How to cook a steak on the stove like a boss. Buy the best quality cuts you can get. Steaks are like shoes, you get what you pay for. My...

One of the greatest baking tips ever. Works like a charm. I used to put the concrete block of sugar in a ziploc back and bash it on the...

The Arnaud's Special is a creation of Arnaud's Restaurant in the French Quarter, New Orleans. It was the house cocktail there in the...

First things first! From the foreword of my new cookbook: "I’m a guy that’s fascinated by home cooking, its techniques, and its customs....

From "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You Love—Recipes from the Big Easy . . . and Beyond" by Brian Theis, 2020 Click here for...

From "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You Love—Recipes from the Big Easy . . . and Beyond" by Brian Theis, 2020 Click here for...

I mean, who can resist a 1 1/2 hour Gourmet Casserole, that uses not one, but TWO kinds of "cream of" canned soups? You even got yourself...

From "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You Love—Recipes from the Big Easy . . . and Beyond" by Brian Theis, 2020 Click here for more on my best-selling cookbook! Just the treat to have while you wait for the superhero of pumpkin patch fame to fly in and drop off toys to all the sincere believers on Halloween night. Terrific for Thanksgiving season as well! 🎃 🦃 🎃 🦃 🎃 🦃 Great Pumpkin Soup Makes 4 to 6 servings 3 tablespoons butter, divided 1/3 cup raw pepitas (pu

From "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You Love—Recipes from the Big Easy . . . and Beyond" by Brian Theis, 2020 Click here for more on my best-selling cookbook! Creole Crawfish 'n Cornbread Dressing Makes 10 to 12 servings This crawfish, andouille and cornbread dressing is great with a lot of mains besides turkey, all year long. I love it with a big broiled pork chop and buttery petits pois. The pickled vegetables add a tangy Sicilian touch. The slicing and dicing

Sou Chan was a Chinese immigrant who made it big in the Big Apple where, for forty years on the corner of 7th Avenue and 52nd Street, he...

Naturally garlic-flavored, 8 ounces. More haste, no waste. I put that s*** on everything! It's terrific for roasting vegetables, baking...

From "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You Love—Recipes from the Big Easy . . . and Beyond" by Brian Theis, 2020 Click here for...

From "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You Love—Recipes from the Big Easy . . . and Beyond" by Brian Theis, 2020 Click here for...

From "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You Love—Recipes from the Big Easy . . . and Beyond" by Brian Theis, 2020 Click here for...

From "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You Love—Recipes from the Big Easy . . . and Beyond" by Brian Theis, 2020 Click here for...

From "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You Love—Recipes from the Big Easy . . . and Beyond" by Brian Theis, 2020 Click here for...

From "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You Love—Recipes from the Big Easy . . . and Beyond" by Brian Theis, 2020 Click here for...

From "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You Love—Recipes from the Big Easy . . . and Beyond" by Brian Theis, 2020 Click here for...

From "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You Love—Recipes from the Big Easy . . . and Beyond" by Brian Theis, 2020 Click here for more on my best-selling cookbook! "Just like Blanche used to bake." Belle Reve means beautiful dream. Named for the family mansion that was lost before Blanche arrived in the French Quarter to live with Stanley and Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire . A reliable, endlessly useful recipe that comes together quick. Fun to make, simply delicio

From "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You Love—Recipes from the Big Easy . . . and Beyond" by Brian Theis, 2020 Click here for more on my new cookbook! A rib-sticking treat for game day. The third lime's a charm! Great with my Belle Reve Honey Cornbread from the Comfort Food and Thanksgiving-themed sections of this site . I'd file this chili recipe under Texas too but this chili's got beans, which is a big Texas no-no! 🤠 Three Lime Chili Makes 8 to 10 servings 2 ta