An expatriate of New Orleans – and professional chef – who has lived in Los Angeles since her childhood, blogs about the journey from New Orleans to Los Angeles back to New Orleans, and points along the way.

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Remembering Dooky Chase, Carmen Morial and a Recipe for Devilled Crabs

Posted by Gisele Perez on Dec 30, 2016, 3:31 pm in Food and Drink, Personal Reflection, Recipes-Savory | 2 comments

Remembering two elders of New Orleans Creole community and a recipe for Louisiana Style Devilled Crabs.

Dresden Stollen

Posted by Gisele Perez on Dec 23, 2016, 2:14 pm in Holiday Entertaining, Recipes-Sweet | 0 comments

A traditional German Christmas treat- a sweet loaf I’ve come to love.

Stuffed Mirlitons (aka Chayotes)

Posted by Gisele Perez on Dec 20, 2016, 2:43 pm in Recipes-Savory | 0 comments

Stuffed mirlitons are traditionally served at the holidays on New Orleans Creole tables- but you don’t have to wait till then to give these a try.

Wee Annie MacKeown’s Light Fruitcake

Posted by Gisele Perez on Dec 7, 2016, 4:35 pm in Recipes-Sweet | 2 comments

Annie MacKeown’s heirloom fruitcake is made with dried, not candied fruit.

Nutty No Sugar Granola

Posted by Gisele Perez on Nov 13, 2016, 2:37 pm in Recipes-Sweet | 0 comments

I was delighted to find I could substitute date syrup for sugar to make this nutty, extra crunchy, granola that’s not too sweet, with a slightly caramelized flavor.