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Shaped a little like a pirate’s boot, the Bayou State is pressed between Texas and Mississippi along the Gulf of Mexico. More storied than perhaps any other culinary region of the United States, Louisiana is where ancient culinary traditions collided, creating a uniquely American regional cuisine. Creoles and French-Canadian Cajuns adapted their Spanish- and French-inspired food traditions to make use of local ingredients like powdered sassafras leaves (known as filé powder). In a region already known for its cooking, New Orleans stands out as the undisputed food capital of the South, if not the country. New Orleans is the home of such delights as dirty rice, blackened redfish, gumbo, muffuletta sandwiches, bananas foster, king cake, soft-shell crab po'boy sandwiches, and the Crescent City breakfast of beignets and chicory-flavored coffee with steamed milk (cafe au lait).

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	Featured Cook Kim Cooking Level: Expert Home Town: Vinton, Louisiana, USA Living In: Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
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lisa r

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Home Town: Covington, Louisiana, USA

Living In: Mobile, Alabama, USA

About me: I am just a southern gal trying to do my best with what I have in life.

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Home Town: Slidell, Louisiana, USA

Living In: Hammond, Louisiana, USA

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Home Town: Monroe, Louisiana, USA

Living In: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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Cheddar Hash Brown Omelet

Reviewed on Nov. 7, 2009 by aura_bryt

well we don't have has brown potatos or french fries so i pulled out the handy grater and grated a coupple potatos will have them cold in the fridge for tomarrow and will send the guys off to work hopefully happy

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Cabbage Beef Soup

Reviewed on Nov. 7, 2009 by lisa r

this is cooking now and tastees like a yummy vegetable soup. i did add a can of mexican style stewed tomatoes to serve as a filler. aslo a little more cumin and cayenne to suit my tastes. nice easy recipe. thanks

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