So I’m up in the middle of the night and of course the first thing I think of is how needed a new menu is because we seem to be in a rut.
 Looking in the freezer I see we have:
Fish
Chicken
Ground Beef
Sliced Ham
Beef Roast
Pork Chops
Boudain
Smoked sausage
Andouille
I also know that we have dried beans consisting of:
Northern
Black eyed Peas
Large [...]

It all began with a roux! Or so the song goes. Don’t believe me? Well, just listen

For us down here in the land of gators and crawfish, a roux is the beginning for many meals. It’s how you use said roux that makes the meal. It’s something you have to practice before you [...]

 This was our first challenge and we were both very excited, we love cheesecake around here. The younger kids were more excited about eating them off of sucker sticks. Makes everything taste better don’t ya know.
 First off, the cheesecake. While it did take longer than the recipe stated, I was prepared for it to. [...]