This week at NEB, join me for a series of fun recipes, a giveaway, and a great Photo Friday. I’m taking a one-week blogging break as I enjoy the week with my family. You’ll see me back next week with some great stories, pictures, and bentos. Be the bento everyone! Previously on Not Exactly Bento, [...]
Recipe: Mini Meat Pies
February 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
There is a town up north from me known for a culinary speciliaty in Louisiana: Natchitoches meat pies. It’s related to an empanada in its construction, but has the flavors of Louisiana instead. It’s a deceptively simple little treat: browned and seasoned ground meat in a flaky pie crust exterior. The deception is in the [...]
Chicken & Sausage Gumbo
January 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Gumbo is a staple of the Louisiana culinary scene. And one that I don’t eat too often, or at least not in my youthful past. Until now.
Recipe: Sausage Jambalaya
December 5, 2009 By 10 Comments
Recipe: Jambalaya
November 4, 2007 By Leave a Comment
For an updated version of this recipe with pictures, see my Sausage Jambalaya post. Kim suggested I share my mother’s Jamabalaya recipe. So here it is… Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups of rice 2 cups of water 1/2 lb of sausage, chicken, or pork 1 onion, diced 1/2 bell pepper, dice this too 1 teaspoon of [...]
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