I wanted to be able to enjoy the tastes of home. I took my grandmothers and great-grandmother's recipes and adapted them to meet my busy schedule but still leave in the entire great southern flavor I love and crave. Some of the recipes I offer here are originals from Grammys kitchen the way she would have made it, but the rest are EZ Southern Cooking you can make at home in minutes. So take a walk through the bayou and sample New Orleans the way it was meant to be. "Laissez les bon temps rouler"
Let the good times roll!

Helpful Tips:
Ways to glaze bread before baking are for a dark, shiny glaze; brush on one beaten egg yolk. For a light shiny glaze, beat the whole egg or brush on melted butter or margarine. For shine with no color, brush on one egg white beaten with 1 tablespoon water.

Helpful Tips:
Start your yeast before adding to the rest of the ingredients is a good way to test if you yeast is alive or viable. Sprinkle yeast into one-quarter cup of lukewarm water and 1 tablespoon of flour and a teaspoon of sugar, stir and let allow to rest for 5 minutes. Yeast mixture should be bubbly and foamy if the yeast mixture does not start to bubble within five to ten minutes; your yeast is dead or enervated. Throw away and start over with fresh yeast.