Serve the fricassee with white rice and accompany it with an apple salad---refreshing to the palate. Makes 6 servings 1 roasting chicken, about 4 pounds, cut into serving pieces Salt and cayenne 2/..

1 ½ sticks butter, chilled 6 boneless chicken breasts, each about 6 ounces each ¾ teaspoon salt ¾ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1/8 teaspoon cayenne

2 tablespoons vegetable oil 3 tablespoons butter 2 fryers, each about 3 ½ pounds, cut into serving pieces 4 ½ cups fresh corn kernels scraped off the cob 1 cup beef consommé

2 fryers, about 3 pounds each, cut into serving pieces Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste ¼ cup olive oil 1 medium-size yellow onion, thinly sliced 1 pound fresh button mushrooms, slice..

10 tablespoons unsalted butter 4 boneless chicken breasts, about 6 ounces each 8 cloves garlic, minced 2 cups small diced boiled ham 12 medium-size fresh mushrooms, chopped

2/3 cup butter or margarine 1 cup sugar 1/3 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar 1 large egg 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 teaspoon vegetable oil 2 pounds ground beef 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon black pepper ¼ teaspoon Tabasco brand sauce 1/2 teaspoon Accent

I’ve decided that late afternoons on these long summer days are perfect for inviting the neighbors over for a cocktail hour now and then. Mama and Papa often had these impromptu get-togethers years ag..

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When cooler weather arrives in south Louisiana, I can’t think of anything more inviting on a cold winter night than a hearty soup, gumbo or stew. When the wind is blowing out of the north and the damp..