I feel like Bubba from Forrest Gump with all the shrimp I ate on Day 14. “… shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. Dey’s uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There’s pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, [...]

Another day, another meal in the wood fired oven.  It’s a tough life.  Tonight, my mom roasted a couple of chooks (chickens) and some veggies. I just love it when she roasts chicken this way.  Finger lickin’ good! And, the mixed root veggies were roasted to perfection. I could get used to this. Yum!   [...]

We have been on a tour of Baton Rouge restaurants lately, and Day 10 is no exception.  This morning, we went to brunch at Beausoleil with my sister and her boyfriend. Beausoleil is not the same old boring brunch, and I realized I was in for something different when the waitress presented us with a [...]

I have a confession to make, dear readers.  I am an absolute sucker for Tex-Mex.   I love it almost as much as Cajun food.  Despite an extensive search and several less than spectacular meals, I’ve yet to find a Mexican restaurant in Sydney that I’d go back to.  I pretty much gave up a few [...]