Category: Food

  • Crawfish boils – more than just the crawdads

    The joy of a crawfish boil is not just in the cooking & eating of crawfish. It’s the entirety of the affair: Friends, family & neighbors coming together to socialize around food. It’s an event, not just a meal.

  • Mom’s Hot Chocolate

    Mom’s Hot Chocolate

    Warm, creamy hot chocolate that’s easy to make.

  • Tortilla soup tacos

    Tortilla soup tacos

    It started with this tweet: I need to capture the essence of tortilla soup …in taco form. How?! — Chris Lauzon (@squireX2) August 15, 2013 Yumm, right? Alrighty, I have an idea for dinner. My thinking is this: You’re pretty much making the soup, minus the wet parts. Chicken, vegetables, spices, just no broth. I…

  • Laid in the Shade

    Laid in the Shade

    Blue Bell Ice Cream’s Homemade in the Shade is a treat, for those who’ve never had it. It’s simply homemade vanilla ice cream and a fudge swirl. It also makes a great frozen drink with a little bit of effort. Place 4, 5, oh hell, make it 6 scoops of the ice cream into a…

  • Crawfish recipe

    With my crawfish boil coming up, I thought I would share the recipe I use. Try not to drool too much. This list is per sack (Each sack of live crawfish is 30-36 pounds in size.) 1 sack of swamp fire mix 1 jar of paprika (5-10 oz is good) 8 oz cannister of cayenne…