Mardi gras main dish recipes added by professional chefs

Uncle Sidney's Red Beans

There are two ways to go here: smoked meats (sausage, rib tips, neck bones, ham, country bacon), OR pickled meat. Either way, you'll obtain a rich…

Raspberry Chicken

Creole Pickle Meat

Folks ask if they can use smoked sausage, andouille sausage, ham, smoked butt and all kinds of other meats. The answer is, sure - its a free…

Creole Flank Steak

If you have a flank, skirt or pepper steak to prepare, give this Creole recipe a turn for large flavor on a pretty small budget. You can feed 4…

File Gumbo / Chez Helene

The late Chef Austin Leslie left a brilliant legacy of Creole dishes and he helped form my approach to the cuisine of NOLA. I follow no other…

Chili Guiseppe

There ae many legends about the origin of Chili. rt was probably a meal for the poorest of people. Chili, as we know it in the U.S. is not found…

SALMON with TOMATO SALSA

Either salsa is great with Salmon, but we had a killer frost this week. A lot of green tomatoes were picked from the garden, resulting in this…

Grilling and Dessert 4th of July Roundup

Idea's for the holiday? Want something festive and memoriable? Here is a great list of wonderful grilling…

PARSLEY sun-dried TOMATO PESTO on PASTA

I opened the fridge to be happily greeted by a beautiful bouquet of parsley. With this, I was inspired to…

Braised Lamb Shank

Scalloped Potatoes & Ham

This was a great, homey, comfort food recipe. We love ham because there’s so many ways to use the leftovers…and there’s always leftovers. We’re…

Roasted Loch Cuart Salmon with Chanterelle Mushrooms

Plate and serve individually or family style with my Corn Fondue and Sauce Diable.

Wattleseed Beef Tenderloin

Whilst working at the Duxton Hotel in Singapore a few years back, I was inspired by a French chef who used to make dish he called Coffee Beef. The…

Pizza with Parsley and Shaved Parmesan Salad

Use my Weir Dough for Pizza recipe to make the dough!

Fettucine Nero