Mary of One Perfect Bite and some other women food bloggers (including myself) are blogging our way through the 50 Women Game Changers In Food published by Gourmet in May ’11. Some of the women on the list you will know, others you may not, but either way, this will be a great 50 week journey to learn more about these women that inspire the way we think about food today.
Please visit Mary at One Perfect Bite, Val at More Than Burnt Toast, Joanne at Eats Well With Others, Taryn at Have Kitchen Will Feed, Susan at The Spice Garden, Claudia at A Seasonal Cook In Turkey, Heather at Girlichef, Jeanette at Jeanette’s Healthy Living, Katie at Making Michael Poland Proud, Sue at The View From Great Island, Barbara at Moveable Feasts, Nancy at Picadillo, Mireya at My Healthy Eating Habits, Veronica at My Catholic Kitchen, Annie at Lovely Things, Claudia at Journey of an Italian Cook, Alyce at More Time at the Table, and Amrita at Beetle’s Kitchen Escapades for their tributes to these 50 women.
You’ve gotta love New Orleans. Been there or not. Heck, parts of the country hold their own Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday celebrations, so that just shows you what a big part the ‘bayou’ plays in our culture. Jambalaya, Gumbo, red beans and rice. There are some great dishes that come out of New Orleans. Ella Brennan is hailed as the Queen of New Orleans cuisine. I was excited to cook this week. So many great choices, but I went with a classic…with a little bit of a twist.
In her cookbook, The Commander’s Palace New Orleans Cookbook, Ella says of Red Beans and rice:
“We never put red beans and rice on the menu because it was such a homestyle dish.
But since it is such a divine combination, we decided to try it with eggs.
Poached eggs are placed on rice fritters and sauced with creamy red beans, spiced with onion, garlic, andouille, and Louisiana Red Hot sauce.”
Well, you’ve got me. I’ll give it a go – it sounds delicious.
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