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The Art of Making Gumbo

I can’t tell you how much, we just tasted it, like any good Cajun cook would do!& … (While we were chopping seasoning we cleaned the crabs by removing the fat and gills, and broke them in half….She learned to make her gumbo at the side of her mother, as most Cajun cooks do, and it was just something she knew from watching and doing. … Then we transferred the cooked seasoning and sausage into the okra pan….Next we added a bit of Tony Chachere Cajun seasoning, black pepper, salt and a little more water…. Read more →

Growing Thyme – How to Grow Thyme

The future, with the threat of global warming coming nearer, it’s a great time to start growing thyme . With planting thyme and other plants, gardeners have found a way to renew the soil with natural nutrients, helping to save the planet. Gardeners have been contributing to the ‘going green’ process, long before it was hip!! Thyme, sometimes named Thymus vulgaris, is a pleasantly scented, hardy member of the mint family. Thyme has been grown and used for hundreds of years. Tiny, aromatic Read more →

Don’t Forget About Flank Steak

So I’m back, I am alive, and I still eat a steak every night after I cook about 50 to 100 for my steakhouse customers…and guess what I wanna talk about, steak…OMG! In particular I want to address flank steak , which although quite similar, should never be confused with skirt steak .  Flank is a relatively inexpensive, thin, trapezoidal shaped, lean, very specifically grained steak. Flank does not cut into typical American portions very well due to its shape, and for this reason flank is Read more →

Lunch Break

Ha! I was so busy working on this Professional Development Portfolio (a simulation for one of my classes of the portfolios that read R.D.s have to complete to maintain their credentials) that I thought I had already posted lunch! I broke at 2PM for a bite to eat. Despite my heavy run, I haven’t been too hungry. But I did have that huge breakfast at 10! I made a bean burger with some of the leftover beans we have. Mashed about 1/3 cup beans with 1 tbsp WW flour, 1 tsp olive Read more →

Lunch Break

Ha! I was so busy working on this Professional Development Portfolio (a simulation for one of my classes of the portfolios that read R.D.s have to complete to maintain their credentials) that I thought I had already posted lunch! I broke at 2PM for a bite to eat. Despite my heavy run, I haven’t been too hungry. But I did have that huge breakfast at 10! I made a bean burger with some of the leftover beans we have. Mashed about 1/3 cup beans with 1 tbsp WW flour, 1 tsp olive Read more →