new orleans food guide

crabbyjacknola.com      directions

yelp : ignatius eatery      directions

my other favorite place for a poboy is Parkway Bakery at 538 hagan ave, new orleans 70119. they are a very very close second place for a roast beef or shrimp poboy. 

gottgourmetcafe.com      directions

other  favorite sandwich spots include DiMartino's at 1788 carol sue ave terrytown, la 70056 , Stein's at 2207 magazine st new orleans, la 70115, or The Butcher at 930 tchoupitoulas new orleans, la 70130 all have really great muffalettas and The Butcher has a great pulled pork as well, so good!

snobliz.com      directions

shopsucre.com      directions

another great dessert spot is Creole Creamery at 4924 prytania new orleans, la 70115 which has some of the best and creamiest ice cream. they also have some great flavor combinations. if the Saints are playing, you will find the black and gold flavor that is a true favorite.

mardi gras 2012 - part 2

the st. anne's parade on mardi gras perfectly captures the best things about new orleans: music, dancing, creative costumes, great humor along with tons of laughter ... just happy chaos!! it revitalizes your soul and reminds you that life is about les bon temp roule!!

mardi gras 2012 - part 1

my favorite parade the krewe of muses, a crawfish boil for my 25th birthday, hanging out in the french quarter with my family on lundi gras ... it was a wonderful trip home. 

mississippi sunset

one night that i was home we walked up to the levee a block from my house and this is what we saw ...

new years eve 2012

had a really fun new years eve full of champagne, feathers, glitter, fireworks, and tons of laughter. then new years day jess, my mom and i had to track down the cab that my iphone decided to runaway in. it was quite the adventure and we were able to recover it.

christmas gumbo

living across the country makes you feel like a 6 year old for the holidays again. the excitement of coming home for the holidays was overwhelming! getting to see my family and friends ... and the city i love so much was the best christmas present this year. christmas day was low key at our house. we spent christmas eve at my aunt's house eating, opening presents, trying new drinks and laughing a lot. christmas day was just us four and we cooked a huge pot of gumbo together. cooking with my family is simply my favorite thing to do! we had some marinated crab claws and then we all got to work. peeling shrimp, making a huge roux, and chopping veggies. then it cooked for hours and at the end of the day we all sat down with our bowl of gumbo and tea ... and critiqued. the gumbo was fantastic but after any good meal, we take it apart ... maybe we could have added this, or it was a perfect amount of that, or maybe next time we will try this or that. we do this with our cooking and at restaurants. i love this process ... it both drives us all crazy and yet we all love it.