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Gravelface
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A group of us did the Color Run yesterday and got outta New Orleans before endymion kicked off! Check out Baileys and Jacobs in LaPlace if you want some good boudin And hoghead cheese.
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Looks good bud, is boudin anything like andouille? Looks somewhat similar.
Cajun food is just out of this world. The southeast boasts the best food in the nation, not that I'm biased or anything
Cajun food is just out of this world. The southeast boasts the best food in the nation, not that I'm biased or anything
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Ummmmm.....Yuuuum.....
Ethan
Ps....Check out one of my all time favorite Southren Loosiana treats bbq shrimp on the www.joyofcookin.com site .....Son John made up areally fine batch night before last.....Good to the last crust of bread........
Ethan
Ps....Check out one of my all time favorite Southren Loosiana treats bbq shrimp on the www.joyofcookin.com site .....Son John made up areally fine batch night before last.....Good to the last crust of bread........
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While feverishly searching for this ^ I found a Jerk chicken recipe that uses 10 habaneros.... YES! My mouth is already watering.
Still looking for that BBQ shrimp. :cool
NOLA is a place I will visit again.... Love the food there. I might try to eat more and drink less though.... Who am I kidding? I will eat more and still drink as much.
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Just talked to Son John and the recipe will be sometime tomorrow.....My bad....
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No problem! The site is bookmarked now and I hacked into the fiancee's pinterest account to add a few to her "recipes to try" list...
I might take this off course a little, but I just got back from a trip along the gulfcoast. This was a camping trip with my wife, in the Chevy pickup w/campershell (our portable hotel).
Day 1: We left Missouri Friday evening and camped just South of Memphis at a state park.
Day 2: We cheated and spent the night in New Orleans at a NICE hotel. Took in some Mardi Gras stuff. More on this later.
Day 3: Buccaneer State Park, Mississippi
Day 4: Buccaneer State Park, Mississippi
Day 5: Dauphin Island, AL
Day 6: Dauphin Island, AL
Day 7: Gulf Island National Seashore, Fort Pickens Campground in FL
Day 8: Gulf Islands National Seashore, Fort Pickens Campground in FL
Day 9: Head back home, camped just South of Memphis
Day 10: Dull boring drive back home.
We ate great food all along the way, I cooked most of it (did purchase the sausage above, also)!! We did stop at several Mom and Pop type roadside Cafes and had some wonderful meals. Lots of shrimp and crawfish purchased by the pound. It was a wonderful trip with pretty good weather. We avoided all of the crowds this time of the year.
Mardi Gras was somewhat in swing in New Orleans because of the superbowl (they bumped a whole weekend of stuff up because of it). I didn't know this before I arrived. When we arrived Saturday, they had 6 parades scheduled throughout the day and night. Wife and I picked out one parade we just had to see, the 'Tit Rex parade which the 'tit means petite. It is a play on words, as another parade is called T. Rex and has been around a long time. T Rex is a large parade, 'Tit Rex is small shoebox sized floats pulled by the makers strings. Do a youtube search "tit rex 2013".
Now before we walked the distance to see this parade we had to walk down Bourbon Street. I have been there about a dozen times in the last 20 years. I do like beer and having fun. As we were walking down Bourbon, I turned to my wife and said, "This is the last time were coming here!". My thinking is it's the same old same old high priced beer and most of the time you gotta buy 2 or 3 beers at one pop. Can't just order one. But anyway, it seemed just kind of boring. I had felt this way the previous trip.
The 'Tit Rex parade was in a neighborhood away from the Quarter. What a pleasent suprise, it started at a wonderful tavern. I could walk in and buy a beer for $2.00! The parade was nothing short of amazing and it actually felt like a community event. Lots of children running arounnd checking out the floats. I talked to several folks and learned what I already knew: people for the most part from N.O. do not go to Bourbon Street. The parade moved very slowly at a snails pace. lots of small taverns along the way. Stop in, have a beer or take the beer with you in a cup (legal) and see more parade. We met folks from "all walks of life" at these taverns. Wonderful, friendly people willing to have a conversation with a couple of out of town strangers.
It kind of renewed my spirit about the town, the parade had a family atmosphere to it and the folks seemed normal as compared to Bourbon Street. Most a little beered up, as I was!!
