I cooked my first meal for Andrew a month before we got engaged. Thinking the night I cooked would be the night we were getting engaged, my nails were painted in the perfect shade of pink, "Bubble Bath". Telling Andrew I'd cook on the Friday night, I asked my sister for her "Easy Crawfish Étoufée" recipe. I strategically left out the word "easy". If I recall, I played it off as laborious. He was impressed. I was too. I was 25 and a real woman, cooking and all. Me and my Bubble Bath nails enjoyed the chilly November night with no warmth of a diamond on my finger. Not just yet. 1 pound crawfish tails, seasoned with little red...
It took me a long time to find "the one". But when I did, there was no going back Here's the recipe for what my mom and her friends call "Ballpark Chili": 1 1/4 pounds ground beef 2 onions 1/4 bell pepper 2 cloves garlic or 1 T garlic powder 1/2 cup cooking oil 1/2 cup flour 1 1/2 - 6 1/2 oz can tomato paste 1 - 8 oz can tomato sauce 1 - 10 3/4 can Ro-Tel tomatoes 1 - 10 oz can tomatoes, diced 1 T salt 1/2 tsp pepper 2 T chili powder Mix together oil and flour and brown in a large pot, stirring constantly. Brown ground beef in roux, add all onions, bell...
As long as I can remember, my grandmother's maid, Emma, would make Tarte a la Bouille pies. I could live on them. They are delicious warm, they are delicious cold. When I think of pies, I think of this. It's much different than what we think of in a traditional pie. This contains custard with a sweet dough crust. (We sometimes call them Cream Pie.) Emma says she didn't have a recipe. We were all panicked at her funeral. When I lived in Birmingham in my late 20s, I ate at a "Meat and Three". We didn't have those kinds of words and menu options in south Louisiana. It was good, and I even chose a dessert. One looked so similar...
(Original blog post written by Whitney Lee for Andrew Lee Design in October 2017) As much as it pains me to say it, Auburn alumni have this freakish loyalty to each other. It's like they're cajuns or something. I am caught up in this fraternity of Auburn grads, but I suppose my lot could be worse. I do not hate the fruits and friendships that have transpired because of my second-hand affiliation. A few weeks ago, Andrew sent a text along the lines of: "James is in Auburn. Might be stopping by." That would be James Theodore Farmer, III. So after reading the text, I did what any respectable lady would do: yell at my kids and threaten them with...
I have the jambalaya recipe that serves 35 people and is prepared in a big cast iron pot over a flame. Your literal blood, sweat and beers go into making it. This is not that recipe. Easy Jambalaya: 1 lb. sausage 2 lb. shrimp or 1 lb. raw chicken 2 c. rice, raw 1/4 c. bell pepper, chopped 1/4 c. green onions 1 Tblsp parsley flakes (2) 10 3/4 oz cans beef broth (2) 10 3/4 oz cans french onion soup 1 tsp. Tony's 1 stick butter Garlic powder Pour rice in the bottom of a 9x13 casserole dish. Top with soup, broth, butter, dry and raw seasonings. Stir. Top with meat and garlic powder to taste. Cover and bake...
