January 16, 2014        

This turned out to be a busy week. Monday night I was invited to Friends & Family night at Deuce McAllister's Ole Saint Kitchen & Tap; the restaurant (132 Royal Street, New Orleans) opened to the general public Tuesday night. Chef Jared Tees heads up the kitchen, and even a cursory glance at the menu is enough to get your taste buds going. Menu items are seasonal, and reflect South Louisiana.

Last night we helped Langlois Culinary Crossroads celebrate the company's 1-year anniversary, sipping wine and cheering on various teams in a cooking competition. From there, we went to a reception celebrating the opening of the lastest Phil's Grill location, where they claim you have a MILLION customizable choices when it comes to building your own burger. I call time out for quality time on the treadmill this weekend.

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Smothered Chicken and Rice

 

Smothered Chicken and Rice

This is slightly adapted from Chef Scott Peacock's grandmother's recipe and is as close as I've been able to come in replicating my mother's version of this dish. She absolutely loved it, as do I. There's nothing at all fancy about it, but the aroma of the dish brings her front and center in my mind. She never wrote anything down and, by the time I got enough sense in me to value her down-home style, she'd stopped cooking.

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Baked Ziti with Sausage and Ricotta

Baked Ziti with Ricotta and Sausage

What's not to like about pasta, red sauce, cheese, and sausage?? Nothing. I am smitten by the Rouses brand mild Italian sausage in their meat counter, but any fresh mild or sweet Italian sausage will do. Add a crisp green salad and some garlic bread, and everyone at your table will love you.

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Meatball Soup with Cilantro Pesto

Meatball Soup with Cilantro Pesto

I like this soup because it's light enough to eat in warmer weather, but hearty enough to be great on a cold night. It's practically the national soup of Mexico, and is bursting with the bright flavors of lime and cilantro. If you're one of those people who can't abide the taste of cilantro, sub out Italian flat-leafed parsley; you'll still get a burst of bright green flavor. I've been known to dice up a serrano chili or three to pass at the table for those of us who like it hot.






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