I have finally settled into my new home and more importantly my new office. I have missed blogging something fierce and hope to jump in with both feet this week and knock out some stuff I’ve been storing in my head! I posed a question on my FB page asking what you might want to see […]
Growing up in southeast Texas right on the Louisiana border I developed a taste for cajun and creole dishes at an early age . My Dad could take lots of heat, my mom, not so much and I fall somewhere in the middle, leaning towards the hot side. Shrimp, preferably gulf shrimp, are one of […]
gum*bo noun 1. okra, esp. the gelatinous pods used in cooking. *(in Cajun cooking) a spicy chicken or seafood soup thickened typically with okra or rice. It is tradition around the Orange Bee to make a big ole’ pot of gumbo for Super Bowl Sunday. It played into my hands perfectly this year as February […]
A few weeks ago my man Dan and I traveled south-east about 350 miles to attend my high school reunion. It was my 40th – yep, do the math I’ve been out of high school a long time. It was a successful and enjoyable evening albeit, too short. There isn’t much going on in the town […]
