Real Deal Cajun Crawfish Boil

Posted by Maureen on Mar 24, 2013 in Featured Slider, Restaurants, Road Trip, Travel | 0 comments Crawfish, crawdads, mudbugs… whatever y’all call ‘em, they are in season here in Louisiana, and they are delicious. Rob and I have had crawfish, often frozen, in effoutees and fish pies, but have never been in the south when they are fresh in season. Roadfood’s Foodfest Crawfish boil was the main reason for this trip to New Orleans. Last night’s real-deal Cajun...
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Austin!

Posted by Maureen on Feb 18, 2012 in Featured Slider, Restaurants, Travel | 0 comments Touched down just after noon on Friday. Up since 4 am we are tired and hungry. Austin is overcast and a light rain falls but it is also verdant with spring, mild and the birds are singing, with the bonus of being sans slush and the treachery that is our Ottawa driveway currently. Rob and I have been to Austin on two other occasions for all-too-brief stops on road trips, so we already have a...
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Spanish Tapas Night!

Posted by Maureen on Feb 10, 2012 in Dinner Party, Featured Slider, HM Kitchen | 0 comments Rob and I are unfamiliar with Spanish wines in general. Oh sure we can pick out a decent Rioja but beyond that we are a little lost. We decided to cozy up an Ottawa winter evening by inviting a group of friends that enjoy red wine, food and travel. We sent out an invite to bring a tapas dish or a bottle of a favorite Spanish wine one might like to share. Our group of eight guests was more than up...
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RT2: NOLA – Local flavours

Posted by Rob and Maureen on Aug 27, 2011 in Featured Slider, Restaurants, Road Trip, Travel | 2 comments It’s over ninety degrees today in New Orleans. That’s about 40 in Canadian. It’s 3:30 in the afternoon and I am sitting rooftop and poolside at the Monteleone. Bliss. Perfect end to a perfect day that found us breakfasting and strolling in the French Quarter and and exploring the Treme district with a lunch stop at Willie Mae’s Scotch House. Breakfast was at Cafe Beignet,...
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Dinner Party #1: Paella

Posted by Maureen on Aug 10, 2011 in Dinner Party, HM Kitchen | 0 comments A while back Rob and I were discussing ideas for our blog and decided that a series about dinner parties might be fun. We were not sure what this would look like, but it would be very social and interactive. I haven’t made Paella in years, and then only three or four times. I don’t have a special recipe but I do have a paella pan that I must have thought was an essential purchase at...
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