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WHEN THE WEATHER TURNS COOLER IT'S TIME FOR THOSE LONG-SIMMERED DISHES THAT WARMED MY MOM'S KITCHEN & MADE US BUG HER OVER AND OVER WITH, "IS IT READY YET?"Yep, one of the reasons people come to New Orleans in particular and Louisiana in general is to indulge in our Cajun and Creole specialties ( Read more... )

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WHEN I WAS A KID THAT OFTEN MEANT HOT FRENCH BREAD WITH BUTTER
AND SOME GOOD OLD LOUISIANA CANE SYRUPSo … while being a little under the weather and spending the day watching football, I made some yeast dough and fashioned a loaf of French bread (French bread has no milk in it and is usually a bit crusty) and baked a loaf for tonight ( Read more... )

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A FEW MORE SHOTS FROM OUR DAY IN THE QUARTER AND A FAMILY PHOTO FROM OUR VISIT TO THE ‘CELEBRATION IN THE OAKS’ AT CITY PARK
Photography is a snap when you have such nice subjects to shoot … especially pretty girls and little kids.

This is a shot of St. Louis Cathedral from St. Ann Street looking over Jackson Square:

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WHEN MANY PEOPLE THINK OF THE FRENCH QUARTER THEY THINK OF GETTING DRUNK ON BOURBON STREET, BUT THE REAL CHARM COMES THROUGH JUST STROLLING ALONG THE STREETS ON A SUNNY AFTERNOON
And what better way to explore those old beaten paths than to take your time with good friends like tniassaint, macabredelight and their children I and H.

St. Ann Street


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NOWHERE IS THE IRRELEVANCE OF THE BLOATED AGENDA-DRIVEN MEDIA MORE EVIDENT THAT THEIR 'NON-COVERAGE' OF THE BRENNAN'S BEATDOWN IN NEW ORLEANSYou have to understand the socio/political culture here ( Read more... )

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AS THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA REMAIN DUTIFULLY MUM ABOUT SAVAGE BEATING, MOTHER OF VICTIM BEGINS OPENING UPYou can always tell when people know their side is at fault when they begin to say, "Both sides do it ( Read more... )

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THE NFL BOWS TO PRESSURE FROM NEW ORLEANS FANS ... SEE WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN YOU STAND UP TO TYRANNY?
As I posted the other day, the NFL is entitled to the rights of their trademarks, not ours! Today they acknowledged that.

"We didn't mean what we said! - NFL"

Who Dat Say They Wanna Mess with Me?


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WE USED TO DANCE TO THIS ON TOP OF THE JUKE BOX AT LA CASA'S ON DECATUR STREET IN THE FRENCH QUARTER
I've written about this once or twice before. Here's the song:

( El Watusi )

El Watusi - by Ray Barretto

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