Sweet Potato Purée with Pecan Praline Topping- Part 1 in a Series on Sweet Potatoes

Posted by Gisele Perez on Jan 10, 2011, 12:53 pm in Food and Drink, Holiday Entertaining, Recipes, Recipes-Sweet | 4 comments

When browsing Epicurious’ Top 10 Food Trends for 2010, I noticed sweet potatoes made their list. Well, some of us have always loved sweet potatoes, and I’m showing my love with this fantastic recipe for Sweet Potato Purée with Pecan Praline Topping.

Event Professionals Share Food and Drink Trends for 2011-Part 2

Posted by Gisele Perez on Jan 7, 2011, 2:39 pm in Entertaining Trends, Small Pleasures Catering | 2 comments

Event professionals nationwide share food predictions for 2011’s special events.

Real Pecan Pralines

Posted by Gisele Perez on Jan 6, 2011, 12:07 pm in Food and Drink, Recipes-Sweet | 12 comments

As my Carnival season kickoff gift to you this year, I want to share a very special traditional recipe for New Orleans pecan pralines.

Event Professionals Share Food and Drink Trends for 2011-Part 1

Posted by Gisele Perez on Jan 4, 2011, 9:34 am in Entertaining Trends, Food and Drink, Small Pleasures Catering, Special Events | 1 comment

Sharing predicted food and drink trends from event professionals for 2011.

Ground Beef and Oyster Dressing- a Tradition Worth Revisting

Posted by Gisele Perez on Dec 28, 2010, 3:48 pm in Food and Drink, Holiday Entertaining, Recipes-Savory | 9 comments

Over the years, we’ve tried dressings other than our traditional New Orleans ground beef and oyster, for our holiday turkeys, but still keep returning to our old favorite.

Great Christmas Gifts for People Who Love New Orleans

Posted by Gisele Perez on Dec 14, 2010, 3:36 pm in Books, Food and Drink, Gift Suggestions, Travel | 0 comments

If you happen to be someone who loves New Orleans, just in time for Christmas, here are some great suggestions.

Yet a Little More Joy of Baking – Almond Apricot Bars

Posted by Gisele Perez on Dec 13, 2010, 1:39 pm in Recipes-Sweet | 2 comments

These scrumptious Almond Apricot Bars are great any time of year, but I’m sharing them now because they happen to go great with a demi-sec or Crémant sparkling wine, so consider serving them at a New Year’s Eve cocktail party or brunch.

A Visit with Martin Reed of I Love Blue Sea

Posted by Gisele Perez on Dec 6, 2010, 9:11 am in Food and Drink, Travel | 0 comments

On a recent trip to San Francisco, I stopped in to visit and chat with Martin Reed at I Love Blue Sea. Martin was one of the generous sponsors of the LA Helps LA event, supporting Gulf Restoration Network.

Dessert and Coffee Bar Party- Another Economical Way to Entertain

Posted by Gisele Perez on Dec 3, 2010, 9:43 am in Food and Drink, Seasonal Celebrations | 1 comment

Making Shrimp Stock and Remembering Momí

Posted by Gisele Perez on Nov 16, 2010, 2:05 pm in Food and Drink, Personal Reflection, Recipes-Savory | 5 comments

I always have a quart or two of shrimp stock in my freezer. I don’t remember exactly when it was I started reserving and freezing the shells of shrimp I peeled until I had enough to make shrimp stock. I do know that it’s been at least 20 years since my father started dropping bits of information to me about how Momí, his mother, cooked as he watched me begin my journey of becoming a professional culinarian.