Self Magazine Editor Samples FAVORITE Louisiana Recipes
One day I got a call to say there would be a SELF Magazine Health Editor in town and would I come join them for lunch. I said, “I will cook a sampling of Louisiana recipes so she gets a tasting.” I made Shrimp Remoulade, Crabmeat Dip….few other things and Barbecue Shrimp. She posted the [...]
Summertime Shrimp
Shrimp are always a summer favorite here in the south – especially since they can be served chilled or heated. Right now it is more important than ever to support this Louisiana staple while we still can. Most of the shrimp sold in the US are Louisiana shrimp, but make sure of it before [...]
Crazy For Crawfish
It is crawfish season here and every time we go out to dinner, my husband wants boiled crawfish! My daughter came in town for a wedding this weekend, and I think she ate boiled crawfish three times in just a weekend. If you live in Louisiana, you live for crawfish season-boiled crawfish with corn and [...]
Shrimp Remoulade, Yam Trifle, Crab Dip-Easy Louisiana Recipes-Healthier for SELF Magazine
When I was asked to prepare healthy Louisiana food for an editor from SELF Magazine who was in town touring the area, I was so excited. Some people think eating healthy Louisiana food is an oxymoron but I have a whole book, Gulf Coast Favorites with trim&TERRIFIC Louisiana recipes. What to make???? I couldn’t decide so [...]
Louisiana Dirty Rice with Holly on Walmart
When it comes to some of our favorite classic Louisiana dishes, Dirty Rice is high on the list. This dish is a Louisiana tradition with a mixture of ground beef, seasonings and brown rice served as side or entrée. You can adjust the seasonings to your family’s palate. I had fun creating this budget friendly [...]
Advice, Tips and Tapas from Barcelona
Who takes a 4-day jaunt to Barcelona? Really busy New Yorkers who can’t take off more than 4 days from work. Plus, we really don’t like to be away from home for more than 4 nights–we miss our perfectly springy but firm mattress, we miss our Pekingese dog (Georgia) and above all we miss our [...]
Home-Style Chicken – By Request!
I have been in Dallas, this week, at my daughter and son-in-law’s house helping out while my son-in-law had knee surgery. Everyone is so thoughtful and keeps bringing over sweet treats to enjoy. But of course I couldn’t resist cooking and testing lots of recipes from my new women’s lifestyle book coming out this fall [...]
Healthy Breakfast at Louisiana’s Governor’s Mansion for National Wear Red Day
When I was asked to prepare a trim&TERRIFIC breakfast on Friday to launch “Go Red” day in Baton Rouge, my first thought wasn’t what to wear but what to cook! I have to be there at 5:00am in the morning to have my demo ready for 5:45am and then serve breakfast to 15 people at [...]
Easy Red Velvet Cake – Make Valentine’s Day Special
Planning on making a special Valentine’s Day meal? Last year I had a few couple friends over for a red and pink themed dinner and it was so fun! Even if you have no plans for February 14th, make it fun for the whole family with this Easy Red Velvet Cake. Perfect this time of [...]
