Red beans and rice is a traditional Louisiana Creole dish and it was not originally Cajun. Stories go that this meal was made on Mondays with Kidney beans, vegetables, spices, and pork left over from Sunday dinner. It was cooked slowly in a pot and served over rice. Ham was traditionally a Sunday meal and Monday was washday.Read More…
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Easy Jambalaya
Easy Jambalaya Recipe, a perfect recipe for Fat Tuesday, which begins Mardi Gras. The simplicity of this Jambalaya recipe is genius and it turns out great every time! Laissez les bons temp rouler – (les-say) (le) (bon) (ton) (rue-lay) Let the good times roll! As most people know, Fat TuesdayRead More…