This recipe is John Boutte's contribution to WWOZ's cookbook, That Sounds Good! The combination of carrot, ginger, and coconut milk is delicious and comforting. Fennel adds another light-sweet note, and the result, exotic yet familiar, perfectly complements the shrimp. Read more

In Zydeco artist Chubby Carrier's contribution to That Sounds Good!, chicken, sausage, and short list of other ingredients, simply cooked, produce a kind of Louisiana comfort food. Read more

The Treme Creole Gumbo Festival is coming up, and with it comes the opportunity to taste some great creole gumbo. Get your palate primed with this recipe. Read more

Picadillo is a popular dish not only in Cuba but all over Latin America and the Phillipines. You might serve this picadillo Cuban-style, over black beans and rice with a side of plantains. This Cuba à la Nola recipe is courtesy of Chef Jack Treuting from one of our fabulous n... Read more

Looking for the perfect summer culinary labor of love? Try this rich and creamy dish nuanced with lemon and mint. This recipe is courtesy of Stephanie Jane Carter and OKRA Magazine, from the Southern Food and Beverage Museum. Read more

Ok, so maybe you're thinking, "Hot soup? In this weather?" but here at 'OZ we are thinking "Bastille Day with brandy, croutons and cheese." Even if Bastille Day has come and gone, you can still celebrate New Orleans' Frenchiness with this fantastic dish. This recipe is courtes... Read more

Check out this great recipe for Grilled Oysters with Garlic-Chile Butter, courtesy of Chef Donald Link, Chef and Owner of Herbsaint, Cochon, Cochon Butcher and Calcasieu. It's featured in the New Orleans All The Way Live episode "Louisiana Cajun Zydeco Festival 2012." Read more

Whether you're serving plain old chicken or making a crawfish étouffée, try fancifying the rice below your favorite main course. Or, think about substituting your favorite stuffing (crabs? turkey? pork chops?) with this rice dressing recipe. Read more

We are secretly in love with anything that involves pre-made cookie dough, soda, cream cheese, strawberries galore and potential for orange liqueur. This month's recipe combines all these things into a pizza-pie style cookie dish that you can slice up and serve to kids (san... Read more

"If I had a crawfish, I'd crawfish in the morning, I'd crawfish in the evening and all over this land!" Well, maybe not. But we'd definitely make this killer crawfish pasta courtesy of Angelina's Zydeco Okra Cookbook, and maybe a couple other crawfish recipes, too. Read more