Good Friday is one of the biggest crawfish boil days of the year (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune archive) Crawfish recipes to make the most of Good Friday leftovers Hosting a ...

It’s not easy making Fridays in Lent fun without a fish fry or a long wait at the local seafood restaurant. But there are delightful possibilities for one’s own kitchen these 40 days, thanks to ...

Serve a big wedge of this crawfish pie with a big salad and fresh asparagus and — boom! — dinner is served. This recipe from Corinne Cook is easy and delicious. You could make your favorite ...

Baseball players like to call it “the sweet spot,” that one small area on the bat that allows for maximum hitting power and control. We have the same thing in the backyard culinary realm. It’s that ...

At first bite, you taste the flaky golden brown piecrust that holds the rich treasure inside. And with the second bite, the spicy crawfish filling coats your taste buds with one delicious mouthful.

Hand pies are quintessential New Orleans cuisine. They can be sweet or savory, and we all have our favorites; the crawfish hand pie is one of mine. Crawfish season in South Louisiana is sacred, and it ...

Does anything say springtime more than a crawfish boil? We think not. While mudbug season runs from November to July, we all know that spring and early summer is the best time for gathering with our ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Thanksgiving is just a couple weeks away so what better time to launch “The Holiday Kitchen,” a special segment in which I’ll be sharing some of my favorite holiday foods.

Crawfish etouffee is a simple dish and one that may be served in a variety of ways. Often it is placed on pasta instead of rice, in crepes or in patty shells. A simple but elegant presentation is in a ...

Chef Meg Bickford of the famed Commander's Palace restaurant in New Orleans, Louisiana is joining TODAY to cook up some dishes in celebration of Jazz Fest. She shows us how to make a jazzy take on ...