I did take a couple Beckers BK2 BK16. It was the first trip for the 16 and I found out that for me it will do just about anything the 2 will do in a much lighter package. I know what fatwood is now and where to look for it. Lots of pine trees in the South.
I will dream of my next trip to the gulf! As a bit of advice that I learned first hand years ago.....sleeping in the back of a truck in the winter along the gulf coast will not keep the mosquitos out. We always carry a tent. We used it a couple nights because of the mosquitos and were glad we had it. They have skeeters year round.
Jon
Day 1: We left Missouri Friday evening and camped just South of Memphis at a state park.
Day 2: We cheated and spent the night in New Orleans at a NICE hotel. Took in some Mardi Gras stuff. More on this later.
Day 3: Buccaneer State Park, Mississippi
Day 4: Buccaneer State Park, Mississippi
Day 5: Dauphin Island, AL
Day 6: Dauphin Island, AL
Day 7: Gulf Island National Seashore, Fort Pickens Campground in FL
Day 8: Gulf Islands National Seashore, Fort Pickens Campground in FL
Day 9: Head back home, camped just South of Memphis
Day 10: Dull boring drive back home.
We ate great food all along the way, I cooked most of it (did purchase the sausage above, also)!! We did stop at several Mom and Pop type roadside Cafes and had some wonderful meals. Lots of shrimp and crawfish purchased by the pound. It was a wonderful trip with pretty good weather. We avoided all of the crowds this time of the year.
Mardi Gras was somewhat in swing in New Orleans because of the superbowl (they bumped a whole weekend of stuff up because of it). I didn't know this before I arrived. When we arrived Saturday, they had 6 parades scheduled throughout the day and night. Wife and I picked out one parade we just had to see, the 'Tit Rex parade which the 'tit means petite. It is a play on words, as another parade is called T. Rex and has been around a long time. T Rex is a large parade, 'Tit Rex is small shoebox sized floats pulled by the makers strings. Do a youtube search "tit rex 2013".
Now before we walked the distance to see this parade we had to walk down Bourbon Street. I have been there about a dozen times in the last 20 years. I do like beer and having fun. As we were walking down Bourbon, I turned to my wife and said, "This is the last time were coming here!". My thinking is it's the same old same old high priced beer and most of the time you gotta buy 2 or 3 beers at one pop. Can't just order one. But anyway, it seemed just kind of boring. I had felt this way the previous trip.
The 'Tit Rex parade was in a neighborhood away from the Quarter. What a pleasent suprise, it started at a wonderful tavern. I could walk in and buy a beer for $2.00! The parade was nothing short of amazing and it actually felt like a community event. Lots of children running arounnd checking out the floats. I talked to several folks and learned what I already knew: people for the most part from N.O. do not go to Bourbon Street. The parade moved very slowly at a snails pace. lots of small taverns along the way. Stop in, have a beer or take the beer with you in a cup (legal) and see more parade. We met folks from "all walks of life" at these taverns. Wonderful, friendly people willing to have a conversation with a couple of out of town strangers.
It kind of renewed my spirit about the town, the parade had a family atmosphere to it and the folks seemed normal as compared to Bourbon Street. Most a little beered up, as I was!!
I did take a couple Beckers BK2 BK16. It was the first trip for the 16 and I found out that for me it will do just about anything the 2 will do in a much lighter package. I know what fatwood is now and where to look for it. Lots of pine trees in the South.
I will dream of my next trip to the gulf! As a bit of advice that I learned first hand years ago.....sleeping in the back of a truck in the winter along the gulf coast will not keep the mosquitos out. We always carry a tent. We used it a couple nights because of the mosquitos and were glad we had it. They have skeeters year round.
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I will always advise Nola travelers that there is SO MUCH more to that city than bourbon st. Plan ahead and see the history that's there. Do Bourbon St if youve never been, just so you can say you went, but then explore the rest of the city. Like I said, plan ahead cause there are some really dangerous areas there. But if you avoid those areas, there are some great things to see and some great people to interact with.
Having been to N.O. so many times, I know about the crime, etc. We walked back from this parade with other waves of people moving along. I had no wallet in my back pocket either!! If you haven't read the news, they had a bad shooting on Bourbon Street last night, I think in the 400 block. Four people shot about 9:30PM if I remember correctly...just read about it on NOLA. They have video of the shooting on NOLA also.
