Baseball players like to call it “the sweet spot,” that one small area on the bat that allows for maximum hitting power and control. We have the same thing in the backyard culinary realm. It’s that ...

The spring harvest season is my favorite time of the year to cook with local foods. This season is sure to bring lots of fresh, locally grown vegetables and, hopefully, enough farm-raised crawfish for ...

This five-ingredient summer soup balances sweetness and acidity in every spoonful.

Cajuns call them crawdads. We call them crayfish. Here’s how to catch, cook and eat our freshwater lobster. Freshwater lobsters, aka crayfish, make a tantalizing entrée for a classic summer supper ...

Jeannie DelGreco in Lafayette sent me a photo of the last recipe she ever got from her dad before he passed away in 2014. It's his recipe for crawfish étouffée. He gave her the recipe over the phone, ...

Cooking seafood in a rice cooker is an incredibly efficient way to achieve tender, juicy results without the risk of drying ...