Rice Calas

Joyeux Mardi Gras mes cheres!  It’s a cold and rainy day before Samedi Gras here in New Orleans — something outsiders don’t appreciate, that Mardi Gras weather is DICEY.  So rather than traipsing around the French Quarter in the cold rain, this Pirate is holed up in her warm galley making rice calas.  These are…

Crawfish Pies on Da Bayoh

Jamba-LIE, Crawfish Pie, Me-Oh My-Oh…Son of a gun, Gon’ have big fun, on da bay-oh!  Sing it with me, Pirates!  And a happy, maritimey Mardi Gras to you all.  Con gracias to el Nino, New Orleans is about to have her second-warmest Mardi Gras on record.  That calls for a sail on the lake!  And a…