Creole Mustard Recipe at Nola Cuisine

I just finished my homemade Creole Mustard Recipe at Nola Cuisine, I've been working on this recipe for a long time.

I like the Zatarain's Creole Mustard, but I like my Creole Mustard with a bit more of a punch.

Be sure and check out my Creole & Cajun Recipe Page as well as my Bibliography of Creole & Cajun Cookbooks!

Parasol's Style Roast Beef Po Boy Recipe st Nola Cuisine

I got itchy for a good Roast Beef Po Boy just like the one at Parasol’s after my trip in March, so I watched Jeff Carreras in a video there and whipped up my own version for home cooks. It’s simple, honest, and true to the neighborhood—boil a bottom round until tender, make a gravy from the reserved beef broth with flour, garlic, Kitchen Bouquet and seasoning, then oven-finish thin slices of the beef soaked in that gravy so it falls apart good. The final sandwich? Crispy french loaf, mayo, tomato, lettuce, pickles—and a messy, gravy-dripping and completely satisfying bite that takes me back right to Parasol’s in the Irish Channel.

Also check out my Parkway Bakery and Tavern Style Roast Beef Po Boy Recipe Be sure and check out my Creole & Cajun Recipe Page as well as my Bibliography of Creole & Cajun Cookbooks!

Real Cajun: Rustic Home Cooking from Donald Link’s Louisiana

Get Real Cajun Here! This book hooked me from the moment it arrived, it’s like Donald Link peeled back all the hype around Cajun food and took me straight to Grandma’s kitchen. The recipes in Real Cajun are rustic, real, and surprisingly simple, full of dishes like smothered pork roast over rice, fried catfish done in bacon fat, and chicken & dumplings that finish off in a hot oven so the dumplings puff golden. It’s not just a cookbook—it’s part memoir, part love letter to Louisiana, and every photo (by Chris Granger) makes me want to cook something hearty right now. Every recipe I’ve tried from this book turns out better than I expect; it’s the kind of cookbook that gets messy in the kitchen with butter-spattered pages and sauce drips—that’s how you know it’s good. Be sure and check out my Creole & Cajun Recipe Page as well as my Bibliography of Creole & Cajun Cookbooks!

Jacob's Andouille post at Nola Cuisine

From Jacob's Andouille

I visited Laplace Louisiana, and Jacob's Andouille on my way to the airport on my last day in New Orleans last month, and I smuggled some of their Andouille & Tasso back in my suitcase. Check out the post with lots of pics at my main site Nola Cuisine.

Jacob's Andouille post at Nola Cuisine!

Be sure and check out my ever growing Index of Creole & Cajun Recipes which links to all of the recipes featured on Nola Cuisine!

Shrimp Creole Recipe at Nola Cuisine

I walked back into my kitchen remembering that smile scent from the streets of New Orleans, then posted my Shrimp Creole recipe, sweating garlic, onions, bell peppers and celery into a tomato sauce so red it catches your eyes, using homemade shrimp stock made from those same shells you don’t want to waste. You toss in the seasoned shrimp just when everything else is singing together and serve it over steaming rice so it soaks up that spicy, sweet, tangy sauce. It’s the kind of dish that reminds me of my Shrimp Étouffée or Crawfish Étouffée, that Crawfish boil we had, the leftover tail meat I saved, and how it is all part of keeping those traditions alive one bite at a time. Be sure and check out my Creole & Cajun Recipe Page as well as my Bibliography of Creole & Cajun Cookbooks!