Talk About Food

Summer has gone by much too quickly.  I’ve not had near enough sno-balls, chilled watermelon, or leisurely afternoons lolling around in my hammock.  There is much too much going on!

First of all, I will not be cooking in Charleston.  Alas, things just didn’t work out.

But you might want to go to www.cajungrocer.com where you’ll see my smiling face.  I’ll be contributing some recipes and good food information there on a monthly basis, so join me there.  And for those of you who may need some Cajun-Louisiana foods, cajungrocer.com is a great sight for purchasing all that you need to cook Cajun wherever you live.  Spread the word!

In October, I’ll be cooking gumbo for the Southern Foodways Alliance in Oxford on the campus of Ole Miss.  Michelle McRaney, the executive chef at Mr. B’s Bistro in New Orleans will be preparing her city-style gumbo and I’ll do my best with an Acadian-style one.

The week of October 27th I’ll be at Epcot at Disney in Orlando as part of a week-long celebration of showcasing Louisiana foods. 

In the meantime, I’ve been putting up fig preserves, smothered okra and my favorite maque choux.  Most of the summer vegetables are just about finished but I thoroughly enjoyed a great wealth of Creole tomatoes, cucumbers, zuccchini and canteloupes—much of which was given to me by my generous home gardeners.

I’m hoping to get in a fishing trip to Vermilion Bay and if the fish aren’t biting, then I’ll try my hand at catching shrimp at Marsh Island using a catch net—all I need is enough to make a shrimp stew or shrimp and okra gumbo, right?

Later!