| Barbecue Cajun-Style Prawns: An appetizer and a scoop
This week's recipe comes to you via a request from one of our customers through a letter written to Gourmet magazine. The request was made for the recipe of one of our longest running appetizer dishes - Barbecue Cajun-Style Prawns.
So I thought it would be nice if I shared it with my local customers well before it hits the national media. I guess that's called "scooping." Yep, we're going to "scoop" the national media for this recipe.
One of the questions I get asked regarding not only this recipe but any recipe that comes from the South, is what is the difference between Cajun and Creole?
I personally asked that age-old question when I met Paul Prudhomme. He gave me a detailed description of the two, but the short description was basically that Creole food was more bourgeois or French influenced because there were so many French living in the South, especially Louisiana.
I Like Food: Munchies from Musicians
In my mind, rock music and yummy food truly are two great tastes that taste great together. So Kara Zuaro is a girl after my own heart: She's compiled a book of recipes from rockers including the Hold Steady, the Decemberists, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, My Morning Jacket, and the Mountain Goats called I Like Food, Food Tastes Good. Now, I tend to associate rock show food more with "hey, is that pizza place still open?" than with elaborate gourmet delicacies, so I'm excited to see that Camera Obscura apparently has a way with veggie paella and the Drive-By Truckers make a mean banana pudding. On the other end of the scale, there's Strung Out's Rock 'n' Ramen (two ramen flavors, not one) and this, um, recipe from freak-folker Devendra Banhart: RIGHT ON!!!!!! here is my favorite recipe for: AFRICANAS RICAS! you shall require! many bananas! a box of graham crackers!!! two eggs!!! SOUR CREAM!! HONEY! Those of you in New York can check out one of the book's release parties scheduled throughout the next couple of weeks.
Renovation, decoration and building at the HIA Sydney Home Show
The HIA Sydney Home Show returns to Sydney from May 10 – 13 to deliver an event that will leave visitors brimming with ideas and handy hints from the industry design, building and renovation experts. HIA Sydney Home Show is to take place at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre. In addition to a compelling mix of features, experts and advice, the HIA Sydney Home Show displays new products and services for the home from more than 300 exhibitors. From big name brands to boutique labels, the show aisles hold an array of must-haves, from big-ticket items to smaller pieces that add that special finishing touch for the home. Navigating the show is easier than ever, with clearly labelled aisles and easy to identify staff dotted throughout the venue.
Any way you spread it, Soignon is great cheese
SPREAD THE WORD: If you, like me, consider cheese a major food group, then it's likely that you enjoy the adventure of tasting every cheese known to man. I like cheese made of any kind of milk, any consistency, any age. My newest favorite cheese comes in a little tub. It's a soft, delicately flavored goat cheese called Soignon. I tried the cheese on toast. I tried it on a sandwich in place of mayonnaise. I tried it dolloped on salad. My conclusion: This cheese is what I want. Soignon Fromage de Chevre comes from Nantes, a town southwest of Paris. But you don't need to travel there to get it. Red-and-white cartons of the cheese have just become available here in the United States. They can be found at Whole Foods, Safeway and Albertson's. The 6-ounce tubs are $4. Back away from the knife: Asking me to put down my knife, drop my garlic press and use a prepackaged sauce to flavor my dinner is tough, mainly because I am a control freak in the kitchen.
Dining rooms that are a recipe for success
Dining rooms used to be the proverbial white elephants in homes - large, space-wasting and unloved. They seemed to be totally out of tune with our desire for more informal living. But now the tables are turning for this once unfashionable space. Around half of today's househunters - compared with one in 10 two years ago - are now demanding a traditional dining room where they can entertain guests or make family meals into an occasion. It's partly due to the influence of celebrity cooks like Gordon Ramsay and Nigella Lawson, who've encouraged the kind of dinner party menus that call for a fully laid-out table in less casual and more elegant surroundings. According to home finders BDI Property Search, it means dining rooms are fast becoming more of a must-have than conservatories or garages.
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