fat tuesday Tuesday, February 5, 2008

i know…i haven’t been updating my blog as of late. what can i say? i’m lazy, but rest assured, updates and recipes are on the way as requested =)

last night i watched “anthony bourdain : no reservations” in new orleans, and i was struck by the devastation that still pervades post - katrina new orleans and surrounding areas. you see, i, like many others in the country had been under the impression that things were pretty much back to normal…

 tonight’s dinner was a tribute to those people who are busting ass trying to maintain a normal life and routine (i.e. laggie from jtv). your spirit is truly amazing.

 happy mardi gras nola!

i may be a white girl from up north, but i can cook the hell outta some dirty rice! and yes…i used chicken livers.

pinch the tail and suck the head.

fried chicken, dirty rice, greens with minced turnip and a bowl of crawfish.

my version of a king cake -
sweet potato bundt cake with traditional green, purple and gold icing.