Had a question from a reader about the difference if any between a Creole dish and a Cajun dish down here in Louisiana. So I’ll try to answer that here now as I thought a couple more readers may have this same question. Â These two terms are often used interchangeably these days , but [...]
Homegrown QB adds spice to Louisiana-Lafayette running game. Louisiana-Lafayette quarterback Michael Desormeaux surely plays the part of a Ragin’ Cajun. A senior from New Iberia, La., Desormeaux (dess-uh-moh) is a descendant of the ethnic group that gives Louisiana much of its flavor and culture. “I am who I am,’’ Desormeaux said. “Being from down here, [...]
“Every year, people come to the Cajun Festival from all over the county. The first question they ask when contacting us is ‘What bands are you going to have?’†said Bob Caswell. “Once they find out who we’ve scheduled, they’ll plan their entire vacations around this one-day event – regardless of the price of gas.†[...]
Eric Arceneaux, the executive chef of the Big Eddy Club, grew up in Lafayette, La. He said he had two career choices — become a chef or work on an oil rig. He chose to cook. Arceneaux, though a classically trained French chef, loves to cook the food he grew up eating. So he added [...]
New Orleans chef Paul Prudhomme inspired this quick and easy Chicken Creole. It uses tomatoes, green pepper, celery and onions — the essential ingredients of Creole and Cajun cooking. Â During a recent interview, Prudhomme explained the difference between Cajun and Creole cooking. He grew up poor in the country, but life was rich in [...]
         Ingredients list: 1 oz margarine / butter 1/3 cup flour 1 cup onions, chopped 1 cup bell pepper, chopped 1/4 cup celery/optional 1 medium clove garlic, minced 2 cups chicken broth 1/8 teaspoon red pepper 1/8 teaspoon black pepper 1 teaspoon salt Tabasco 1 or 2 pounds catfish / best in nugget form 3 [...]
 For hunters expecting a good season, it all depends on the one thing they can’t control — the weather Age typically brings wisdom to participants in any sport. That’s why hunters become weathermen as they grow older. By the time gray hair begins showing below the edges of their camouflage caps, hunters come to [...]