Gumbo z’Herbes- New Orleans Green Gumbo

Posted by Gisele Perez on Apr 16, 2010, 2:29 pm in Food and Drink, Recipes-Savory | 4 comments

Gumbo z’Herbes, New Orleans’ gumbo of mixed greens is a dish directly descended from the West African dish, Palaver Sauce, variants of which also appear in other outposts of the African diaspora.

Sautéed Greens

Posted by Gisele Perez on Mar 19, 2010, 3:56 pm in Food and Drink, Recipes-Savory | 5 comments

Barbecued Shrimp- Good for Super Bowl, and Good for Valentine’s Day, too!

Posted by Gisele Perez on Feb 12, 2010, 5:33 pm in Celebrations, Food and Drink, Recipes-Savory | 0 comments

“Barbecued” – a curious term in New Orleans- Shrimp

Fried Shrimp and Oyster Po’Boys

Posted by Gisele Perez on Jan 5, 2010, 6:57 pm in Food and Drink, Recipes-Savory | 2 comments

Po’boys are to NOLA as tacos are to L.A. Putting all sorts of things between the slices of French bread has been a way of life for a long time in NOLA- hot sausage, fried shrimp, oysters, catfish and soft shell crabs.

John Besh’s and My New Orleans

Posted by Gisele Perez on Nov 11, 2009, 7:39 pm in Books, Food and Drink, Recipes-Savory | 3 comments

All Cuisine is Fusion Cuisine- and Asian Spiced Duck Tamales

Posted by Gisele Perez on Nov 6, 2009, 11:06 am in Events, Food and Drink, Personal Reflection, Recipes-Savory | 1 comment

A New Mexico Chef shares his Asian/Latin duck tamale recipe.

From Ain’ts to Saints- and a Sandwich in Their Honor

Posted by Gisele Perez on Oct 22, 2009, 6:08 pm in Food and Drink, Recipes-Savory | 0 comments

In honor of the New Orleans Saints, I’m offering my Cal-Italo version of a New Orleans Italian classic, the muffelata.