I’m a proud Georgia native, but I spent my elementary school years in Louisiana. My young mother did not know anyone when she moved from the Southeast and chose to learn her new home and its people by ...

Folks in Louisiana understand how to use seafood in simple comfort food. Take shrimp Creole, for example, an easy, spicy tomato sauce to which shrimp are added at the end. To make Cajun seasoning at ...

This simple shrimp creole is the perfect recipe to get you out of your dinner rut. The opposite of boring, it's loaded with spices, garlic and hot sauce. It uses pantry staples including canned ...

I learned this recipe when I briefly lived in New Orleans as a young woman. It was served in a casual restaurant, where I was told that the bayou and marsh shrimp had shells so fragile they could be ...

This Easy Shrimp Creole recipe brings the heart of New Orleans right to your kitchen in under an hour and all in one pot! This classic dish is flavor-packed and full of perfectly cooked plump shrimp ...

Chef John Besh remembers the tomatoes of his childhood, the Creole variety that grew in the rich silt deposits of the Mississippi Delta. Those tomatoes—“ugly and deformed, split to the point of ...

In a large sauce pan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the onions, peppers, celery and garlic. Cook the vegetables until the onion is translucent, approximately 6 minutes. Stir in the stock, ...

Where Is Creole Food From? But what is Creole food? Creole food originated in Louisiana and blends food traditions from African, European and Native cultures. It combines bold, spicy and tangy flavors ...

Grits are a versatile starch and can take on anything you want to add to them. Andouille sausage and shrimp makes a savory addition. Makes 8 servings. Make the dark roux: In a heavy iron skillet brown ...

Creole is a dish served over rice with -- as my mom, Kathy Allen, insists -- particularly crusty bread and hot sauce. Her Creole is made with shrimp, oysters, and crabmeat in a tomato-based sauce. She ...

One of the newest editions to the dining destination is Indie. The “new kid on the block” is a local indie music-themed dining room that specializes in Southern comfort food and offers a music-themed ...