's Best Home Cook, I made homemade beignets. A beignet is the French term for a pastry made from deep-fried choux pastry. Cafe Du Monde is one...
August 5, 2017
Shrimp and Andouille Sausage Omelette
A cajun spin on the traditional breakfast omelette. We take two of my favorites: shrimp and andouille sausage to create a Shrimp and Andouille Sausage Omelette. Ingredients for Omelette 4 eggs...
July 26, 2017
Fried Pound Cake and Bananas Foster on WWLTV
I stepped in the kitchen with Liz Williams (Executive Director of Southern Food & Beverage Museum) and Jade Cunningham of WWLTV to show off a recipe from my cookbook (with a...
July 18, 2017
Book Signing for Cook Like A New Orleanian
Join me as I celebrate the debut of my first cookbook: Cook Like A New Orleanian! This book has been a dream of mine that I can finally share with...
July 12, 2017
Crawfish Nachos
One day my daughter was ranting and raving about this photo online of crawfish nachos and how she had to have them. Later on that day, she and my husband...
June 30, 2017
Double Berry Banana Smoothies
This is the perfect blank canvas for a smoothie or a meal replacement. Double Berry Bananas Smoothies include all of my favorite fruits, but like I always say: make the...
June 24, 2017
Italian Sausage & Creamy Pasta
Thanks for tuning in to my first livesteam! This is the recipe for the Italian Sausage & Creamy Pasta dish that was made during the livesteam. You can catch the...
June 20, 2017
Cajun Jambalaya Pasta
I was honored to be named Hallmark Home & Family Best Home Cook! It was a great couple of days, sharing experiences with the other cooks and reminiscing about the...
June 16, 2017
Creole Shrimp and Grits
Ingredients 2 lbs of peeled and deveined shrimp 1 stick of butter 1 tablespoon of garlic ½ cup of green bell peppers ¼ cup of sweet onions ¼ cup of...
June 12, 2017
Top 10 Gifts for Dads That Cook
I promise I started out to do this blog with finding five good gifts for dads but I couldn't stop! It was hard for me to not get these for...
Southern Food & Beverage Museum (SoFAB) is offering free admission for Louisiana residents and Louisiana students all day long on June 10th 2017 from 11am to 5:30pm. This sounds like...
June 1, 2017
Check Me Out On The Next Food Network Star!
I'm happy to announce that I'll be appearing on The Next Food Network Star Season 13! TNFNS has 12 chefs competing for a chance to host their own series on the...
My family loves breakfast for dinner and this is a good recipe to kick your breakfast grits up a notch. Ingredients for Rotisserie Chicken and Roasted Corn with Pepper Jack Grits 2...