Cutco Cook Book 1961
All things meat, from the nice folks at Cutco. Carin' for your meat. A whole lotta braisin' goin' on. Crown roast? Don't mind if I do. 👑...
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Brian Theis
- Oct 3
- 1 min
Nathan's Famous' "Hot Dogs Louisiana"
From Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Cookbook, 1968. A simple recipe featuring the Creole trinity of vegetables and a few other basic...
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Brian Theis
- Sep 20
- 2 min
Le Creuset 7.25 Quart Dutch Ovens
When it's time for a coq au vin, a boeuf bourguignon, or the many French-influenced Creole dishes I make, only one Dutch oven will do:...
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Brian Theis
- Sep 14
- 2 min
Thelma Ritter's Seafood Dip
Jimmy Stewart, Rear Window, 1954: "Would you fix me a sandwich, please?" Thelma, as Stella: "Yes, I will. And I'll spread a little common...
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Brian Theis
- Sep 14
- 2 min
Pirate Alley Gumbo 🏴☠️
Ahoy matey! No need to walk the plank today 'cause we're cooking up the Seven Seas of gumbos, Pirate Alley! Named for the famous passage...
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Brian Theis
- Aug 31
- 2 min
Red-Dressin' Creole Cocktail Sauce
I re-named this popular recipe of mine "Red Dressin' Creole Cocktail Sauce" for a WWL-TV segment featuring my party food for the Red...
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Brian Theis
- Aug 31
- 2 min
Red Velvet Cupcakes & Cream Cheese Frosting
I titled this recipe "Red Velvet Run Cupcakes," for a WWL-TV segment featuring my party food for the Red Dress Run in New Orleans, August...
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Brian Theis
- Aug 28
- 4 min
How to Make an Epic Bloody Mary
Okay y'all, it's time to ride the crimson wave and go EPIC with everyone's favorite "hair of the dog" day-drinkin' booze-fest cocktail!...
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Brian Theis
- Aug 24
- 1 min
Talk About Good — Baked Bass
From Talk About Good, Louisiana Lafayette Junior League, 1969. A Cajun/Creole bible of cooking, still in print today. PRO TIP: Rather...
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Brian Theis
- Aug 23
- 2 min
Chicken Andouille Chop Suey
If a Louisiana chicken andouille gumbo and Chinese-American chop suey had a baby. This is a subgum-style, vegetable-rich chop suey, which...
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Brian Theis
- May 31
- 1 min
1,000 Fabulous Sandwiches Cookbook, 1965
Tasty excerpts from "1,000 Fabulous Sandwiches Cookbook," Doris McFerran Townsend, 1965. I'd love to try this "gourmet" cheddar-herb...
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Brian Theis
- May 30
- 1 min
Blue Plate Mayo
I may, from time to time, enjoy some Duke's or some Kewpie, but BLUE PLATE you are the king of mayonnaise in my book! There's no other...
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Brian Theis
- May 14
- 1 min
Saint Peter Pimento Cheese Finger Sandwiches
This Southern party classic gets a kick from dill pickle and the heat of a little jalapeño. Named for the street of my former apartment...
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Brian Theis
- May 14
- 1 min
The Southern Cookbook, 1954
From the Hors d'oeuvres chapter of The Southern Cookbook, Marion Brown, 1954. Appetizers, tantalizers, and tidbits! Irma! Marguery!...
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Brian Theis
- May 14
- 1 min
Hot Crab Canapé
Hot Crab Canapé, from The Southern Junior League Cookbook, 1977. This is an approximation of how the finished recipe might look. The...
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Brian Theis
- Apr 19
- 2 min
Elizabeth Ashley's Creole Chicken & Rice à la Brian
Presenting . . . the world premiere of my chick-o-licious Sweet 'n Sour Creole Chicken 'n Rice, also known as Elizabeth Ashley's Creole...
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Brian Theis
- Feb 19
- 2 min
Mere's Oyster Patty, 1971
I was THISCLOSE to including an original oyster patty recipe in my cookbook, The Infinite Feast. You'll have to settle for this classic...
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Brian Theis
- Feb 13
- 3 min
Mardi Gras Princess Cake
The Mardi Gras King Cake of New Orleans is descended from the "galette des rois" of France. The galette was usually made of puff pastry...
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Brian Theis
- Feb 7
- 1 min
Justin Wilson's Baked Pork Chops & Rice
This vintage recipe is from Chef Justin's 1992 cookbook, published by the same nice folks at Pelican that published mine! But you can be...
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Brian Theis
- Oct 20, 2022
- 1 min
Grim Reaper Chopped Salad
Who says Halloween’s only about candy?! My zesty, healthy, “Grim Reaper Chopped Salad” will make sure the old grim guy doesn’t come...
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