Wednesday, April 11, 2018

J is for Jambalaya

When Ward and I were first married, we lived in New Orleans for 5 years. We had a lot of visitors during those years and did all things New Orleans when they came to visit. We got tired of some of the attractions, but not of our favorite place to go, the New Orleans School of Cooking. At the school you watched as they made the local dishes of gumbo and jambalaya while entertaining you with amusing patter. It was always fun and you got to eat a good serving of the food in the end. Remember, this was in the days before the Cooking and Food channels, so it was a different, fun experience.

And we always go back to the recipes we got there when we have a hankering for some New Orleans food. We have tried other versions, but these are always solid performers. Below is the one for Jambalaya. Enjoy!



Note:
--I know that it's not easy to read, but my scanner wasn't working after many attempts to fix it and I didn't have time to retype it. Thus, I took a picture.

--I was talking about this the other day with some family members who had gone to the school during one of their visits and we all agreed that our chef was Paul Prudhomme, but I couldn't find any record of him working there. Let me confirm once more that our memories are perfect that the Internet is not always correct. :)

--Also, here's a link to an updated version for the School that's supposed to be healthier.
https://www.shape.com/healthy-eating/cooking-ideas/louisiana-style-jambalaya-recipe-new-orleans-school-cooking






Posted by Live and Learn at 7:00 AM
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8 comments:

  1. KrisApril 11, 2018 at 10:46 AM

    I've never been to New Orleans. How fun that you lived there! My husband used to make jambalaya and gumbo. Not sure how his recipe compares to yours.

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    1. Live and LearnApril 11, 2018 at 4:09 PM

      Jambalaya is one of those rice dishes like paella, that everyone has their favorite way of making it and you can put almost anything in it you want. With that being said, everyone will tell you that their way of making it is the best.

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  2. StrayerApril 12, 2018 at 10:37 AM

    I could read the recipe fine after I clicked on it and got out my magnifying glass. Looks interesting. As does living in New Orleans for that many years. I'd like to visit there, and the coast to Florida from New Orleans. Never been in that part of the country and sure would like to see it, taste it, breath it in, if I could stand the humidity, after freezing my rain soaked butt off here in Oregon maybe a little too long.

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    1. Live and LearnApril 12, 2018 at 2:26 PM

      If you visit in the spring or fall, the weather is very good along the Gulf Coast. New Orleans is a great place to visit. Besides lots of attractions, the food is good everywhere, from the hole-in-a-wall restaurants to the very expensive ones.

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  3. EcoCatLadyApril 12, 2018 at 1:15 PM

    OMG... looks delicious! I'd have to skip the celery though since I'm violently allergic to it. But perhaps I'll give it a whirl.

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    1. Live and LearnApril 12, 2018 at 2:29 PM

      I forgot about your celery allergy. I don't think the recipe would suffer that much if you left out the celery.

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  4. Mike H.April 12, 2018 at 5:37 PM

    Here's Chef Paul with his recipes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5XXU47q9js

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    1. Live and LearnApril 12, 2018 at 7:56 PM

      Brings back a lot of memories. Did you ever go to the school?

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