Small Plates in Lafayette
Big dinners have their place, but sometimes a full-blown meal seems like too much. Enter small, passable nibbles, perfect for large groups, hot days, and light appetites. From…
Meat Markets in Lafayette
When I think of traditional Cajun food, I don’t think of crawfish or gumbo. I think of boudin and cracklins. In my mind, those are true Cajun comfort foods. Dotted…
King Cakes
Most people think of Mardi Gras as our season of merriment before Lent. Still, many of our traditions, such as the sweet and decorative king cake, actually begin with Christmas…
Boucherie Terminology
By this point, even a cursory description of what goes into and what comes out of a traditional or modified boucherie can be overwhelming. By and large, what we're talking…
