We’re no strangers to the slow food movement, we adore taking the time to make things ourselves. We’re also big fans of keeping our respective food cultures alive and kicking, and spreading the joy to anyone who can’t get out of the way fast enough. *grins* I recently undertook the task of discovering how to [...]

*** UPDATE*** – moving this post back up to the top for greater King Cake awareness. *grins* +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ It’s January again, Epiphany has passed and it’s King Cake, sorry, Mardi Gras season. *grins* Though I do tend to think if it more as King Cake season. The end of the season – Mardi Gras day [...]

Being a native of Southern Louisiana, naturally I have several staple recipes from that region that I cook semi-regularly, learned at my mother’s knee — one being chicken and sausage gumbo.  And much to my mother’s dismay, I’m going to give that recipe up at the end of this post.  *grins* A gumbo is a [...]