Recipes

Are you a huge fan of those cinnamon-flavored dough rounds covered in sweet green, gold, and purple sugar or icing? It is hard not to be a huge fan when you live in Louisiana. It is officially Carnival Season, and we are here for it all! If you are looking for one of Louisiana's best desserts, we got you covered.  You can enjoy all the feels of Mardi Gras without having to travel to New Orleans. Maybe you are planning to throw a Mardi Gras party this year. We've put together a guide of where you can grab your king cake around the Baton Rouge area, our 2023 Guide to King Cakes Around Baton Rouge.  Looking for Mardi Gras Camps? Check out our Guide to...

Warm coffee, eggnog coffee cake? Yes, please! I found this recipe on Pinterest a while back from Two Peas and Their Pod, and I have since made it into my own. Enjoy :) Ingredients For the Streusel: 1/2 cup all-purpose l flour 1/2 cup brown sugar 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg 5 tablespoons unsalted butter cut into small pieces For the muffins: 2 cups all-purpose Gold Medal flour 1/2 cup granulated sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 cup chopped pecans 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup eggnog 1 large egg 5 tablespoons unsalted butter melted and cooled 1 teaspoon vanilla extract For the eggnog glaze: 1 cup powdered sugar 3 tablespoons eggnog 1 tablespoon of honey Pinch of nutmeg Instructions Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a muffin pan with paper liners or spray with cooking spray. The recipe makes 10 muffins. Set aside. First make the streusel...

A Hijacked Holiday Cookie Recipe: Hello Dollies If all of your family - your mama and them, back and back and back for generations - are from south Louisiana, you've probably got your own well-used version of this cookbook somewhere in your kitchen: It's my go-to "I can't remember how to make this classic Louisiana dish because I haven't made it in so long" resource, second only to calling up my mama. Sometimes, even she says, "Did you check Talk About Good?" There is one recipe in there that became a family holiday cult classic: THE HELLO DOLLY Think gooey, chocolatey, nutty goodness on top of a buttery graham cracker crust. I'm not sure when my family first started making this cookie bar, but I...

October is National Pizza Month! This is a celebration we can get behind in my house. We love pizza. take out, dine-in, frozen, and homemade are all welcome here. Homemade pizza is a great, kid-friendly, family activity.  I have many fond memories of making pizzas at home when I was a kid and I hope to pass that along to my kids. Making pizza a home can be as simple or as involved as you’d like it to be. This can be a quick weeknight meal or a fun weekend activity.  I’m general, you need a base, a sauce, cheese, and toppings. We love doing “personal” pizzas that allow us to customize to our preference. Super Simple The easiest homemade pizza is really...

Fall is a seemingly elusive season in South Louisiana, but as soon as the air gets crisp, I’m wearing a sweater and looking for soup. This simple soup uses early fall vegetables, cooks quickly on the stovetop, and freezes well. It can even be modified to make it vegetarian/vegan. I first had this soup a few years ago when my grandmother brought me a batch when I was sick. Later, I copied it from my grandmother’s recipe book to add to my collection.  Since this soup uses basic ingredients it really can be made year-round, but fresh early fall vegetables like broccoli and carrots are the main ingredients. You can also modify and add other vegetables you like or have...