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New Orleans Red Beans recipe

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This is my grandmothers Red Beans recipe.  I grew up with it using Treet as the meat added instead of smoked sausage.  Although it’s rather like Spam, it’s got a smokier flavor, and when rendered in the cooking liquid of … Continue reading

Ode to Headbanging

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A coworker is listening to Tesla right now and all I can think about it street-light lit streets of New Orleans, driving my red ’73 Caddy Coup DeVille around listening to Tesla and other rock bands of the late ’80’s.  … Continue reading

The Smell of Old Libraries

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Ah, the whiff of old paper, musty dusty shelves of stiff, crinkly knowledge from ages gone by. I remember so very fondly of the libraries of my youth. I would have to say that my favorite was the old Metairie … Continue reading