An expatriate of New Orleans – and professional chef – who has lived in Los Angeles since her childhood, blogs about the journey from New Orleans to Los Angeles back to New Orleans, and points along the way.

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Lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill- and how LA Helps LA

Posted by on Sep 20, 2010, 5:14 pm in Current Affairs, Events, History, Personal Reflection | 0 comments

Lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill- and how LA Helps LA

Every disaster we face brings with it hard won life lessons, and even silver linings.

Here are a couple of lessons I have learned, and which I have observed that the people of coastal Louisiana have learned in the past 5 years.

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Camp Blogaway Recap Pt. 2-Photo SOS for Challenged Food Bloggers, Etc.

Posted by on May 21, 2010, 11:06 am in Events, Food and Drink | 5 comments

Camp Blogaway Recap Pt. 2-Photo SOS for Challenged Food Bloggers, Etc.

The second day of Camp Blogaway was largely about photos, with a bit of food styling and recipe writing, for good measure.

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Camp Blogaway Recap-Part 1

Posted by on May 18, 2010, 9:13 am in Events, Food and Drink | 12 comments

Camp Blogaway Recap-Part 1

I was privileged last weekend to attend Camp Blogaway in the beautiful San Bernadino Mountains, where food bloggers from all over the country came together for a weekend of practical and interactive techniques for improving our food blogging. Here’s a quick recap.

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All Cuisine is Fusion Cuisine- and Asian Spiced Duck Tamales

Posted by on Nov 6, 2009, 11:06 am in Events, Food and Drink, Personal Reflection, Recipes-Savory | 1 comment

A New Mexico Chef shares his Asian/Latin duck tamale recipe.

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