New Orleans Food - Recipes

This one comes to us from D.I.'s Restaurant in Basile, Louisiana. It makes 2-3 servings from 2 catfish filets and a pound of crawfish tails, and it's a great way to butter up your sweetie on Valentine's Day.

This delicious bisque will add some refinement and warmth to your holiday menu — done best with stock made from Louisiana shrimp.

These decadent candied pecans will make the perfect Halloween treat. They're wickedly sweet, and you will be surprised at how easy to make and tasty they are.

There used to be a restaurant in the French Quarter on Rue Chartres called Rita's. It was an old-style place with the windows opening to the street and lots of dark corners to snuggle into inside. They used to make this dish better than any other place, as their crusty fried eggplant topped with succulent crawfish tails in a creamy sauce was to die for. This dish is also offered at Jazz Fest by another vendor so if you only ever make to town for the festival, make it part of a lunch at the Fairgrounds.