Most of my trips to LA were to Grand Isle State Park in the old days when you could camp right on the beach as close to the water as you wanted with your vehicle. On most of these trips I would spend one night in N.O. and get the partying done with!! The N.O. Zoo is great as is the park across the street from it. We take bikes with us usually and ride some of the "trails" in the city. Always take the free Canal street ferry across the river!! I'm sorta cheap! Love the bridge across Lake Ponchartrain everytime I cross it. Love the Cemeteries (be careful!).
Dauphin Island was the big surprise....I had never been there before. I imagined some of the high rise hotels, etc. dotting the shore. Found none of that. Mostly residential and I think the only franchise was one Subway. We really liked Dauphin Island. In general I don't like crowds and probably wouldn't want to be around most of the places in peak season.
Jon
Most of my trips to LA were to Grand Isle State Park in the old days when you could camp right on the beach as close to the water as you wanted with your vehicle. On most of these trips I would spend one night in N.O. and get the partying done with!! The N.O. Zoo is great as is the park across the street from it. We take bikes with us usually and ride some of the "trails" in the city. Always take the free Canal street ferry across the river!! I'm sorta cheap! Love the bridge across Lake Ponchartrain everytime I cross it. Love the Cemeteries (be careful!).
Dauphin Island was the big surprise....I had never been there before. I imagined some of the high rise hotels, etc. dotting the shore. Found none of that. Mostly residential and I think the only franchise was one Subway. We really liked Dauphin Island. In general I don't like crowds and probably wouldn't want to be around most of the places in peak season.
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I was born in New Orleans and lived my first 25 years of life in south Louisiana. Been in Texas for almost 10 years now and we may have tacos and tex-mex here but no food in the world beats true Cajun cuisine!!
Man I miss it!!
Man I miss it!!
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Bourbon St is "interesting".....try to visit the city during daylight hours. The Causeway Bridge is the longest bridge in the world (their little claim to fame). Though it can get to be a pain if you are caught in a wreck while on it. NO exits for 24 miles....... The other day a dump truck went over the side. And the Audubon Zoo is world class. And you can't leave out the National D-Day Museum. And the Aquarium of the Americas.
Just west of the Causeway is old US Hwy 51 that runs through some low lying swampland that connects the Northshore to the Southshore, it has a nature walk pier that extends into the swamp and you can usually see a few species of wildlife...from relative safety.
Just west of the Causeway is old US Hwy 51 that runs through some low lying swampland that connects the Northshore to the Southshore, it has a nature walk pier that extends into the swamp and you can usually see a few species of wildlife...from relative safety.
I've been on the "swamp boardwalk" you are talking about. I have also spent many a night at Fontainebleau State Park just right off the North end of the causeway a few miles East. We always camp over in the primitive area and usually have it all to ourselves. We did get stuck out on the causeway for a while due to some fog last year. They were escorting everybody across in groups. The fog was thick; some of the thickest I have ever seen. It would be a good idea to always take care of business ahead of time!!
The park across the road from the zoo that has the bike/walk path around it is nice along with the zoo. That Huey P. Long bridge made me a little nervous first time across it. Little on the narrow side!!
The new elevated roads to grand Isle are wonderful also. I have heard that one of those bridges may wind up longer than the causeway. LA is a great state as is MS, AL and FL. I'll have to report back some day on GA as I have never been to the southern part of that state. I do have an itch to get back to Grand Isle, I just wish you could drive out on the beach and camp. We saw them constructing the "geotextile tube", I think they call it?? I assume thats the reason they keep the vehicles off the beach.
Wish I was retired but I got another 15-20 years to go!!
The park across the road from the zoo that has the bike/walk path around it is nice along with the zoo. That Huey P. Long bridge made me a little nervous first time across it. Little on the narrow side!!
The new elevated roads to grand Isle are wonderful also. I have heard that one of those bridges may wind up longer than the causeway. LA is a great state as is MS, AL and FL. I'll have to report back some day on GA as I have never been to the southern part of that state. I do have an itch to get back to Grand Isle, I just wish you could drive out on the beach and camp. We saw them constructing the "geotextile tube", I think they call it?? I assume thats the reason they keep the vehicles off the beach.
Wish I was retired but I got another 15-20 years to go!!