Everyone who visits New Orleans that loves food ends up at Central Grocery (923 Decatur Street, French Quarter) eating a Muffuletta. If you’re like me, you took some home too. The problem is in getting a proper Muff outside of New Orleans, a concern of all of us who are fans of the sandwich but [...]
White Bean Dip
Recently I made a pot of Great Northern Beans with some leftover ham from our Christmas feast that I had been keeping in the freezer. We ate beans with hoecakes yesterday, and today I was tasked with doing something with the leftovers.
Now, my usual response to beans or soup leftovers is to begin what we [...]
Cooking By Numbers
Cooking By Numbers
Cottage Cheese Cornbread
This is my families favorite cornbread, and a way of making it that I haven’t ever seen outside of us, so I thought I would share. Give it a try!
Yield: 8 servings
2 cups self-rising corn meal mix
24oz large curd cottage cheese
2 tbsp granulated sugar
3/4 cup whole milk or buttermilk
1 egg
2 tbsp bacon grease
preheat oven to [...]
Brunswick Stew
This is one of my mothers classic recipes.
Yield: 4-6 servings
3 lbs. chicken (can be whole chicken, breast quarters, or leg quarters)
Tomatoes – 1 can diced or sliced with liquid
Corn – whole kernel, one can, with liquid
Potatoes – peeled & diced, about 3
Green lima beans – 10 oz. frozen
Onion – medium, chopped (it goes in raw)
Salt [...]
Tourain Blanchi
This is a very simple, yet soul-satisfying French soup, and a favorite at my house.
Yield: 2-3 servings
1 tbsp goose or duck fat
4-8 cloves garlic, sliced
1 tbsp flour
1 egg, separated
1 tbsp white wine vinegar
salt & black pepper
16oz water
Melt goose/duck fat in a large saucepan over low heat
Add garlic and soften
Boil water
Stir flour into the fat/garlic and [...]
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