Merry Christmas, y'all!

Nothing puts this country-turned-city girl in the Christmas mood like coming home to Louisiana for the annual family festivities. Boudin! Cornbread! Crawfish Étouffée! Eggnog! Pecan Pralines! The suckling pig! Dark roux and sassafras, shrimp and oysters, satsuma oranges.

And though it's not my favorite dish, taunting my ( Read more... )

( oh, the places you'll go )

( things you remember in the dark of the night )

( fighting for the crown )